Author: Krobea

The immediate past President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Nana Soglo Alloh IV, has charged the government and the security agencies to stop pampering members and key actors behind the Western Togoland secessionist group. The Paramount Chief of Likpe Traditional Area in the Oti Region does not understand why those who were arrested two years ago were released and as such the group keep committing treasonable offences. The group, after blocking major entry points to the Volta Region, also attacked two police stations at Aveyime and Mepe, and seized AK47 assault rifles after breaking into the police armoury.…

Mali’s transitional President Bah Ndaw has named a new civilian prime minister, the state television announced on Sunday. Mr Ndaw appointed former diplomat Moctar Ouane to the position. Mr Ouane served as Mali’s foreign minister between 2004 and 2011. He was Mali’s permanent representative to the UN from 1995 to 2002 and later became a diplomatic adviser to the west African regional bloc, Ecowas. His appointment could see the lifting of sanctions imposed by Ecowas after last month’s coup. The coup leader Col Assimi Goita had picked Mr Ndaw – who was inaugurated on Friday – to be the transitional…

A four-day workshop has been organized for Assembly and Unit Committee members in Obuasi. The programme, which was organized by the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, was also used to inaugurate the two zonal councils in Obuasi Municipal. Addressing participants after the exhaustive but highly educative workshop, the Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi, Elijah Adansi-Bonah, praised the members for their cooperation and comportment throughout the process. He opined that the training will help them to be better placed to perform their responsibilities very well. “This training was designed to make you better of as compared to your compatriots who have not gone…

Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah admits there are still immediate threats posed by secessionist group Western Togoland Restoration Front. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Monday, September 28, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said the state takes the action by the group seriously and will deal with them “with dispatch”. Last Friday, activists calling for a secession of Western Togoland from Ghana attacked key installations and mounted road blocks in Juapong in the Volta Region, ostensibly to declare independence. But their activities were foiled by a joint operation by state security agencies with 31 initially arrested and airlifted to Accra. Four…

The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of Ghana, John Boadu, was, on Friday, September 25, 2020, elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of Africa (DUA), which is the African Alliance of all right wing political parties and like-minded organizations and think-tanks on the continent of Africa. John Boadu was elected to the number two position of the African Alliance of the International Democrat Union at the Union’s 2020 conference. Prior to his election, the NPP chief scribe had been acting as the Deputy Chair of DUA responsible for West Africa. The 2020 conference…

Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson, Electoral Commission, says the Commission’s priority is to ensure peace in the conduct of the 2020 General Election. “We recognise that this year is a crucial year as we go to the polls on December 7. What we say and do will have a positive or negative bearing on the nation. We have, therefore, resolved that our activities and words should leave a lasting and positive impact on our dear nation,” she said The EC Boss was addressing the leadership and members of the Church of Pentecost (CoP) at the launch of the Agent of Peace…

Politics in the Fourth Republic of Ghana has been dominated by two dominant parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC). Governing power has alternated between the two since the promulgation of the 1992 Constitution.  Many non-political actors have often said that the two parties are almost the same. A look at the historical antecedents, ideological subscriptions and governing policies will give an indication with regards to the sameness or otherwise of these two parties. Historical antecedents of the NPP The NPP tracks its roots to the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), reputed to be the first…

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker, has charged all the 34 constituency executives to spend all their time at the various Electoral Commission (EC) offices on October 1, 2020. The NDC Chairman said all the executives should be vigilant during the one-day voter registration exercise. The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it will re-open the voter register on Thursday to give opportunity to those who have attained the age of 18 and citizens who for one reason or the other were not able to register in the just ended registration exercise…

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama is set to resume his tour of the Bono Region from Monday, September 28. He will meet chiefs, farmers, okada riders, religious and community leaders, among others, and highlight issues in the People’s Manifesto. A statement by his campaign team said Mr Mahama will outline plans to increase the earnings of farmers. “He will also touch on setting up a cashew development board to support farmers, state-sponsored apprenticeship programme for the youth, legalising okada and his plan to provide Free primary Healthcare which seeks to remove cost as barrier to…

Ghana’s Duke ‘The Baby Face’ Micah lost in the third round in his title fight against John Riel Casimero. The Filipino made a strong statement in his U.S. television debut and it caught the eye of many boxing fans worldwide. The bantamweight titleholder stopped game, but overmatched challenger Duke Micah in the third round on the pay-per-view doubleheader Saturday. From the off, the fighters went at it with brawn, wasting no time to give fans an entertaining bout. The opening bell meant business. Casimero (30-4, 21 KOs) seized control of the fight with a left hook that put Micah (24-1,…