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15-year-old girl shot dead at Aboabo

A 15-year-old girl, Mary Rober, has been shot dead at Aboabo bus stop, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti region. According...

Pastor Mensa Otabil holds service online [Video]

The International Centre Gospel Church, led by Pastor Mensa Otabil, today, Sunday held a virtual church service. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana shuts all borders effective...

NDC experts will collaborate with govt in combating coronavirus – Mahama [Video]

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the National Democratic Congress (NDC), under his leadership, has assembled a technical team to collaborate with the government...

COVID-19 could be a game-changer in the dynamics of world power- Mensa Otabil

Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, says the COVID-19 pandemic could potentially be a game-changer in...

COVID- 19: Reality will force you to speak truth to your people – NDC man to Akufo-Addo

General Manager of Pluzz FM and National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency in the Western Region, Seth Kwame Dzokoto,...

Coronavirus cases in Ghana now 21

Ghana’s coronavirus cases have increased to 21. Read all stories on coronavirus here “Ghana records two(2) new cases of COVID-19 with 1 death, this leaves ...

Coronavirus: Ghana shuts all borders, one death confirmed by President Akufo-Addo!

Ghana has shut all borders to human traffic effective Sunday, March 22, 2020 in the country’s renewed strategies to fight the deadly coronavirus. President Nana...

Coronavirus: Ghana shuts all borders effective Sunday

Ghana has announced the closure of all its borders effective March 22, 2020. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, who announced this Saturday, said the decision is...

Ghana records first coronavirus death

Ghana has recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus. The deceased is the Lebanese male trader who reported to a health facility in Kumasi...

Kwame Jantuah calls for 20-year development plan for energy sector

Former Chairperson of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the African Consortium Limited, Kwame Jantuah, has advocated...

Sociologist reveals positive side of COVID-19 [watch]

“One of the positive sides of COVID-19 is that it will make families develop stronger bonds,” says Dr Sylvia Esther Gyan of the Sociology...

Coronavirus: No patient has recovered yet – GHS

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has debunked reports that eight out of the 19 recorded coronavirus patients have recovered. Speaking on Newsfile...

God won’t listen to prayers of some pastors who went to Jubilee House -Owusu-Bempah

Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, has lashed back at critics who mocked him for not being invited...

BoG threatens to sanction banks that defy ‘COVID-19 liquidity policies’

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has indicated that it would not hesitate to sanction banks that fail to comply with rules governing the recent...

Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly inaugurates emergency health response team

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has inaugurated an emergency response team as part of efforts to contain the spread of the dreaded COVID-19 virus...

Herbalists, Traditional Priests scout for coronavirus cure [watch]

Some herbalists and traditional priests in the Bono East region have declared support to the government as well as health professionals in the fight...

Police officer hops onto a moving car [watch]

A video on social media, sighted by Adomonline.com, shows an unidentified police officer with the Motor Transport and Traffic Department of the Ghana Police...

Coronavirus: VIP lounge at Kotoka Int’l Airport shuts down

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has temporarily shut down the VIP lounge of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) effective 21st March...

Coronavirus: Ghana won’t be on lockdown – Oppong- Nkrumah

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has allayed fears of a possible lockdown of the nation due to increasing recorded cases of the novel coronavirus...

Court dismisses 3 applications brought before it by Hajia Fati

Three applications brought before the Adjabeng Magistrate Court by New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Hajia Fati have been dismissed. Applications filed before the court by the...

ECOWAS to establish National early warning and response centre in Ghana

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will establish a National Early Warning and Response Centre in Accra, Republic of...

A Ghanaian coronavirus patient’s plea [listen]

A Ghanaian infected with the novel coronavirus has cautioned the public against spreading fear and panic over the virus. “I am pleading with Ghanaians to...

KNUST student electrocuted in bathroom

A final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has died through electrocution in her apartment, reports Dailymailgh. Bernice Akyeama Baah, a Metallurgical Engineering student,...

Coronavirus: NIA bows to pressure, finally suspends Ghana Card registration

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has finally bowed to intense pressure to suspend the ongoing Ghana Card registration in the Eastern region. In a...

Coronavirus: Afro-Arab Group boss distributes free hand sanitizers in Zongo communities

Chief Executive Officer of Soccer Time Africa and Chairman of Afro-Arab Group of Companies, Alhaji Salamu Amadu, has distributed about 4,000 hand sanitizers...

Ghanaians home and abroad join forces to campaign against coronavirus

A group of Ghanaians home and abroad have formed a coalition to campaign against the novel coronavirus. The 'Stop Coronavirus Ghana Campaign', private sector led...

Coronavirus: AMA to disinfect Accra markets

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has served notice it will close all markets in Accra in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Check...

Imposition and Restrictions Bill similar to Preventive Detention Act – Kwaku Azaar

Lawyer and Professor of Accounting, Stephen Kwaku Asare, popularly called Kwaku Azaar, has likened President Nana Akufo-Addo’s Imposition and Restrictions Bill currently before Parliament...

NPP gaining grounds in Muslim communities – Nat’l Nasara Coordinator

The National Nasara Coordinator believes the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) is gaining grounds in Muslim communities in Ghana due to the government’s all...

Islamic cleric who won award for Ebola medicine suggests another for prevention and cure of Coronavirus (Video)

Mallam Sham-una Ustaz Jibril, the Islamic cleric who predicted that candidate Nana Akufo-Addo will win the 2016 election with 53.47%, says he has medication...

Police nab Reverend Obofour’s imposters

The Nungua Divisional Police Command has nabbed two persons for allegedly posing as Francis Antwi, aka Reverend Obofour, Head Pastor of Anointed...

Man fires warning shots at NIA registration centre

A 35-year-old man has been arrested for storming a registration centre of the National Identification Authority (NIA) and firing warning shots in attempt to...

Bereaved family observes Akufo-Addo’s directive as they mourn dead relative

Anxious relatives and friends of a dead colleague were disappointed when the bereaved family sent the body to the cemetery right from the morgue,...

Parliament distributes nose masks to MPs over Coronavirus [photos]

Nose masks have been distributed to Members of Parliament (MPs) as part of enhanced measures against Coronavirus. The masks were handed over to the...

More recorded cases anticipated in the coming days – Health Minister warns [video]

Ghana’s Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has said his outfit expects a continuous rise in recorded cases of the novel coronavirus in the country....

Cleric credited with accurate election predictions reveals real cause of coronavirus, it will shock you!

Video: Cleric credited with accurate election predictions reveals real cause of coronavirus, it will shock you! Popular Islamic cleric, Mallam Sham-una Ustaz Jibril, claims a mixture...

Covid-19: NIA justifies why it disrespected Akufo-Addo’s directive on public gatherings

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has justified its decision to carry out the Ghana Card registration exercise in the Eastern region despite a directive...

Coronavirus: Infected patient praises nurses and doctors for their ‘special care’

A Ghanaian, currently receiving treatment at the Ridge Hospital after contracting the novel coronavirus, has talked about the special care given him by nurses...

Coronavirus: Gov’t to distribute free prevention kits to districts

Government is set to give every district Assembly 100 Veronica Buckets in the state's fight against spread of Coronavirus. The move is part of a...

Coronavirus: Infected Ghanaian reveals the only symptom he experienced [Listen]

A Ghanaian man, who gave his name only as Nii, has revealed the only symptom he experienced after contracting the deadly coronavirus. Speaking to Nhyira...