Author: Krobea

The Member of Parliament for Adaklu Constituency in the Volta Region, Kwame Governs Agbodza, says it is dangerous for the Lands and Natural Resources Minister to accuse some personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) of protecting illegal gold mining concessions in some parts of the country, especially in the Ashanti Region. Mr. Agbodza said the military is the most disciplined and well-behaved security service in the country, so such comment could be a disgrace to the GAF and also lose confidence the people of Ghana have in them. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, had alleged on…

Former Member of Parliament for Asunafo South Constituency George Boakye is seeking clarification from the British High Commission over a ‘visa fraud’ case he is cited in. According to the ex-New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP, he was not engaged in any fraudulent act as it appears painted in the letter written by British High Commissioner Jon Benjamin to the Speaker of Parliament. Speaking in an interview on 3FM, lawyer for the former MP Kwabena Asare Atuah said an earlier letter written to the High Commission has since not been responded to. “We will write to them again so they clarify…

The Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has expressed concerns about the rising cases of criminals on motor bikes robbing unsuspecting victims at gun point. In a release on Wednesday, May 24, the Command drew attention of the public to such incidences, saying they “have observed that these criminals, who are usually two on a motorbike, closely monitor their targets (especially those returning from banks and financial facilities) from a distance, attack and rob them of their valuables amidst firing”. The Command, therefore, asked the public to be extra vigilant of motor riders, who hover around banking areas,…

US President Donald Trump has met Pope Francis for a short private audience on the third leg of his overseas trip. The Vatican said after the meeting that there had been an “exchange of views” on several unspecified international issues, and spoke of the need to continue good bilateral relations. The two men have already clashed at a distance on issues including migration and climate change. Mr Trump is also meeting Italy’s president and prime minister. Later, he will fly to Brussels for a Nato summit. He earlier vowed to help Israelis and Palestinians achieve peace, as he ended the…

Do you ever think of the heights arts can reach unhindered? It offers opportunities that have often been unimaginable. Think of the many ways you can express your thoughts through the arts. In drama, music, painting, poetry, pottery, sculpture, sketches. It could be represented in architecture, illustrations, landscaping or weaving. That is the opportunity FRTR offered budding Egyptian artists. Mashrabia’s Invisible Presence for instance, created the platform to open sensitive discourses about the body through visual arts, without a verbal proposal. Yes, you could have your most erotic thoughts represented pictorially without a word. Be they nudity, shape, colour or…

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament and one of the frontrunners in the party’s presidential race Professor Joshua Alabi has categorically rejected claims that he has endorsed a candidate for the 2020 contest. A former minister of state, Professor Alabi says reports making rounds in the media about him endorsing Former President John Mahama are misleading as they are messages of solidarity for the former NDC leader prior to the 2016 polls. But after the elections, he says what he has said about Mr Mahama is that the results of the 2016 elections should be seen as the…

The 22 students recently rusticated by authorities at University of Cape Coast (UCC) have secured an injunction on the decision. A Cape Coast High Court on Tuesday, May 23 placed the interim injunction on the several suspension of the students. Presided over by Justice William Boampong, the Court ordered the school not to restrain the students from writing their end-of-semester exams. University of Cape Coast rusticated the students as per the recommendation of an eight-member disciplinary committee chaired by the Pro-Vice Chancellor. The students, most of whom are executives of Atlantic Hall, where the violence took place, were rusticated between…

Convicted fraudster and former Nigerian state governor James Ibori has been awarded £1 ($1.30) for being unlawfully detained for 42 hours in the UK. Ibori was jailed in the UK for fraud totalling nearly £50m in 2012. He was due to be released on 20 December but instead was held in immigration detention. After he was released he launched his claim against the Home Secretary Amber Rudd for damages for false imprisonment and breach of his rights. On Monday Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said the home secretary had been “wrong throughout her dealings with Mr Ibori over the weeks leading to…

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has revealed that one of the impediments confronting the fight against illegal small-scale mining popularly called galamsey has been military protection the miners get. The Minister asserted that at some of the illegal mining sites, one will find out that the military are present in full operation, protecting the mining companies. On Onua 95.1 FM’s morning show Yensempa, Mr Amewu said on Monday when he and his team visited some of the sites, where two Ukrainian and two Russian nationals were arrested, both the military and the police were in…

Minister of Energy Boakye Agyarko has dismissed suggestions that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will be privatized under Compact II of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). He explained that the country’s major energy-distribution body will have its assets rather leased for 20 years under the Compact. Mr Agyarko made this known on Tuesday, May 23 at a bidders’ conference for ECG’s concession in Accra. The conference is aimed at selecting a final concessionaire for ECG. The Energy Minister insisted that government will continue to own 100 per cent of the assets of the Company. Government is under pressure to…