Author: Krobea

Matchday 2 of the Ghana Premier League is here and players are ready to record their first win of the season. Legon Cities youngster Matthew Anim Cudjoe says the team will do all they can to beat Accra Great Olympics tonight. Anim Cudjoe made his Legon Cities debut on Match Week One and he says he was happy because of the connection he had with his teammates in the game. “I had a great game because the players understood me, I’m happy,” he told Legon Cities TV. The Royals split the points with Berekum Chelsea in the season opener last…

A source at the Office of Former President Jerry John Rawlings has denied reports that two aides of the late former president were picked up on Thursday, November 19 by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI). The source, however, confirmed that a research assistant at the Office, by name Barbara, was picked up but later released. Meanwhile, Dela Cofie, who is familiar with the situation at the Office of Former President Jerry John Rawlings, has issued a rejoinder to the news report, claiming it was “half-truth and outright misrepresentation”. “While I am able to confirm that one person- Barbara was…

The leadership of Zongo communities within the Oforikrom municipality in Ashanti Region have resolved to educate their followers, especially the youth, on the need to restrain themselves from electoral violence. This follows the identification of most Zongo communities as flashpoints for the December 7 elections. Out of the over 400 areas identified as hotspots in the Ashanti Region, Zongo communities top the list. This prompted the leadership of the Zongo communities to initiate a peace campaign before, during, and after the elections. Addressing the media in Kumasi, Spokesperson for the leadership of Zongo communities within Oforikrom municipal, Sarki Abdul Mumin…

The Western Region branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold a vigil on Friday, November 20 in honour of the late former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings. Accordingly, all five constituencies in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Area will come together and have the vigil from 6:00pm to 12 midnight at the Sekondi Kundum Square, popularly known as Komfoase. A terse statement signed by the party’s Regional Communications Officer, Richard Kirk Mensah, indicated that the office in the remaining 12 constituencies are also expected to hold similar events. “The party will proceed to organize a walk in memory…

There was confusion among political party agents in the Upper East Region capital of Bolgatanga on Friday, November 20 when the electoral materials for the December 7 elections arrived for safekeeping the 15 constituencies. The party agents, on one hand, and the police, on the other hand, were divided over where to keep the materials ahead of next month’s presidential and parliamentary elections. 3nes.com’s Rabiu Tanko Mohammed reported that few minutes after the truck carrying the electoral materials arrived at the Upper East Regional Police headquarters, political party representatives started agitations as regards where they will be kept. The disagreement…

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has asked party faithfuls to avoid unnecessary friction in the conduct of their campaigns and the electoral process. He was at Koforidua to meet the rank and file of the party. Political parties are expected to return to active campaign, after the one-week national mourning of the death of former President Flight Lieutenant (rtd) Jerry John Rawlings. “To be confident and vigilant, yes, but not to be combative unnecessarily. We need peace in this country.” He, however, took a jab at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for what…

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu has accused the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and his government of leading efforts to discredit his integrity. But he insists that such venture will fail given the exigencies of time. “The concerted efforts led by the President of Ghana and his government to discredit my integrity for producing a professional report on the analysis of the risk of the prevention of corruption and anti-corruption assessment is bound to fail because the Ghanaian of 2020 is not the Ghanaian of 2016 who believed the mere rhetoric of fighting corruption,” he said in…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing government of being responsible for numerous threats on the life of former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu. Mr Amidu revealed in his latest statement since resigning from his position, that he has been receiving death threats. NDC’s National Communications Officer Sammy Gyamfi has alleged that the presidency was behind death threats on the life of Mr Amidu. Speaking on Akoma FM’s morning show GhanAkoma on Friday, November 20, Sammy Gyamfi, citing the death of Ahmed Suale and the alleged death threats by Kennedy Agyapong that preceded his death, explained “the NPP government is intolerable…

US President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia has been confirmed by a recount, as legal efforts by Donald Trump’s allies to challenge his defeat were dismissed in three states. The Democrat beat his Republican rival in Georgia by 12,284 votes, according to the audit required by state law. Mr Biden said he was confident Mr Trump knew he was not going to win and had shown “incredible irresponsibility”. The Democrat is set to take office in January as the 46th US president. Mr Biden’s victory margin in the public vote overall stands at more than 5.9 million. His victory in…

Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Cynthia Morrison has reiterated her ministry will continue to provide the needed support to alleged witches and other vulnerable individuals to improve their livelihood. She indicated government is very committed to ensuring that no one is left behind in national growth and development. The Minister made these remarks on Thursday, November 19 when she presented food items and other materials to alleged witches at the Gambaga Witches Camp in the East Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region. The Gender Minister first paid a courtesy call on the Nayiri, Mahami Bohagu Sheriga, at…