Author: Krobea

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has weighed into the unanimous condemnation of the violence that erupted during the by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. According to GBA, the use of firearms was an affront to Ghana’s hard-won democratic credentials. “The Bar finds it is most alarming and shameful that people should sustain gunshot wounds and others, including a member of Ghana’s legislative arm of Government, be assaulted by persons some of whom were masked, and hereby condemns in no uncertain terms the actions of the perpetrators,” the Association said in a statement dated February 4, 2019. The above line…

The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its fifth year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from Africa. The winner will spend three months at the BBC headquarters in London, gaining skills and experience. Applications close on 26 February 2019 at 23:59 GMT. The award was established to honour Komla Dumor, an exceptional Ghanaian broadcaster and presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly aged 41 in 2014. This year’s award is being…

Ghana’s opening game against Burkina Faso in the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations had to be postponed to Monday from Sunday due to a technical fault with the floodlights. The weather in Niger also made visibility poor at the Stade de Maradi. Senegal had beaten Mali 2-0 in the opening Group B game but the match between neighbours Ghana and Burkina Faso had to be called off by Mohamed Ali Moussa, who was going to be the first Nigerien to referee a game at the tournament. The match will be played at an earlier time – on Monday – than…

An Accra High Court has granted a former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe, a GH¢5 million bail with two sureties. A second accused, Daniel Axim, who is the former Operations Manager of the firm, was also granted a bail of GH¢1 million with one surety. The two have been ordered to present their passports to the Court’s Registrar. They are are standing trial for causing financial loss to the state, stealing, causing loss to public property, improper payment, among 80 counts. The case was initiated by the Economic and Organised Crime Office…

A small plane crashed into a home in California on Sunday, killing the pilot and four others, US officials say. The twin-engine plane came apart and caught fire mid-flight, witnesses told local media, before crashing in Yorba Linda, a suburb of Los Angeles. The flight went awry just minutes after taking off from a local airport, some 20 miles (32km) south-east of the city. The victims have not yet been named. Fire officials say two people were treated in hospital for burns. Local residents described a shrill whistling sound before an explosion set the two-storey home on fire at 13:45…

Asante Kotoko’s unbeaten run in their CAF Confederation Cup campaign was brought to an end on Sunday by Al Hilal of Sudan. Ghana’s Porcupine Warriors went down to a 40th minute goal by Waleed Hamid in Omdurman. Kotoko had not tasted defeat since announcing their continental campaign, though they have drawn once – with Kariobangi Sharks in Kenya. Kotoko hold Kariobangi Sharks in Caf Confed Cup qualifier They managed to make it to the group stage with a home-and-away win over Cameroon’s Coton Sport Garoua. But on Sunday, Al Hilal broke the Warriors. The loss puts Kotoko behind the Sudanese…

Immediate past Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey has broken his silence on national issues, claiming he could not sit silent for rule of law in the country to be ridiculed. The audacious clergyman said events during the by-election for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency could plunge the country into trouble if not staunched. “Enough is enough! We are not in a jungle state. I join many Ghanaians in totally condemning this barbaric act of violence which has dented our democratic credentials as a Nation.” Find Rev Martey’s press release below: On my handing over…

The third edition of the prestigious Rigworld Training Centre (RTC) Western Music Awards was on Friday, February 1, 2019 launched at the Raybow International Hotel in Takoradi. The two-hour launch and presser gave opportunity to media personnel, artistes and stakeholders present to make suggestions and also critique the event, which has been in existence since 2017. Three new categories have been added to the already existing 23 categories, making a total 26 categories this year. “After every year’s edition, we get feedback from stakeholders and general public,” said Nana Kwesi Coomson, the Public Relations Officer for Westline Entertainment. “One thing…

“No one ever uses their hard-earned money to marry their enemy” is an Akan proverb that is always worth pondering over by unmarried folks. Otherwise speaking, some couples were great lovers until marriage made them great enemies. They were walking down the aisle with the expectation of a “happy-ever-after” future only to be disappointed in its outcome. At the end of the day, they may need to go their separate ways while they could/should have nipped that relationship in the bud. I’ve always maintained that a relationship that ends before marriage [wedding] is always more relieving than one that ends…

Chief Executive Officer of Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) John Awuah has left his post after four years of “dedicated and growth oriented service”. Mr Awuah joined UMB and has over the years initiated and championed successful strategies with the private sector as well as partnered the public sector on initiatives for the development of the country. Some of projects he masterminded include the launch the UMB PPP Centre, and the growth of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Ghana through the UMB Centre for Businesses. Under his leadership, the Bank introduced more branches and innovative products to meet its…