Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed worry about the apprehensions that have greeted each and every election in the Fourth Republic. He has therefore vowed to dispel the fears by making this year’s election, the first under his watch, a very peaceful one. “I am hoping that this year when I will be in charge of the process that I can give an example that will make it possible for us in future not to look upon these imbroglio [and] bouts of apprehension and fear and because of elections peace and security of our country is going to be…

The Ghana Football Association has named Ibrahim Tanko as Head Coach of the Black Stars ‘B’ national team. He will be assisted by Prince Owusu as Assistant 1 and Godwin Attram as Assistant 2. Other members of the Technical Team are: Joseph Akeem Anyagre –         Goalkeepers Coach Prince Pamboe      –         Team Doctor Edmund Ackah     –         Welfare Officer Justice Kofi Mensah –         Equipment Officer Emmanuel Armah   –         Physical Trainer Zakari Abdulai                 –         Masseur Tijani Mumuni                –         Equipment Officer. The GFA has also named a Management Committee for the Black Stars ‘B’ as follows:…

A high court in Malawi has ordered the government to allow Rastafarian students with dread locks to attend school. The order was given in a case filed by a schoolgirl who was denied admission to a primary school because of her dreadlocks, Malawian media reported. The case is ongoing. The schoolgirl had been told to cut off dreadlocks by the school’s management, according to Nyasa Times news website. The judge ordered the school to take in the schoolgirl and offer extra classes to make up for the days she missed before the final judgement is made. Rastafarians in Malawi have…

Ghanaian striker Jordan Ayew seems to have found his feet in the English Premier League. Over the weekend, the 28-year-old surpassed his brother Andre Dede Ayew to become the second top Ghanaian scorer in the Premier League. It has taken a while for Jordan Ayew to score 22 goals in the English Premier league. His equalizer against Arsenal on Sunday puts him a goal above his brother Andre Dede Ayew, who has 21 goals in 89 games. An interesting factor is how slow Jordan Ayew was in reaching that number of goals. He was introduced to the League in 2015…

Matchday 4 of the Ghana Premier League kicks off on Wednesday after a blockbuster weekend.   Kumasi Asante Kotoko will look to bounce back from their first defeat of the season. The Porcupine Warriors suffered a 1-0 defeat to Berekum Chelsea in a match marred by violence last Sunday. However, Kotoko will not have it easy in their next game as they face unbeaten Medeama SC. Asante Kotoko head coach Maxwell Konadu has told his players to move on after their defeat to Berekum Chelsea. “I accept the fact that we have lost the game. I would not blame it…

The 1999-year group of old students of Nkwatia Senior High School, Nkwasco, has cut sod to construct a two-bedroom accommodation facility for teachers. The group says the move is part of the year group’s goal of supporting the school to climax 20 years since graduating from the school. The group also made a donation of items including 100 pieces of plastic chairs worth GH¢6,000 to the school. The President of the Nkwasco Old Students Association (NOSA), Dr lsaac Koranteng, joined the group to do the presentation and sod cutting. The President of the 99-year Group, KB Asante Thomas, said the…

Keta Business College, winners of the 2019/2020 Sprite Ball Championship, have been banned indefinitely from the basketball competition for fielding ineligible players. The school has also been stripped of the title. Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Anthony Boateng, Head of Rite Sports Yaw Sakyi Afari, National PE Coordinator Emmanuel Dormenyah and his Deputy, Cynthia Wise, held a meeting with the Headmaster of KETABSUCO, E. Seake-Kwawu, PE Master Kovor Daniel and his assistant, Henry Habada, to discuss issues surrounding the eligibility of the players. PE Master Daniel Kovor admitted that five of the players presented at the Championship…

Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency Alhaji Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini says the entrenched position taken by the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) over the new voter management system could plunge the country into chaos. He said the current Chair, Jean Mensa, seems to have taken a consistent position over the issues, which also came up in the run-up to the 2012 elections. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Tuesday, January 14, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP expressed shock at the current position of Mrs Mensa vis-à-vis her position in the past. The Commission is set to…

Distinguished Ghanaian writer and art historian Nana Ofosuaa Oforiatta Ayim has been appointed by the University of Oxford to the Advisory Council of the University’s Cultural Programme. It is unprecedented to have a young African woman determining the paths of future leaders who pass through this most prestigious of world universities, and this shows clearly that the time has come for us to have a seat at the global table. In his appointment letter to the Ghanaian, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Louise Richardson, stated: “Your expertise in helping to shape the agenda for this exciting programme would…

Former Ghana captain C.K Akonnor is set to be named new Black Stars coach after a deliberation between the FA and major stakeholders of the game. Akonnor’s slow but steady rise in the game began in his playing days when he captained Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga in the early 2000’s and is till now one of the players most revered by the fans. He led Kumasi Asante Kotoko to the money zone of the CAF Confederation Cup, beating teams like Zambia’s finest ZESCO United and Nkana FC as well as Cameroonian giants, Coton Sport. Before Kotoko, Akonnor had managed in…