Author: Krobea

Majority of Muslims across the world have begun this year’s holy month of fasting and prayers. The religious rite began on Saturday, May 27 and it is expected to end June 24. Ghanaian Muslims joined the rest of the world to mark the beginning of the 30-day fasting. Vice President Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has advised Muslims as well as Christians to “rededicate ourselves to the universal human values of love, humility, empathy for others and thankfulness for the blessings of God”. He said it in a statement on Saturday, May 27. The ninth month on the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is…

Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations are due to meet African heads of state for talks on the migrant crisis. The leaders of Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger and Nigeria will join the second day of the G7 summit in Taormina, Sicily. Italy chose to host the meeting there to draw attention to Africa and the millions of migrants who risk the crossing to Europe. But discussion has been dominated by terrorism and climate change. Saturday also marks the last day of US President Donald Trump’s foreign tour. Attending his first summit, he told his fellow G7 leaders from…

Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) Engineer William Amuna says the company is upgrading its equipment nationwide to enhance operational reliability at all of its bulk supply points. He told a select group of media personnel visiting the plant that GRIDCo is replacing obsolete and faulty components of the transmission network while improving on its flexibility in the operations of the power systems. Also present was Fred Oware, the Chief Executive Officer of the Bui Power Authority. Ing. Amuna gave the scope of work being done as covering Achimota, Winneba, Cape Coast and Takoradi, adding that “the second…

New coach for Asante Kotoko Steve Polack has already taken charge of the dressing room, preparing for his first major assignment on Sunday. TV3’s Michael Oti Adjei caught up with him in a Q & A at the club’s training grounds. Q. How massive a responsibility do you think switching it around will be? A. First of all, I must say I love coming for it.  I love coming to work with a desire and passion. I give 110% in training and expect that from my players, I don’t take nonsense from my players, when we are working we are…

The Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei, has suggested prosecution against public officials who steal money from the state’s coffers. He said it is not enough for the state to just retrieve monies embezzled and allow the culprit to go scot-free. The Former Minister of State in charge of Finance admitted that the nation cannot eradicate corruption completely from the system since it is a human institution “yet avenues must not be created for evil men to prevail”. On Onua FM’s morning show Yensempa, Dr. Akoto Osei said these are some of the reason why President Nana…

The head of the Ashanti Regional Police Command says his outfit has begun gathering information again on the eight members of vigilante group Delta Force who were recently discharged after aiding the escape of 13 other members from court. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Isaac Ken Yeboah expressed hope that witnesses will come out this time for evidence to be obtained against the eight. The eight members of Delta Force were discharged on Wednesday, May 17 by a Kumasi Circuit Court. Judge Patricia Amponsah discharged the eight for lack of evidence. The judgement did not go down well with civil…

Healing Words Foundation, a US-based non-governmental organisation, recently donated a variety of literary items to paediatric patients at the FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital to help improve upon their reading skills. Approximately 150 books, ranging from non-fiction to reference books written in English and Amharic, were presented to the children, many coming from various countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. The books were to help supplement the efforts of FOCOS Hospital in educating these children while they undergo treatment for various orthopedic conditions and disorders, sometimes staying at the facility for 3- 6 months. The books were also a welcomed addition to…

India has inaugurated a 9.15km (5.68-mile) bridge over the Lohit river, easily its longest ever, which connects the disputed state of Arunachal Pradesh with the north-eastern state of Assam. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as its own, and refers to it as “southern Tibet”. Beijing recently strongly objected to India’s decision to allow Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to visit the state and has also protested against the development of military infrastructure there. But India has defended its right to do so. “With China getting more and more aggressive, it is time we strengthened our physical infrastructure to defend our territory,”…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghanaians are looking up to the Ghana Armed Forces to be at the forefront in the fight against illegal mining, otherwise referred to as ‘galamsey’. According to President Akufo-Addo, as his government intensifies its efforts to curb ‘galamsey’, which is polluting the country’s waters, destroying farmlands and forests, and threatening the very survival of the country, “Ghanaians would continue to rely on the efforts of our security services, with the Armed Forces in the forefront, to help deal with the problem.” The President was confident that “as always, the Armed…

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has listed illegal mining and the erratic gas supply from Nigeria as a major dampener on its ability to transmit power efficiently to consumers. The national power production company maintains that it can no longer rely on the supply of natural gas from Nigeria through the West African Gas Pipeline as a major source for transmission of electric power. Speaking to a group of senior media personnel at GRIDCo Plant in Tema, Ing William Amuna, the Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCo, said, “Currently we do not look forward to gas from Nigeria as a constant…