Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will from Monday, November 4 resume his national tours by this time visiting the Volta Region. The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, said on Monday, President Akufo-Addo will kick off the tour in Ho with a meeting with the Regional Security Council. He will then depart to Adaklu and Akatsi to inspect infrastructure projects and also attend the 30th Anniversary of the Akatsi District Assembly. President Akufo-Addo will then grace a durbar of the chiefs and people of Aflao. He will on Tuesday,…

Ghana will mark the National Youth Day on Friday, November 1. The day is set aside by the Africa Union Commission to promote an increased awareness and recognition of young Africans as critical agents of positive change. Here in Ghana, the National Youth Authority(NYA), the government agency mandated to regulate and coordinate Youth Development activities, is marking the celebration with series of activities on the theme ‘Ghana Beyond Aid; The Youth Factor’ stemming from the vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. At a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, a deputy Chief Executive Officer at the NYA, Akosua Manu,…

Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah has named a 23-man squad for two 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches to be played next month. Ghana will host Bafana Bafana of South Africa at home on Thursday 14th November, 2019 at the Cape Coast Stadium, before travelling to São Tomé and Príncipe to face them on Monday 18th November. Coach Appiah has handed call ups to a number of players including former Hearts of Oak forward Torric Jibril, Spain based duo Iddrisu Baba and Mohammed Salisu, as well as German based Christopher Antwi Adjei. Captain Andre Ayew, Mubarak Wakaso, Jordan…

A former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Alex Mould, has raised alarm about the entire integrated Plan of Development (PoD) resubmitted by Aker Energy in relation to the Pecan oil field. According to him, per the resubmitted PoD, Aker Energy wants government to allow them to continue exploration after their exploration period has ended and also retain oil fields not covered under this PoD, which should be relinquished as per the Petroleum Agreement (PA). Also, the energy and finance expert disclosed that Aker were seeking to “let any development in the future of these unrelinquished fields,…

Cast of popular drama series Silver and Gold had an unforgettable interaction with popular blogger Zion Felix. Silve and Gold is a financial drama series portraying the current financial crisis in Ghana and any other office-related lifestyle issues. The cast is made up of all the contestants of the just-ended reality show ‘The Next Top Actor’ by TV3. After seven weeks on TV3, the most talked about drama series has gained lots of recognition and so some of the cast were invited by Zion Felix for a conversation. One of the characters, Fernard Mintah, accused actress Fella Makafui of snubbing…

Ghana and India appear to be following a similar development path in the way in which both economies are run by their current leaderships, the Asian country’s leader has observed. Speaking at the ongoing Future Investment Initiative (FII) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, October 29, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi underscored the need for countries to speedily embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as the surest bet to leapfrogging the ever changing global dynamics of development. Prime Minister Modi stated his belief that India’s commitment to leverage on technology for accelerated growth is the key to its transformation. He…

Political parties are readying themselves for a general election campaign after MPs voted for a 12 December poll. The legislation approved by MPs on Tuesday will later begin its passage through the House of Lords, where it is not expected to be opposed. Boris Johnson says he is ready to fight a “tough” general election. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the snap poll gave a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform the country. His shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said the election wouldn’t just be about Brexit – telling BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It will be about austerity [and] about what’s happen…

The District Chief Executive of Juaboso, Madam Martha Kwayie Manu, has assured residents and chiefs that work on the Benchema-Osei Kojokrom road will resume by December. Speaking on her behalf by the District Coordinating Director, Emmanuel Esiape, the DCE said financial approval has almost been granted for the project to resume. This follows a demonstration by residents on Monday, October 28. The demonstration saw irate residents block a portion of the road and burnt tyres, sending a message to government for work to restart. Fix our roads or we smuggle cocoa to Ivory Coast – Irate residents tell gov’t The…

He is known notably for his reggae vibes but Rocky Dawuni will now add on to that side of him with tree planting. The award-winning international reggae musician said he is putting together plans to choose a day on which 100,000 trees will be planted in Accra, Ghana’s major capital city. This is an issue that borders on climate change, he said. Speaking to Berla Mundi on TV3’s New Day on Tuesday, the Grammys nominee said he is liaising with the Mayor of Accra to get this vision come to fruition. For him, the project will be personal for participants…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for completing the Adaklu Senior High School at Adaklu-Waya in the Adaklu District of the Volta region. He said education remained the key to opening up societies for rapid development and praised the government highly for finishing construction works on the project started by the Mahama administration to make secondary education accessible to people in the catchment area. Former President Mahama said this in an address delivered on his behalf by Mr. Kwame Agbodza, Member of Parliament for Adaklu at the first Goeviwo festival durbar at Adaklu Goefe…