Author: Krobea

One of the panellists on the extended New Day programme on 3FM on Saturday, May 27 has advocated a total ban on all forms of small-scale mining in Ghana. Edgar Wiredu, a political analyst, bemoaned the devastation caused by illegal small-scale mining popularly known as galamsey in the country. According to him, the devastation is threatening the basic survival of Ghanaians as foodstuff like “our kontomire have all been contaminated”. He stated that one of the reasons for the shutdown of the Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central Region is that “sugarcane cannot grow”. “Meanwhile, we spent over 35 million…

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been enstooled a chief by the Paramount Chief of Monrovia, Liberia in a short ceremony. President Akufo-Addo was in the Liberian capital on Friday, May 26 as part of the third leg of his tour of West Africa. On his arrival, the president was given the key to the city of Monrovia – a gesture done respectable dignitaries – by Mayor Clara Doe. The chiefs of Monrovia also gathered later to bestow on President Akufo-Addo the stool name Kandakai Gbogba, which means “a good man who brings peace”. He was also later in…

Undisputed former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jnr has announced that he will be in Ghana next month. In a widely circulated video, the retired boxer says he will be in Ghana “the motherland” on June 15 & 16. The former five-division champion paid his first visit to the African continent in 2014, when he travelled to South Africa for a tour. He is expected to be in Ghana with The Money Team (TMT). The itinerary of Mayweather was not revealed but he is expected to visit some tourist sites and meet dignitaries including sports personalities in the country. Source:…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has wished all Muslims well as they begin the 30-day fasting in the Islamic month of Ramadan, from Saturday, May 27. Find his message below: RAMADAN MESSAGE I would like to extend my warmest felicitations to the Muslim Ummah in Ghana and around the globe on the occasion of the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. An occasion which heralds the twenty-nine day period of fasting when Muslims are expected to exercise self-restraint. Ramadan is a period of great sacrifice, patient endurance and gratitude. It inspires in us the common values and experiences we…

Asante Kotoko seem to have gotten a full house ahead of the second round of the 2016/2017 Ghana Premier League. According to captain Amos Frimpong (AF), injury lay-offs contributed to the relatively poor showing in the first round. All the injured players are back now, he told 3 Sports in an interview with Michael Oti Adjei (MA). Find transcript of the interview below: MA: Amos is there a lot of pressure on you guys? AF: There is no pressure on us, it’s part of football, sometimes you win, sometimes you draw and sometimes you lose. The bad performance we had…

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…