Author: Krobea

Mfantsipim School emerged champions of the 2025 National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after beating St Augustine’s College and Opoku Ware School in the final on Thursday. The all-boys-schools final at the New Examination Center (NEC) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) lived up to the billing as thousands witnessed the encounter. Ghana’s oldest secondary school led in Round 1as they made their intentions of defending the title they won last year clear. They led by 3 points as they had a total of 20 as against 17 each for regional rivals Augusco and OWASS. Augusco turned the corner…

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is continuing his nationwide campaign tour in the Oti Region today, Friday, November 7. Dr. Bawumia has been on the road in the past three months engaging with New Patriotic Party (NPP) stakeholders in different phases of his campaign, and in his latest phase, which began about a month ago, the former Vice President has been engaging deeply with grassroot members of the NPP at the constituency level. So far, he has covered constituencies in the Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, Western North and Western regions, and the Oti Region marks his next stop of…

Government has announced that a state funeral will be held for former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings on Friday, November 28. The ceremony will be held at the Black Stars Square, the Presidency announced on Thursday. “The state funeral is in recognition of Mrs Rawlings’ invaluable contributions to the advancement of the rights of women and children in Ghana, and national development,” a statement issued by the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said. Ghana’s First Lady between 1981 and 2001 died on Thursday, October 23 after a short illness. President John Dramani Mahama on his visit to the…

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ended his Western Regional campaign tour on Wednesday with a major boost, following the declaration of support for him by 14 out of 17 electoral area coordinators of the Shama Constituency. All 14 electoral area coordinators campaigned for Kennedy Agyapong in the 2023 New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries, leading to Ken winning the Shama Constituency, but they say they have now “learnt their lessons” after the 2024 elections. Speaking to fellow NPP delegates of the Shama Constituency during Dr. Bawumia’s campaign tour, the 14 coordinators noted that after they were deceived to campaign against…

The Western Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Ndede Nsia, has declared the Region’s unflinching support for former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, in the upcoming presidential primaries. Mr Ndede Nsia wants Dr Bawumia to be elected the party’s Presidential Candidate for the 2028 elections. Welcoming Dr. Bawumia to the Region at the start of his campaign tour in Amenfi, the regional chairman said Dr. Bawumia is poised for victory with the widespread support he commands across the country, adding that the Western Region will be part of the victory. “On behalf of my people, I warmly…

The former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has taken on the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over a recent Facebook publication. His lawyers say the OSP is just engaged in public theatrics since their client has honoured all invitations and availed himself whenever required with no mention of assets or business linked to him. The OSP had responded to a video by Dr Abdul-Hamid, claiming assets valued at GH¢100 million had been seized as part of investigations. “As counsel for Dr. Abdul-Hamid, we wish to place on record, emphatically and without ambiguity,…

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant Kennedy Ohene Agyapong is heading to the Volta Region with his Unity Tour. He is expected to start the tour on Wednesday, November 5 and end on Sunday, November 9. “I’m coming to meet our hardworking NPP delegates, our grassroots leaders and the people who keep the Elephant family strong,” he wrote on his official X page. Day 1 will see the former Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) in North Tongu, Central Tongu, South Tongu and Akatsi South constituencies. On Thursday, November 6, he will move to Anlo, Keta, Ketu South and Ketu…

Oil-marketing firm GOIL PLC has cautioned the public against any video announcing a government-backed gold project or a customer reward scheme. A video circulating on social media depicts the Managing Director of GOIL, Edward Abambire Bawa, announcing such a scheme. But the company insists that the video “is fake, deceitful, and clearly generated using artificial intelligence (AI) for fraudulent purposes”. A public disclaimer on Wednesday said the company is not undertaking and has not undertaken any gold-related venture, government-backed project nor customer reward scheme. “We urge the public to exercise utmost caution and disregard this concocted material entirely.” The state-run…

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, who is also the Acting Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, has arrived in Brazil as leader of Ghana’s delegation at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP 30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This year’s event is taking place in Belem, northern Brazil, where world leaders, negotiators, civil society groups, and climate stakeholders gather to discuss and take key decisions on climate action, nature conservation and sustainable development. As the leader of Ghana’s delegation, Mr Armah-Kofi Buah will deliver a statement at the Summit…

The National Sports Authority (NSA) has announced the lifting of the ban on all sporting activities in the country. The Authority says the suspension will be officially lifted on Thursday, November 6 following successful consultations with the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and the Interim Management Committee (IMC) overseeing the normalisation process of the sport. All boxing activities were suspended on Friday, September 26 following tragic passing of boxer Ernest Oko Akushey, popularly known as Bahubali. He died just 11 days after his defeat to Jacob Dickson in a super middleweight bout at the Bukom Boxing Arena. That tragic incident…