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Recovered coronavirus patient narrates how stigma almost killed him [listen]

A 51-year-old Ghanaian man, who has recovered from the novel Coronavirus, sharing his experience, has revealed how stigmatisation almost killed him. The recovered patient, Mr...

Covid-19 lockdown: Energy Minister explains what it means to be ECG lifeline consumer

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his last televised address to the nation announced some relief packages to help mitigate the...

Joy Prime, Luminary-DMR support less-privileged during lockdown [Photos]

Joy Prime has partnered with Afropop artiste, Luminary-DMR to donate food items and money to its audience. The promo dubbed ‘The Covid-19 Series Giveaway’ is...

Panic as 5 bodies are found on Kumasi streets

Five bodies have been found on the streets in Kumasi in the Ashanti region. It is unclear the cause of their demise. It comes in the...

READ: Why Kennedy Agyapong is not done with Obinim and wife

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, seems not to have gotten over a feud between him and Ghana’s only Angel,...

22 arrested for attempting to cross over from Ghana to Togo

Twenty-two persons who attempted to cross over from Ghana to neighbouring Togo Tuesday night have been arrested at Ave Hevi, a border town in...

Covid-19: Ghana Islamic Society, others donate to Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly [Video]

Three organisations, Ghana Islamic Society for Education, Reformation Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), and Al-Rayan International School have jointly donated 175 boxes of relief items to...

Coronavirus: 83 patients recover

The number of recovered coronavirus patients in Ghana has seen a significant improvement in less than 24 hours, moving from 17 on Tuesday ...

Coronavirus: 5 new cases recorded, total now 641

The confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ghana have risen sharply to 641 after five new cases were recorded, the Ghana Health Service has announced. The...

Coronavirus: Ketu South records 6 cases

The Ketu South Municipality has recorded six Covid-19 cases, Municipal Chief Executive Elliot Edem Agbenorwu has confirmed. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Obuor’s family hints of ‘fake autopsy...

Coronavirus: List of FDA approved hand sanitisers

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), is urging the public to patronise only hand sanitisers approved by the Authority. ALSO READ: Shatta Wale enjoys lunch...

Man crashed to death at Akyempim

A 24-year-old mechanic apprentice was confirmed dead in a motorbike accident that occurred at Akyempim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality. The body of the deceased had...

COVID-19: Leading expert predicts pandemic to end next year

Dr Zhang Wenhong, China’s leading COVID-19 clinical expert, has predicted a high probability of the global coronavirus pandemic ending next year. According to Dr Wenhong,...

Coronavirus: Oppong Nkrumah clears air on number of recoveries [audio]

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has set the records straight on the number of people who have recovered from coronavirus in Ghana. ALSO READ: Hon Aponkye...

Sunyani fugitive charged

A 24-year-old suspect, who escaped from police custody in Sunyani, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment. ALSO READ: Listen: Ministers don’t take double salaries like...

AMA Mayor slams Zanetor Rawlings over partisan food distribution

Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah, has slammed the Member of Parliament for the Klottey Korley Constituency, Dr Zanetor...

Woman threatens to kill her baby to restore peace with lover [Watch]

A muslim-turned Christian woman, Christina Abubakar has threatened to kill her 6-months-old child to restore peace with her Muslim boyfriend. The couple's misunderstanding started when...

Lockdown diaries: Dalex Finance CEO, friends fete needy

Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, Dalex Finance and Leasing Company Limited and his friends in collaboration with Assemblymen and...

Covid-19 & Lockdown: GES boss talks E-learning, SHS reopening date, BECE and more

Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Akwasi Opoku Amakwa, has spoken extensively on the measures put in place by his outfit to ensure...

Double agony for slum dwellers at Old Fadama as govt demolishes structures[photos]

Over 1,000 slum dwellers at old Fadama in Accra are at the cross-roads following a demolishing exercise by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). ALSO READ: Agyemang...

Covid-19: GES denies SHS re-opening date video

Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Akwasi Opoku Amakwa, has denied claims that a reopening date for the various Senior High Schools (SHS) has been...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s Mission in New York requests details on dead citizens

The Ghana Mission to the United Nations and Consulate-General in New York is requesting from Ghanaians in some three states to offer information on...

NDC PC for Dome-Kwabenya touches lives on her birthday, Easter Monday

The National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for Dome-Kwabenya, Elikplim Akurugu, put smiles on the faces of the poor in her constituency. The NDC PC did...

Covid-19: Congestion hits Ghana’s mortuaries over ‘large public gathering ban’ [Audio]

There is congestion at some of Ghana’s biggest Morgues as bodies pile up due to residents' refusal to hold private burial as advised by...

Covid-19: TUC cancels May Day celebrations

The leadership of the Trades Union Congress(TUC) has cancelled the nationwide 2020 May Day celebration in compliance with the Restriction on Movement of Persons...

Power Purchase Bribery Allegations: I appeared before investigative body – John Jinapor confirms

Former Deputy Minister of Power under the Mahama administration, John Jinapor, has said he played no frontal role on negotiations that led to...

Dr Oko-Boye to face Parliamentary Appointments Committee today

Deputy Health Minister designate, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye, will today, April 15, 2020 face the Appointments Committee of Parliament.  He is expected to be vetted by...

Suspected thief lynched at Ashaiman

A suspected thief believed to be in his 20’s has been lynched by unidentified persons at Newtown, a suburb of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region. The...

Coronavirus: Nurses, doctors who came into contact with Obour’s late father test negative

The nurses and doctors at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) , who came into contact with the late father of musician,...

Coronavirus: Eastern region records 9 new cases

The Eastern Region has recorded nine additional new coronavirus cases bringing the region’s total count to 41, Adomonline.com has learnt. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count...

READ: Mahama supports 20,000 households with food items

Former President John Mahama has donated food items to some 20,000 households in the lockdown areas. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 636Coronavirus: Schools...

Scrap dealer in police grips for spraying substance into police woman’s eyes

A 22-year-old Osman Amadu is in the grips of the Kaneshie Police for spraying a substance in the eyes of a police woman at...

Coronavirus: Ashanti region records 4 more cases

The Ashanti region has recorded four more Covid-19 cases, the Regional Health Directorate has confirmed. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 636PJS donates cash, food...

Family of deceased Coronavirus patient faces stigma

The family of the 19-year-old boy, who died of Covid-19 at the Walewale Government Hospital, is facing stigma from community members. DGN...

Coronavirus: Schools as isolation centres – GES reacts

Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwah, says his outfit has no reason to resist the use of some Senior High...

PJS donates cash, food products to Covid-19 Trust Fund

PJS food limited has donated 50, 000 cedis and rice products worth 15,000 cedis to the Covid- 19 Trust Fund. The Indian company, which is...

Winner of Frytol ‘Enriching Lives’ distributes hot meals at Korle Bu, others [photos]

Winner of the maiden edition of 'Frytol Enriching Lives' cooking competition, has distributed hot meals to the Child Healthcare Department at Korle Bu and...

Mpohor MP Alex Agyekum fetes 1000s in constituency

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpohor constituency, Hon. Alex Agyekum, on Easter Sunday, put smiles on the faces of over 1,000 vulnerable persons. The...

This is how long you can be jailed for defying lockdown directives

Per the Imposition of Restrictions Act over the coronavirus pandemic, the Ghana Police Service has reiterated defiant residents will be liable to 10 years...

TOR boss fingered in $4.5 million bribery scandal

Tema Oil Refinery boss, Asante Berko is currently in hot waters for his alleged role in the latest bribery scandal that has hit Ghana. Mr...