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Pastor fined GH¢ 1, 200 for holding church services despite ban

The Nkawkaw District Court, presided over by Mr Albert Kwasi Owusu, has convicted leader of the Kingdom of God Church at Amanfrom near Nkawkaw...

They froze time but coronavirus has left them with frozen incomes

Apart from the sudden religious trust in alcohol-based sanitisers and washing of hands under running water for 20 seconds, the next most peddled advice...

Greater public will be harmed if NIA registration is halted – Deputy AG tells court

Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is urging an Accra High Court to allow the National Identification Authority (NIA) to continue with its Ghana...

Christabel Ekeh shares new photos

Actress Christabel Ekeh has excited social media users with new photos she has shared on her instagram page. The dazzling photos of the actress have set...

Unless soldiers come here to stop us – Man in Cape Coast says in a gathering of hundreds [Video]

A man in Cape Coast is asking President Nana Akufo-Addo to deploy soldiers to halt a social gathering of hundreds of Ghanaians enjoying themselves...

Covid-19: Circle turns ghost town [Photos]

The Kwame Nkrumah Circle, one of Accra's busiest areas was reduced to a ghost town as city authorities engaged in a fumigation exercise. The Kwame...

Pray to God yourself – Pope Francis on coronavirus

Pope Francis amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has brought about a ban on public gatherings, has urged that people should pray on their own. According...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count hits 52 [audio]

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has announced that Ghana's case count of confirmed coronavirus cases now stands at 52. He made the announcement at...

Kumasi traders suggest other ways to make fumigation successful

Some trader unions in Kumasi have suggested other methods the government should adopt in ensuring planned fumigation exercise is successful. The Kejetia Petty Traders Association...

Ayigbe Edem to host ‘Anti-Corona Concert’ live on Facebook and Twitter

Ghanaian hiplife artiste, Denning Edem Hotor, known in showbiz as Ayigbe Edem, is set to hold a concert on the back of increasing cases...

Customers’ social distancing at pharmacy [Photos]

Following directives and calls from government on the need for social distancing over the outbreak of coronavirus, this pharmacy has not counted itself out....

Markets to run shift system over Covid-19

Special Advisor on Health to the President, Anthony Nsiah Asare has revealed plans are underway for markets to run a shift system amid the...

12 million Ghanaians could soon be exposed to coronavirus – Virologist

A virologist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Michael Owusu, says close to 40% of Ghana's population could become...

Coronavirus: Gifty Anti shares experience in mandatory quarantine

Popular television broadcaster, Gifty Anti, has opened up about how she is coping with the mandatory quarantine she has been placed under by the...

Coronavirus: 1,200 people put under mandatory quarantine

As part of stringent measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, some 1,200 persons who recently entered Ghana have been put on...

Coronavirus: Drinking spots cash in as churches shut down in Kpone – Katamanso

Several drinking bars in the Nmlitsakpo electoral area, Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, struggled to cope with patrons on Sunday, when churches...

Coronavirus: Coconut seller fights disease with hand-washing stand (Photo)

A coconut seller has become the toast of social media users after a photo of a hand-washing stand he mounted near his selling point emerged online. Ghana,...

SHS student arrested for putting her finger in genital of 3-year-old girl

A female Senior High School (SHS) student is in the grips of the police for allegedly 'fingering' a three-year-old girl at Fetteh Kakraba in...

Man tricked into buying baby lotion for GH¢ 70 instead of hand sanitiser (Photo)

A stranded trader from Yeji was left fuming after realising that he was tricked into buying a baby lotion for GH¢70 at Kumasi in the Ashanti...

Coronavirus: Suspected case in Damongo tests negative

A 35-year-old man, suspected to have contracted the deadly coronavirus, has been discharged. ALSO READ: Passengers alight from car after Chinese family came on board Accra...

Accra markets fumigation exercise [Photos]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly on Monday carried out a fumigation exercise across designated markets in the Greater Accra region. The exercise, under the auspices of...

Stop demanding for relatives under mandatory quarantine – Dr Nsiah-Asare

Special Advisor to President Nana Akufo-Addo on health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, is pleading with family members of persons mandatorily quarantined following the president's...

Coronavirus: Otumfuo joins public safety campaign

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on Ghanaians to adhere to social distancing protocols and other directives meant to fight the...

Passengers alight from car after Chinese family came on board [Video]

Coronavirus seems to be increasing the emotional and psychological disturbance of some Ghanaians and a new video circulating online has proven the worst fears. In the video,...

COVID-19: Number of travelers in govt’s mandatory quarantine revealed

Special Advisor to the President on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, has revealed about 1,200 travelers have been put on the government’s mandatory quarantine...

Coronavirus: Rapid diagnostic test kits not approved – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has indicated it has not registered any Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits (RDTs) for screening and diagnosis of coronvirus...

Ayawaso West MCE leads market fumigation exercise [Video+Photos]

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ayawaso West, Hon. Sandra Owusu-Ahinkorah, led a team to fumigate markets in her municipality in attempts to combat the...

How coronavirus has so far positively affected businesses in Ghana

The Central Bank in its last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting released an assessment of the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on Ghana’s economy. With...

Revealed: How hand gloves can spread coronavirus

The Health Committee in Parliament has cautioned Ghanaians on the wearing of hand gloves to transact daily activities since it could be one of the fastest...

COVID-19: Group calls for inclusion of mental health patients in awareness

Chief Executive Officer of Mensah Mental Health Rehabilitation Project (MEMHREP) is calling on the government to include people with mental health problems and those...

NSS releases 2020/2021 nurses’ postings

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the release of national service postings for over 9,000 nurses for the 2020/2021 service year to various...

Kumasi pastor who defied church ban granted GH¢ 10,000 bail [photos]

The Asokwa District Court has granted bail to eight ministers of the gospel and church elders who congregated in contravention to presidential ban on...

Coronavirus: Cassava starch, Akpeteshie sold as hand sanitizers

Criminals are taking undue advantage of the mad rush for hand sanitizers and defrauding unsuspecting Ghanaians through various schemes. In view of the novel coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Parliament to relocate [Audio]

Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has revealed arrangements by the House to relocate parliamentary. Legislative sessions will now be moved to the Accra...

Coronavirus: Allow journalists to work from home – GJA urges media houses

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has urged media houses to adopt new work systems that will allow journalists to work from home. “We...

Fire guts immigration office at Elubo [Photos]

Fire has razed the offices of Ghana Immigration Service at the Elubo border in the Western region of Ghana. The fire, which started in the...

Registrar Department closes down over fumigation exercise

The Registrar-General’s Department, due to the fumigation exercise being undertaken by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly at selected markets in Accra, including the Tema Station,...

GAF deploys personnel for covid-19 disinfection

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has deployed about 500 personnel for the Covid-19 disinfection exercise carried out in over 1,000 markets in Greater Accra...

Coronavirus: More infections and deaths to be recorded – Public Health Specialist [video]

A public health specialist has told Ghanaians and the world at large to brace themselves for more recorded cases and deaths from the novel...

ACEP predicts $830m drop in oil revenue due to coronavirus pandemic

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is forecasting a dramatic drop in the government’s projected revenue for the year 2020. This is because of...