Author: Krobea

The youth wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has written to the Accra Regional Police Command for permission to embark on a mass walk on Friday, February 24. The letter sighted by 3news.com said the walk along some major streets of Accra is to draw the attention of the general public and the international community to “the culture of intimidation, fear-mongering and general harassment, dismissals and seizure of private properties of NDC officials and members”. According to the letter written by National Youth Organiser Sidii Abubakar Musah, since assuming power, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has introduced a lawless…

Former President John Dramani Mahama will on Friday, February 10 interact with the captains of Kenya’s private sector at a ‘High Tea’ event hosted by the Kenyan Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). Former President Mahama will be speaking on the theme ‘The economy in the light of elections and conducting free and fair elections.’ The equivalent of the Private Enterprises Foundation in Ghana, KEPSA is the umbrella body of private business associations and corporate bodies in Kenya and the voice of the private sector. A statement issued by Joyce Bawa Mogtari, Special Aide to the former president, said he will also…

A US appeals court has rejected a bid to reinstate President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said it would not block a lower-court ruling that brought the president’s executive order to a halt. Mr Trump made the order temporarily banning people from seven mainly Muslim countries, because of terror threats he said put national security at risk. But it sparked protests and confusion as people were stopped at US borders. Lawyers representing the US government had argued that the ban was a “lawful exercise” of presidential authority. But two US states said the…

One person is feared dead and  about four are in critical condition after three vehicles collided head-on in front of the Our lady of Fatima Catholic Basic School at Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region. The accident which occurred Thursday evening at exactly 8:25 involved a taxi cab with registration number GW 4546 R. The second vehicle had a DV number plate and the third one is a Toyota Camry with no identification. The driver of the taxi cab got stuck in his mangled car for over 30 minutes as town folks tried hard to…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that all activities surrounding the 60th anniversary celebration of Ghana’s independence should not exceed GH¢20 million. “My ambition is to commemorate this anniversary with a minimum or no burden at all on the national treasury,” he said on Thursday, February 9. President Akufo-Addo was speaking at the launch of the official logo and unveiling of activities for the celebration. The diamond anniversary celebration will be themed ‘Mobilising for Ghana’s Future’. The president indicated that funds for the celebration will be generated from individuals as well as from the private sector and corporate Ghana…

Former Deputy Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu says the government wants to throw dust in the eyes of the citizenry by claiming that over 200 vehicles are missing from the presidency. According to him, “we have accounted for 641 vehicles,” two of which are bullet-proof saloon cars at the president’s disposal. He made these known on TV3’s News 360 on Thursday, February 9. Mr Kwakye Ofosu says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been aware that the vehicles are not missing. On Wednesday, February 8, Presidential Spokesperson Eugene Arhin indicated that out of the 196 Toyota V8 vehicles expected to…

The Bimbilla Police Commander, DSP Benjamin Aniah, says more people may have lost their lives after Thursday’s fresh crossfire. He says though two bodies have been picked so far, “the possibility is that there will be more bodies”. Gunshots were heard on Thursday afternoon after one faction in the longstanding chieftaincy dispute enskinned a warrior king. The capital town of the Nanumba North District has seen chieftaincy clashes for years now and, as a result, has been under curfew since 2014. Almost three weeks after taking up the reigns, the government by Executive Instrument eased the curfew in Bimbilla by…

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Punches have been thrown in South Africa’s parliament as radical MPs tried to disrupt the State of the Nation address by President Jacob Zuma. Members of the radical Economic Freedom Fighters’ party (EFF), all dressed in red, scuffled with security guards who ejected them from the chamber. Mr Zuma had twice got to his feet but was shouted down by EFF MPs. Previous addresses by Mr Zuma have been marred by protests and brawls as MPs demanded his resignation. The president has been dogged by corruption allegations for more than a decade. On Thursday, there were raised voices and chaotic…

Minister-designate for Information Mustapha Hamid has pledged commitment to investing a chunk of the Media Development Fund (MDF) into building the capacity of journalists. He said he has already been briefed on the challenges confronting Ghanaian journalists, one of which is their low capacity. Taking his turn before the Appointments Committee on Thursday to be vetted as one of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees, Mr Hamid pledged to make the Information Ministry a lead government organization in providing accurate, timely and truthful information for the citizenry. His sector has the highest engagement rate with journalists as it often…