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Coronavirus: Ghanaian living in Italy shares harrowing story [audio]

A Ghanaian resident in coronavirus-hit Italy has shared harrowing story of how he is having sleepless nights for fear of contracting the virus. ALSO READ: Recovering...

Coronavirus chart: Check the region on top

Five regions in Ghana have so far recorded cases of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic also known as coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Accra records 9 new cases,...

Coronavirus: Accra records 9 new cases, 4 have no travel history

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases, all from the Greater Accra region. Four of them have no history of...

Mass Action Committee suggests arrest, prosecution of lockdown deviants

The Mass Action Committee is calling for the arrest and prosecution of persons who defy the lockdown directives. According to the group, it cannot...

Lockdown Diaries: Military man begs passengers in trotro to stay home [watch]

Fact-checking viral video from the lockdown exercise pic.twitter.com/nVP0vZZGn9— Ministry of Information (@moigovgh) April 2, 2020 There has been news of some security operatives beating...

Coronavirus: Burkina Faso, Guinea refuse to receive citizens who tested positive

Ghana is facing a diplomatic hurdle as it attempts to repatriate Burkinabe and Guinean citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Tamale,...

Kennedy Agyapong escapes assassination attempt as gunmen storm his house?

Some unidentified gunmen are reported to have stormed the house of Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong. They were said to...

Ho Assemblies of God Church catches fire during Facebook live streaming

The Central Assemblies of God Church in Ho was Wednesday evening gutted by fire when some youth of the church were streaming a Facebook...

Musician releases her own naked pictures to shame blackmailer

The days are hard and people are not smiling as they look for every possible means to make money at all costs. A legendary...

Joshua Alabi exhibits ‘lethal’ punching skills in lockdown

Considered by many as the greatest of all time, Muhammed Ali danced like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Well, the boxing prowess of...

First Lady’s message on World Autism Day [Read]

"In recognition of World Autism Day, I would like to take a moment to recognise the efforts of parents of children with disabilities all...

John Boadu donates to Assin Fosu Municipal Health Directorate

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr John Boadu, has donated Personal Protective Equipment to the Assin Fosu Municipal Health Directorate...

DCE accuses police of assault in locked-down Kumasi [watch]

A video of an altercation between a District Chief Executive (DCE) for Afigya Kwabre South and a police officer in Kumasi, has caused an...

Ghana Embassy in US to launch COVID-19 fundraising campaign

The Ghana Embassy in the United States (US) has announced plans to raise funds to support the fight against coronavirus. According to the High Commissioner,...

Farmer butchers wife at Abuom

Police in Asunafo South District of the Ahafo region are on a manhunt for a 50-year-old farmer, Agya Yakubu Kangriga, who allegedly butchered his...

Angry residents chase out lockdown escapees

Angry residents of Apantem, a farming community near Aburi in Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region, on Wednesday, chased out four escapees from...

Coronavirus: Prostitution ban enforced in Northern region [video]

The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has placed a ban on the activities of commercial sex workers in the region. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Police raid sex...

Coronavirus: Police raid sex party during lockdown

Police in Thailand busted a secret sex and drugs party packed with naked women during the coronavirus lockdown in Thailand. Earlier this week, officers were alerted by furious neighbours...

We are winning Covid-19 battle – Korle Bu CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital says Ghana is winning the fight against Covid-19. This, according to Dr Daniel Asare, is because...

Audio: Video of civilian hitting a military man happened in 2019 – Says GAF

Copyright © 20 A video of man attacking military officer in public is not related to coronavirus lockdown operations, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has...

Listen: Police hunt for fake video circulators

Copyright © 20 The Ghana Police service is on a manhunt for people sharing videos unrelated to the coronavirus lockdown. Director of Police Public Affairs, Superintendent...

Bizzare excuses people are giving just to flout lockdown [listen]

One of the frontline nurses in the COVID-19 fight, Kofi Owusu Ansah, wants the police to be allowed to start whipping people to prevent...

Arrest of military officer puncher: GAF reacts to video

A young man believed to be the one who punched a military office in a video that is fast circulating online has been arrested. The...

Covid-19: Volunteer travel information of tenants – GIS to landlords

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) is urging all property owners and landlords to immediately furnish the Service with information on their tenants (Ghanaians and Non-Ghanaians) who...

Ghana Police releases videos of security brutality unrelated to lockdown [watch]

The Ghana Police Service has released video footages of some security officers brutalising civilians in the country. The Service on their Twitter page said such...

Ghana Police warns public of fake coronvirus drugs sold online

The Ghana Police Service has advised citizens to be cautious of scammers capitalising on the Coronavirus pandemic to sell unauthorised drugs to cure the...

READ: Former First Lady’s take on coronavirus

The current crisis caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is taking a toll on lives globally, with women being the worst hit. ALSO READ: Lockdown...

Meet the herbalist with anti-coronavirus plant

A female herbalist in Anambra State, Mrs Flora Ilonze, has stated that she has an anti-coronavirus plant in her garden. ALSO READ: Lockdown: 15 traders arrested...

Lockdown diaries: Man punches military man for punishing him [Watch]

A man has paid a military officer in his own coin after the latter subjected him to beating and corporal punishment for defying lockdown...

Lockdown: 15 traders arrested in Kumasi for flouting directives

Some 15 traders have been arrested in Kumasi for defying the government’s two-week restrictions on movement. Traders were ordered not to ply their trade at...

Lockdown saga: Human Rights Reporters condemn acts of security forces

The Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) has condemned the approach by the police and military officers deployed to maintain law and order and enforce the lockdown...

Coronavirus: Eastern Region records first case

The Eastern region has recorded its first case of the coronavirus in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality. The patient, who is an Indian construction worker...

Coronavirus: GHS gives details on number of tested persons [Audio]

So far 4,560 coronavirus tests have been conducted since the first case was registered in the country, Dr, Badu Sarkodie, Director of the Disease...

COVID-19 lockdown: Govt intervenes for the homeless, vulnerable

Minister for Gender and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison, has announced some stimulus packages for the homeless and the vulnerable in the country following government’s...

Russian doctor who shook Vladimir Putin’s hand tests positive for Covid-19

A Russian doctor, who was in close proximity to Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, according to the...

COVID-19: GhNCDA entreats members, Ghanaians to abide by directives

The Ghana Non-communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA) is entreating its members and Ghanaians to abide by all precautionary outlined measures. The reason, according to the alliance,...

Weija-Gbawe Assembly begins House-to-House coronavirus testing of contacts traced

 The Weija-Gbawe Assembly has announced an on-going 10-day house-to-house enhanced coronavirus testing of contacts traced. According to the Assemblyman for the Tetegu electoral area, Bright...

Bawumia supports stranded ‘Ejisu Kayayei’ with GH¢500 each

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has donated GH¢ 500 to each of the stranded 'Kayayei' (head porters) who were stopped at Ejisu in the Ashanti region on their way...

Nigeria confirms 4 new cases, Coronavirus cases rise to 139

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has confirmed four new cases of the novel coronavirus in Nigeria. According to the agency, three of the new...

Lockdown: Defiant residents to face court today [audio]

The Ghana Police Service has revealed it will from today, April 1, 2020 put some defiant people before court for flouting the government's lockdown...