Author: Krobea

Former Deputy Minister of Trade under the Mahama-led administration, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, says the Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, acted like a slave to the Flagstaff House over the corruption allegations by a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Asare Obeng, also known as A-Plus, against the two Deputy Chiefs-of-Staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor and Francis Asenso-Boakye. The former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Nantong Constituency in the Northern Region said: “I can understand why that lady answered slavishly to the Flagstaff House”.…

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) will on Saturday, October 21 hold its 4th National Convention at the New GNAT Hall in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. According to a release on Sunday, the Convention will strategise plans for the proposed local government elections scheduled to be held in 2018. The party will also review strategies for the 2020 elections. The Convention will be themed: ‘Election of MMDCEs for Rapid National Development’. PPP has always claimed to be a champion of elections of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) though the current government has expressed commitment to implement it.…

uniBank Ghana Limited has expressed displeasure at a recent press release from Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) regarding a contract to render onsite banking services at Ghana’s foremost health facility. The blow-by-blow account given by the Public Relations Unit of KBTH in a press release justified the termination of the contract talks with uniBank for Stanbic Bank. It also exonerated Chief Executive Officer Dr Felix Anyah of any wrongdoing. But in a statement issued on Sunday, uniBank was at variance with some of the issues in KBTH’s release, categorically calling some “false”. uniBank even challenges the management of the hospital…

Leading digital money transfer service, WorldRemit and the Miss Ghana UK Foundation have announced the winner of the #MyFutureGH contest. They will invest the GH¢20,000 prize fund in Miss Edna Azumah Aninga’s proposal to use art to curb societal problems. Edna, from Bolgatanga in northern Ghana, was announced as the winner at the Silver Jubilee Miss Ghana UK awards night in London on Saturday night. Edna’s entry was selected from more than 120 entries, where women across Ghana (between the ages of 16 and 26) explained how they would use the money to fulfil their ambitions and inspire others in…

Police in Las Vegas are responding to reports of an active shooter near the Mandalay Bay Hotel. At least one gunman is reported to have opened fire at a country music festival being held on the Las Vegas strip. Videos on social media show hundreds of people fleeing from the scene. The sound of what appears to be automatic gunfire can be heard in some clips. Live footage from the scene shows a heavily armed police presence down the Las Vegas strip. Police have advised people to avoid the area. There are unconfirmed reports of multiple casualties. A hospital spokesperson…

US President Donald Trump has told his secretary of state that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear programme. “Save your energy Rex, we’ll do what has to be done!” Mr Trump tweeted, after it emerged the US had lines of communication with Pyongyang. Rex Tillerson disclosed the development on Saturday, saying North Korea had little interest in dialogue. The two countries have engaged in heated rhetoric in recent months. The US wants North Korea to halt its weapons programme, which has seen it perform repeated missile tests, as well as claim to…

Re-elected President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has bemoaned the depth of division within the recently unionized association, saying: “We must build bridges of unity, reconciliation and forgiveness”. Roland Affail Monney said the divisions became conspicuous in the run-up to Friday’s polls. “The spread of poison was incredible,” he said on TV3’s News 360 on Friday after he secured a Pyrrhic victory in the polls. READ: Afffail Monney re-elected GJA Prez “I was a target of some of the poisonous attacks from my opponents and their supporters,” he added but said he remained “unflappable because as a leader you…

Ghana’s leading media and communications firm Media General says it will engage the National Communications Authority (NCA) following the inclusion of 3FM, one of its subsidiary radio stations, in the list of defaulting media firms. The list by NCA contained 131 media stations accused of various infractions some which are non-payment of license renewals. But the inclusion of 3FM appears to have ruffled feathers of its mother company. “We want to state without equivocation that this allegation is false,” management said in a statement issued on Friday. “As a responsible corporate citizen, Media General has dutifully honoured all regulatory and…

Another week and the craze for football continues in the EPL. The clash of the Ayews in the English Premier League is becoming a regular fixture after both moved to England in 2015. Both brothers scored in their first EPL clash back in October, 2015 when Andre scored a late winner for Swansea City in their 2-1 win against Aston Villa. Ironically Jordan will be playing for Andre’s former team, Swansea, when they face each other this weekend at Wembley. The Ayews are likely to start for their respective clubs after both brothers were dropped by Ghana Coach Kwesi  Appiah…