Author: Krobea

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has secured a 24–acre land for the construction of its operational head office in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. The land is between the campus of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) and the Western Region head office of the suspended Power Distribution Services (PDS) in Takoradi. A team of officials from GNPC, the Western Region Coordinating Council, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) and other relevant stakeholders have already inspected the land. The relocation of the operational head office of GNPC to the Western Region was among the many campaign promises of the…

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew believes there is “more where that came from” after his performance at Old Trafford that saw his Crystal Palace win there for the first time since 1991. The goal was his first this season – equalling his tally from last season – and he has used 19 games fewer to get his first goal this season. “We are happy; I think we put in a good performance. And now we just need to enjoy the moment because it is not easy to come and win at Old Trafford,” Ayew told Palace TV as reported by his…

Five persons have died in an accident that occurred at Okanta on the Suhum-Adoagyir highway. The accident occurred Sunday evening. The Nsawam Division Police Commander, Superintendent Mariam Osei Adu Owusu, confirmed the death toll of the accident to 3news.com on Monday. She said police preliminary findings suggest overspeeding and wrongful over-taking caused the avoidable accident. Four different vehicles were involved. An overspeeding saloon vehicle wrongfully overtook others running into three other vehicles after a head-on collision with one. All five deceased are Muslims returning from a programme in Koforidua. The deceased were trapped in the vehicle for hours as it…

Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has called on all party members to come together to reclaim victory in next year’s elections. This comes after the party elected most of its parliamentary candidates on Saturday. Primaries were held in 157 constituencies with the rest scheduled to be held before the year ends. Mr Mahama, who is set to lead the party for a record third time in its history, stated on Sunday, a day after the polls, that the exercise has demonstrated the maturity of the NDC. No wonder, he added, he has a strong belief…

A 2-0 win by Asante Kotoko over Nigeria’s Kano Pillars at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday saw the Ghanaian side make it to the next stage of the CAF Champions League qualifiers. A goal in each half ensured that Kotoko progress to play Tunisia’s Etoile Sportive du Sahel in the final round of qualification. It was the second leg of the prelimonary round of qualifiers. The Porcupine Warriors had lost 2-3 to Pillars a fortnight ago in the first leg but the score in Kumasi gave them a 4-3 aggregate win over the visitors. The goals were scored…

Former Coach of the Black Stars Claude Le Roy has paid glowing tribute to Junior Agogo, who passed away on Thursday after suffering stroke a couple of years ago. The Frenchman says he loves players he has coached but Junior Agogo “was something special for me”. Le Roy was the gaffer in 2008 when Agogo hit the heights in his professional career. Le Roya introduced him into the Black Stars team. The then Nottingham Forest striker partnered current General Captain Asamoah Gyan in front at the 26th Cup of Nations hosted by Ghana. “I was thinking he was the perfect…

A board member of the National Youth Authority, Arnold Boateng, has tendered in his resignation, citing “issues” he is not comfortable making public. By a letter to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, through the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Boateng said he can no longer serve in the role he has been occupying for the past two years. “The past two years have been a period of service and great lessons I would for a long time cherish,” he stated. But he claims the “issues” at the Authority warrant the immediate attention of the president. “There are issues…

The Bank of Ghana has taken exception to an interview granted by a former Deputy Governor, Dr Johnson Asiama, on the recent revocation of licenses of 23 savings and loans companies. In the said interview on Accra-based Joy FM, Dr Asiama is said to have questioned the decision to hand over the assets and liabilities of two indigenous banks – UT Bank and Capital Bank – to GCB Bank in 2017, describing the approach as cause of the crisis in the savings and loans and microfinance sectors. “The claim that the approach to resolving the two banks resulted in the…

The Bissa Fitness Club (BFC) continued its engagement of some prominent individuals ahead of their October launch with a visit to Burkina Faso Ambassador Pingrenoma Zagre at the Embassy of Burkina Faso in Accra, Ghana. The visit was aimed at formally introducing the group to the Ambassador as well as inviting him to the launch of the club scheduled for October 5, 2019 at the Wembley Sports Complex, Kotobabi, Accra. The group has set its sight on consulting some eminent members of the Bissa fraternity as well as adjoining tribes to foster unity and create awareness of its activities and…

The Ellembelle Constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are demanding from the party’s Functional Executive Committee reasons why their primary is on hold. According to the constituency executives, up until Tuesday, August 20, four days before the exercise, they were aware that the election for a parliamentary candidate for the 2020 elections will be by popular acclamation. Ellembelle is among four constituencies in the Western Region where primaries to elect parliamentary candidates for the NDC have been put on hold. Incumbent Member of Parliament Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah is being challenged by one Mieza Mea Alleah. The candidature of…