Author: Krobea

Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has hit hard at media reports that he fainted right after the announcement of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor on Thursday. His family was inundated with calls from his teeming supporters from all over the country on hearing the news, according to a statement issued by his spokesperson. The statement on Friday cited TV3 as starting the “false” reports and so demanded an unqualified apology from the leading news television station. “It is in TV3’s own interest to do the right thing professionally.” On the appointment of Mr Amidu as Ghana’s first independent prosecutor, the…

Civil society group iWatch has given full backing to the nomination of former Attorney General Martin Amidu as the man to occupy the position of Special Prosecutor. He was nominated on Thursday at a ceremony at the Flagstaff House. iWatch commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for appointing Mr Amidu in a statement issued on Thursday. Find the statement below: iWatch Africa fully backs President Akufo-Addo’s decision to nominate Martin Amidu as the first Special Prosecutor in his effort to fight corruption in Ghana. The former Attorney General has demonstrated irrespective of his political leanings an unquestionable impartiality when it…

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…