Author: Krobea

After two straight draws, Asante Kotoko will march to the Theatre of Dreams in the hopes of clinching a win over Dreams FC on Sunday. Since they beat their nemesis Hearts of Oak by 2-1 in Week 6, the Porcupine Warriors are yet to record a win and put up a convincing performance. Their opponents, Dreams FC, were shattered by Hearts of Oak in their own backyard and seemed to have recovered quickly as they beat Liberty Professionals 1-2 away. Kotoko have managed to get 14 points out of a possible 24 and they occupy the fifth place on the…

The Executive Director of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCa), Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, has stated that his decision to contest in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries for the Kwesimentsim Constituency in the Western Region is borne out of his tacit resolve to help guide the constituency out of its current development conundrum. He observed that since he became the Executive Director of NaCCa and having been involved in high level public policy discussions with both local and international partners, he understands more than ever before that it is of utmost importance to have competent and…

The Port of Takoradi has taken delivery of an 80-ton bollard pull Azimuth Stern Drive ASD tug boat to help improve the handling of bigger and heavily loaded ships. The arrival of the tug boat is in tandem with the Port of Takoradi’s strategic vision to become a dominant oil and gas hub in West Africa and ultimately a world class port. The 80-ton bollard pull ASD tug boat was built in 2019 at the TORGEM shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey. In keeping with tradition of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), the tug boat is christened Commander K.T Dovlo,…

One of the Zipline drones on a routine test flight is reported to have para-landed in th Mampong-Dawu Valley in the Eastern Region. Initial reports said it was on a medical supply operation. But authorities say the drone was just being tested. Indigenes who found the drone on a farm in the Valley alerted authroities and, quickly, officers from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) were on site to rescue the drone. Ghana began the delivery of medical supplies via drones last year with the commissioning of the first centre at Omenako in the Eastern Region. Since then, two more…

Ashanti Gold SC returned to the Top 4 of the Ghana Premier League after holding Hearts of Oak to a goalless drawn game on Thursday, February 6. It was a Matchday 8 late fixture as the other matches had been played on Wednesday. Apart from the WAFA-Asante Kotoko game, which did not produce any goals, there were goals at all the other venues. Kotoko draw 0-0 with WAFA in Ghana Premier League Week 8 So, expectations were high as the two former champions locked horns at the Accra Sports Stadium. But it was not to be as the two sides…

The Western North branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hit hard at a “useless” petition sent to the founder of the party and said to have been issued by the Youth Caucus in Sefwi Wiawso, calling for an extraordinary congress to have the 2020 flagbearer changed. “Though very unfortunate, we are not so astonished bearing in mind the kind of people we are dealing with as party in power i.e the NPP.  With them, anything is possible.” A statement issued by the Regional Communications Officer, Sam Jerome, stressed that “no youth in the Western North or specifically in…

The General Overseer of Covenant Family Chapel, Apostle Paa Kwesi Holly-Nord, has revealed that people who usually like to stay indoors have the tendency to masturbate. Speaking on Onua FM’s drive time show ‘Efie Ne Fie’ with Dr. Prekese, the man of God said: “If you like being indoors, the possibility of masturbating is very high especially if you have pornography videos or pictures on your phone that is where the desire and temptation sets in.” In the ‘Asumasem’ segment, most callers – males especially – confessed to being addicted to masturbation. Some revealed that they were married while a…

The Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GGC) is providing skills apprenticeships and self-employment support for 150 young people in five communities in the Bono Region with the launch of its project ‘Community Works Training and Start-Up Support’. The project, which has a budget of €48,000 and funded by German Development Cooperation, is aimed at reducing youth unemployment by providing self-employment opportunities. Through this, it will provide alternatives to irregular migration whilst at the same time support the successful socioeconomic reintegration of returning migrants into their host societies. The GGC, which is implemented by GIZ Ghana, is part of…

Boxer Patrick Allotey has been slapped with a six-month suspension for assaulting a football fan during Hearts of Oak’s 1-2 loss to Asante Kotoko in the Ghana Premier League. Video of the assault went viral as the fan suffered a severe bruise from the boxer’s punches. Allotey, who is the WBO Africa Super welterweight champion, would have none of the Asante Kotoko fan’s taunts and punched him a couple of times in the face. https://twitter.com/tv3_ghana/status/1222102989604839425?s=20 The incident was reported at the Ministries Police Station as the boxer was subsequently arrested. On Wednesday, February 5, the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana…

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is producing 3.5 million gallons of water a day out of the usual 4.8 million it produces at its Daboase Treatment Plant in the Western Region. Regional Production Manager Vincent Opoku Ware Darko blames the 1.3 million shortfall largely on illegal mining on the Pra River. “The situation is not good because we are currently doing about 60 percent of what we normally do,” Mr Opoku Ware Darko said in an interview on 3news.com. “This is because we are not getting a lot of water at the intake point to be able to produce…