Author: Krobea

Pope Francis, who is on a visit to Peru, has spoken out about violence against women in Latin America. Speaking at a Mass in the northern city of Trujillo, the Pope called the violence “a plague” that needed to be combated across the region. According to the UN, half of the 25 countries with the largest number of murders of women are in Latin America. The Argentine Pope, 81, is on the second and final leg of a week-long regional tour. “There are so many cases of violence that stay silenced behind so many walls,” the Pope said on Saturday.…

Some unknown persons Sunday dawn broke into the Kwabenya Police Station and shot the police officer on duty. Reports say they attacked the station to set free some inmates. Seven persons held at the cells are currently at large. The police have, as a result, mounted a manhunt for them. They are Nigerian Chibuzor Akwabu, 34, and Ghanaians Dickson Ofori, 24, Edem Rockson, 32, Prince osei, 27, Emmanuel Kotey, 21, Kofi Darko, 21, and Attah Kwadwo, 20. The rest of the inmates have been transported to the Madina Divisional Police. Meanwhile, the Accra Regional Police Command says investigations have begun…

Pressure group Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) wants the Presidency to come out with sufficient information on the health status of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The Vice President was taken ill on Friday and had to be flown to the United Kingdom that same day on the advice of his doctors. But ASEPA wants the presidency to come out and clear the air amid the speculations making rounds, especially on social media. “Even though there are no official records of the health status of the vice President before assumption into office, it is public knowledge…

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South Constituency in the Upper East Region, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed wonder how a petroleum agreement can be signed in a hotel. He was apparently alluding to the Exxon Mobil deal agreed and signed by the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, on behalf of government, on Thursday. The venue was the Kempiski Hotel in Accra and the deal was completed between 8:00am and 11:00am. “I am still wondering why the signing had to be done at the Kempiski Hotel and took three hours,” the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP said on TV3’s New…

Some members of the Old Boys Association of Ahantaman Senior High School in the Western Region have expressed dissatisfaction over an inscription on the schools 70th anniversary cloth. The inscription, which reads ‘Ahantaman Girls Senior High School’, has caused outrage among the old boys, who claim it strikes a sharp contrast on their identity. The irony is that the School used to be unisex but was changed to a girls’ school about eight years ago. The school is set to mark its 70th year of existence, having churned out thousands of both boys and girls within the period. But the…

National Democratic Congress (NDC) bigwig Professor Joshua Alabi has rubbished suspicions in certain quarters that the Special Prosecutor-designate, Martin Amidu, will witch-hunt some persons, particularly members of his party. The first Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) said Mr Amidu will never do such a thing. “[Martin Amidu] is not coming for the way people are thinking that he is coming to chase people who have one or two problems with him. “No, no, I don’t see Martin [Amidu] that way,” Prof Alabi stated on TV3’s Midday Live on Saturday. There were accusations moments after the…

The Headmaster of Breman Edumanu D/A Basic School in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District of the Central Region, Robert Sepey, who was caught in a sex tape with a 17-year-old student, is on the run. The District Police Command and chiefs and people of the town are currently on the heels of Mr. Sepey over the alleged sex tape. Members of the community are expecting the chiefs of the town, Nana Asare Bediako, to take action but he has said there is nothing they can do about the situation since the story is already in the media. The District Chief Executive, Isaac…

A type of onion could help the fight against antibiotic resistance in cases of tuberculosis, a study has suggested. Researchers believe the antibacterial properties extracted from the Persian shallot could increase the effects of existing antibiotic treatment. They said this could help “reverse the tide” of drug-resistant TB, which infected 490,000 people in 2016. But they said the research was still in its early stages and clinical trials would need to follow. In the ongoing study, led by Birkbeck, University of London and University College London, the research team conducted tests on four different molecules from the shallots, which are…

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sent its well wishes to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Dr Bawumia was taken ill on Friday and later flown to the United Kingdom for medical leave. The decision to get the Vice President out of Ghana was based on advice from his doctors, a statement from the presidency said. He was accompanied by his wife, Samira. On its official Twitter handle on Saturday, NDC wished Dr Bawumia a speedy recovery as “he has been medically evacuated to London for treatment”. Speedy recovery to Vice President Mahamadou Bawumia who has been medically evacuated…

Parliament is expected to reconvene on Sunday for a short ceremony, which will see the Speaker, Reverend Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, sworn in as Acting President of Ghana. The recall is at the instance of First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei Owusu. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be out of Ghana to attend the investiture of George Maneh Oppon Weah on Monday while his vice, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has also travelled to the United Kingdom for his medical leave on the advice of his doctors. READ: Bawumia flies to UK on doctors’ advice In accordance with constitutional provision, precisely…