Author: Krobea

The wanted man who is alleged to have shot and killed the two officers near the Liberia camp in Kasoa last Wednesday has been nabbed. Eric Kojo Duah was arrested Saturday morning by the police while heading to Volta Region. A situational report from the police states that the prime suspect was arrested at the Atimpoku Bridge in a black Golf car with registration number GW 5972-18. A GH¢10,000 bounty was placed on his head after he was declared wanted by the Ghana Police Service. The police have been on the heels of Eric Kojo Duah since Wednesday after arresting…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has asked Ghanaians and political actors to refrain from politicising security matters since such practice does not augur well for the peace and security of the nation. He urged the public to support the Police with relevant information and leads to enable them to effectively discharge their duties, saying; “respect and protect the police to enable them to maintain law and order since peace and security are the two cardinal necessities in life”. He said those who had been elected to sacrifice to maintain peace and order ought to be respected and protected, therefore Ghanaians…

India has published the final version of a list which effectively strips about 1.9 million people in the north-eastern state of Assam of their citizenship. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list of people who can prove they came to the state by 24 March 1971, the day before neighbouring Bangladesh declared independence from Pakistan. People left off the list will have 120 days to appeal against their exclusion. It is unclear what happens next. India says the process is needed to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrants. It has already detained thousands of people suspected of being foreigners in…

Thousands of fans have gathered in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan to pay tribute to musician DJ Arafat. The 33-year-old Ivorian, whose real name was Ange Didier Huon, died in a motorcycle accident earlier this month. Hundreds of Ivorian artists took part in a stadium concert, with President Alassane Ouattara among its attendees. Huon’s coffin was later brought to the stadium and then carried away to a local cemetery for burial. The concert was organised after a successful online petition which called on the government to allow the use of Félix Houphouët Boigny stadium, which seats 35,000 people. The government also…

The future of over 230 Physician Assistant students at the College of Health in Yamfo would be in jeopardy over the accreditation of the school. The students have therefore placed an injunction on the College at the Sunyani High Court to stop examinations until the accreditation issues are solved. The students are from Level 100 to Level 300 and they are expected to go to court on Thursday, September 5, 2019, for the first hearing of the case. Counsel for the students Lawyer Alexander Amponsah, in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa on Friday explained that “the College of…

The National Theatre of Ghana presents the 5th edition of Ghana Theatre Festival, which is scheduled for September 24-29 at the various performing and exhibiting spaces at the National Theatre of Ghana. The main objective of Ghana Theatre Festival 2019 is to offer an opportunity to groups to exhibit their works, build their capacity in theatre productions and provide quality performances to patrons throughout the festival week. The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Nurturing and Growing Artistic Voices’. The Ghana Theatre Festival, initiated in 2014, has grown over the years and has undergone several changes to suit the taste…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of the 2019 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). However, the entire results of 19 candidates have been cancelled because they brought mobile phones to halls during the exams held in June. Subject results of 173 candidates have also been cancelled as they brought foreign materials to the exams halls. WAEC is also looking into the subject results of 2,497 candidates. “The withheld subject results will either be released or cancelled as soon as the Council concludes its investigations,” a statement issued on Thursday said. The exams were held from Monday,…

The numbers of people who have died in the current Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached the 2,000 mark, government figures show. The health authorities have struggled to contain the spread of the virus. Neighbouring Uganda said that a nine-year-old girl with Ebola who had crossed the border had died. The World Health Organization has called the situation one of the world’s “most complex humanitarian crises”. This outbreak, in the east of DR Congo, is the second largest on record with the number of cases now exceeding 3,000, according to the government. The…

Stakes are high at the ongoing National Delegates Conference of the Tertiary Educational Workers Union (TEWU) in Kumasi over the alleged autocratic leadership of Chairman Dr. Peter Kwaku Lumor. Police personnel were brought in to restore calm on Thursday due to a decision which some members claim was contrary to the TEWU constitution. Some members and executives are threatening to disrupt the conference on Friday. It is scheduled to take place at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). TEWU’s Greater Accra Regional 1st Vice Chairman, Effah Baffoe Gyamfi, in an interview Onua FM’s Yen Sempa on Friday said “the chairman…

A security expert has advised that the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, and the acting Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, should not put the entire nation at risk by arming all officers of the police Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service. Dr. George Hackman said the police administration should not think of only the guns for the MTTD officers but must also think of the preparedness of the personnel not to misuse the guns on the innocent citizens. “Because of one incident, we should put the whole society at risk.” The decision to arm MTTD…