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Ghana records 112 new Covid-19 cases; total now 1,154

Ghana has recorded 112 new coronavirus cases bringing its total from 1,042 to 1,154. This was announced by the Director General of the Ghana Health...

Young dad kills himself after ‘feeling lonely’ during covid-19 lockdown

A 21-year-old father of one has killed himself after feeling lonely and neglected during the lockdown over coronavirus. The British man, whose family is from Lampeter,...

Pictures from Accra after lockdown

It was business as usual on Monday morning as many people in town were up and about to eke a living hours after an...

The Big Agenda: Martin Kpebu, Afia Tenge clash over GH¢14, 400 fine for breaking social gathering law

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has argued that the penalty for violating the President’s Social Gathering Restriction Law is too harsh. Speaking on Adom TV’s popular...

Six fined for partying during lockdown

An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Ms Afia Owusua Appiah, has fined six people a total of GH¢86,400 for attending a birthday party...

Hisense donates towards COVID-19 fight

Home appliances giants, Hisense Ghana Limited, has joined the growing list of companies supporting communities with food items and COVID-19 protective items worth thousands...

State of Madina market after lockdown [Photos]

The local foodstuff and vegetable hub of the madina market is slowly bouncing back to life after authorities shut down the place over concerns...

Ghana is lucky to have you as president at this time – Council of State to Akufo-Addo

“It may be that you have come to the country at such a time like this. We are lucky, as a country, to...

John Dumelo: Covid-19 Virtual Concert pointless, totally needless

The opposition National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Ayawaso West Wuogon Member of Parliament aspirant, John Dumelo, has described the virtual concert organised by the...

Council of State advises govt on proper ways to curb coronavirus

The Council of State has suggested to the government to sew millions of face masks and distribute to the citizenry as part of efforts...

Lifting of restrictions on movement makes economic sense – Oduro-Osae

The Dean of Graduate Studies at the Institute of Local Government says the lifting of restrictions on movement in the Covid-19 hotspots is timely...

Govt needs to strengthen COVID-19 response – IMANI Senior Fellow

Imani Center for Policy and Education has scored government 60% in its fight against the spread of Covid-19 in Ghana. According to a fellow at...

Covid-19: Check out what travellers do with coffins just to avoid arrest

Travellers have ferried an empty coffin from Nairobi to Homa Bay county with the pretence that they were going for a funeral, to evade...

Abrantie Amakye Dede has a message on Covid-19 fight

Legendary Highlife musician, Nana Okyeredom Abrantie Amakye Dede, has urged Ghanaians to adhere to the safety protocols regarding the Covid-19 fight if Ghana is...

I’ll continue to give free meals till Friday – Philanthropist named ‘MTN’ assures

A businessman and philanthropist who has been giving free meals to persons during the recently-terminated lockdown, Paa Kwesi Jerry Nyamekye, says he will continue...

Kasoa traders have a message for gov’t on ‘Social Distancing’

Some market women at Kasoa New Market in the Central Region have appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to provide them funds and shed before...

BoG directs banks, SDI’s not to pay dividends to shareholders

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) in the country not to declare or pay any dividend to...

Coronavirus: Lockdown, curfews to be imposed if….

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed lockdowns and curfews may be imposed if the country begins to experience increase in cases after the...

3-year-old boy drowns at Ngleshie Amanfro

Residents at American Farm, a suburb of Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been thrown into a...

TUC backs lifting of lockdown

The Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress, Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, says the decision taken by the President Akufo-Addo, to lift the ...

Coronavirus: Akuapem North records 2 cases

The Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern region has recorded two positive coronavirus cases. ALSO READ: Govt to support Ghanaian scientists to develop vaccinesLifting Lockdown:...

Lifting Lockdown: GHS to embark on new preventive testing

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the government, despite the lifting of the lockdown, is not reducing the preventive etiquette to curb the spread...

The lockdown has worked; Akufo-Addo is right to move our Covid-19 fight forward

In the wake of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo lifting the order restricting movement in parts of the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions, there...

Watch: Why coronavirus cases in Ghana will increase – Information Minister explains

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disclosed that there will be an increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the...

Policeman blasts Chinese man for defying lockdown order, blames him for being behind Covid-19 (Watch)

An obviously angry policeman, who will have none of the misbehavior of people who flouted the President’s directive during the lockdown, poured his anger...

Checkout taxi driver’s hand-washing invention to keep passengers safe [Video]

An unidentified taxi driver has created a new hand-washing technique to keep passengers clean before entering in for a ride. The innovation, planted on the...

Okyenhene issues one-month ultimatum to families to bury their relations

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Ofori Panin II, has issued a one-month ultimatum to families within the Akyem-Abuakwa state to retrieve bodies of relatives so as...

Lifting of lockdown: Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko’s take

The President was clear in his 7th speech on covid-19, delivered Sunday. He says, the fact that we are lifting the ban does...

Okada rider bites head of taskforce officer over social distancing argument

An Okada rider has allegedly wounded the Deputy Operation Commander in-charge of Kasoa Central Business District during an argument over social distancing rule. Desmond Korankye,...

Rotary Club supports Ayawaso North in fight against coronavirus

The Accra Rotary Club of Kanda has donated GH¢5,000 to the Ayawaso North Municipal Health Directorate. The team, led by the President of the Club,...

Social media on fire as partial lockdown is lifted

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted the ban on restricted movement in some parts of the country including Greater Accra region and Kumasi. According...

Infographics: All you need to know about Akufo-Addo’s address on lockdown

President Nana Akufo-Addo has addressed the nation for the seventh time since the country began its fight against the novel coronavirus. Throughout his addresses, the...

READ: Why partial lockdown was lifted

PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO LIFTS PARTIAL LOCKDOWN, BUT KEEPS OTHER ENHANCED MEASURES IN PLACE The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 19th April,...

Ban on social gatherings still in force

President Nana Akufo-Addo has lifted the three-week lockdown imposed in some parts of the country in order to control the spread of the deadly...

Coronavirus: Partial lockdown lifted!

President Akufo-Addo has lifted the partial lockdown on Greater Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Greater Kumasi. According to the President, the decision to enforce the...

FDA recalls COA FS products from the market

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is recalling all batches of COA FS Food Supplement manufactured by COA Herbal Centre in Cape Coast and...

Kind landlady surprises tenants with 3 months’ rent waiver to ease lockdown pressure

A landlady of an apartment building at Teiman in Accra, Joyce Terkper, has given three months’ rent waiver to her tenants due to the...

Covid-19 Lockdown: Victory Bible Church supplies food items to over 2,000 homes in Awoshie

Victory Bible Church International (VBCI), one of the leading charismatic and pentecostal churches in Ghana, has given out food items to over 2,000 homes...

Lockdown: Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians tonight

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo will tonight address Ghanaians with updates on measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. This will be the president’s...

Florence Obinim flaunts her backside in new photos after Ken Agyapong bashing

Florence Obinim, the wife of Bishop Daniel Obinim, has released new stunning photos on social media. The new photos have Mrs Obinim looking gorgeous...