Author: Krobea

Parrhesia Commission is empowering the youth in Ghana on Saturday. The event has been necessitated in response to one of the group’s four core mandates of mentoring the youth with godly principles and the determination to make the most of their God-given potentials. The other three is being organizing Word, Prayer and Worship Conferences. The New Year’s maiden event, which will be chaired by respected persons in society, will bring together seasoned mentors like Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee (Executive Director, Salt and Light Ministries), Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh (Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)), Julian Kingsley Opuni (Deputy Managing…

Four persons are feared dead after unidentified gunmen opened fire on people in Bimbilla Thursday at about 9:00pm. The shooting by the gunmen, who sped off a motobike, sparked sporadic shooting at different areas within the town, www.3news.com has gathered. Reports from the Bimbilla Government Hospital say the hospital is overwhelmed with casualties. Nurses at the hospital say the Medical Suprintendent has been out of town thus they are unable to handle the flooding cases. The Yendi Municipal Hospital, which is about a two-hour journey, is willing to handle some of the cases but the absence of an ambulance at…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has congratulated the newly appointed Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu. “The President couldn’t have made a better choice”. Mr Amidu, who is a staunch anti-graft campaigner, was on Thursday nominated the first Special Prosecutor by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House. READ: Martin Amidu named Special Prosecutor He is a known member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and he considers himself as a member of the cadres, the core members who believe in the ideals of probity, integrity and accountability. In his message to congratulate Mr Amidu, whom he holds…

National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams says the newly appointed Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, is not independent and will only witch-hunt members of the opposition party. He said Mr Amidu’s posture since the New Patriotic Party (NPP) took up the reins of government vis-à-vis his pronouncements during the John Mahama regime makes it clear he is “a bitter person”. Speaking on TV3’s News 360 on Thursday a few hours after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo nominated the NDC cadre as the Special Prosecutor – pending approval by Parliament – Mr Adams said the nominee is simply…

Ghana is set to host the prestigious Hockey Africa Cup for Club Championship (ACCC) tournament at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium from Saturday, January 20 – 28. The Africa Hockey Federation (AfHF) handed Ghana the right to host the rest of Africa at its last congress in November, 2017 in Egypt. This will be the fourth time Ghana is hosting the competition. The men’s category will have clubs from Ghana, Egypt and Nigeria compete while the female category will have clubs from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria compete. The Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Robert Sarfo Mensah, says…

Two firms have launched portable pumps to help breastfeeding mums collect their milk on the move. Women who use breast pumps often apply them several times a day and for periods of about 20 minutes or more. However, generally they have to be plugged into a power socket and the pump mechanism is noisy. Both Willow and the Freemie Liberty pump are designed to be worn more unobtrusively – placed inside a woman’s bra. Unlike traditional pumps, they are powered by rechargeable batteries and are very quiet. They are both on show at the CES tech trade fair in Las…

Former referee and Assistant Coach of the Black Queens Mercy Tagoe has been appointed as interim coach of the senior women’s national team. Mercy Tagoe made the ascent to the top following the resignation of current coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, who according to reports will be joining Danish side FC Nordsjaelland as assistant coach. Mercy Tagoe’s appointment means this will be the first time a female will handle the Black Queens. The Technical Committee at the Ghana Football Association will sit to have further deliberations on who will take up the job permanently. The Black Queens are in the same…

The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has rubbished findings of the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana over a survey. He said the survey was “not deep enough”. According the NDC Deputy General Secretary, “you cannot use 11 days  to do any deep research”. He admitted, nonetheless, that it adds on to the discourse. The survey revealed that 62 per cent of Ghanaians were pleased with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s performance in office so far. The findings of the survey also revealed that 64 per cent of respondents backed the…

Prior to his nomination as the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu won national admiration from the articles he wrote to expose corruption in the previous government. He later complemented the articles with Facebook videos. But his articles and Facebook videos invariably centered on measures to be put in place to protect the national purse especially during the Mahama-led administration. He embarked on a crusade against businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, who was a beneficiary of a judgement debt of GH¢51.3 million. In 2017, when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) returned to power, Mr Amidu churned out 22 articles on varying topics.…

Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Martin Alamisi Benz-Kaiser Amidu has been nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Special Prosecutor. President Akufo-Addo made the announcement at the Flagstaff House on Thursday. The announcement comes less than 10 days after the president assented to the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill, together with four other bills. President Akufo-Addo underscored the efforts of Mr Amidu, especially his challenge of the judgement debt payment to businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome at the Supreme Court. “[Mr Amidu has] the requisite integrity, competence, courage and independence of character to discharge effectively the…