Author: Krobea

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey is set to miss the Africa Cup of Nations double header against Sudan in Cape Coast later this week. Partey did not return to the pitch after halftime in the game against Aston Villa after he complained of discomfort in his left thigh. Ghana will face Sudan on Thursday, November 12, 2020 in the first leg of the qualifiers at the Cape Coast Stadium before they travel to Khartoum for the return leg on November 17. It is not just Partey who could miss those two games. The games will have to go ahead without China-based…

Investing in the lives of host communities by contemporary corporate entities is becoming the mainstay for addressing some basic but critical needs of communities. Corporate support from such entities as part of their social performance strategies has over the years brought great relief to communities. It enabled them to access general/specialised healthcare, educational scholarships and infrastructure. Such support helped birthed entrepreneurs and created jobs among others, which improved the livelihood of the beneficiaries. Touched lives Since its inception in Ghana almost a decade ago, the West African Gas Pipeline Company limited (WAPCo) has, after careful interactions with people in its…

The founder and leader of United Progressive Party (UPP) Kwasi Addai Odike has stated that the President has little to show in Ashanti Region hence his constant visits to the Region. His comments come ahead of former President John Mahama’s expected visit to the region, less than 48 hours after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ended his tour. Mr Odike lashed out the government for what he claims to be a poor performance, especially on infrastructural needs in their stronghold. Speaking on Akoma FM’s morning show GhanAkoma, he cited the popular adage that ‘He that much is given much is…

The Upper West Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ali Bukhari, was on Sunday night attacked by unknown assailants. The incident happened near an illegal mining site after Ali Bukhari’s team was returning from a campaign tour of some communities. Narrating the incident, District Chief Executive for Wa West District Edward Sabo Laabiri says they were attacked by the armed men at a town called Bulingin whiles they were returning from their campaign. “So in the process they stopped us and started firing,” he said. “They fired the first, second and third time and then they stopped so…

Firebrand politician Ernest Kofi Owusu Bempah has donated six motor bikes, sacks of T-shirts, branded pens, 25 pieces of android phones, hand sanitizers, 3,000 posters and bundles of party flags to the Asante Akim North New Patriotic Party (NPP). The donation, according to Mr Bempah, is to aid the party in its effort to retain power. The Corporate Communications Manager of Ghana Gas Company Ltd presented the items to officers of the party on Sunday, November 8, at the constituency office in Agogo. Constituency Chairman Sampson Adjei and his fellow constituency executives were present to receive the items on behalf…

The 24-year-old lady, who bit off the penis of an alleged armed robber at Abompey in the Obuasi municipality, says she is traumatized and has not been able to sleep since the incident happened. Over the weekend, an alleged robbery had gone wrong after the alleged robber had his penis bitten off in an attempt to forcibly have sex with his victim. The victim identified as Justina Donkor reported to the police that Emmanuel Ankron, 23, drugged, assaulted and raped her in her room. The lady claimed she woke up to find the man holding a machete, alleging that the…

A Lecturer at the Political Science Department of Auburn University, Alabama in the United States of America has advised the former President, John Mahama, not to be carried away by what he termed as ‘fake prophecies’ of the Founder and Leader of the Glorious Wave Church International, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi. Dr. Hayford Nsiah also urged Ghanaians not to vote based on these so-called prophecies but vote based on what the various presidential candidates say they would do and their track record. Prophet Badu Kobi, while preaching in his church on Sunday, November 8, proclaimed that as part of his…

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to build public universities in each of the newly-created regions when elected as President in the December 7 elections. Addressing supporters at Somanya on Friday, November 6 as part of his four-day campaign tour of the Eastern Region, the former president said the NDC has a proven track record of establishing universities in Ghana, promising that the next NDC government will build universities in the new regions to develop the human resource and create opportunities for all. “Through the instrumentality and the vision of the late…

US President-elect Joe Biden is to make tackling the coronavirus pandemic his top priority following his win over Donald Trump, his team says. Announcing the first steps in his transition plan, his team said there would be more testing and Americans would be asked to wear masks. On Monday, Mr Biden is expected to name a 12-member coronavirus task force. Mr Trump has yet to concede and Mr Biden’s win remains a projection as key states are still counting votes. However the Democrat is forging ahead with his plans for assuming power in January after major US networks called the…

The total of confirmed coronavirus cases has surged past 50 million following record numbers of new cases in several countries. More than 1.25 million people have now died after contracting the virus, according to Johns Hopkins university. But the numbers are thought to be higher because of insufficient testing in many countries. A second wave of the virus has accounted for a quarter of all cases, Reuters reported. Europe, with more than 12.5 million cases and 305,700 deaths, is again a hotspot after being the first epicentre of the pandemic earlier this year. In the US just under 10 million…