Author: Krobea

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, and the entire Muslim community have expressed their deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of the late Former President Jerry John Rawlings. A statement issued in Accra by Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, the Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam and copied to the Ghana News Agency said indeed, the nation was in an extremely difficult time. It said the entire Muslim community received with great shock and deep grief report about the sudden demise of Ghana’s former President and the first President of the Fourth Republic a couple of days ago.…

The Nigerian army has rejected claims it killed unarmed protesters at a rally in Lagos in October, saying its soldiers were firing blank bullets. Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo presented video evidence to back up his claims made to a panel of inquiry. Amnesty International says 12 people were killed when soldiers opened fire on a protest about police brutality in the wealthy Lagos suburb of Lekki. Multiple eyewitnesses have told the BBC they saw soldiers shoot people. Some 1,000 protesters had gathered at the Lekki toll gate on 20 October to prevent cars using a major motorway. Soldiers were reportedly…

The office of late former president, Jerry John Rawlings, has announced that there will not be any one week ceremony to mark his death. “The general public is also informed that there will be no one week ceremony,” a statement issued on Saturday, November 14 from the Communications Directorate of the Office of Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings said. “All flyers and other communication announcing such a ceremony are false and should be ignored.” The former president died suddenly at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Thursday, November 12 after being admitted for a short illness. His family has since…

It was an exciting game between Legon Cities and Berekum Chelsea at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, November 14. Despite the intensity of the game, football fanatics expected a winner but that did not happen. The Blues thought they would emerge victorious when they were awarded a penalty in the 17th minute of the game and Captain Stephen Amankona scored. But 14 minutes later, they will go on and bury their faces in their palm as Legon Cities’ Baba Mahama got fouled in the penalty box for the referee’s whistle to go for an infringement. He pointed directly to…

After the controversy that characterised the signing of the book of condolence opened by the state for the late former president Jerry John Rawlings, former president John Dramani Mahama may have to sign the book again. On Friday, November 13, prior to his signing of the book, Mr Mahama’s party claimed it was taken away to deliberately prevent him from signing it. “We were at the residence of the family to offer our condolences,” General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia told journalists. “The maternal family from Anlo was represented, the nuclear family as well. We…

The family of a 40-year-old woman who was declared dead and sent to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital Mortuary in Sekondi is still in extreme state of shock after their relative rose from death barely 12 hours after being deposited at the morgue. The patient, Ophilia Baah, a mother of four, was rushed to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital from home on Thursday, November 12 in the evening from diabetic complications. She was pronounced dead by the medical officer on duty soon upon arrival at the facility. Her remains were quickly conveyed to the Hospital’s morgue. Her husband, Robert Donkoh,…

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has commissioned a GH¢55 million primary sub-station at Mpraeso in the Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. The project is expecetd to improve electricity supply to the Kwahu Ridge and the Afram Plains areas. The Kwahu Ridge and Afram Plains used to experience erratic and poor-quality power supply due to the use of only two feeders – the 11-kilovolt feeder from Nkawkaw Primary Station and the 33 kilovolts at Donkorkrom. With the coming in of the two by 10 megavolt per amps 33 by 11 kilovolt primary substation at Mpraeso, the Company would…

Twenty local vendors within the Amansie South and West districts have received three months of training in business management and financial literacy by Asanko Mines and Enablis Ghana. The training of the local contractors will ensure most of the local vendors effectively take up outsourced procurement from Asanko Mines to increase the living standards of the locals within the mine’s operational areas. The 20 local contractors after completing the training will position themselves in a more competitive status to bid bigger contracts from local and foreign businesses. Businesses management, book and record keeping and financial literacy are the major courses…

The winner of the 2020 Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) pageant, Naa Dedei Botchwey, has expressed her utmost gratitude to Media General for the opportunity and gift that has been given to her. Naa showed appreciation to Media General during the presentation of awards to the six finalist at the forecourt of TV3 on Friday, November 13. The finalists were Greater Accra’s Naa, Ahafo’s Abena, Volta’s Kafui, Northern’s Zuzu, Upper East’s Talata and Central’s Afriyie in that particular order. The eventual winner Naa received a sleek 4-wheel drive vehicle and a cash of GH¢10,000. Abena as the first runner-up was given…

After seven months of waiting, the Ghana Premier League is back! Champions Aduana Stars and Hearts of Oak would have been the first game of the weekend but that match has been called off. This decision was taken after the GFA was informed that Players and Officials of Hearts of Oak will need further tests before playing a match. This means Legon Cities FC and Berekum Chelsea’s game will be the stand out opening weekend game of the 2020/21 Premier League season. The Accra based club were dominant in the transfer market and that means expectations will be high as…