Author: Krobea

The National Executive Council (NEC) of Adisadel College Old Boys’ Association has called for the immediate re-instatement of interdicted headmaster William Kusi-Yeboah, saying the decision by the Ghana Education Service (GES) are affecting the school and it was done in bad faith. Last year, GES interdicted William Kusi-Yeboah “pending the conclusion of investigations into alleged acts of violations of procedures of the Ghana Education Service”. No clarifications have yet been given by the GES for the action against Mr Kusi-Yeboah, except for a circular saying that he is facing investigations. Speaking to Onua FM’s Central Region correspondent Kwame Kakarba, the…

A pharmacist at the Cocoa Clinic, of the Ghana Cocoa Board, in Accra has called for a national campaign to introduce cocoa into children’s menu at an early age. Dr. Edward O. Amporful indicated that courting children’s interest in cocoa consumption was the right way to develop and sustain their interest in cocoa products. He made the call when he addressed children during the monthly children’s entertainment show dubbed Fun World at the National Theatre in Accra. According to Dr. Amporful, cocoa products, especially the dark chocolate, are full of nutrients and health benefits and are able to curtail some…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he has ordered the police and military to be “ruthless” with vote-riggers, following the last-minute postponement of the general election. Critics said his comments condoned “jungle justice”. The incumbent president also called the electoral commission incompetent and ordered an investigation into why the vote was delayed. Election officials cited “logistical” reasons for the postponement. Mr Buhari made the comments at an emergency meeting of his All Progressives Congress party (APC) in the capital, Abuja. “Anybody who decides to snatch [ballot] boxes or use thugs to disturb it [the vote] – maybe this will be the…

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has served notice it is going to embark on an exercise to fish out all illegal migrants residing in the country. According to the Service, officers will identify themselves before visiting various premises to conduct the search. Section 52(1)(b) of the immigration Act 200 (Act 573) states that a person who knowingly harbours  any  person  whom  he  knows  is  to  be  deported  or  has  reasonable  grounds  to  believe has acted in contravention of this Act commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding GH¢1,000 or imprisonment for a term not…

At least, once in every man/woman’s lifetime, they’d be event organizers or help in organizing an event— their wedding— if they ever plan to settle down. Planning a [your] wedding can sometimes be one hell of an experience, especially when vendors’ products/services can cost an arm and leg. Thanks to some platforms like the Ayefro App [check it out on App or Play Store] that brings together all event vendors for clients to choose those with the best rates and services, according to their budget. If you’ve enough to put together a luxurious wedding, why not? If you don’t, however,…

A member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy, Edward Bawa, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to call the Board Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Freddie Blay, to order over the turf war between him and the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. K. K. Sarpong. The Member of Parliament for Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region said the Board Chairman has assumed the role of the CEO, which is creating confusion between them and the company. The hiring of a Procurement Manager at GNPC appears to be causing a misunderstanding between the Corporation’s CEO…

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has expressed concerns over the tension and threats that have greeted the announcement of capital cities for the newly created regions. On Tuesday, when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced Damongo as the capital city for the newly created Savannah Region, youth at Salaga went on rampage and destroyed properties of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). They even set ablaze the Salaga South Constituency office. [Watch] Salaga youth set ablaze NPP offices over regional capital, MCE residence next Defections in Nkoranza also greeted the naming of Techiman as the capital town of the…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has justified his recent meeting with members of the diplomatic corps. Mr Mahama had met the corps on Wednesday and briefed them on what transpired during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. The former leader had shown the foreign envoys videos of the violence, which has been under investigation by a Commission of Inquiry set up by the president, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo. But Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo had taken exception to the meeting, describing it as ”unpatriotic and shameful”. “It is shameful and hypocritical on the part of Mr Osafo-Maafo that he had the temerity to…

At points, Wednesday felt like a return to the old times at Baba Yara Sports Stadium. Good crowd, buzzing atmosphere, a Kotoko team that showed good spirit and a sense that football, these parts still means an incredible lot. In the wake of that crippling documentary Number 12, the sense sometimes has been that somehow, people would lose interest, that stadium visits won’t mean much to them again. There has always been the fear that interest in a sport built into our veins would wane overnight. Wednesday was evidence that it is not that simple. Midweek games are a difficult…

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has expressed worry over the delay in the implementation of government’s industrial programmes. At its just ended National Council retreat held on February 6-7 in Accra, the AGI reckoned there is the need to step up dialogue with action “in order to gain more traction and wield more influence on policy makers in order to achieve the desirable level of industrialisation”. The retreat was held on the theme: ‘Transforming the Ghanaian Economy through Industrialisation’. It marked exactly 60 years since the Association was founded. AGI’s concerns come in the wake of agitations over government’s…