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Ghana’s coronavirus death toll reaches 16

Five more persons, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic in the country. This raises the death...

Asiedu-Nketia declines to score Akufo-Addo on COVID-19 fight

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, has declined to rate President Nana Akufo-Addo on his fight against the coronavirus pandemic in...

Works and Housing Ministers’ strong message to landlords amid covid-19

Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea, has cautioned landlords in the country not to host foreigners without Covid-19 clearance from medical experts. Speaking...

Covid-19: 10 food vendors, 3 taxi drivers test positive at Achimota Hospital

Ten food vendors and three taxi drivers who operate at the Achimota government hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, Starrfm.com.gh has gathered. The cases were...

Covid-19: Pabi residents live in fear as 3-day-old positive patient is yet to be isolated

Residents of Pabi, a village near Asamankese in the Lower West Akyem Municipality, are worried after health officials failed to isolate a person who...

Muslim Community donates GH₵130,000 to COVID-19 Fund

The Ghanaian Muslim Community has presented a cheque of GH¢130,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. The presentation was made by the National Chief Imam,...

Ghana Immigration hunts for 3 over illegal entry into Ghana

A serious manhunt is underway for the driver and two passengers on board an Opel Astra with suspicious registration number plate, ‘GG 477–14’, who...

Coronavirus: Upper East records 10 new cases

The Upper East Region has recorded 10 more cases of Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. ALSO READ: Kasoa traders invoke curse on taskforce...

Sunyani city authorities hold mass burial for 33 unclaimed bodies

The Sunyani city authorities have buried 33 unclaimed bodies to decongest the Sunyani Regional Hospital morgue which was full due to the government’s ban...

Burial arrangement for late TV3 editor announced [Photo]

Former Head of political news at Media General, Edward Kwabi, is set to be buried on May 2, 2020 in a private burial ceremony...

How 43 Ghanaian peacekeepers were killed by Congolese army

Today in History, exactly 59 years ago, on April 28, 1961, 43 Ghanaian peacekeepers were killed in one of the United Nation's (UN) deadliest...

Sunyani city authorities carry out mass burial for 33 unclaimed bodies

Sunyani city authorities have buried 33 unclaimed bodies which were crammed at the Sunyani Regional Hospital morgue for years. Workers of the Municipal Assembly and...

Woman who received lockdown escapees tests positive for COVID-19

Residents in Pabi, a farming community near Asamankese in the West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region are living in fear after a 34-year-old...

Abeiku Santana loses father

Father of Abeiku Santana, James Benjamin Aggrey, 81, passes on

Malaria among top 10 OPD cases in Western, Western North regions

Malaria is still among the top 10 Out-Patients Department (OPD) cases recorded between 2016–2019 in Western and Western North regions, accounting for about 27...

I almost got coronavirus when Nana Addo promised 88 hospitals in his address – JOY

President Nana Akufo-Addo has outlined plans by the government to build 94 hospitals across the 16 regions of the country. The health project comprises 88...

Notorious armed robber who raped and killed 20-yr-old lady shot dead at Yeji

A man, who the police have described as notorious armed robber, has been shot dead at Kwayease, a suburb of Yeji in the Bono...

13 Ghanaian doctors infected with coronavirus – Dr Baidoo discloses

A number of doctors in Ghana have been infected by the deadly Coronavirus, according to the Ashanti Divisional Chairperson of the Ghana Medical Association,...

Driver’s mate gets five years for threatening his mother

A 20-year-old driver’s mate, who threatened to kill his mother for refusing to give him ‘chop’ money, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment...

Coronavirus: Lower West Akyem records first case

The Lower West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern region has recorded its first case of Covid-19. ALSO READ: Audio: 88 district hospitals in a year possible...

Bishop Obinim ‘hot’ after performing miracle in church (Watch)

Bishop Daniel Obinim, head pastor of International God’s Way Church, has incurred the wrath of Ghanaians on social media after he performed a miracle...

Social media unimpressed by Akufo-Addo’s promise to build more hospitals

Unlike previous addresses from President Nana Akufo-Addo that received massive applauds from the general public, the  8th national address on Sunday has been greeted with...

Audio: 88 district hospitals in a year possible if … GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said building 88 district hospitals within a year is possible if the government is committed to it. ALSO READ: COVID-19...

JHS 1 student commits suicide

A 12-year-old first-year Junior High School (JHS) student last Monday morning shocked the residents of Aiyinabo in the Ellembelle District of the Western region...

Blind Union calls for uniquely tailored packages for Persons with Disabilities

The Ghana Blind Union has called for relief packages uniquely tailored for Persons with Disabilities in the wake of COVID-19 Outbreak. Executive Director for the...

Coronavirus: Support your kids at home – Education Minister to parents

The Minister for Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has called on parents and guardians to continue to render their utmost support to their children...

Covid-19: Price hike of drugs, others may lead to collateral deaths in Ghana – UK Pharmacist (Video)

Ghana is likely to be hit by collateral deaths due to failure to put in place measures to curb the price gouging (price hikes)...

Covid-19: Publish intention to procure items through single-sourcing – Martin Kpebu to govt

Private legal practitioner, Lawyer Martin Kpebu, has cautioned the Government of Ghana to think beyond the law by publishing any intention to procure anything...

Woman, child electrocuted during Sunday downpour

A 22-year-old Augustina Adoku and her son, Sampson Adjei Owuraku, 3, were on Sunday, April 26, electrocuted at James Town in Accra during the...

Bible now symbol of decoration, security under pillows – Reverend

Reverend Ken Djotepe, acting Director of Programmes, Economic and Social Relations of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana on Sunday said that the Bible has...

Today in History: Kwame Nkrumah dies in Bucharest in 1972

Today in History, exactly 48 years ago, on April 27, 1972, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the deposed President of Ghana and a great Pan-Africanist died...

Otumfuo’s throwback video will make your day [Watch]

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s daughter, Dr Caryn Prempeh, has shared a throwback video of his father as he marks his 21st anniversary...

FDA lists 10 approved face masks

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has listed some 10 registered and approved face masks for public use to help curb spread of the...

8 key points from Akufo-Addo’s 8th address on coronavirus

The President on Sunday evening gave an update on national efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus in Ghana, the eighth of such...

Infographics: Akufo-Addo’s 8th address on COVID-19

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday April 26, 2020 address the nation on measures his government is taking to combat the coronavirus pandemic in...

Coronavirus: Six patients in critical condition

Six people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana are in critical condition. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana’s tally increases to 1,550, 155 recoveriesBan on public...

Ban on public gatherings extended again!

President Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings during his 8th broadcast to the nation on Sunday night. The restrictions imposed on public gatherings,...

Coronavirus: Prez Akufo-Addo to deliver 8th update

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will deliver his eighth update on measures taken against the spread of the Coronavirus on Sunday, April 26, 2020...

Tema robbery: 7 people who scrambled for stolen cash arrested

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested seven persons who scrambled for monies which spilled at the scene during a robbery incident last week. RELATED...

Do not use homemade face masks with strings – Health Minister

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has advised against the use of homemade face masks with strings that are worn tied behind the neck or...