Author: Krobea

Award winning broadcast journalist Daniel Kofi Asante Ennin, popularly known as Aduanaba Kofi Asante, has joined Kumasi-based Akoma FM, a subsidiary of Media General, Ghana’s leading media company. Kofi Asante has over 18 years of experience working in the media industry and has occupied several capacities. At Akoma FM, Kofi will be hosting the station’s morning show, Ghanakoma, one of its flagship programmes, in addition to a new weekend political show, Wonsom, a show to dissect the most relevant and topical national issues that come up each week. Making the announcement, Kofi expressed his excitement to be joining the media…

Ghanaian dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has raised eyebrows as to whether or not the Asaase Sound Clash would come off. In a Facebook post on Thursday, September 10, 2020, the celebrated artiste posted that “another the VGMA strategy for a clash. Trying so hard to make their favorite win in fact I’m not even doing this anymore for your information. Nonsense”. The programme is a live battle between dancehall acts Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale. The two artistes are expected to lyrically battle it out to show who has a better lyrical game. If Shatta Wale’s tweet is anything to go by,…

Veteran actress Grace Omaboe, popularly known as Maame Dokono, has stated on Accra-based Onua FM that she doesn’t need anything from the government because she has been neglected for long, even at a time she was not well. Maame Dokono is well known in Ghana not only as an actress but also as a singer, television personality, author and a politician. She has paid her dues as far as the creative arts industry is concerned but speaking to Christian Agyei Frimpong, the host of Anigye Mmre entertainment talk show, she said she doesn’t need any money or anything from the…

The United States of America branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lashed out at the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, for his recent ethnocentric comments against Akyem. They say this attitude of the former president did not start recently. “As you may recall, John Mahama in his days as a Member of Parliament, on the floor of the chamber, ridiculed a colleague member of parliament from Ashanti descent for having problem with pronunciation and laughing about it while he engaged in such reckless behaviour with the intention to demean the colleague member of…

The first 1,000 days in every child’s life is a very critical period for growth and development. During this period, the demand for essential micronutrients is usually very high for organ formation and the health of the mother. However, a recent nutrition data analysis in the Sagnarigu Municipality in the Northern Region of Ghana revealed that Sagnarigu has the highest percentage for stunted children in the Northern Region with 47.6% as well as children underweight with 31%. (USAID METSS Survey, 2017). The underlying causes of this include inadequate access to nutritious food, inadequate care for children and women and an…

Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has been summoned by High Court judge Amos Wuntah Wuni for contempt. Ken Agyapong is said to have “scandalised” and “threatened” the judge and, by extension, the court in an ongoing land case. On Wednesday, September 2, the lawmaker had threatened to petition the Chief Justice over a judgement given without his knowledge. On a programme on Net 2 TV, Ken Agyapong called the judge “stupid” for delivering judgement when he was unaware of the case despite being the de jure owner of the land for 18 years. “You are…

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the North-East Region has lashed out at the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, for engaging in a campaign tour at a time lives and properties of people in the Region are washed away by floods. The NDC North East Regional Communications Officer, Imoro Abdul-Razak, in a press release, described the Veep’s tour as “irresponsible” and “callous”, saying he takes his reelection more seriously than the lives and properties of his own people. Mr Abdul-Razak further accused Dr. Bawumia of pretending not to see what is happening to the people of the North East…

After a steady drop in the active cases of coronavirus in Ghana, the situation has taken a bend again as more persons are getting infected while the recoveries slow. After dropping to 785 as of Monday, September 7, the active cases have risen since then. On Tuesday, 143 new cases and about 197 recoveries saw the active cases rise to 831. On Wednesday, the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced 176 new cases. This took the total cumulative cases from 45,012 to 45,188. There were only 144 recoveries-cum-discharges, seeing another rise in the active cases, which…

Popular Ghanaian pastor based in Orlando, Florida in the United States of America (USA) Sylvester Ofori has been invited by police over the murder of his wife, Barbara Ofori nee Tommey. A search warrant was served at his apartment after the Tuesday morning incident. Barbara, 27, was said to be entering the Orlando Credit Union on Tuesday, September 8, when she was confronted by, a man believed to be Sylvester, and shot seven times. “You can tell that she’s trying to get inside [the credit union],” police chief in Orlando said, “unfortunately, he shoots her.” Chief Rolon said the incident…