Author: Krobea

Indeed 2017 went skrrrahh, pap, pap, ka-ka-ka. Skidiki-pap-pap, and a pu-pu-pudrrrr-boom. And before we knew it, Skya, du-du-ku-ku-dun-dun. Poom, poom, you know. Ah well, it is that time of the year again. We started this in 2014 and this is already the 4th installment. That’s like JM’s term in office you know! Year has been so fast. Same time last year JM was President. Now Nana Addo is President for less than a year but feels like forever eh? Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Kwame Gyan and I bring you the 2017 edition of our friendly advice and to…

Residents and traders at central business district of Takoradi have benefited from a free health screening exercise under the ‘How Well Are You?’ campaign by popular gospel musician and physiotherapist Philipa Baafi. The exercise, supported by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and the Ministry of Health, saw patrons trooping to the venue as early as 6:00am though it was to start at 8:00am. Health personnel screened participants for various ailments including diabetes, malaria and hypertension and they dispensed free medical advice and medicines. There was a live performance from the gospel dynamo too. Speaking to journalists on the objectives of…

Zimbabwe’s former vice-president, whose sacking sparked events leading to the shock resignation of long-time leader Robert Mugabe, will be sworn in as the new president on Friday, state TV says. Emmerson Mnangagwa, who fled to South Africa two weeks ago, had arrived back in the country, it added. His dismissal led the ruling party and the military to intervene and force an end to Mr Mugabe’s 37-year long rule. The news sparked wild celebrations across the country late into the night. The announcement that the 93-year-old president was stepping down came in the form of a letter read out in…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has called on cocoa farmers to embrace the Cocoa Hand Pollination programme as a means of increasing their production. Mr Aidoo said another intervention, which is expected to increase yield, is being piloted. It This intervention, irrigation, will be replicated on most cocoa farms. Mr Aidoo made the statement on Monday when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Anyinase in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. Nana Antwi Panin VI used the occasion to appeal to the COCOBOD CEO to supply enough cocoa inputs…

The clergy, church leaders, government, media, civil society groups, academia and other legal experts will converge on Thursday to engage government on church legal reforms in Ghana. The ‘Ekklesia Roundtable Series -1’ is an initiative of Kingdom Equip Network (KEN) and seeks to interrogate and build consensus on policy initiatives that enhance the governance of churches and the nation. This event will take place at the Fiesta Royale Hotel, Accra. Since pre-independence, churches in Ghana have significantly contributed to nation-building in areas such as education, health, politics and other social services. In view of this, ‘Ekklesia Roundtable Series -1’ will…

The American soccer cameras and spotlights will be on one game on Tuesday as Columbus Crew and Toronto FC face off in the Eastern Conference final, and featuring could be four Ghanaians for the Crew. Jonathan Mensah and Harrison Afful are more likely fixtures in the Crew setup with Mohamed Abu and Lalas Abubakar likely to be deployed on the bench by manager Gregg Berhalter. Having played 29 and 27 times respectively for Crew this season in the regular MLS season, both Ghana internationals will be hoping to make a mark in the Eastern conference final. Mensah has recovered from a poor…

First Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Kwesi Nyantakyi will preside over a committee to be set up by the continent’s football-governing body to fashion out some help for its 2018 World Cup qualifiers. The establishment of the committee is one of the decisions taken by Caf’s Executive Committee at its meeting held last Thursday. The committee will hold its first meeting on Friday, December 1 on the sidelines of the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw. The move is to ensure that Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia do well at the global showpiece. As per a…

I was told of a funeral which happened recently somewhere in Accra. Hell broke loose when it was time to read the biography of the deceased. According to his biography supposedly orchestrated by his wife, he had only one child. His family, on the other hand, insisted he had adopted two more children; making three of them in all. When you don’t tell the world who you are and what you ever had, others will do so. When you die, others will tell your story (and may obviously not tell it well) so when alive, you need to tell your…

Our society may be rid of every ill except one — hypocrisy. Our incoherent weights have almost become that part of society’s fabric we can’t let go. What we crucify others for in public, we lustfully enjoy in our closets. The irony of today’s society is that what we are living a whole cycle of hypocrisy. We scream during the day, “Close down the brothels!” yet keep that same brothel running at night. We condemn prostitution yet make sex a “term and condition” to our job vacancies. We shout, “Our politicians are corrupt!!!” yet go queuing at their doorsteps for…

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has left Accra for the People’s Republic of China. Travelling with her on Monday were the Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kojo Yankah, Director of Crop Research Institute (CSI) Dr. Stella Ennim, and Millicent Degraft-Johnson of the Ministry of finance. The First Lady’s trip follows the visit of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to China in June and the subsequent visit of China’s Vice Minister of Commerce, Qian Keming, to Ghana in September. It is expected to further deepen relations as well as strengthen economic cooperation between Ghana and China. During the…