Author: Krobea

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) and the Technical University Senior Administrators of Ghana (TUSAAG) are yet to call off their strike actions despite an order to do so by the National Labour Commission (NLC). On Friday, January 10, the Commission met leadership of the two labour unions over their respective strike actions. Both are agitating for a reconciliation of their emoluments in line with all public universities. TUSAAG had also demanded unpaid allowances after complaining their colleagues in other universities earned more in December, 2019. They declared strike on Wednesday, January 8. TUTAG had withdrawn their services…

The Ashanti Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has interdicted the officer who shot at a fan of Asante Kotoko after the club’s 0-1 loss to Berekum Chelsea on Sunday. The officer was interdicted at the instruction of the regional commander, Akwasi Mensah Duku. The Command has already launched investigations into the incident and has promised to bring all found culpable to book. This follows a similar assurance by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). Kotoko Shooting: GFA to deal ruthlessly with any club or official found culpable The incident was said to have been fuelled by a refereeing decision…

Security Analyst Adib Saani has descended heavily on the Minister of National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, for a widely circulated video of him in a raunchy chat with a lady believed to be his girlfriend. The Executive Director of Jatikay Centre for Human Security & Peace Building argues that if Mr Kan Dapaah could be easily set up by a lady and exposed in such fashion, “the probability of him getting compromised is certainly high”. In the video, the Minister was asked by the lady to show her what he was wearing, a move many find compromising to a minister…

Police have arrested four of the leaders of some trained teachers who have been picketing at the premises of the Ghana Education Service (GES) on Monday morning. The trained teachers are demanding postings, having completed their training as part of the 2016/2017 batch. But the action on Monday was deemed an infraction of the Public Order Act by the police. Speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise after the clash with the police, Juliana Yeboah, one of the protesting teachers, said the police arrested the four leaders including President of the Unposted Trained Teachers Emmanuel Asabere for no reason. She said they did…

The Queen will meet senior royals in Sandringham later to discuss the future roles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Prince Harry, the Duke of Cambridge and the Prince of Wales will all attend, while Meghan is expected to join the discussion by phone from Canada. The Sussexes say they plan to step back as senior members of the Royal Family. BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond described the meeting as “royal history in the making”. It is hoped the talks will produce a “next step” on the way to defining the couple’s new relationship with the Royal Family -…

Every new year comes with its own excitement. While many of us are expectant of our dreams coming to pass, many more are so certain things will be better just because it is a new year. Unfortunately, nothing changes in a new year except the calendar. A day is still made up of 24 hours. 7 days still make a week whether it is a new year or not. Until we change our habits in 2020, thus, nothing about it will be any different from 2019. Until we resort to new strategies and inculcate new habits, we will keep getting…

The Volta Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sunday ended a three-day fasting and prayer session to mark the beginning of 2020 electioneering and political activities. Regional and constituency executives of the Party and some Members of Parliament joined Friday Muslim prayers at Old Zongo Mosque, Ho Workers Estate. They also worshiped with the Xorla Seventh Day Adventist Church before climaxing with Sunday worship at the Winners Chapel International at Ho Dome. Mr James Gunu, the Regional Secretary of the Party, said the spiritual activity was to seek the face of God ahead of the December general election.…

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has condemned the shooting incident at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in the aftermath of Asante Kotoko’s 0-1 loss to Berekum Chelsea on Sunday. “We are saddened by reports of injuries to football fans and the hospitalization of a fan, following an alleged gun shooting incident,” the GFA said on Sunday, January 12. Supporters of Asante Kotoko staged a post-match protest against referee Charles Bulu for the lone goal scored by Kofi Owusu. Before then, fans had thrown objects onto the field when the seventh-minute goal was allowed. The protest resulted in a clash with…

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has responded after US President Donald Trump appeared to take the credit for Mr Abiy’s Nobel Peace Prize. Mr Abiy said he doesn’t have “any clue about the criteria, how the Nobel committee select an individual for the prize”. So he said that if Mr Trump wants to complain he must go to the Nobel Prize committee in Oslo. https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1216366722199904256?s=20 “I’m not working for the prize, I am working for peace, a very critical thing for our region,” he added. Mr Abiy was replying to a reporter’s question in South Africa’s capital Pretoria. In October…

Chief Executive Officer of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) Dr Ibrahim Anyars has been named one of the best CEOs in a recently conducted survey. Undoubtedly one of the best-performing state enterprise CEOs by all standards, Dr. Ibrahim Anyars was honoured as a result of the level of workable initiatives laid to bare at (NABCO), that has benefitted over 100,000 unemployed graduates. Dr. Anyars with his expertise and the passion to see his outfit succeed has lived up to the billing and helped the government address graduate joblessness. Dr. Anyars is one of the appointees of this present government whose…