Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, August 18, Day 2 of his two-day tour of the Upper West Region, commissioned the $52 million 160-bed Upper West Regional Hospital. The Upper West Regional Hospital is part of the Ghana Hospital Project awarded by the Government of Ghana, in 2008, and executed by Euroget De-Invest s.a of Egypt. The Project involves the design, construction and equipping of one military hospital, two regional hospitals, and six district hospitals in Ghana, at a project cost of $339 million. It will be recalled that the Government of the 2nd President of the 4th Republic,…

Yaaay!!! Guess who had an endorsement from the king of modern Ghanaian theatre, Uncle Ebo Whyte, as his successor this week― yours truly. To me, it was a mixed feeling of joy and pride to have my works appreciated by the prolific writer whose works keep shaping lives of both the young and old. Of a truth, theatre in Ghana has gained some good prominence courtesy Uncle Ebo Whyte’s relentless efforts to sustain it with all his resources. I have always remarked that theatre is expensive― not only financially but mentally― and it beats my mind how he is able…

Three friends, who conspired and robbed a student in his house at Domiabra-Dadiaso in the Suaman District, have been convicted to serve 144 months by the Enchi District Magistrate Court. Dacosta Ackah, alias Kofi Sakayena, a farmer; Yaw Daniel alias Yaw Jarule, a labour; and Kofi Isaac alias Kofi Krado, a mechanic; were each sentenced to 48 months jail term with hard labour by the Court presided over by Mr Eric Baah Boateng. The three, who pleaded not guilty to the crime, were subsequently convicted after trial. The trial judge before passing his judgment said the convicts were recidivists and…

Self-acclaimed Dancehall king Shatta Wale staged a breathtaking performance at Loud In Bukom as he kept fans on their feet till almost 7:00am Sunday. The show had started on Saturday night at the Bukom Square and featured several other artistes. But it starred Tinny, the godfather of Shatta Wale. After a number of performances, the multiple award-winning artiste, who recently featured in Beyonce’s Already song, took to the stage and treated fans to most of his songs. He mounted the stage a few minutes past 3:00am and had to be persuaded to end the show to allow fans go back…

A waiter near Paris has been shot dead by a customer who was reportedly angry because his sandwich was not prepared quickly enough. Police say a murder investigation has been launched after the incident on Friday evening in the eastern suburb of Noisy-le-Grand. The suspect fled the scene and has not been caught. Ambulance crews tried to save the 28-year-old waiter, who had been shot in the shoulder, but he died at the scene. His colleagues told police that the customer had lost his temper at the pizza and sandwich shop because of the length of time it had taken…

Ghanaians have been urged to pray and support Team Ghana ahead of the start of the 12th All Africa Games in Morocco. The Games start on Monday and end on Saturday, August 31. Team Ghana has already begun its campaign with the men’s U-20 soccer team, the Black Satellites, winning their opening game. The women’s hockey team is also on course for qualification to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games. A statement issued by the Minister of Youth and Sports on Saturday wished the entire team “the very best of luck”. “The Ministry,” the statement said, “is optimistic about a…

The main opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations in the Ashaiman Constituency for prospective aspirants to contest the forth coming parliamentary primaries. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Ms Zainab Mohammed,  Deputy Communication Officer, NDC Ashaiman Constituency, said the party’s decision to open the nominations again was due to sudden death of Mr. Emmanuel Max-Voy, a contender, Ms Mohammed explained that norminations would be opened on Friday 16 August 2019 at 1300hours GMT and close on Monday 19 August 2019 at 1700 hours GMT adding that “vetting will commence immediately nominations close on Monday.” Mr.…

A brace by Tahiru Awudu at the El Mansouria Municipal Stadium in Morocco gave the Black Satellites a 2-1 win over their Burundian counterparts in their opening Group B match at the 2019 All Africa Games. Awudu scored both goals in the opening minutes of the game. Though the Burundians pulled one back before the break, the score stayed the same till South African referee Eugene Mdluli blew the final whistle to signal the end of the game. By the win, Ghana become the first side to scoop maximum points at the Games. While Mali and Senegal failed to score…

A bomb has exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and many casualties are feared. Witnesses told the BBC a suicide bomber detonated explosives during a wedding ceremony. Witnesses said they had seen bodies. The explosion happened at around 22:40 local time (18.10 GMT) in an area mostly populated by Shia Muslims. No group has said it carried out the attack, which happened in the west of the city. Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban and the Islamic State group, have repeatedly targeted Shia Hazara minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The latest blast comes just 10 days…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented agricultural equipment to the Agricultural Mechanisation Centre at Wulensi in the Northern Region. The equipment, comprising tractors, power tillers, harvesters, ploughs, amongst others, were presented by the President on Friday, August 16, as part his two-day tour. The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who was also at the gathering, stated that the NPP government of John Agyekum Kufour started building agricultural mechanisation centres around country, and by the time he left office in 2008, the country had 78 of such centres. He noted, however, that all these centres went…