Author: Krobea

Immediate past Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Ernest Thompson says he is unaware of any investigation or audit conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers as he was not invited by any body for such purposes. According to him, the only body he has appeared before as regards investigations into the $72 million SSNIT OBS software is the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) with his last appearance coming in October, 2017, six months ago. He has therefore imputed mischief to Wednesday’s “needless press conference” called by management of SSNIT over the outcome of the PwC audit. A…

There is not a Ghana Premier League season without the controversy, violence and and abuse of referees but spare a thought for referee Nuhu Liman. The season is barely three months old and he has had to deal with that twice already including one on Wednesday at Elmina Sharks. Michael Oti Adjei has his say on that plus the other key issues from the midweek action. Morons win but GFA should not make it long term Once again morons have tried to hijacked the headlines in the Ghana Premier League.  With all the attention focused on a super evening for…

Minister of Interior Ambrose Dery has admonished Ghanaians not to take the peace enjoyed for granted given the zero record of extremist attacks in the country. He expressed gratitude to God for the peace so far. Mr Dery expressed these remarks on Thursday at the launch of a toolkit mobile app to tackle extremist activities in sub-Saharan Africa. Spearheaded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the toolkit mobile app is to add to the preventive approach to fighting terrorism and extremism in the sub-region. The Nandom Member of Parliament underscored the importance of the fight against terrorism, saying over…

Two persons have been arrested by the Northern Regional Police Command for writing the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for some two candidates. The suspects Zakaria Abdul Rauf, 24, and Tanko Baba, 17, were arrested at the WAEC Hall in Tamale during the Mathematics II(Core) paper, Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer ASP Yussif Tanko revealed. Second suspect Tanko Baba, a former student of Ghana-Libya Senior High School, ran out of luck when he was arrested for writing for Alhassan Abdul Karim,  a student of Institute of Business Studies-Tamale. Suspect Zakaria Abdul Rauf, a former student of…

The Queen has welcomed leaders to “my own home”, Buckingham Palace, as she hosts the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). She told the gathering of dignitaries, royals and the PM that the Commonwealth was “growing stronger year by year”. Issues under discussion at the two-day summit include ocean conservation, cyber security, trade and the Queen’s successor as head of the Commonwealth. Theresa May said the issue of plastic waste would be central to the agenda. Welcoming the leaders in the palace ballroom, the Queen said it was a “pleasure, this time, to welcome you to my home” for the…

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has been banned for six months after failing two drugs tests earlier this year. The Mexican middleweight, 27, said eating contaminated meat was the reason he tested positive for clenbuterol on 17 and 20 February. He was forced to withdraw from a world middleweight title rematch against Gennady Golovkin after their first bout in September ended in a draw. Alvarez’s ban has been backdated, so he will be free to fight from 17 August. Golden Boy Promotions said Alvarez “looks forward to returning to the ring in September for Mexican Independence Day weekend”. The fighter, who did…

Replays of incidents reviewed by video assistant referees (VAR) will be shown on big screens at the 2018 World Cup. VAR will be used at a World Cup for the first time in Russia despite criticism of its use in domestic competition. One issue has been that fans have been unable to see replays shown on television that referees use to make their decision, leading to confusion. But this summer the crowd will also be told when a decision is being reviewed and why a decision has been reached. However the replays will not be shown inside the ground while…

A Japanese broadcaster says it will file a complaint against the finance ministry alleging a top official sexually harassed a female journalist. Junichi Fukuda resigned on Wednesday but denies the allegations. Japan’s socially conservative society has so far been slow to join the worldwide #MeToo movement. Sparked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal in Hollywood, the movement started a broad push against sexual harassment in many countries around the world. The allegations that Mr Fukuda, the finance ministry’s top bureaucrat, had made sexually suggestive comments to female journalists were first reported by magazine Shukan Shincho earlier this week. The publication also released an…

The periodic health walk that has come to be part of the unity process of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is scheduled to hit Kumasi on Saturday, April 28. Dubbed Unity Walk, the health walk has already been held in some major cities including Takoradi, Somanya, Tarkwa, Tamale, Techiman and, most recently, Wa. The walk has also seen some stalwarts of the leading opposition party mount the stage to speak about happenings in the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. READ: No coup against Akufo-Addo; Let him suffer 4 years of embarrassment – Mahama Former leader of the party John…

The National House of Chiefs has attributed the increasing chieftaincy disputes in the country to direct interference of politicians in chieftaincy matters. The House observed that political interference in chieftaincy issues tend to distort laid down processes and procedures in resolving chieftaincy disputes. Addressing the media in Kumasi, President of the National House of Chiefs Togbe Afede XIV warned chiefs to desist from turning to politicians to address their disputes. “The House has observed the escalation in recent times of chieftaincy disputes in the country and the direct interference of politicians in chieftaincy matters. This phenomenon has assumed alarming proportions…