Author: Krobea

Former Joy FM morning show host Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that he was a card-bearing member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2012, when he moderated that year’s presidential debate for the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). Mr Oppong Nkrumah, however, said he did not let that influence his professionalism. He moderated the debate together with Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, who was later appointed by then President John Dramani Mahama as the Minister of Education. Her appointment stirred controversy as critics said that confirmed their suspicion that the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast…

Greener Watts limited, a specialised electrical multinational company based in the UK, will soon set up a subsidiary in Ghana.  The company aims to train and create technical jobs and empower Ghanaian graduates by mid-2019. The UK based company specialises in electrical installations, solar PV, electric vehicle charging stations, emergency lighting, fault finding, inspection and testing, and are on the verge of setting up satellite offices in Ghana to provide jobs for Ghanaian graduates and equip graduates with skills in their areas of specialization. Greener Watts aims to support the vision of the government to diversify the country’s dependence on…

She is beautiful, intelligent, hardworking, probing and has an undying passion in literally reciting the good old poem: ‘Good better best. May I never rest, until my good is better and my better, best.’ Poised for success and perfection, if you see her in the newsroom at her desk taking an unwavering stare at her phone with her earphones tucked into her ears, she is oftentimes learning pronunciation of words. What’s more, she spends time listening and watching both local and international news anchors. She strives to polish her voice to be as outstanding as that of Radio Ghana’s Mercy…

Ghana have won the bid to host the 13th edition of the All Africa Games. The Pan-African Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event under the auspices of the Africa Union, organised to foster unity among member countries. Ghana’s bid was confirmed on Thursday, October 25. The 12th edition is scheduled to be held in Casablanca, Morocco in 2019. Ghana thus have five more years to prepare to host the Games, which will feature 33 disciplines including athletics, football, boxing, badminton, gymnastics and taekwondo. The country last hosted a multi-sport event in 2012 when it hosted the Ecowas Games in Accra.…

The eldest son of the murdered Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, has arrived in the US from Saudi Arabia, with family members. Salah Khashoggi had previously been unable to leave Saudi Arabia due to his father’s criticism of the leadership. He was pictured on Tuesday receiving condolences from de facto Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul three weeks ago. Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Thursday that the killing was premeditated. Saudi officials have also been blaming “rogue” agents as Riyadh has struggled to provide a credible explanation for how…

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has named rapper Okyeame Kwame as the ambassador of its Made-In-Ghana (MIG) Campaign. The partnership, announced on Thursday, will see the Rap Dacta travel all the 10 regions of Ghana to promote domestic products and services. A letter written by the Ministry to cement the partnership disclosed that Okyeame Kwame’s Made-In-Ghana songs will be adopted for all MIG activities. The multiple award-winning musician had written to the Ministry last month for a partnership over his new album. “The Ministry recognises your efforts in creating awareness of the Ghanaian culture globally, and your achievement in…

The scheduled meeting between the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and authorities as well as students has been cancelled. The parties were summoned to the Manhyia Palace for the meeting on Thursday. It was, however, called off at the eleventh hour, Onua FM’s Kwame Baffoe Agyekum reported. It is unclear what the reason for the cancellation is. The Asantehene wanted to know the circumstances that led to the violence on Monday. The University has since remained closed down after the violence. The students had embarked on a demonstration to protest…

The United States Government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), provided an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about the new tools, manuals and online portals that are boosting the exports of Ghanaian products, generating more income for citizens, and helping Ghana diversify its export base to high-value markets. The Trade Africa Learning Event, on Wednesday, October 24, brought together Ghana government officials and other partners under the theme: ‘Enhancing Ghana’s Trade Competitiveness: Lessons from the Trade Africa Partnership’. Since 2016, USAID-initiative ‘Trade Africa’ has provided $10 million to support the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement, improve phytosanitary…

As part of the 2018 International Day of the Girl, TV3’s news anchor Wendy Laryea was in Nsutam in the Eastern Region to mentor some select school girls. The event was also used to launch the ‘Girls Get Equal’ campaign by Plan International Ghana. Wendy Laryea told the girls about her career as a broadcast journalist, urging them to pursue to the letter their dream goals. The Ghana Journalists’ Association (GJA) President, Roland Affail Monney, Dutch Ambassador Ron Strikker,  Plan International Ghana Director Solomon Tesfamariam and some government officials were there to deliver solidarity messages. She was also at the…

Management of Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited has expressed shock at recent reports of a mining accident at its Gbane mines in the Upper East Region . It says the reports seek to cause “irreparable damage” to its corporate image. The reports said a cleaner was killed while three other workers were choked last week. But a release on Wednesday clarified that the death of Baan Kolbil on Friday, October 19 was purely accidental “and cannot be said to be as a result of an unsafe condition of our mine”. The release signed by Public Relations Officer Maxwell Wooma said immediately…