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Meet Ghana’s first Chief Justice

Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (1894-1967) was the first African Chief Justice of Gold Coast (1956) and independent Ghana (1957-1963). He was the first Ghanaian alongside...

We may use the current register for 2020 elections – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it could use the current voters’ register for the December 2020 elections, if the coronavirus pandemic persists. According to the Director of...

200 pregnant ‘Kayayei’ should be tested for coronavirus – Association President

Government is to decide the fate of over 200 pregnant head porters also known as ‘Kayayei’, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia...

COVID-19: Family weeps, abandons search for missing child over lockdown

Tetteh Ocloo family at Klagon in the Greater Accra region, like many other families, 2020 is certainly a year which is pregnant with so...

Journalist reportedly shot as security forces raid Changli in Tamale

A journalist with Accra-based TV Africa has been reportedly shot during a joint security operation on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Changli, a suburb...

No vaccine for new strain of bacteria causing meningitis outbreak in Upper West – GHS

It has emerged that there is no vaccine for the strain of bacteria that has caused an outbreak of meningitis in the Upper...

Man brutalises lady for rejecting his sexual advances

Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man, Muyideen Ajayi, for allegedly brutalising a lady, Ibukun Emmanuel, for refusing his sexual...

U.S. lab tests confirm that ‘sunlight destroys coronavirus quickly’

American scientists have confirmed earlier assumptions that the coronavirus does not survive long in high temperatures and humidity. The assumption has long been spoken of but without...

Buhari’s Chief of Staff who died from coronavirus buried [photos]

The Nigerian president’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, who died on Friday after contracting the new coronavirus, has been buried in Abuja. He...

Sex workers slash rates to attract customers despite lockdown

The noisome ambience reeked of marijuana and cigarettes as our correspondent walked down Ipodo Street on Tuesday evening. Sitting on the outskirts of Allen,...

Shatta Wale donates to James Camp Prisons

Ghanaian musician, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale and his Shatta Movement team on Friday, April, 2020 made a donation to...

Funny Face’s reaction to Lil Win’s revelation that he has blocked him will shock you

Comedian cum actor, Funny Face, has reacted to Lil Win’s claim that he (Funny Face) has blocked him on WhatsApp following their beef. The popular...

Lockdown diaries: Young girls arrested on their way to visit boyfriend [watch]

Some three teenage girls around the age of 17 were held by the police detailed at Abeka Lapaz in Accra to ensure compliance of...

Nigerian actor reveals why he admires Shatta Wale [watch]

Nigerian Actor and movie producer, Mike Ezuronye, has expressed his love for Ghana’s Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah. According to him,...

134 arrested in dawn raid for brutalising female police officer in Tamale

Police sources at the Northern Regional Police Command have revealed that about 134 suspects were on Saturday dawn arrested in connection with the brutality of...

Female driver arrested for knocking down cop

A female motorist has been arrested by the East Legon Police for refusing to stop at a COVID-19 snap checkpoint, knocking down a police...

Nigerian President’s Chief of Staff dies from coronavirus

The Nigerian president’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died on Friday after contracting the new coronavirus, two presidency spokesmen said on Twitter. Kyari, who was...

Coronavirus vaccine will take ‘many months’ and ‘there are no guarantees’ one can be found

A coronavirus vaccine will take 'many months' and there are 'no guarantees' one will ever be found, ministers warned tonight. Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the sobering warning at Downing...

At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in coronavirus pandemic – UN agency

 The Covid-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa...

Soldier shoots 50 yr-old man at coronavirus checkpoint for using unapproved route

A military man on operation covid-19 safety duties has shot at a 50-year-old motor rider for allegedly using unapproved route at a barrier...

Female police officer collapses after suffering beatings from Tamale residents

A female police officer has gained consciousness after she blacked out following an attack by some residents of Changli, a suburb in the Tamale...

‘My wife gave birth yesterday and we have nothing to eat’

All 20 million people living in Nigeria's second-biggest city, Kano, are under a seven-day lockdown starting from Friday. Poverty and religion are the major issues...

16 countries in the world with no case of coronavirus

The virus, which causes the illness known as COVID-19, is a global pandemic. The virus, which leads to a respiratory illness that can be transmitted from droplets of...

Some Volta region chiefs run away from Nogokpo shrine’s coronavirus prophecy

The Somey Traditional Area has distanced itself from suggestions that the COVID-19 would disappear from Ghana after Zakadza Shrine (Nogokpo Shrine) rituals on April 19. Mr Williams Amuzu...

Coronavirus: Experts clash over total lockdown of Ghana

Ahead of an anticipated address of the nation by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, security guru, Osahene Boakye Djan, has suggested that the President should...

Coronavirus escapee captured in Wa

The Covid-19 carrie,r who escaped mandatory quarantine in the Upper West Region, has been arrested. ALSO READ: Too many empty past promises — Grace NorteyFemale police...

Coronavirus: Africa could be next epicentre, WHO warns

Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. ALSO READ: Man tells Sista Afia to be a...

Coronavirus: ‘Liberate’ states protesting against lockdown – Trump

President Donald Trump has appeared to endorse protests against stringent lockdown measures in several states. In a series of tweets, he said: "LIBERATE...

Coronavirus: WHO casts doubt on antibody tests

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just cautioned against placing too much stock in antibody tests - they're the tests to see if someone...

Female police officer collapses after mob attack in Tamale

A female police officer has gained consciousness after she blacked out following an attack by some residents of Changli, a suburb in the...

Coronavirus: Govt to use IMF loan to pay electricity subsidy

Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has disclosed part of a US$ 1 billion loan government has secured from the Internal Monetary...

Too many empty past promises — Grace Nortey

Veteran actress Grace Nortey has expressed her disappointment at how successive governments have failed to fulfill promises of creating better conditions for...

Experts reveal strange symptom of coronavirus: Colour of your toes (Photos)

This skin condition could be the "new anosmia," experts say, because it often appears in coronavirus patients without any other symptoms. The longer the novel coronavirus circulates, the more unexpected symptoms...

Covid-19 Private Sector 100-bed isolation, treatment facility [Video+Photo]

All is set for the construction of a 100-bed Covid-19 treatment and isolation facility, to complement efforts by the government to contain the coronavirus...

Kenya Governor criticised for including Hennessy in COVID-19 care packages

A Kenyan governor is facing backlash after including alcohol in COVID-19 care packages. In addition to traditional food staples, Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko, also sent a few small bottles...

Upper East records one death, 4 additional Covid-19 cases

The Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service says the region has recorded the first death and four additional confirmed cases ...

Bizarre: China taking blood samples of blacks – Ghanaian shares chilling story [audio]

The Chinese government is being accused of forcefully taking blood samples of blacks as it battles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. ALSO READ: READ: Prof Gyampo...

15-year-old girl narrates how father, his friends allegedly raped her [Watch]

The 15-year-old girl, whose father was arrested for allegedly raping her for two years and passing her to his friends, has spoken about her...

I am covered in the blood of Jesus – Woman who attends church service amid coronavirus pandemic [Video]

In a video going viral on social media is an old woman claiming she isn’t scared of the novel Coronavirus disease because she is...

Bawumia picks calls at 311 Covid-19 Call Centre [Watch]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commended the hardworking staff of the Covid-19 Call Centre for their contributions to the national fight against the...