Author: Krobea

The Minority in Parliament says nothing will stop members from calling the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo incompetent if cocoa production does not increase in the coming years. At the vetting of the Minister-designate for Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, on Tuesday, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Appointments Committee Haruna Iddrisu challenged the nominee over his ‘incompetent’ rants against the erstwhile Mahama-led administration with regard to cocoa production. Then a Minority Spokesperson on Food and Agriculture, Dr Afriyie Akoto had descended heavily on the previous administration over the decline in cocoa production. He had blamed…

Champions La Cote d’Ivoire have exited the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 0-1 to Morocco on the final day of action in Group C. It was the first loss for the side since losing 1-2 to Nigeria in the 2013 edition held in South Africa. The Elephants had drawn their first two group games coming into Tuesday’s game but had to face a side managed by a man who knows the team too well. Herve Renard, the Morocco coach, had guided the Elephants to the trophy in 2015. The first half of the game at Stade d’Oyem ended…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo went to the extent of persuading some persons to accept his nomination to serve in his government, a Deputy Chief of Staff has revealed. Samuel Abu Jinapor said the gesture stems from the president’s passion to see Ghana transformed for the better. He was speaking to TV3’s Nana Kwaku Aduah on Tuesday, January 24 after President Akufo-Addo announced 10 persons to serve as his regional ministers upon approval by Parliament. Among the persons introduced by the president at the Flagstaff House as his regional ministerial appointees was Dr Archibald Yao Letsa to head the Volta…

Schalke 04 and Black Stars defender Abdul Baba Rahman may not play again this season after his club confirmed that his injury will sideline him for “several months”. The former Asante Kotoko player sustained an injury in Ghana’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations opener against Uganda. Initial MRI scans in Gabon revealed that the defender could not play any more role in the Nations Cup. He was therefore accompanied by a member of the Black Stars technical team to Germany. On Tuesday, January 24, Schalke 04 reported on its website that Baba Rahman successfully underwent surgery, which revealed that the…

Two persons died on the spot when a tyre they were fixing exploded at Hwidiem in the Asante Akyem North District of Ashanti Region. Two others, who sustained various degrees of injury, are currently responding to treatment at the Agogo Presbyterian Hospital. The two, who died on the spot, included a steel welder and a tricycle rider, who brought a defective tyre of a heavy duty vehicle for repairs. According to the police, the welder with the assistance of the motorbike rider ignored the safety precaution of deflating the tyre before working on it. Few minutes later, the tyre exploded…

Massive collections of fake accounts are lying dormant on Twitter, suggests research. The largest network ties together more than 350,000 accounts and further work suggests others may be even bigger. UK researchers accidentally uncovered the lurking networks while probing Twitter to see how people use it. Some of the accounts have been used to fake follower numbers, send spam and boost interest in trending topics. Hidden purpose On Twitter, bots are accounts that are run remotely by someone who automates the messages they send and activities they carry out. Some people pay to get bots to follow their account or…

Missed a period? The first thing to consider is pregnancy. If that is ruled out, other possible causes might be related to the use of certain birth control pills or entering menopause. One of the side effects of a low-dose birth control pill is a light or nonexistent period. So, it may be time to consult your doctor about changing your birth control pills. Also, going through menopause can cause irregular periods before they end entirely. Aside from those three possibilities, there are several health problems as well as lifestyle and environmental factors that can impact your periods. If your…

Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has questioned reasons for which Minister-designate for Energy will go and assume office at the Ministry as if already approved. At the vetting of Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko on Monday, January 23, Alhaji Muntaka said he has received reports that the minister-designate even signs official documents as if “sworn in”. “Does that not make the vetting process like a rubber stamp?” the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP queried. He said Mr Agyarko on an occasion ordered some items not to be removed from a warehouse. But in answering these accusations, Mr…

Tunisia beat Zimbabwe 4-2 on Monday, January 23 to join Senegal as the quarter-finalists from Group B in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. With at least a draw needed to seal their qualification, the Carthage Eagles began the onslaught  as early as the 10th minute when Naim Sliti put his side ahead. Exactly 10 minutes later Qatar-based Youssef Msakni extended the lead for the 2004 champions. Esperance’s Yassine Khenissi deepened the woes of Zimbabwe as he got Tunisia’s third with barely 10 minutes to the break. But Belgium-based Knowledge Musona pulled one back. That lasted only for a short…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company, Dr. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey, is set to proceed on terminal leave. The Board of the Company last week approved a request by the CEO to proceed on terminal leave, effective February 1, 2017, and terminating in May 2017. Corporate Communications Manager of Ghana Gas Alfred Ogbamey said Dr. Yankey leaves behind an inspirational legacy of overseeing the conception, birth and growth of Ghana’s premier natural gas processing company. “He has led the pioneering of Ghana Gas from its incorporation in July 2011 through its successful implementation of Phase I…