Author: Krobea

The Black Meteors’ dream of returning to the Olympic Games took a jolt on Friday after the team lost 6-5 on penalties to South Africa in the 3rd place play-off of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Egypt. Marquee player Evans Mensah lived up to the hype at the Cairo International Stadium as he brought Ghana into contention of qualification with a goal and an assist to force a 2-2 draw with the Bafana Bafana in full regulation time. The game, as is the regulation, went straight to penalty shoot-outs. The Black Meteors, however, missed the opportunity to win…

Western Region Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue, who is also a presidential staffer, has described as disingenuous claims that the upcoming referendum is to test the popularity of the Nana Addo administration. According to him, the NPP in its 2016 manifesto made clear its intention to ensure that MMDCEs are elected to make them more accountable. “From the onset, Nana Addo [Dankwa Akufo-Addo] and this government were clear in their minds how they wanted to deepen the decentralization process. The decision to elect MMDCES is stated unambiguously in our manifesto. So, it…

The three LaDMA metro guards captured on video taking bribes have been suspended, 3news.com has gathered. They are to face stiffer sanctions pending the conclusion of investigations. “If we find out [that] to be true possibly they can be sacked.” This was disclosed by the Chief Executive of La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA), Reverend Solomon Kotey Nikoi in an interview on TV3’s Midday Live on Thursday. The three were filmed by the 3FM Community Connect team on Monday, November 18 on the pedestrian walkway near the Accra Mall. The undercover report was as a result of persistent complaints from pedestrians…

A 36-year-old driver was shot and killed after four suspected armed robbers attacked his commercial vehicle at Ekumfi Ekrowful on the Ajumako-Accra road in the Central Region. The belongings of passengers were also stolen by the robbers. The incident happened on Friday dawn around 3:00am. The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the Saltpond Government Hospital while the traumatized passengers who escaped unhurt have been dispatched to their various destinations. A local journalist, Astymin, who broke the news to Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Nana Yaw Opare on Friday explained that the driver, Kwabena Ahinful, with…

Member of Parliament for the Tamale North Constituency Alhassan Suhuyini Sayibu has described as “reckless” the banking sector clean-up carried out by the Bank of Ghana. “We would have done this banking sector clean-up in a different way to secure jobs,” he insisted. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP was speaking on TV3’s New Day on Friday, November 22 when he shared the sentiments. The banking sector underwent a two-year clean-up engineered by the Dr Ernest Addison-led Central Bank. The exercise led to the revocation of licenses of some major indigenous banks with some having their management ceded to others.…

Ebenezer Osabutey and Marie Moreau emerged victorious at the 9th edition of Cowbell Triathlon Legon Sprint Series organised by the Ghana Triathlon Federation. The defending champion, Ebenezer Osabutey, showed he has lost none of his trademark power and rhythm on the two wheels and he hung on in the run to triumph in 1:20:06s seconds. As the name suggests, triathlon is a multiple stage competition involving three continuous endurance disciplines – swimming, biking and running – at the same time in a distance of 600m, 20km and 5km respectively. Fifty-eight triathletes including Australian High Commissioner to Ghana Andrew Barnes and British…

A member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport in Parliament is advocating for over 200 per cent increment in road tolls. Engineer Kwadwo Aboagye Nyanpon, who is also the Member of Parliament for Biakoye Constituency in Oti Region, said saloon vehicles that are currently paying GHp50 should be made to pay GH¢2 while those paying GH¢1 should be made to pay GH¢4. The former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) made the call in an interview with Nana Yaw Opare on Onua FM’s Yen Sempa on Friday. The MP was sharing his thoughts on…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified that mutual funds and unit trusts previously managed by investment firms whose licenses were recently revoked are still valid and must run. According to SEC, the revocation of the licenses on Friday, November 8 of 53 fund managers does not affect the licenses of nor terminate the mutual funds and unit trusts they managed. “Please note that the revocation of the licenses of the Fund Managers neither affects the valid licenses of, nor terminates the Mutual Funds and Unit Trusts that they used to manage,” SEC said in a statement dated Thursday,…

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on the Minister for Regional Reorganization and Development, Dan Kwaku Botwe, to direct his advice on the December 17 referendum to the President. The Minister has called for the cancellation of the December 17 referendum which is to decide whether political parties should sponsor candidates in district level elections. “People are saying it should postponed and I’m saying why postpone, it should be withdrawn. Why should we spend money on referendum when there are rains and roads and we cannot make roads? Why should we…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the National Peace Council (NPC) of deliberately fixing dates of meetings for discussions on the draft roadmap to address political vigilantism in Ghana on days of the impending court case of its National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo. The NDC explained that if it happens that way, they have no option that to honour the court hearing instead of the vigilante meeting because for the court, the accused could be cited for contempt should he refuse to appear. The NDC did not show up on Thursday for the final discussions on the draft roadmap. NDC…