Author: Krobea

The Minority says its members made “strenuous efforts” to have the Right To Information (RTI) Bill passed into law in the Sixth Parliament. That Parliament with Edward Doe Adjaho as Speaker had the current Minority as Majority and vice versa. In a statement to mark the 2017 International Press Freedom Day, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislators are blaming their opposite numbers in the immediate past House for the inability to pass the RTI bill. “Regrettably, it was the uncooperative and obstructionist attitude of the opposition NPP then which scuttled the passage of the Bill which in our estimation can…

Animal skins are used for many things including drums, wallets, guitars and shoes. Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skin, often cattle hide. It can be produced at different manufacturing levels, from a cottage industry to a heavy industry. A dealer in local and imported leather, craftsman Mohammed Mustapha makes shoes, belts, sandals and a whole lot of items from leather at the Accra Art Center. It is worth asking, ‘What goes into making items made out of leather?’ “Leather is used for many various goods which includes drums, trousers, bags, skirts, furniture covering, book binding and so…

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday chaired a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, to inaugurate the Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for Good Governance and Development at the National Open University of Nigeria. The ceremony, which was also attended by a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mukhtar, was an opportunity to honour the former Nigerian President for his commitment and contribution to the promotion of education in Nigeria. The National Open University of Nigeria, which started in the early 1980s, was closed down a few years later, until 2001 when then President Obasanjo reopened the institution. It currently has over…

The walk was to create awareness on the need for a healthy lifestyle. The management and staff of zenith bank who were joined by other corporate institutions, briskly walked through some principal streets of Accra. The walk was on the theme ‘’health walk: aspire for Ghana’s future” sought to empower the working class and all citizens of Ghana to live a healthy life for a prosperous economy. Participants walked through Osu, East and West Ridge, the Passport Office, Accra International Conference Centre before ending at the Accra Sports Stadium.  Managing Director of Zenith Bank Ghana, Henry Oroh said the bank…

A South Korean warship is heading for Somalia to hold an anti-piracy drill in waters off the country’s coast. The 4,400-ton destroyer Daejoyoung left the South Korean port of Busan yesterday, with a 300-strong crew on board. Friday’s drill will involve the destroyer Daejoyoung, a 17,000-ton commercial vessel and 350 seamen and sailors, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reports. The country has had a naval unit in the Gulf of Aden since 2009 as part of global efforts to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. The South Korean navy has posted a video of a previous anti-piracy mission…

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, May 2 arrived in the Togo capital of Lome to a rousing welcome from residents, at the commencement of his three-day visit. President Akufo-Addo, who made the trip to Togo by road, was met at the Aflao border by the Togolese President, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, together with hundreds of Ghanaians and Togolese who had lined up along the principal streets of Aflao en route to Lome. Amidst the waving of flags of the two countries, President Akufo-Addo and President Gnassingbé acknowledged the cheers of welcome and greetings from ecstatic residents, as they made…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored another Champions League hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Atletico Madrid in the semi-final first leg to close in on a third final in four years. Real were utterly dominant throughout against their city rivals at the Bernabeu and led after 10 minutes when Ronaldo headed home Casemiro’s cross. It looked as if the hosts might fail to fully capitalise on their superiority – until Ronaldo let the ball bounce and smashed an unstoppable shot from 16 yards past Atletico keeper Jan Oblak, who had made several saves to keep his side in the tie. And the Portugal…

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has confirmed that Engineers & Planners Company Limited owned by Ibrahim Mahama, brother of ex-President John Mahama, has settled all its debt. The mining firm had to be dragged to court over the non-payment of its workers’ social security. But on Monday, May 1, it dismissed the allegations, revealing it had reached a negotiated agreement with the nation’s pensions management body in 2016 to settle its arrears. On Tuesday, May 2, the Corporate Affairs Manager of SSNIT, Eva Amegashie, confirmed to TV3  that Engineers & Planners has fulfilled its liabilities. The court…

Manufacturers of Adonko Bitters are recalling their product with batch number 201 as directed by the Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA). The said products were believed to have caused the passing out of several patrons at an Easter Monday event at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi. The mass swoon at the event venue forced the FDA to slap a GH¢25, 000 administrative charge on Angel Group of Companies, the mother company of the manufacturers. The Authority also accused the manufacturers of running promotions on the product with celebrity association without its approval. But in a release signed by Samson…