Author: Krobea

The Takoradi Harbour Area District Court presided over by Her Worship Angela Attachie has handed down a 24-month prison sentence to a notorious sea thief Thomas Mensah alias Papa Yalley. Papa Yalley, 43, a fisherman and resident of Nkotompo in Sekondi, and four others have for months been stealing items from ships at the anchorage of the Takoradi Port. Papa Yalley, who is suspected to be the leader of the gang, has been stealing electronics, paints and other valuables. Prosecuting, DSP Isaac Apenteng of the Marine Police Unit in Takoradi said the Marine Police on 23rd March, 2019 had information…

Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS) has been handed some services by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to handle until the Energy Commission takes a final decision on the suspended concession agreement. ECG agreed on “interim operational modalities” with PDS to ensure that “there is no disruption of power supply and service delivery to our cherished customers”. In a press release jointly signed by Managing Director of ECG Samuel Boakye-Appiah and Chief Executive Officer of PDS Reverend William Hutton-Mensah, the two firms indicated that the interim agreement will be in force from Thursday, August 8 “until the reversal or…

Professor Kwesi  Yankah has submitted nomination forms to contest the upcoming Agona East New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary primaries scheduled for September 29. The forms were received by Mr Solomon Asamoah, the Chairman of Agona East NPP election Committee; and Mr Kwesi Kumi Kwansah, Research and Election Officer. Mr Kwansah read portions of the rules and regulations on the parliamentary primaries that can disqualify or qualify a member of the party to contest the primaries. “Contestants who will lose the primaries cannot afford to contest as an Independent or on another political party’s ticket as parliamentary candidate to contest the…

Black Stars defender Kasim Nuhu Adams has made a loan switch from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to Fortuna Dusseldorf in the German Bundes Liga. Adams, who featured for Ghana at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, is expected to begin training on Thursday. He joins a club that already has three Ghanaian players – Bernard Tekpetey, Nana Opoku Ampomah and Kelvin Ofori. Adams has been handed the Number 4 shirt at Fortuna. His first season in the Bundes Liga was plagued with injuries as he made only 13 appearances for Hoffenheim. “I am very happy to be with Fortuna…

Inter Milan have signed Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku from Manchester United for a club record fee of 80m euros (£74m) on a five-year deal. Lukaku, 26, scored 42 goals in 96 games for United but leaves just two years after his £75m move from Everton. He becomes the third most expensive signing by a Serie A club after the Juventus duo of Cristiano Ronaldo (£99.2m) and Gonzalo Higuain (£75.3m). “Inter were the only club I wanted,” said Lukaku. “I’m here to bring the Nerazzurri back to the top.” Lukaku scored 15 goals in 45 games for United last season but…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Thursday, August 8 for two-day official visit to the Republic of Angola. This is at the invitation of President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. The visit, the first by a Ghanaian President, is aimed at deepening and strengthening the ties that exist between the two countries. It will as well as explore possible areas of co-operation for the mutual benefit of the two nations. Whilst in Angola, President Akufo-Addo will hold bilateral talks with his Angolan counterpart, and address a special sitting of the National Assembly. President Akufo-Addo was accompanied by the Minister…

All the three aspirants who picked nomination forms to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Krachi West Constituency have been disqualified. The recommendation to get them disqualified was contained in a brief report jointly issued and signed by the Party’s constituency chairman, Douglas Amanfo, secretary Peter Krah and the chairman of the election committee, J.B Donkor. The three aspirants – Tony Fofie, Jalulah Khajal and Francis Odenke Ntem – are said to have failed to submit their forms at close of nominations. The filing fee was pegged at GH¢20,000 with women, youth and the physically disabled…

Arsenal have agreed an £8m deal with Chelsea to sign defender David Luiz on a two-year contract. The 32-year-old Brazil centre-back, who signed a new two-year Chelsea deal in May, will have a medical at Arsenal on Thursday. On Tuesday, Arsenal sold defender Laurent Koscielny to French side Bordeaux for a fee of up to 5m euros (£4.6m). They are also set to sign Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney for £25m. Luiz has spent six and a half years at Chelsea during two spells and has made 160 Premier League appearances, scoring 11 goals. His departure, if confirmed, comes five weeks…

The Anglican Diocese of Sekondi under the Chairmanship of His Lordship Rt. Reverend Alexander Kobina Asmah has organized its second session of the 5th Diocesan synod under the theme ‘Repositioning for Church Growth and Advancement in Pluralistic and Challenging Time of Ours’. Speaking on the theme, the Diocesan Bishop enkindled Christians especially Anglicans to reflect on th sequential, historical, theological and entrepreneurial insights that had been recounted over the years of the Anglican presence in Ghana. He urged all to hope in prayer and make adventure as they walk together and become apologists to Christian beliefs, bearing in mind the…

Some concerned members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ellembelle Constituency of the Western Region are threatening to put an injunction on the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries following what they term as “subtle attempts to disqualify one of the aspirants”. The vetting committee of the party has put on hold the vetting results of one of the two aspirants for the parliamentary primary in the constituency, Mieza Mea Alleah. This followed a petition filed against the candidature of Mr. Mea Alleah. According to the concerned members, a few minutes before the vetting of Mr. Mea Alleah, a group…