Author: Krobea

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in the exercise of its powers under Article 39(n) of the GFA Statutes 2019 has suspended Techiman City Football Club provisionally until the next Congress of the GFA for violating the Statutes of the Association. Article 39(n) of the GFA Statutes 2019 states as follows: “The Executive Council shall have the following powers: Dismiss a member of a body of GFA provisionally or suspend a Member of GFA provisionally until the next Congress”. Techiman City Football Club on Friday, August 28, 2020 issued a Writ against the GFA and filed an Ex-parte Motion against the GFA to place an interlocutory injunction on the…

You are not alone if you grew up in a home where “vagina” and “penis” were abominable names to mention. You are not alone if your parents quickly changed the TV channel immediately a kissing scene popped up in a movie you were watching together. You are certainly not alone if sex was a matter shrouded in great mystery all through your teenage years. In most homes — especially in Africa— sex talk is a no-go area. Many children grow up trying to figure out things by themselves and, in the end, get themselves injured. Sex is somewhat treated like…

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on members and supporters of the party to actively take part in the voter exhibition exercise, noting that the new register is riddled with errors. He said NDC supporters in all constituencies must visit their polling stations to ensure that their names are on the provisional voters’ register between now and when the Electoral Commission’s voter exhibition exercise ends on September 25. Mr Asiedu Nketia noted the provisional voter register is fraught with problems, adding that it is important that those who registered take steps to…

The presidential election contest of 2020 is the third between President Nana Akufo-Addo and his immediate predecessor President John Mahama. In 2012 and 2016, Mahama was the incumbent whereas Akufo-Addo was the challenger. On this occasion, the table has turned, with Akufo-Addo as the incumbent and Mahama as the opposition candidate. Doubtlessly, this election will not only be about promises but about the record of the two leading candidates. There is an opportunity to evaluate the promises they make vis-à-vis their record in office. This paper considers the personal, professional and political records of the two candidates. Personal background John…

US President Donald Trump has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a former model in New York in 1997. Amy Dorris told the UK’s Guardian newspaper that Mr Trump groped various parts of her body and forcibly kissed her as she came out of a bathroom at the US Open tennis tournament. Mr Trump’s lawyers have denied the claims, branding it an “attempt to attack” him before the election. Multiple women have accused Mr Trump of inappropriate sexual misconduct. The president has denied all of the allegations against him. Ms Dorris, who was 24 years old at the time, said…

The 3FM parliamentary debate train makes a stop at the Ablekuma South Constituency on Friday, September 18, 2020.  The debate will see incumbent Member of Parliament, Dr Alfred Oko Vanderpuye, face off with the New Patriotic Party’s Bernard Nii Anya Brown. The debate will give the constituents an opportunity to quiz both aspirants before the December 7 elections. From 6:00am to 11:00am, all roads in the Constituency will lead to the Chokor Tea Garden Filling Station, where the debate will be held. The 3FM town hall meeting is a Media General initiative to give a fair playing ground to aspirants…

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has advised members and supporters of the party to verify their names on the provisional voter register when the Electoral Commission opens it for exhibition at polling stations in all constituencies from Friday, September 18. Addressing the chiefs and people of Amanten in the Atebubu Amanten Constituency to kick-start his three-day tour of the Bono East Region, Mr Mahama said it would be unfortunate for any eligible voter to be disenfranchised because the person did not verify his or her name on the voters register during the Electoral Commission’s exhibition…

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has directed its members to withdraw their services from Monday, September 21. According to the Association, government has failed to approve their conditions of service for the over 82,000 members. President of the Association Perpetual Ofori Ampofo on Thursday, September 17 told TV3’s Daniel Opoku that negotiations with government over their work conditions did not yield any results. She also raised issues with non-payment of the allowances for frontline health workers and insurance, which were promised as part of incentives in the fight against Covid-19. The Association says it has petitioned the…

After eight competitive weeks of extraordinary performances, which saw the men being separated from the boys, the final showdown is here!   The grand finale of season three of Connect FM’s Community Street Rap Battle is scheduled to take place this weekend, Saturday, September 19 at Kojokrom Lorry Park at 7:00pm. The show will also stream live online, Facebook: Connect 97.1. According to management, the grand finale of the Connect FM Community Street Rap Battle promises to be fun-filled with unique rap bars, hard punchlines, inventiveness and lyrical dexterity. Your guess is as good as mine, who wins the night when…