Author: Krobea

Hillary Clinton once said that every election “starts with where we are in the country at this time… and it proceeds from there. And it is always about the future.” As Ghanaian voters head to the polls in December, we need to consider the prevailing issues of our time and how we can use our votes to set an agenda for the future. It is expected that education, economy and infrastructure are matters that will anchor the elections. Education Education will be a major issue for two main reasons – Akufo-Addo’s implementation of his flagship free SHS program and Mahama’s…

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interlocutory injunction against the intended strike action of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). Executive Secretary of the Commission Ofosu Asamoah secured the injunction after filing an ex parte motion at the High Court on Friday, September 18. By the order given by Justice Frank Aboadwe Rockson, members, executives, agents, servants and employees of GRNMA are restrained from embarking on the intended strike action on Monday, September 21. The order will last 10 days. On Thursday, September 17, National President of GRNMA Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo announced the intention by members to…

There is rising tension in the Asawase Constituency in the Ashanti Region as the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) seeks to unseat the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 7 parliamentary polls. The NPP’s Parliamentary Candidate, Alhaji Alidu Seidu, is confident of claiming the seat from the incumbent, Alhaji Mubarak Muntaka. He believes the only NDC seat in Kumasi is likely to be swung, citing apathy among the electorates. “We will make history on December 7 because the NPP for the first time will win the Asawase Constituency seat,” he told Aduanaba Kofi Asante on Akoma FM’s flagship…

Five out of seven accused persons standing trial at the Bole Magistrate Court over the gruesome murder of 90-year-old Akua Denteh have been discharged by the Bole Magistrate Court. They are Haruna Aness, 34, Issifa Tanko, 35, Shaibu Muntala, 29, Sulemana Ali, 35, and Issifa Zakyibo, 32. Forty-year-old priestess Hajia Serena Mohammed and one Latifa Bumaye have since been committed to trial at the Tamale High Court. Addressing the media after court proceedings on Friday, September 18, the Chief State Attorney at the Attorney General’s Department in charge of the Northern, Savannah and North East regions, Salia Abdul-Qusus, said the…

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in the exercise of its powers under Article 39(n) of the GFA Statutes 2019 has suspended Techiman City Football Club provisionally until the next Congress of the GFA for violating the Statutes of the Association. Article 39(n) of the GFA Statutes 2019 states as follows: “The Executive Council shall have the following powers: Dismiss a member of a body of GFA provisionally or suspend a Member of GFA provisionally until the next Congress”. Techiman City Football Club on Friday, August 28, 2020 issued a Writ against the GFA and filed an Ex-parte Motion against the GFA to place an interlocutory injunction on the…

You are not alone if you grew up in a home where “vagina” and “penis” were abominable names to mention. You are not alone if your parents quickly changed the TV channel immediately a kissing scene popped up in a movie you were watching together. You are certainly not alone if sex was a matter shrouded in great mystery all through your teenage years. In most homes — especially in Africa— sex talk is a no-go area. Many children grow up trying to figure out things by themselves and, in the end, get themselves injured. Sex is somewhat treated like…

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on members and supporters of the party to actively take part in the voter exhibition exercise, noting that the new register is riddled with errors. He said NDC supporters in all constituencies must visit their polling stations to ensure that their names are on the provisional voters’ register between now and when the Electoral Commission’s voter exhibition exercise ends on September 25. Mr Asiedu Nketia noted the provisional voter register is fraught with problems, adding that it is important that those who registered take steps to…

The presidential election contest of 2020 is the third between President Nana Akufo-Addo and his immediate predecessor President John Mahama. In 2012 and 2016, Mahama was the incumbent whereas Akufo-Addo was the challenger. On this occasion, the table has turned, with Akufo-Addo as the incumbent and Mahama as the opposition candidate. Doubtlessly, this election will not only be about promises but about the record of the two leading candidates. There is an opportunity to evaluate the promises they make vis-à-vis their record in office. This paper considers the personal, professional and political records of the two candidates. Personal background John…

US President Donald Trump has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a former model in New York in 1997. Amy Dorris told the UK’s Guardian newspaper that Mr Trump groped various parts of her body and forcibly kissed her as she came out of a bathroom at the US Open tennis tournament. Mr Trump’s lawyers have denied the claims, branding it an “attempt to attack” him before the election. Multiple women have accused Mr Trump of inappropriate sexual misconduct. The president has denied all of the allegations against him. Ms Dorris, who was 24 years old at the time, said…