Author: Krobea

Emmanuel Macron took his first steps as France’s president-elect on Monday but faces a tough task establishing a team that can govern effectively. His party has announced it is changing its name from En Marche to Republique En Marche (Republic on the Move). It must pick candidates quickly ahead of parliamentary elections on 11 and 18 June. It wants to be the biggest party but at the moment has no seats at all. Mr Macron beat the far right’s Marine Le Pen by 66.1% to 33.9% on Sunday. But a low turnout and a large number of spoiled or blank…

There is brewing tension in East Mamprusi in the Northern Region as the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, has been accused of a ploy to get President Nana Akufo-Addo’s nominee of district chief executive approved. Hajia Mahama is said to have called for fresh elections contrary to the Local Government Act after the president’s nominee was rejected last Thursday. Abdul Nasir Danladi could not get the required two-thirds endorsement after he polled 33 out of 50 votes at the East Mamprusi District Assembly Hall. But fresh elections are said to have been called by the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the position of District Chief Executive for Talensi in the Upper East Region, Christopher Boatbil Someteima, has been rejected by assembly members. Mr Someteima failed to secure the two-thirds majority votes in Monday’s confirmation election. Out of a total of 30 votes, the nominee polled 19 votes with 10 voting against his nomination while one vote was rejected. Mr Someteima’s votes represents 63.3 per cent, 3.7 per cent short of the required number to have passed him. Separately, there is tension brewing in East Mamprusi District in the Northern Region as the Local…

Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) Catholic Church in Cape Coast has held a special thanksgiving service in honour of new Mayor Ernest Arthur. The new Mayor of Cape Coast was confirmed last Tuesday, May 2. In a sermon titled ‘Christ Our Shepherd and Guardian’, Very Reverend Father Essilfie called on government officials, parents and church members to be good shepherds and work with all their might and strength in all that they do. “Christ as a Good Shepherd is mindful of our wellbeing. We, therefore, have an obligation to our city and nation as citizens,” Rev Father Essilfie reiterated. On…

Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been confirmed as the first Vice president of the Confederation of African Football. At the first meeting of the Ahmad Administration in Bahrain on Monday, the CAF Executive Committee confirmed Mr Nyantakyi as the second most powerful person in African football. Mr Constant Omari from Congo has also been named as 2nd Vice President of CAF with more appointments expected to be made at the Confederation’s Executive Committee meeting. Mr Nyantakyi who was recently re-elected as a FIFA Executive Committee member also becomes the first Ghanaian to rise to second highest position in African Football. Source:…

Erica Tandoh known as DJ Switch emerged winner of this years Talented Kidz Season 8 after 13 weeks of jaw dropping performances. At the National Theatre Sunday, Ghana’s youngest disc jokey, DJ Switch walked away with GHC 10,000 cash prize, GHC 6,000 educational fund, products and souvenirs from the sponsors. Naquel placed second and received GHC 8,000 cash prize, an educational fund, products and souvenirs from sponsors While Christian Morgan,  a student of the Cape Coast School for the Blind, undoubtedly proving that a disability is truly not an inability, took the third position. All eight competitors in the grand…

Of all the harms we have inflicted on our environment, including open defecation, bush burning, reckless littering, illegal mining also called galamsey in local parlance ranks high. Galamsey operators are a minority group but the extent of damage they have inflicted on our land and water resources affect us all. The results of illegal mining are hackneyed narratives that majority of Ghanaians find disgusting. This damage is not only to the environment and its ecosystem but to all of us who depend on the environment for food. And this is why we all have to join forces with the Media…

Newcastle United clinched the Championship title with victory over Barnsley, after Brighton conceded a late equaliser at Aston Villa. Ayoze Perez, Chancel Mbemba and Dwight Gayle scored in a comfortable victory, but it was Jack Grealish’s 89th-minute goal which sealed the Magpies’ title. Perez’s flicked finish made it 1-0, before Mbemba smashed in to double the lead from a Perez rebound. Gayle added a late third before Grealish’s goal handed them the title. It was a comfortable win for Rafael Benitez’s side – yet it looked like it would not be enough to seal top spot, after Glenn Murray’s penalty…

Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has left for the United Kingdom for a “follow-up medical consultation with his doctors”. President Buhari left Sunday night, having transmitted letters about the trip to the Senate and the House of Represntatives in compliance with the country’s constitution. “[President Buhari] had planned to leave Sunday afternoon, but decided to tarry a bit, due to the arrival of 82 Chibok girls who arrived Abuja earlier in the day,” a statement issued by Special Advisor Femi Adesina said. “The President wishes to assure all Nigerians that there is no cause for worry,” the statement on Sunday added.…