Author: Krobea

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency Sarah Adwoa Safo insists it is time for former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to be President of Ghana. “I won’t lie to you all here and this is a fact,” she said over the weekend in a meeting with delegates in the constituency. She stressed that she does not hate Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, one of the five flagbearer aspirants in the January 31 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries, although she has two kids with him. “But I will not do family and friends because we did similar in government. Did that…

The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has commenced a nationwide practical training programme for caterers and head cooks in all beneficiary schools across the country, as part of sustained efforts to improve the quality, safety and nutritional value of meals served to pupils. The initiative, which covers all 16 regions, is being implemented with the support of key stakeholders, including the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Women in Agricultural Development (WIAD) Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The training places strong emphasis on nutrition, hygiene, food safety and best practices in meal preparation, with the aim of…

The Ghana Football Association has lined up an international friendly game for the Black Stars ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists will play four-time champions Germany on Monday, March 30. That highly-anticipated friendly will be played at Stuttgart. The two nations will be meeting for the first time since the 2-2 nerve-racking draw at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with the Europeans going on to win the tournament. The friendly match comes after the draw for the 2026 tournament to be hosted by Canada, Mexico and USA was held. Ghana will play…

Hundreds of elderly residents in New Juaben South benefitted from the 2025 Christmas Shop for Free initiative hosted by Member of Parliament Michael Okyere Baafi at the Methodist AstroTurf in Betom, Koforidua. The event, held on Sunday, targeted senior citizens aged 65 years and above, providing them with essential food items and household supplies at no cost. Speaking at the event, Mr Okyere Baafi described the initiative as a way of restoring dignity and spreading festive joy among the elderly during the Christmas season. “This initiative is about ensuring that our senior citizens feel valued, cared for, and supported, especially…

Ghana Premier League giants Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko were winners on Matchday 14 of the 2025/26 season, securing 1-0 home wins to go level on 24 points apiece. The Phobians played host to in-form Nations FC on Saturday at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium while the Porcupine Warriors hosted Dreams FC at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. After a goalless first half in the Legon game, Head Coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani rang the changes, bringing on Mawuli Wayo and George Paaku after 10 minutes of play in the second. That substitution paid dividends as Paaku delivered a…

The Jospong Group of Companies, led by its Executive, Elder Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, and his wife, Dr. Mrs. Adelaide Siaw Agyepong, has built and dedicated an ultra-modern, state-of-the-art church building in honour of God. The newly christened Pentecost International Worship Centre – Trassacco (PIWC-Trassacco), which is a 2,500-seat auditorium will serve both the PIWC and E-Church congregations. The dedication service also included the handover of a fully furnished mission house for the Resident Minister. A Testament to Faith and Facilities The new church stands as the culmination of the Jospong Group’s deep-rooted “culture of gratitude to God.” What began…

The traditional ruler of S. D. Dombo’s hometown in the Upper West Region, Naa Dombo II, has predicted a decisive victory for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in January. Welcoming Dr. Bawumia to Douri, during his campaign tour of the Upper West Region, Dombo III also predicted that following his victory in the NPP primaries, the former Vice President will go on to be elected President of Ghana in the 2028 election. Dr. Bawumia visited Douri, hometown of legendary politician S. D. Dombo, who was a former Member of…

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria for the 68th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Session is scheduled to take place at the Presidential Villa on Sunday, December 14. President Mahama was welcomed at the Namdi Azikiwe International Airport by Foreign Minister Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria Ambassador Baba Jamal and other senior officials of the Ghana mission in Abuja. The 68th Ordinary Session is expected to bring together ECOWAS leaders to deliberate on key regional priorities including the…

Evangelist Papa Shee, real name Nana Yaw Akosah, has expressed worry about what may have killed highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana on Thursday, December 11, Evangelist Papa Shee, a former music act, revealed that a woman mysteriously popped up from nowhere onto the stage at Daddy Lumba’s last show in Koforidua to wipe his face with a white handkerchief. “She wiped his face with a white handkerchief and used something like perfume in it. Didn’t you see it? After that you realise [Daddy Lumba] could not breathe properly…

The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has directed the closure of the Kwame Danso District Court in the Bono East Region “until further notice”. This follows Wednesday’s besiege of the Court by irate youth, who attacked staff including a judge and vandalised properties worth thousands of Cedis. The rampaging youth forcibly took away two accused persons who were standing trial at the time and assaulted the complainant in the case. They later attacked two officers who were on duty at the Kwame Danso Police Headquarters and vandalized the police station. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has since…