Author: Krobea

The Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Joseph Dindoick  Kpemka appeared uninformed as he talked about the state of the coming in and subsequent handling of the controversial ex-detainees of Guantanamo Bay. The Deputy AG, speaking on the newspaper review segment of TV3’s morning show, New Day said he had no knowledge of the current state of the GITMO 2 as regards their employment. He was asked if he knew what job the former detainees were engaged in and under what law they would have done so. In his response, the Member of Parliament for Tempane said, “This statement…

Black Stars striker Jordan Ayew was on target yet again for Swansea City on Tuesday, when they came from a goal down to beat Arsenal 3-1. The win lifts the Welsh side out of the relegation zone for the first time in several weeks. Nacho Monreal opened the score for the Gunners – who stay sixth on the log – in the 33rd minute. Within a minute of Monreal’s goal, Sam Clucas equalized for the Swans, sending the spectators at the Liberty Stadium in raptures. A Petr Cech howler at the hour mark gave Ghana’s Jordan Ayew another opportunity to…

IBO referee Roger Barnor has defended his tenth round stoppage of the IBO Lightweight bout between Emmanuel ‘Game Boy’ Tagoe and Fernando Saucedo last Saturday. The fight drew controversies after it was stopped by referee Barnor, and eventually judged Game Boy as the winner. Tagoe was adjudged the winner of the bout despite most boxing purists claiming he had not done enough to deserve a technical knockout. The Ghanaian was visibly in playful mood with dancing antics in the ring while his decision to hit the back of Saucedo’s head also drew criticism. Saucedo also played his part in a…

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Amolo Odinga took an oath on Tuesday at the Uhuru Park in Nairobi to swear in as the ‘People’s President’. The oath was administered by one of National Super Alliance (NASA) Members of Parliament, TJ Kajwang. It is unclear what the motive of NASA is by this swearing-in but the General Manager of Media General News, Joseph Warungu, said it may be a subtle move to unsettle the Uhuru Kenyatta-led government and trigger some form of roundtable negotiations, possibly a power-sharing deal. ‘Unprecedented’ Speaking on 3FM’s Midday News on Tuesday, Mr Warungu said the event has…

The Births and Deaths Registry under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has been directed to accept the registration of names they previously deemed titles. The Registry came under public criticism for refusing to register certain names like Nana, Nii, Naa, Torgbe and other local names as well as foreign titles like Reverend, Dr, Colonel and Junior, claiming they are for chiefs – in the case of the local ones – and are not acceptable for registration under their laws. This provoked Parliament to summon the sector minister, Hajia Alima Mahama, and the registrar, John Agbeko, for questioning.…

Ghana’s first floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, FPSO Kwame Nkrumah, is scheduled to be shut down from Thursday. The shutdown will lapse three weeks after which the vessel will undergo another downtime, from Monday, March 19 to Saturday, April 7. These were disclosed on Tuesday by a Petroleum Engineer at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Albert Longdon. Engineer Longdon also indicated that there will be a third shutdown in November to complete maintenance works on the vessel. He said all these are efforts to make the FPSO operate at full capacity by the end of 2019. Contingency…

A former Deputy Trades and Industry Minister, Murtala Mohammed, has lashed out at the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government over what he describes as the serious decay in security in the country. According to him, the security in the country has deteriorated to the point that vigilante groups could hold press conferences to threaten political parties. The former MP for Nantong Constituency said he has been feeling uneasy especially each time he was in Tamale, where “there has been rampant unabated armed robbery attacks,” something he says he wasn’t used to since he was a boy. Speaking on TV3’s…

The fastest man on earth, Jamaican Usain Bolt, joined up with South African side Mamelodi Sundowns at their Chloorkop training facility on Monday. The 31-year-old eight-time Olympic gold medalist and 100m and 200m world record holder is visiting the country as part of an Athletics South Africa development scheme. The 2016 African champions announced Bolt’s arrival on their Twitter account and also posted a video of the Jamaican in training with the squad. Bolt, who retired from athletics after August’s world championships in London, is famously a Manchester United fan and has often spoken of his desire to play football.…

The Irish government has agreed to hold a referendum at the end of May on whether to reform the country’s near-total ban on abortion. The vote will decide whether to repeal a constitutional amendment that effectively bans terminations. Currently abortion is only allowed when a woman’s life is at risk, but not in cases of rape, incest or fatal foetal abnormality. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said that he will campaign for reform. The ballot will not be on specific terms of any new law, but on whether to retain or repeal article 40.3.3 of the constitution, known as the…

An eight-month-old baby girl has been raped allegedly by her cousin in the Indian capital, Delhi. The girl is reportedly in a critical condition at a local hospital where she was brought in on Sunday. Police told the media that they had arrested the 28-year-old accused, described as a daily wage worker. Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who visited the infant in hospital on Monday night, described her injuries as “horrific”. The incident happened on Sunday but came to light on Monday after local media reported it. Ms Maliwal tweeted that the girl had to undergo a three-hour…