Author: Krobea

One of the accused standing trial over the murder of former Abuakwa North Member of Parliament JB Danquah Adu has told an Accra High Court that the ghost of the lawmaker is haunting him. Daniel Asiedu, who was in tears, said he has not been able to sleep for some days now. He insisted he was contracted and given some amount of money to murder the late MP but told the court Vincent Bosso, who is the second accused, is innocent, urging the court to discharge him. He added that he did not jump the wall at the Shiashie residence…

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joseph Osei Owusu has braved the challenge of one lawyer Kwesi Amofa-Agyemang to contest the April 25 primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bekwai Constituency unopposed. He is one of the 14 candidates in the Ashanti Region to contest the primaries without any challenger. Supporters of Mr Amofa-Agyemang had petitioned the party’s national executives over what they claimed were deliberate attempts to disqualify him. 1st Deputy Speaker hot as NPP members root for Bekwai challenger Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu will also go unopposed after his challenger John Darko scratched himself from the…

Residents of Sogakope in the Volta Region are unhappy with the response given by the police after the arrest of two officers over the missing of some rifles. The rifles were said to have been used in the murder of the Assemblyman for Sogakope South Electoral Area, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli, on Sunday, March 1. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Volta Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, the picking up of the two officers is not in connection with the murder. “Yes, two police officers were picked up but not involved in the assemblyman murder case,” Corporal…

“4And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. 5When Jesus SAW their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”” About six (6) years ago, I got myself an acoustic guitar. I love music and I thought it would be great if I could strum some chords myself and create some compositions, too. It was a difficult start. My fingers started hurting after a few rehearsals but I…

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Media General, Beatrice Agyemang Abbey, has been honoured for her contribution to the Ghanaian media industry over the last two decades at the 5th Ghana Women of Excellence Awards ceremony held in Accra.   The event was organized by Top Brass Ghana on the occasion of the 2020 International Women’s Day celebrations under the auspices of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection. The theme for this year’s event was ‘Empowering the Ghanaian Woman for National Development’. According to the organizers, the Ghana Women of Excellence Award was conferred on Ms. Beatrice Agyemang…

The Ashanti Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has rounded up 12 persons believed to be Fulanis. These persons are suspected to be involved in recent cases of robberies and kidnapping around Ejura, Mampong and Akomadan areas in the Ashanti Region. The suspects are Bube Buru alias Jawuga, 29, Abdulai Mahamadu, 29, Karim Abdulai, 37, Sulemana Ali, 32, Yusif Musah, 40, and Halidu Ali, 25. The others are Ali Adama, 40, Abubakari Gariba, 20, Gariba Maanu, 40, Bella Amadu, 27, Alidu Amadu, 18, and Ali Abraham, 20. “These 12 suspects have already been identified by their victims,” a…

After one of the worst top 4 races in the history of the Premier League which saw Tottenham finish fourth with 71 points in the 2018-19 season, the teams involved in this season’s battle for a spot in Europe’s premier competition, the UEFA Champions League, seem determined to give us an even more enthralling story, full of twists and unexpected turns. Leicester City are the best of the worst in the battle for Europe this season. The Foxes started the season in threatening form, losing just twice in their first nineteen games and picking up 38 points out of a…

Veteran musician Diana Hopeson has disparaged attacks by musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley that she was unfit to be the president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA). According to her, allegations that she was handpicked by some ‘mafias’ at the musicians’ body are baseless and are borne out of envy. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley had stressed in an interview on Showbiz 927 on 3FM with MzGee that Diana Hopeson was unfit to be president of MUSIGA. He further alleged that Madam Hopeson was part of a group of mafia, which included former president of the Union Alhaji Sidiku Buari, which handpicked and groomed…

Zongo Chiefs in the Upper East Region have commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for nominating the first Ghanaian Muslim to the Supreme Court. The chiefs find this as history-making in Ghana. Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu was nominated alongside two others – Clemence Honyenuga and Yoni Kulendi – to the country’s apex court barely a week ago. Led by the Sarkin Zongo of Bolgatanga, Alhaji Sulemana Tanko, the Zongo chiefs thanked the president and his vice, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for what they considered an honour done the people of Zongo. They also commended government for securing scholarships for…

Ghana’s Black Princesses bowed to a 3-2 defeat against the Morocco senior women’s national team in the International Women’s Cup match on Sunday. Striker Milot Abena Pokuaa took advantage of a poor clearance to put the Ghana Under-20 ladies in the lead just three minutes into the game at the Mohammed VI Football Complex. But the hosts recovered and went ahead via a penalty and free-kick strikes in the 32nd and 77th minutes respectively. Faustina Akpor pulled parity for the Princesses but the Moroccans had the last laugh as they scored, from open play, six minutes from time. The match…