Author: Krobea

Political scientist Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo, who is also the Director of the Centre for European Studies at the University of Ghana, has admonished leadership of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to desist from public interactions which professional communicators should do. “The chairperson and her deputies cannot be the mouthpiece and spokespersons of the Commission,” he stated in a piece dated Sunday, May 26, 2019. This appears to come in the wake of a series of interview conducted by the Chair of the Commission, Jean Mensa, over the week as she paid courtesy calls on some media firms. But some…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has appealed to the people of Chereponi in the North East Region to give peace a chance and live in harmony with each other. Speaking at the Paga Central Mosque on Saturday, May 25, 2019, Vice President Bawumia deplored the latest outbreak of violence, saying such occurrences thwart efforts at comprehensive nation building. Police have confirmed the death of one person following renewed clashes between Chokosis and Konkombas around Chereponi and Saboba. A number of people also sustained various degrees of injury. The Vice President, who was in the Upper East Region as part of…

The Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Council, Nii Okwei Dowuona IV, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene in a land dispute with Achimota School. According to Nii Dowuona IV, judgement has been delivered on the land and Osu have been declared rightful owners. He said the famed school is, however, laying claim to the parcel, pointing at the traditional authority as encroachers. As a result, military officers have been deployed to guard what was previously a greenbelt. Nii Dowuona, who is also the President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, made the appeal…

Back in Pope John Secondary School, an incident happened that was etched on my mind for a very long time. Then, I was a second year student. One final year student was teasing another― supposedly a friend. The latter expressed his utmost displeasure but all such fell on deaf ears. Before anyone could stop the teasing any further, the one being teased had gotten hold of the lid of a tin of canned fish… and dismembered the face of his supposed friend. With blood streaming down his face, the victim of the physical attack was rushed to the hospital and…

Asamoah Gyan is the ultimate international football man, the ultimate tournament man too and if he gets his place in the final squad, there would not be many arguing against that. It would be his 11thstraight tournament for Ghana spread over a 15-year period. Nine of the 10 he has played in have been with the Black Stars. And he has scored in each one of them. His first tournament goal was hugely significant too. Scored under 3 minutes after the game started, it became the fastest goal at the 2006 World Cup. He didn’t score again in that tournament…

Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency Alhassan Suhuyini says he feels vindicated by the performance of the Special Prosecutor after 15 months in office. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmaker says he is, however, not happy with the turn of events for the Office of Special Prosecutor, which was set up to fight corruption. For him, “the motive was clearly not national in character”. Alhassan Suhuyini expressed these sentiments on TV3/3FM’s The Key Points on Saturday, May 25. After being sworn on February 23, 2018, Mr Amidu until last Thursday had failed to prosecute a single case. His first…

US President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about recent North Korean missile tests, appearing to contradict his own national security adviser. In a tweet issued shortly after his arrival in Japan on Sunday, Mr Trump called the missiles “small weapons”. US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Saturday that the tests violated UN resolutions on North Korea. President Trump began a state visit to Japan on Sunday by teeing off a round of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The two leaders ate breakfast together on Sunday, before heading out to play 16 holes of golf in Chiba, outside…

Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo scored as a valiant Valencia beat La Liga champions Barcelona to win the Copa del Rey. Ernesto Valverde’s men said in the build-up that a win would help ease some of the pain of the Champions League loss to Liverpool, but they were sub-par again, in the Seville heat. French forward Gameiro fired in a superb strike to give Valencia the lead before Rodrigo headed in the second. Lionel Messi’s 73rd-minute strike gave Barca hope but they fell short. After the match, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu backed Valverde to continue at the Nou Camp. “I’ve…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Saturday morning joined cadres and members of the general public to plant trees along the island separating the road between the Ghana Standards Board traffic lights and the Legon traffic lights. The former president, who planted the first tree, urged Ghanaians to plant the theme of the June 4 celebrations – Developing a National Character for Sustainable Good Governance – in their hearts. “Ladies and gentlemen, as we commemorate this historic event, with a tree planting exercise I sincerely pray that the theme for this event will also be planted in our hearts,” the…

Former and current government appointees have come together in seeking complete peace between Konkombas and Anufors in the Chereponi and Saboba districts of the Northern and North-East regions respectively. The appointees – those under the erstwhile Mills/Mahama administration, of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and those under the Akufo-Addo administration, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) –formed a delegation which first visited Chereponi District as part of efforts to ensure absolute peace is restored to the area. The delegation led by Minister of Defence Dominic Nitiwul visited Naaja, a Konkomba community, in Chereponi. They made a first stop at the…