Author: Krobea

The Takoradi regional office of the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) registered a total of 488 vehicles in the first 10 working days of 2020. The number is 90 vehicles more than what the office registered in the same period in 2019. On January 2, when the Takoradi regional DVLA office officially commenced the registration of vehicles for 2020, it registered 104 compared to the 74 it registered in 2019. The number dropped to 97 the following day and further dropped to 66 on the third day of registration. Nevertheless, the performance for the first three days was better,…

Four people with suspected coronavirus have been put into isolation in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, the BBC’s Bizuwork Olana reports. Since last Wednesday, all passengers arriving from China are being screened at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport to check for infections. At a press conference in Addis Ababa, Dr Lia Tadesse, a junior health minister, and other officials said all four of the suspected cases were Ethiopian nationals. Three of them were students who had travelled back from various universities near Wuhan city, the epicentre of the outbreak. Health officials say blood samples are to being sent to South Africa…

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in California, US media report. Bryant was travelling in a private helicopter when it burst into flames above the city of Calabasas, according to the reports. The LA County Sheriff’s department said that five people died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday, with no survivors. It did not immediately publish any names. It said it received reports of the crash at about 10:00 local time (18:00 GMT). Source: BBC

A last-gasp penalty by Naby Keita Laye gave Asante Kotoko the much-needed win on Sunday as they beat Hearts of Oak 2-1 in their Matchday 6 fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium. The visitors scored first through Justice Blay but Joseph Esso equalised for the Phobians, only for Keita to grab the winner in stoppage time. It was a match to behold as the two giants of Ghana Football wanted to make a statement, having had stuttering results in the 2019/20 season. Asante Kotoko started so well winning their first two opening games while Hearts lost their two matches to…

The People’s National Convention (PNC) has launched investigations into the circumstances that led to the deposit of party funds into the personal accounts of National Chairman Bernard Mornah. An amount of GHS50,000 is said to have been transferred into Mr Mornah’s GCB Bank account at the Kisseiman branch by Henry Asante, who doubles as Second  Vice Chairman. A letter dated Friday, January 24, 2020 and sighted by 3news.com was served the two national executives to respond to the inquest. According to the letter, signed by National Treasurer Akane Adams, the move by the two is alien to PNC’s standard administrative…

Legon Cities FC have beaten Bechem United 1-0 at the Accra Sports Stadium to clinch their first win of the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League. An Abdul Karim fourth-minute free kick secured all the three points for the Accra-based side. The side, formerly known as Wa All Stars, have gone five weeks in the season without a win, having held prospects of challenging the big boys in the top-tier league. They started with a 2-2 draw at Liberty Professionals before going 1-3 to Asante Kotoko in their first home game. They drew goalless on the trot to Dreams FC and Ashanti…

The much-anticipated meeting between the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) and the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) recommended by 21 eminent Ghanaians led by retired judge Emile Short will be held on Thursday, January 30. The meeting was recommended by the Eminent Advisory Committee (EAC) after a crunch meeting with the Commission on Wednesday, January 15. It is all about the compilation of a new voters’ register by the Commission, a move some political parties have come hard against. Other parties including the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are in support of the intention by the Commission to compile the new register. But…

Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGHA) Bice Osei Kuffour has formally announced his intention to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Asante Akyem South Constituency. Popularly known as Obuor, the veteran musician said he would pick nomination forms on Tuesday, January 28 to begin the journey of representing the people of his home town in Parliament. “I am very happy to announce today the 24th Day of January 2020 that I, Bice Osei Kuffour (Obour) have firmly decided to contest the NPP primaries in the Asante Akyem South Constituency to serve my people…

The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) year-on-year rose to 13 per cent in December from 9.9 per cent in November 2019. The rise in the PPI was influenced by the manufacturing sector. The December rate is the highest in 12 months. That in January 2019 was 3.4 per cent and rose to 5.4 per cent in February. It was 7.1 per cent in March and April. It fell to 6.7 per cent in May but resumed the upward trend in June, recording a rate of 7.1 percent. The producer inflation quickened to 10.2 per cent in August, dropped to 8.9 per…

Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko will lock horns at the Accra Sports Stadium on Match Week 6 of the Ghana Premier League. Maxwell Konadu and Edwin Nii Odum are going to face each other for the first time as coaches of Asante Kotoko and Hearts respectively. The two coaches are poised to give supporters a thrilling game to establish dominance in the League. The two have played 5 games since the start of the 2019/20 Premier League season but they seem to be struggling. Hearts of Oak have won 2 games, lost 2 and one has ended in a…