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Coronavirus: Ghana’s Embassy in USA suspends consular services

Ghana’s Embassy in the United States of America says it will, from Tuesday, March 17, 2020, suspend its visa and passport application services due...

Listen: Ghanaian pastor develops coronavirus ‘protector oil’

As the world struggles to develop vaccines to combat the deadly coronavirus, a man of God in Ghana is bragging about his 'God-given' repellent.ALSO...

GWCL announces increase water storage

The Ghana Water Company Limited has urged consumers to store more water if their taps are flowing because the company is experiencing some challenges...

Coronavirus: Ban will affect tithes and offerings – Popular pastor cries [audio]

The Lead Pastor of the Cedar Mountain Chapel of the Assemblies of God Church at East Legon, Reverend Stephen Yenusom Wengam, says the ban on...

READ: How judiciary is fighting coronavirus

The Judicial Service has directed courts to practice strict case management techniques to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Also, Judges and Magistrates are...

Pastor Mensa Otabil breaks silence on coronavirus

Founder and Leader of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, has pledged the church's commitment to fully support the directive to...

Coronavirus: KNUST, UCC comply with Akufo-Addo’s directive

Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and University of Cape Coast (UCC) have directed all of its students to vacate...

Listen: Why ‘akpeteshi’ is not a cure for coronavirus

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is urging the public to ignore fake health advice as the government works to control COVID-19, also...

Coronavirus: What happened to boy who defied Prez’s directive [Watch]

An unidentified young boy who probably did not hear President Akufo-Addo’s "no school" directive has been spotted in an unknown school compound.President Akufo-Addo on...

‘The day I discovered I was born without a private part’

I was born with a condition called Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH), where you have no womb or vagina, and you can also find yourself with...

Coronavirus: 2020 Kwahu Easter festivities called off

The Kwahu Traditional Council says it has called off the annual Easter Kwahu festivities and all other associated activities following the confirmation of six...

Why ban church activities and allow nightclubs operate? – Ghanaians ask Pres. Akufo-Addo

Some Ghanaians have reacted to President Nana Akufo-Addo’s directive to have church services banned for four weeks while nightclubs remain opened for patronage.President...

Chief Imam’s message to the Muslim community over coronavirus outbreak

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, has called on the Muslim population in Ghana and around the world to take precautionary measures...

Coronavirus: GBC journalist directed to self-quarantine

A journalist with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has been instructed by the Ministry of Health to observe a mandatory self-quarantine effective Sunday.ALSO...

Catholic Bishops call for compliance on public gathering ban

The Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference (GCBC) has called for full compliance of President Akufo-Addo’s directives on the ban of public gathering following six reported...

Legislate on the free SHS programme

Ghana's 1992 constitution has been crafted in such a way that article 25 and 28 specifically envisage a time where most Ghanaian children shall...

Provide comprehensive fight plan against COVID-19 – Mahama to Gov’t

John Dramani Mahama, former president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on government to make public its plan to deal...

Methodist Church Ghana responds to suspension of public gathering

The Methodist Church Ghana, in compliance with President Akufo-Addo’s directive that public gatherings be suspended has done so with all church activities for the...

Pres. Akufo-Addo holds emergency meeting with Speaker of Parliament over coronavirus

President Akufo-Addo has called for an emergency meeting between himself and the Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye.The meeting is scheduled to take...

Coronavirus: NIA registration officials given expired anti-bacteria wipes (Photos)

Fear and panic have hit the camps of some registration officers of the National Identification Authority (NIA) as the disinfectants provided by the Authority...

Coronavirus: Choir shares public health tips in new song [Watch]

A South African-based ministry, Ndlovu Youth Choir, has joined the public health campaign on coronavirus with an amazing song.Don’t Panic, don’t spread rumours, we...

7 Ghanaians arrested for drug trafficking in Lagos [Photo]

Seven people, who were identified as Ghanaian nationals, have been arrested at Abule-Egba, Lagos State for allegedly attempting to smuggle illicit substance into the...

Coronavirus: NDC man masks his mouth as he appears as panelist on Adom FM [Video]

Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo Constituency, Ebenezer Okletey Tei-Larbi, just like many other Ghanaians is not taking any chances in the...

Indian group hosts cow urine drinking party to ward off coronavirus

Dozens of Hindu activists in India hosted a cow urine-drinking party. Some members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party have claimed that...

Coronavirus: Presbyterian Church of Ghana suspends church activities

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has announced the suspension of church activities for the next four weeks.This follows President Akufo-Addo's...

Three key measures announced by President Akufo-Addo to tackle Coronavirus

President Akufo-Addo in the wake of the detection of some COVID-19 cases in Ghana, has announced some drastic measures to effectively contain the spread...

Gas explosion: 17 dead, 50 buildings destroyed; rescue efforts underway [Video+Photos]

Rescue efforts are ongoing in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, after a gas pipeline exploded on Sunday, resulting in the death of at least 17 people. A spokesman...

3 die in Teacher Mante accident

Three people have been confirmed dead in a two-vehicle crash at Beposo, near Teacher Mante, along the Suhum-Nsawam highway in the Eastern Region, police...

Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo’s address to the nation [watch]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, March 15, 2020, addressed the nation on measures taken by the government to stop the spread...

Coronavirus: Ghana Premier League, funerals, festivals, church services, others banned (Infographics)

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, has in the wake of the seeming rapid spread of the Coronavirus in Ghana,...

Coronavirus: University of Ghana cancels lectures on all its campuses over a recorded case

The University of Ghana has cancelled lectures on all its campuses with immediate effect after a student tested positive for novel coronavirus.A statement signed...

AngloGold Ashanti confirms case of coronavirus at Obuasi Gold Mine

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana has confirmed an employee at its Obuasi Gold Mine in Ghana, has tested positive with the COVID-19 virus.The employee is a...

Coronavirus: Hospitals are only prepared to tackle mild cases – Deputy General Secretary of Ghana Medical Association

A member of Ghana Medical Association (GMA)'s Infectious Diseases Committee says the country’s healthcare system is not equipped enough to tackle a serious case.Dr...

Coronavirus: University of Ghana cancels all interim assessments

The University of Ghana has suspended all interim assessment for students, effective March 15 until further notice.A circular issued by executives of the Students’...

Just In: 6 coronavirus cases confirmed in Ghana so far [Video]

Dr Badu Sarkodie, the Director for Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has admitted that there are four more new coronavirus cases,...

Man arrested for stabbing woman, 24 to death at Nkawkaw

A man identified as Yaw Johnson is in the grips of the police for stabbing a 24-year bread seller to death at Nkawkaw in...

Woman, 32 arrested for trading with fake currency

Police at Akuapem-Adawso in the Eastern Region have apprehended a 32-year-old woman for dealing in fake currency in the Adawso market in the Eastern...

Armed robbers attack passengers on Kintampo-Tamale highway [Watch]

Armed robbers on Saturday attacked passengers travelling on the Tamale-Kintampo highway at Porto in the Bono East Region.The robbers said to be 12 in...

Coronavirus: Ghana Consulate in US to suspend services

The Ghana Consulate in the United States has announced plans to suspend services effective March 16, 2020 over the widespread of the deadly novel...

ICGC suspends baptism over coronavirus

The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has announced measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 at its various assemblies in Ghana.ALSO READ:Coronavirus:...