Author: Krobea

A former Member of Parliament for the Nanton Constituency, Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, has expressed concerns about the rampant tirades of former President Jerry John Rawlings against corruption, saying he is sometimes restrained to criticize his party’s leader. The former National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislator emphasized that “Sometimes, I find it difficult to talk about the former president”. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Saturday about the former president’s attribution of NDC’s loss in the 2016 elections to corruption, Mr Murtala said Mr Rawlings has the right to talk about several social issues but some of his pronouncements may not be…

Type 1 diabetic Gavin Giffiths has charged some Ghanaian children living with the disease not to let it discourage them but rather soar high in achieving their dreams in life. Mr. Giffiths, who was diagnosed of the disease at the age of eight, has defied all odds to engage in sporting activities including the playing of football. He has been running marathons for some years now and has embarked on a global tour to six continents, running 5 kilometers in each country, to raise awareness about diabetes and sports. Speaking at an event organized by Diabetics Youth Care, a support…

Come to think of it, have we thought of the stringent punishment the Late Major would have been served with if he had shot to kill or hurt in self defence? About 99% who had the opportunity to watch that heinous death went like, ” but he could have shot in self defence, why didn’t he use his pistol, I also asked the same question and many more but probably at that time what run through his mind was, I would be called a murderer, my rank as a Captain would be wiped from me per the military ethics and…

The former Head Coach of the Black Queens, Yusif Basigi, has revealed how excruciating his sacking was as he heard the news from his friends and some of his players. He said he was in Serbia then for a three-week attachment. In an exclusive interview with Connect 97.1 FM, the Hasmal Ladies’ coach said that nobody from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) officially called him to inform him about the appointment of Coach Didi Dramani, his brother, as his successor. “I heard my sacking from some Black Queens players and some friend, who called me in Serbia to find out…

The Ghana School of Survey and Mapping has been re-opened for academic activities after a month of closure by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources. The School will open for full activities on Monday, June 12, according to John-Peter Amewu. He said the issues that led to the shutdown of the school have been successfully resolved. The Ghana School of Survey and Mapping was closed down by Lands Minister John-Peter Amewu on Tuesday, May 2 following a clash between students and some land guards. Mr Amewu ordered the reassignment of staff while the students were asked to vacate their…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has lined up a “massive durbar” at the Mandela Park in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region to mark its Silver jubilee. The current leading opposition party was founded on June 10, 1992 ahead of the elections that marked the return to constitutional rule, later to be the Fourth Republic. Ahead of the 25th anniversary, the party took stock in Elmina in the Central Region to “retool” ahead of the next elections in 2020. Saturday’s durbar is expected to attract the rank and file of the party. Among the speakers lined up are former presidents…

Seasoned sound engineer-cum-producer, Joseph Appiah, known in showbiz as Quick Action, says the current sound engineers for Samini are doing a disservice to the artiste’s musical career. Between 2005 and 2010, Quick Action worked with Samini at which period they produced hit songs like Odo, which was the toast of the moment and earned him the Best African Act award at the 2006 MOBO Awards. They churned out other hit tracks like ”Music Makes Me Survive, Repatriation and Everywhere You Go”, which cemented Samini’s musical career as one of the best dancehall artiste in the country. The two, however, parted…

The fallen hero, late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama who was slain in line of duty, has been laid to rest with full military honours. A burial service was held at the forecourt of the State House in Accra on June 9, after which he was buried at the Osu Military Cemetery. His family, dignitaries and sympathizers were present to bid farewell to the fallen hero. Present at the burial ceremony include the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia  and his spouse. The First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, former president John Dramani Mahama, ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor, Chiefs,  Members of…

Cooperative Housing Foundation, a US-based NGO operating in Ghana as Global Communities, has been dragged to the Human Rights Court to show cause why its management, assigns and privies should not be reprimanded for wrongfully abrogating a legal contract between them and the Youth Empowerment Synergy (YES-Ghana). YES–Ghana is praying the court to, as a matter of urgency, place an injunction on the termination of YES-Ghana’s involvement in the Youth Entrepreneurial Development Initiative for Employment (YIEDIE) project, funded by the MasterCard Foundation in Canada. According to an affidavit in support of the interlocutory injunction filed by lawyers for YES-Ghana, the…

In a month, the third anniversary of the disappearance of hiplife musician Castro The Destroyer and a female friend will be observed. His longtime manager DJ Amess has stated that he has missed him. On July 6, 2014, Castro accompanied his friend and Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan to Ada for holidays but went missing in the Volta River while cruising on a jet-ski with female friend Janet Bandu. Even though efforts from a combined search team comprising the Ghana Navy, Marine Police, local fisher- folks and professional lifeguards could not find the body of Castro and Janet Bandu, their families…