Author: Krobea

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) says it considers as unfortunate recent attempts by some forces to attempt to re-write the history of Ghana and, by so doing, water down the contribution of Kwame Nkrumah in the emancipation of the Black man as well as in Ghana’s independence struggle. Chairman and leader of the CPP Professor Edmund Delle says the late Dr Nkrumah is the pillar of Ghana and the leading pace setter for the emancipation of Africa. He made these remarks during the 108th birthday commemoration of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. The commemoration was on the theme ‘Osagyefo Dr. Kwame…

Kenya’s new presidential election has been delayed to 26 October, after the country’s polls commission sought more time to reform voting processes. The re-run had originally been scheduled for 17 October. The move came as President Uhuru Kenyatta accused the country’s Supreme Court, which annulled the first vote, of staging a “coup” against the people. Observers fear Kenya’s political temperature is rising, reviving fears of political violence. Around 1,200 people died in clashes after a disputed 2007 presidential vote. “A coup in Kenya has just been done by the four people in the Supreme Court,” Mr Kenyatta said during a…

Ghana U-17 coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has named his strong final 21-man squad for the FIFA U17 World Cup to be held in India next month. The Black Starlets boss named his final squad on Thursday morning just hours after playing Mali in a pre-World Cup friendly at their training base in Abu Dhabi. The coach has strengthened his squad with seven new players who were not part of the squad that played at the U17 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Gabon. This means seven players who were part of the team for the tournament in Gabon have been…

Two people have committed suicide in separate communities in the Timonde electoral area in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. Mbabun Azoogo, 41, and Amade Samuel Ayaaba, 26, both from Timonde electoral are but in different communities, were were said to have mental illness. Mbabun Azoogo from Timonde-Gorigo allegedly  drunk some poisonous substance and was rushed to the Zebilla Government Hospital for treatment. But she passed on upon arrival at the hospital, leaving behind two-week old twins. The police later discovered that Mrs Azoogo drunk Herbextra weedicide from a container. According to the matron of the Zebilla…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that three weeks ago, highly enriched Uranium from China had to be flown back because it was contraband in Ghana. He said that gesture symbolizes the commitment of the government to rid Ghana of such materials. World super-powers are teetering on the brink of a crossfire as North Korea has consistently defied orders not to produce nuclear weapons. Leader Kim Jong-un has said he is unfazed by sanctions from the UN and will produce more of the weapons if the sanctions are slapped at him. This has led to tension between the US,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday told the United Nations General Assembly about the recent rollout of his government’s flagship programme – Free Senior High School policy. The policy was launched on Tuesday, September 12 at the West Africa Senior High School. President Akufo-Addo says apart from leading to an increase in enrolment this academic year, the policy has drawn Ghana to within reach of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, at least by the target date. “[The policy] has already led to increase of over 90,000 children who have entered secondary school this academic year,” he told the…

Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh has waded into the recent controversy surrounding actress and comedienne Afia Schwarzenegger, insisting that Ghanaians should let go of her issue. News broke recently that the actress was caught in bed with another man barely nine months into her marriage. Commenting on this issue last Friday on TV3’s After Hours, Chris Attoh argued that Afia Schwarzenegger’s issue is a personal matter and should be treated as such though he advised couples against adultery. He told host Mikki Osei Berko: “The important thing is when it comes to marriage and relationships, people need to also realize that…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been invited to the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This was made known by British High Commissioner Iain Walker in a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday. Watch the British High Commissioner @walkeriain as he talks about the UK & Ghana’s partnership over the next 4 years. #PartnershipinProgress pic.twitter.com/X5Ksmr0LYN — UK in Ghana (@UKinGhana) September 20, 2017 CHOGM 2018 was originally scheduled to take place in Vanuatu at the end of this year but was moved to the UK due to the damage done by Cyclone…

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers for perpetrating series of crimes within the Ejisu Juabeng municipality of the Ashanti Region. Briefing the media on Wednesday, the Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Juliana Obeng, said the suspects Charles Sarpong alias ‘Gangster’, 23 and a driver’s mate, Sylvester Frimpong alias ‘This Way’, 21 and also driver’s mate, and unemployed Richmond Abban, 25, broke into the room of an MTN Money Merchant at Fumasua on Saturday, September 9 at 3am and robbed him of an amount of GH¢1,700 and a Samsung mobile phone at knife point.…

Government has been urged to motivate teachers and provide them with the necessary teaching materials so they can deliver their best by contributing their quota to the success of Free Senior High School Policy. Director in charge of Girls Education Unit at the Ghana Education Service Catherine Nutsugah-Mikado made the call in an interview on the sideline of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Unit in Accra last Friday. She lauded government for the implementation of its flagship Free Senior High School Policy and its commitment towards its sustenance in order to see more children in school. She, however, wants…