Author: Krobea

Nukunu Sports Academy has pledged to support a young football enthusiast who travelled to Jasikan in an attempt to join the academy despite being below the minimum recruitment age. The announcement was made by the founder of the academy and Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, June 16. According to Mr Agbana, the boy approached the academy’s Technical Director and expressed his strong desire to become part of the football programme. However, he was found to be several years younger than the minimum age of 14 required under the academy’s recruitment…

Civil society organisation Election Watch Ghana has called on President John Dramani Mahama to appoint transformational leaders as deputy commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC), following the resignation and retirement of former officials. In a statement date Tuesday, June 16, the group described the tenure of the outgoing EC deputy leadership as marked by “disappointments, inconsistency and lack of trust from the public,” and urged the President to ensure that incoming appointees prioritise innovation, efficiency, and transparency. Election Watch Ghana stressed that the new deputy commissioners must harness modern technologies to streamline voting processes, result transmission, and collation in order…

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 39-year-old suspect in connection with the murder of a University of Cape Coast (UCC) student. The suspect, identified as Michael Mensah, was apprehended by the Inspector General of Police’s (IGP) Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at approximately 7:15 PM at the Pedu Lorry Station in Cape Coast. The arrest followed sustained intelligence-led operations by the Police Service, a statement said. The deceased has been identified as Innocentia Atsufui Avinu, a student of the University of Cape Coast. Preliminary investigations have revealed that on Wednesday, June 10 t about…

The former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Center (MASLOC), Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu, has finally arrived in Ghana to serve her jail term. This was disclosed by the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, on Tuesday, June 9. He stated on his official Facebook page that Madam Tamakloe-Attionu arrived on Tuesday and was immediately taken into custody by officers from the Ghana Police Service and Ghana Prisons Service. The two state security agencies are “making the necessary preparations for her to begin her sentence”. A staunch member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Madam Tamakloe-Attionu was…

Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko have announced the appointment of former Suriname national team coach Stanley Purl Menzo as the Director of Football. The appointment, according to a press release by the club, takes effect immediately. “The appointment forms part of the club’s long-term strategy to strengthen its technical leadership, modernize its football operations, and restore the Porcupine Warriors to the summit of domestic and continental football,” the press release issued by the Board of the club stated. The 62-year-old Dutchman joins the Porcupine Warriors with one of the most impressive football résumés ever associated with the club. Himself…

The suspended Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. (Med) Paa Kwesi Baidoo, has appealed to striking staff to return to work, deferring his fate to the Minister of Health and the KATH Board. In a letter addressed to all staff members of the hospital dated Monday, June 8, Dr. Baidoo expressed gratitude for the solidarity shown by staff since his suspension but urged them to prioritise the welfare of patients and Ghanaians above the industrial action. “I need you all to return back to duty in the supreme interest of Ghanaians and our valued patients,…

Former PMMC Chief Executive Nana Akwasi Awuah has attributed the company’s success at the 2024 State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) SOE Awards to deliberate efforts aimed at transforming the fortunes of the organisation. Reflecting on his tenure in a Facebook post on Monday, June 8, Mr Awuah said the company received numerous award offers during his leadership but chose not to pursue them, preferring instead to focus on performance and impact. According to him, the organisation’s efforts were eventually recognised through the SIGA SOE Awards, where PMMC was named the Overall Best Performing State-Owned Enterprise for 2024. “Over time,…

The Ministry of Health has appealed to doctors and nurses at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to reconsider their strike action and return to work in the interest of patients and the general population. The Ministry explained that the recent decision taken by the sector minister was supposed to be in the interest of institutional accountability, patient safety, and the need to uphold administrative discipline within the health sector and not adversarial towards health workers. “It is important to place on record that the suspension arose from the public announcement of cessation of admission into the Accident and Emergency…

Member of Parliament for Karaga Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has launched the Tumalana Community Games, a month-long football competition aimed at identifying and promoting young football talent across the constituency. In a Facebook post on Sunday, June 7, Dr Amin Adam announced that the tournament would be played at three centres — the Karaga Astro-Turf, Kpason Astro-Turf and Pishigu Astro-Turf. According to the MP, the competition will feature 32 matches over a one-month period, bringing together teams from across the constituency in a bid to determine Karaga’s best football side. “I am looking forward to the final match in Karaga…

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has announced an industrial action in solidarity with the Komfo Anokye Doctors Association (KADA) and other health worker organisations at the hospital over the suspension of the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer. The KATH Branch of the GRNMA communicated its decision in a letter dated Saturday, June 6 addressed to the Chairman of the KATH Board. The nurses and midwives were unequivocal in their rejection of the ministerial directive, stating that the two-week suspension of the CEO ordered by the Minister of Health is unnecessary and…