Author: Krobea

Gella Foundation, a registered community-based charity organisation on Friday, May 1, launched a $100,000 fundraiser to cater for food aid for about 1,550 disabled children and their families in Tarkwa, three months’ supply of insulin for 200 diabetic people, one ventilator, five patient monitors for the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital and personal protective equipment (PPEs) for CHPS compounds within the Tarkwa Nsuem Municipality. As part of activities marking the launch, the Foundation donated relief items worth GH¢10,000 to the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital. The items included 120 pieces of 2-litre gallons of liquid soap, and 60 pieces of –litre gallons of sanitizers,…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency approval for the drug remdesivir to be used as a coronavirus treatment, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump said that the CEO of Gilead, which developed the drug, had described the move as an important first step and would donate 1.5 million vials of remdesivir. Vice-President Mike Pence said distribution of the drug to hospitals would begin on Monday. The drug, which was originally developed as a treatment for Ebola, cut the duration of coronavirus symptoms from 15 to 11 days in one US trial involving hospitals around the…

Kim Jong-un makes first public appearance in 20 days, North Korean state media say, amid speculation over his health. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory. It adds that people at the factory “broke into thunderous cheers of hurrah” when he appeared. The reported appearance – his first since a Workers’ Party Politburo meeting on 11 April – comes amid global speculation over his health. More to follow. . .

Outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency Kennedy Ohene Agyapong says with all due respect to Ghanaian celebrities, he will never date any of them. He said those who are glorified by Ghanaians as “stars and celebrities” are not the kind of ladies he likes. The well-known businessman was dismissing rumours that he is going out with actress Yvonne Nelson. “I don’t even know her and I have not seen her before,” he disclosed on the maiden edition of 100 Degrees on Onua TV on Friday, May 1. He denied ever booking a ticket for Yvonne Nelson to any…

Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko captain Joseph Hendricks has said that former Hearts of Oak defender Daniel Coleman was a good player but not better than him. Speaking to Frank Osei Owusu aka Winter on Onua FM, the former hard-tackling defender said Dan Coleman did not have what it takes to be considered as the best defender that Ghana’s domestic league has ever produced. According to him, he was one of best that Ghanaians could boast of as the likes of former Hearts captian Amankwah Mireku can testify. “Daniel Coleman doesn’t have any certificate to counsel Ghana defenders but I have…

The Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has written to the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra to dismiss a suit brought before it by Member of Parliament for Ashaiman Constituency Ernest Henry Norgbey. Mr Norgbey had requested information on the processes that led to the procurement of some equipment purportedly for the compilation of a new voters’ register by the Commission. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP made the request under the Right to Information Act 2019, Act 989. But the EC responded by saying some sections of the Act were not…

Former Accra Hearts of Oak winger Bernard Don Bortey has revealed that Ghanaians did not help him when he was playing for the national teams. In an interview with Oteng Appau Papin on Onua FM, the Humble Lion, as he was nicknamed, said Ghana could have won the world cup with him if he was handled well. There were a lot of rumours that he was a bad influence in camp and that really affected his career as a footballer. “I am a prophet but people didn’t believe me,” he said. “God brought me here on earth to win trophies…

Former Minister of Health Dr George Sipa-Adjah Yankey has laughed off the announcement by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to build at least 88 new hospitals, saying no government worth its salt can do so within one year. “It is not feasible,” he emphasized. He said even the procurement process alone takes over a year. Dr Sipah Yankey made this known on Thursday on Hot Issues with Johnnie Hughes. “To begin to build a hospital doesn’t take one year.” During his periodic Covid-19 televised address last Sunday, President Akufo-Addo said government will within the next one year build 94 hospitals…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has insisted that it is not late at all for him to select a running mate for the December 7 elections. “We are on track. We are not behind time.” He said a lot of consultations as well as processes would have to be gone through in order to pave way for the unveiling of the person and he and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), at large, are on course. Former President Mahama made this known while answering a question – in a Facebook Live interaction – on when he is going to name NDC’s…

Nigerian pioneering drummer Tony Allen, a co-founder of the Afrobeat musical genre, died in Paris on Thursday aged 79, his manager says. “We don’t know the exact cause of death,” Eric Trosset told AFP, adding it was not linked to the coronavirus. Allen was the drummer and musical director of musician Fela Kuti’s famous band Africa ’70 in the 1960-70s. Fela, who died in 1997, once said that “without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat”. He has also been described by UK musician Brian Eno as “perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived”. Allen’s career and life story…