Author: Krobea

Member of Parliament (MP) for Damongo and former Lands and Natural Resources Minister Samuel Abu Jinapor has said that former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the best among the lot to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reclaim power in the 2028 elections. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana with Paul Adom Otchere Thursday, Abu Jinapor noted that having carefully analysed the messages and prospects of all the candidates, he remains convinced that Dr. Bawumia is the best, and ought be retained by the NPP, since the goal of the party is to win the next election…

The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to fully restoring the Essipon Sports Stadium into a functional, commercially viable national asset. His comments followed an inspection visit to the facility alongside the Director General of the National Sports Authority, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah. Originally constructed for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the 20,000-seater stadium has seen no significant rehabilitation over the past 17 years. The Minister’s visit revealed extensive deterioration across key sections of the stadium, including roofing, washrooms, seating, and critical service areas. Compounding the situation, the facility has reportedly been without electricity…

The Weija Divisional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has begun investigations into the tragic death of a 13-year-old girl, whose name has been given as Celestine Adonteng, Kokrobite, a suburb of Accra. The deceased was allegedly subjected to severe physical abuse by her father, Isaac Adonteng, for allegedly taking food belonging to her younger sibling. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 54-year-old suspect, a mason, assaulted his daughter with a cane, a metal pipe and other objects. Despite the multiple injuries the victim sustained, the suspect failed to seek medical care and kept her confined in a room. Acting…

Minister for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu has described the economic downturn experienced in 2024 as “the worst crisis in Ghana’s history,” arguing that its severity was unprecedented and avoidable. Speaking on Metro TV on Friday, November 21, he attributed the crisis to mismanagement rather than global factors, pointing directly to the leadership of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who served as head of the Economic Management Team. Mr Kwakye Ofosu asserted that the hardships citizens endured in 2024 were a direct reflection of policy failures. According to him, inflation, instability in the currency, and difficulties in public finances…

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has launched a strong critique of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, arguing that the New Patriotic Party’s 2024 presidential candidate has “no credible record” to present to Ghanaians. Speaking on a panel discussion on Metro TV on Friday, November 21, Mr Kwakye Ofosu insisted that Dr Bawumia’s performance in government does not provide a persuasive basis for his renewed ambition to lead the NPP into the 2028 general elections. According to him, the former Vice President presided over some of the most disappointing economic outcomes in Ghana’s recent history, leaving citizens…

Political Science Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo and his University of Ghana colleague, Dr George Domfeh, have patched up less than a week after an altercation in the studios of TV3. The two were empanelled on the station’s weekend current affairs analysis show The Keypoints but discussions got heated, degenerating to near fisticuffs. The two had to be restrained by other guests in the heat of the altercation on Saturday, November 15. Prof Gyampo later took legal action against Dr Domfeh, whose lawyers also wrote to Media General, the parent company of TV3, for a full release of the video materials…

Acclaimed Ghanaian playwright, director, and songwriter Kobina Ansah is raising the flag of Ghana high in Europe as he headlines a major theatre season. On Tuesday, November 25, he will deliver a widely anticipated talk titled ‘Beyond the Curtain: Theatre as a Catalyst for Social Transformation’ at the prestigious Casa di Quartiere Garibaldi in Milan, Italy. The event forms part of Una Stagione Scintillante, a city-wide festival celebrating Milan as a European crossroads of theatre and music. Kobina Ansah is the only Ghanaian featured in this year’s event, which includes performers from Finland, Greece, Romania, Turkey, UK, US, and Italy.…

The National Service Authority (NSA) has collaborated with the Ghana Publishing Company to create a new digital solution for gazetting documents of prospective personnel. “The launch of a new e-Gazette platform to digitize and streamline the gazette application process by Ghana Publishing Company has made it significantly easier and faster for applicants to obtain the required legal documents needed to resolve identity issues,” a circular on Thursday, November 20 noted. According to the circular, the new e-Gazette platform allows personnel to apply for and receive gazettes electronically, eliminating physical visits, manual submissions and long processing queues. It is said to…

More than 250 people have been arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of President Donald Trump’s escalating crackdown on undocumented immigration, US officials say. Charlotte is the latest US city that Trump has targeted with federal troops, following similar measures in bigger cities like Chicago and Los Angeles earlier this year. Officials with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told the BBC that those arrested are criminals and gang members. But local lawmakers and residents have railed against the detainments, which the federal government has dubbed “Operation Charlotte’s Web”. The state’s Democratic governor has alleged people are being targeted…

A family funeral is scheduled to be held for former Minister of Defence Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah on Saturday, December 13. A funeral poster sighted by NewsfileGH announces that the funeral will be held at the Jackson Park in Koforidua. It will start from 12:00 to 6:00pm. There will be a Thanksgiving Service at the St. George’s Catholic Cathedral in Koforidua on Sunday, December 14 before a final funeral rite back at the Jackson Park same day. Dr Omane Boamah was part of eight citizens onboard the Z-9 Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) helicopter that crashed at Sikaman near Obuasi-Akrofuom…