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African leaders back WHO head against Trump attacks

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is the latest African leader to defend the World Health Organization (WHO) and its head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus against...

Heartbreaking final moments of coronavirus patients who die alone in hospital

There is no corner of Britain untouched by coronavirus - the country is in lockdown and many know someone who has suffered from the...

Drivers swerve coronavirus security barricade

Some commercial and private drivers plying the American House - Madina road have created remote routes to avoid security barricades mounted at the Social...

These four countries ‘particularly vulnerable’ to coronavirus – Report

South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19, says a new survey of...

Do not panic over increasing Covid-19 cases – GHS

The citizenry have been advised not to panic over the increasing cases of COVID-19 being recorded in the country. Mr Joel Abekuliya, Health Promotion Officer...

CSM kills 37; over 200 people infected!

Thirty-Seven out of 214 persons under treatment for Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the Upper West region have died. The Upper West Regional Director of Health, Dr Osei...

Lockdown: 8 pastors in court for flouting govt’s directives

Eight pastors, who flouted the government’s directives on public gatherings and went ahead to hold church services, were on Monday, granted GH¢10,000.00 bail...

Parliament approves GH¢1.2b to fund Coronavirus Alleviation Programme

The Finance Committee of Parliament has by consensus approved an amount of GH¢1.2 billion for the government to access money from the Contingency Fund...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson ‘improving’ in intensive care

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "improving" after two nights in intensive care with coronavirus, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said. ALSO READ: Covid-19: Obour’s household,...

It is better for a soldier to brush your eye with a cane than to be infected with coronavirus – Deputy Defence Minister

The Deputy Defence Minister has urged the media to desist from reporting on excesses of security operatives engaged in the enforcement of the Covid-19...

Coronavirus: Jose Mourinho hot for training in a public park

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has acknowledged he breached United Kingdom (UK) government guidelines after he and a number of his star players were pictured flouting social distancing regulations by...

Ghana Statistical Service, UNDP partner to track impacts of Covid-19

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has rolled out a Business Tracker, which is...

Coronavirus: NPP calls for ceaseless prayers during Easter

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is certain only God can help the world overcome the coronavirus pandemic as Ghana records 313 positive cases. ALSO...

Check out Drake’s extravagant Toronto mansion (Photos)

A one-ton bed, a two-story closet and a 4,000-pound bathtub carved from a single slab of black marble -- Drake's Toronto mansion is a case study...

Coronavirus: NDC’s Easter message will melt your heart

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is confident Ghana will win the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. ALSO READ: Covid-19: Obour’s household, contacts test negative as pressure...

Coronavirus is an act of God – Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan claimed the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is an act of God – and even suggested the world may not need a...

Coronavirus: Minister suspended for having lunch with friend during lockdown

South Africa’s communications minister has been suspended for two months, one of which will be without pay, for having lunch with a friend during...

Coronavirus: Togo nationals get free water, electricity

President Faure Gnassingbé has announced several social, political and economic measures to make life easier for the Togolese people as the coronavirus pandemic...

Coronavirus: The families turned into ‘zoo animals’

India has quarantined tens of thousands of people in their homes. But some of the measures designed to keep them inside - like...

Covid-19: Obour’s household, contacts test negative as pressure mounts on Ridge Hospital

Former Musicians Association of Ghana (MUSIGA) president, Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, has been vindicated as results of coronavirus tests conducted on...

Coronavirus: Weah declares state of emergency in Liberia

Liberia’s President, George Weah, has declared that a state of emergency should begin at 11:59 pm local time on Friday because of the ...

READ: Contractors write open letter to President Akufo-Addo

ASSOCIATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS PUBLIC SECTOR CONTRACTORS The menace of COVID-19 has brought hardship the world over and governments are putting measures in place to mitigate the...

Coronavirus: Seychelles to begin 21-day lockdown

Seychelles will from midnight on Wednesday shut down non-essential services and restrict the movements of people for 21 days to prevent the spread of...

Reggie Rockstone descends on fan who requested to play ‘gala’ with his 6-year-old daughter [Video]

Rapper Reggie Rockstone is mad at a fan who tweeted at him requesting to have his six-year-old daughter in bed with his friends. According to...

Coronavirus: 43 contacts in Tema test negative

Some 43 contacts traced in the Tema Metropolis in the contact tracing exercise by the government have tested negative to the virus, Tema...

Meet the Ghanaian Professor leading ventilator invention to combat coronavirus

A Ghanaian Professor, Fred Maclory, is currently leading a team of students, health professionals and other professors to invent ventilators to aid in Ghana's...

Coronavirus: 8 pastors in court for flouting lockdown directives

Eight pastors who flouted government’s directive on public gatherings and went ahead to hold church services were, on Monday, granted GH¢10,000.00 bail each...

Lockdown: Kasoa markets shut down for overcrowding

Kasoa New and Old Markets are faced with a temporary closure after traders failed to adhere to directives of social distancing as Coronavirus intensifies. The...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 6th death

One more person has been confirmed dead in Ghana after contracting Coronavirus, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports. Details of the deceased, however, are unknown...

Covid-19: Ghana’s case count now 313 as nation records 26 new cases

Ghana’s total case count for COVID-19 has increased to 313. This follows the confirmation of 26 new positive cases. The confirmation comes as more...

Nurse haunted by dying coronavirus patients’ ringtones

A nurse on the front line of the coronavirus fight is haunted by the sound of critically ill patients' ringing phones as distraught families...

Coronavirus: How centuries old tradition of funerals has been affected in Ghana

Funerals are a big deal in Ghana and it is not uncommon, in some parts, for a ceremony to last up to seven days,...

Check out MzVee’s no makeup photo

Ghanaian songstress, Vera Hamenoo-Kpeda, popularly known as MzVee has wowed social media users with her real beauty. MzVee has been touted as one of...

CNN host Chris Cuomo shares his secret to kicking Coronavirus [Video]

CNN host, Chris Cuomo, has shared what he says is his "secret" to kicking coronavirus. While on his show, Cuomo Prime Time, the anchor who...

Nurse, 21, on coronavirus frontline writes a Will [photo]

A 21-year-old nurse has told how she wrote her will because she fears she could die from coronavirus. ALSO READ: Why Ronaldinho was released from Paraguayan...

Covid-19: Why Ghana has recorded low death rate – Dr Nsiah Asare

Special Advisor to President Akufo-Addo on health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has credited Ghana's low death rate in relation to the coronavirus to the good...

Sarkodie hits 3 million followers on twitter

Award-winning rapper, Sarkodie, has shot up in numbers on social media platform twitter, becoming the second African rapper behind South African rapper AKA. The...

Coronavirus: Taxi driver lynched for carrying passengers without face masks

A taxi driver was allegedly beaten to death Tuesday by Nigerian security operatives, for carrying passengers who were not wearing face masks.  ALSO READ: Mmebusem runs...

Coronavirus: Mother, 3 sons die just days apart after contracting virus

Four members of a Louisiana family who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have passed away within days of each other, according to...

Coronavirus: Mum narrates her 12-week-old daughter’s fight for life [Photos]

A 27-year-old mother has narrated the ordeal her 12-week-old baby girl had to pass through while fighting Coronavirus. Baby, Winter-Rose Watson, was rushed to hospital...