Author: Krobea

Politics in the Fourth Republic of Ghana has been dominated by two dominant parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC). Governing power has alternated between the two since the promulgation of the 1992 Constitution.  Many non-political actors have often said that the two parties are almost the same. A look at the historical antecedents, ideological subscriptions and governing policies will give an indication with regards to the sameness or otherwise of these two parties. Historical antecedents of the NPP The NPP tracks its roots to the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), reputed to be the first…

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker, has charged all the 34 constituency executives to spend all their time at the various Electoral Commission (EC) offices on October 1, 2020. The NDC Chairman said all the executives should be vigilant during the one-day voter registration exercise. The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it will re-open the voter register on Thursday to give opportunity to those who have attained the age of 18 and citizens who for one reason or the other were not able to register in the just ended registration exercise…

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama is set to resume his tour of the Bono Region from Monday, September 28. He will meet chiefs, farmers, okada riders, religious and community leaders, among others, and highlight issues in the People’s Manifesto. A statement by his campaign team said Mr Mahama will outline plans to increase the earnings of farmers. “He will also touch on setting up a cashew development board to support farmers, state-sponsored apprenticeship programme for the youth, legalising okada and his plan to provide Free primary Healthcare which seeks to remove cost as barrier to…

Ghana’s Duke ‘The Baby Face’ Micah lost in the third round in his title fight against John Riel Casimero. The Filipino made a strong statement in his U.S. television debut and it caught the eye of many boxing fans worldwide. The bantamweight titleholder stopped game, but overmatched challenger Duke Micah in the third round on the pay-per-view doubleheader Saturday. From the off, the fighters went at it with brawn, wasting no time to give fans an entertaining bout. The opening bell meant business. Casimero (30-4, 21 KOs) seized control of the fight with a left hook that put Micah (24-1,…

A group of human rights lawyers in Warri, southern Nigeria, is seeking compensation for four hotel workers who were allegedly stripped naked by their employer. They had been accused of stealing some money, but local media are reporting that they had been tipped by some guests. The four, three women and a man, were allegedly ordered to undress and were left wearing only their knickers or underpants as others, including the police, looked on. Photos and videos of the victims standing nearly naked were taken and shared widely on social media. The lawyers have written to the hotel owner -…

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted 152 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a shipment of sugar from Brazil. This was after a joint operation with the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS). A statement issued by the Commission said the seizure was based on intelligence received that a consignment of 50 containers of sugar destined for Ghana is likely to have substances suspected to be narcotics. “Acting on the intelligence, NACOC, together with BNI and NSCS, mounted surveillance on the shipment until the suspected narcotics substances were retrieved from the consignment of sugar…

The Head of IT of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Osei Kwame Griffiths, has accused the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) of announcing a voter exhibition exercise when there was no proper register. He said the Commission should have taken its time to rectify all the anomalies before announcing an exhibition of the so-called provisional register. He was speaking on The Key Points on TV3/3FM on Saturday, September 26. Osei Kwame Griffiths was speaking in relation to complaints by his party that names of its supporters have been missing from the register. So far, the flagbearer of the NDC has cited…

One area of the economy that was severely hit by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic was the tourism industry. In March, government announced that all public gatherings be suspended. Ghana’s biggest wildlife site, the Mole National Park, was thus closed down to the general public following the announcement. The Mole National Park is Ghana’s largest wildlife conservation that hosts elephants, antelopes, some spotted Hyenas, among other animals. The Park is located in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. The Park covers an area of 4,577 squared kilometers. Annually, the Park records an average of 18,000 tourists. The…

Weeds and domestic animals have taken over a number of basic and second cycle institutions in the Northern and North East regions where Zoomlion Ghana Limited is currently disinfecting against the deadly coronavirus. The compound of the schools that have since March this year been closed due to the outbreak of the global pandemic have become a mini-forest of weeds and plants due to months of abandonment. The situation has attracted domestic animals including sheep and goats, which now use the school compounds as grazing grounds, and the number of unlocked classrooms as their pen. The floors, desks and veranda…

Manny Pacquiao’s special assistant says that the eight-weight world champion hopes to fight Conor McGregor in 2021. Jayke Joson added that a “huge portion” of Pacquiao’s earnings would go to help coronavirus victims in the 41-year-old’s native Philippines. Former two-weight UFC champion McGregor, 32, tweeted on Friday that the the Irishman would be “boxing Pacquiao next in the Middle East”. “We don’t deny it,” Joson said in a statement on Saturday. While nothing has been signed yet, he added that negotiation between the two camps “is now starting to move on” and that both fighters are “getting ready for this…