Author: Krobea

The Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wants President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to “walk his talk” by ordering the release of Appiah Stadium. The Kumasi-based NDC serial caller was arrested on Tuesday for “criticizing the President”. According to the NDC Youth Wing, Appiah Stadium was just being a citizen and not a spectator as advocated by the president in his inaugural speech to Ghanaians. A statement signed by the National Youth Organiser, Sidii Abubakar Musah, said the arrest of Appiah Stadium defies all what President Akufo-Addo claims he stands for. “We will be left with no other…

Chaotic scenes broke out in Uganda’s parliament as MPs debated the contentious removal of the presidential age limit. Tempers flared and lawmakers were filmed brawling after it was alleged an MP had brought a gun into the chamber. The speaker ordered a search but no gun was found, local media reported. The age-limit issue is controversial because long-standing President Yoweri Museveni is 73 years old and the limit for re-election is capped at 75. President Museveni has been in power since 1986 and democratically elected as president since 1996. But the current constitutional age limit would prevent him from standing…

The Ashanti Regional Police Command says it only helped in the arrest of serial caller and staunch National Democratic Congress (NDC) member Appiah Stadium in Kumasi. Born Kwaku Appiah, Appiah Stadium was arrested Tuesday morning for reasons yet to be officially made known. www.3news.com, however, gathers he had called President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo a ‘drug addict’. But speaking on TV3’s News 360 on Tuesday night, Public Relations Officer of the Command Juliana Obeng said the arrest was at the instance of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. The NDC man has, as a result, been…

Even before the National Democratic Congress (NDC) opens nominations for the top most position of leader of the party, members have started identifying with their preferred choice of candidate. Joining the ‘endorsement wagon’ is a former Central Region Minister, Thomas Aquinas Quansah. For the former Mfantsiman West legislator, John Dramani Mahama will always be his preferred candidate for the 2020 comeback of the NDC as against the rest of the names that are making rounds but was quick to add that should the immediate past President decide not to contest, “I believe the party’s best bet is Alban Sumana Bagbin…

Members of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) have tendered in their resignation to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Led by Chairman Professor Kwesi Botchwey, the members were at the Flagstaff House on Tuesday to hand in their resignation. They also presented a document on Ghana’s long-term national development plan to the president. The document has been tagged ‘Black Star Rising’ and it contains the 40-year development plan drafted for the country. Announcing their collective resignation, Professor Botchwey said they decided to do that in order to allow the President give a new direction to the Commission. ‘New King, New…

The School of Pharmacy of the University of Ghana has pledged its commitment to train world-class practitioners given the role they play in healthcare delivery in the country. It therefore called on alumni and, indeed, all pharmacists “to make the healthcare of their patients their topmost priority”. This assurance was given on Monday, September 25 as the world marked World Pharmacists Day. “The pharmacist plays an important role in various aspects of healthcare delivery including education on rational use of drugs, drug use in pregnancy, management of chronic diseases, counseling of HIV, tuberculosis, and cancer patients, amongst others.” The School…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her re-election on Sunday. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in alliance with Christian Social Union (CSU) beat Martin Schulz’s Alternative for Germany (AfG) on Sunday to clinch her fourth term in office. In his message to congratulate Ms Merkel, President Akufo-Addo said: “It is my sincere hope that Chancellor Merkel will continue on the path of delivering unity, security, progress and prosperity to the German people”. “It is also my overriding hope that the already strong Ghanaian-German relations will grow from strength to strength, on a shared agenda…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the Black Stars B team for annexing the 2017 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup. The locally based Black Stars beat their counterparts from Nigeria 4-1 in the final at the Cape Coast Stadium to emerge winners. While two-goal hero on Sunday won the Golden Boot of the tournament, skipper Isaac Twum was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) with Nigeria’s goalie Izenwa Ikechukwu winning the Golden Goves. After his return from the United States of America, from the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, President Akufo-Addo took to Twitter to congratulate the side.…

The election of national and regional officers of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) will finally be held on Friday. A statement issued by the Elections Committee of the Association said the polls will begin from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Candidates are expected to submit names of their polling agents to the Committee headed by Ben Batabe Assorow by close of day Wednesday. The elections have been postponed several times due to disputes though members had agreed in 2016 that it would be held on 31 March, 2017. Due to the legal tussles, the mandate of the Affail Monney-led executive was extended.…