Author: Krobea

Arsenal have signed Brazil midfielder Willian on a three-year deal after the 32-year-old’s contract with Chelsea expired. The Blues had offered the player a new deal but were unwilling to match what the Gunners had on the table. “I believe he’s a player that can really make a difference for us,” said Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta. “We had a clear intention to strengthen in the attacking midfielder and the winger positions.” Willian made 339 appearances for Chelsea after signing from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala for £30m in 2013. He won five major honours with the Blues, including two Premier League…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) says the fire outbreak at its regional office at Sarpeiman on Friday did not affect its data centre. “The fire did not affect the main administration block,” the Commission stressed in a statement on Friday, August 14. The cause of the fire is not yet known but reports say it hit the storage facility of its regional office. “The fire struck the storage facility of the Sarpeiman Office and destroyed a number of used items including old forms, ballot boxes and referendum stationery.” It said “personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service were able to…

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has begun a 10-day campaign tour of the Upper East, North East, Northern, Bono and Ahafo regions. The tour, which began on Friday, August 14, comes on the heels of her recent courtesy calls on traditional authorities, religious leaders and other key stakeholders in the Central and Greater Accra regions. “I am delighted to begin official campaign activities with our brothers and sisters from these parts of our country,” she stated. “I look forward to listening to them but more importantly, affirming to them, the specific…

Children of Osofo Dadzie have made a plea to the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to give their late father a befitting state burial. Born Frimpong Manso, Osofo Dadzie as he was popularly known in the Akan Drama series died on Monday, August 10 at 81 and left behind four children. The soft-spoken actor, who was always seen playing the role of a pastor, was the last person to speak and advise viewers based on the theme of each drama. The Osofo Dadzie Drama group became a household name in the 70’s through to the 80’s and had the likes…

Security at the various banks in the country has been beefed because of the inability to identify those who put on nose masks and face shield to the banking halls. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB), John Awuah, who made the revelation, explained that even though these security measures are not visible to the general public, a lot is being done behind the scenes to ensure adequate protection. Wearing of nose masks in public places has become mandatory but very difficult to identify people, even those who are close associates. This situation calls…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled Saturday, August 22, 2020 as date on which to launch its manifesto. The launch will take place in Cape Coast. On Thursday, August 13, the party, consequently inaugurated a nine-member planning committee for the programme. The Committee is being chaired by Madam Oboshie Sai Coffie and includes Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Sammi Awuku, Lord Commey, Evron Hughes, Kwabena Abankwa Yeboah, Collins Nuamah, Robert Kutin Jnr, Kate Gyamfua and Abibata Shanni Mahama as members. The party also inaugurated what it calls the Parliamentary Candidates (PCs) Verification Committee, which is mandated to scrutinize and verify all relevant…

Multiple award-winning gospel musician Joseph Oscar Nii Armah Mettle tied the knot on Thursday, August 13 with long-time fiancée Salomey Selassie Dzisa at a star-studded traditional wedding. The white wedding is scheduled to take place at the Christian Center Assemblies of God Church at Tema Community 12 on Saturday, August 15. After the traditional marriage, Joe Mettle took to Twitter to thank his fans and loved ones including those who couldn’t make it for their varying support. https://twitter.com/jmettle/status/1294034351521398784?s=20 Source: 3news.com|Ghana

The petition filed by pressure group Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has been summarily dismissed by the Presidency. The response to the petition is said to have been sent to the Facebook page of ASEPA’s Executive Director, Mensah Thompson, on Thursday, August 13. ASEPA had petitioned Jubilee House on  June 9, 2020 for the removal of the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Jean Mensa, for failing to declare her assets in accordance with Article 286 of the 1992 Constitution. But after weeks of lull, the pressure group wrote to the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah,…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has said that implementing the GIPC Act 2013 (Act 865) has been problematic as a result of the trade relationship that has existed among West African nationals over the years. For Yoofi Grant, the issue becomes a worry to indigenes when foreigners tend to out-compete them as a result of “competitive financing” or easy penetration into the market and not necessarily that they cannot do business alongside these foreigners. Speaking to TV3’s Nana Akua Mensah-Aborampah in an interview on Wednesday, Mr Grant said Ghanaian businesses have to be incentivised…

Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Constituency Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh says he is not so sure whether he has fully recovered from the coronavirus infection he contracted or not. He, however, believes he has recovered enough to resume work. Dr Opoku Prempeh was one of the high profile ministers to have contracted the disease. He was admitted at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), where his case was managed. Sharing his experience on TV3’s Covid-19 360 with Berla Mundi on Thursday, August 13, Dr Opoku Prempeh described his situation as “horrible”. “It was an…