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COVID-19: Kumasi markets’ disinfection underway

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has begun the disinfection exercise in markets aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus disease. Friday's exercise follows a...

COVID-19: ‘Ghana’s lack of a Central Medical Store worrying’

Five years down the lane and Ghana is yet to rehabilitate its only Central Medical Store (CMS) razed to ashes on January 13, 2015....

High Court throws out suit challenging Ghana Card registration

An Accra High Court has ruled that the National Identification Authority is entitled to continue with its work of registering Ghanaians amid the coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 4 new cases, number up to 136

Ghana has recorded four new cases of the deadly coronavirus, shooting the number up to 136. Below is a confirmation by the Ghana Health Service...

COVID-19: Video reveals lung damage in coronavirus patient

A video shows the lungs of a man who had been asymptomatic a few days earlier. Now, the patient has Covid-19 and his lungs are...

70-yr-old released prisoner runs back to prison for help [watch]

A former inmate of the Awutu Camp Prison, has returned to the prison camp a few weeks after his release. The former prisoner aged 70...

Coronavirus: South Africa reports first death as lockdown begins

South Africa has announced its first deaths from Coronavirus infection, and said cases there have passed the 1,000 mark. "This morning, we South Africans woke...

UBA announces $14m for coronavirus relief support across Africa

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today announced a donation of over $14 million through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response...

Coronavirus: Prophet T.B. Joshua’s head on the chopping board

The coronavirus outbreak has kept many at home with the hope of it ending soon. So many people are hoping that scientists and medical researchers finding...

Coronavirus: Sex workers want to be considered as essential service providers

The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) and the National Movement of Sex Workers in South Africa (Sisonke) are appealing to President...

Coronavirus: Rawlings announces temporary closure of office

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has closed his office until further notice. ALSO READ: Revealed: Why this bucket is called ‘Veronica Bucket’Six arrested for violating ban...

Six arrested for violating ban on mass gatherings

Six persons, including three pastors, have been arrested by the police in Accra for violating the President’s ban on mass gatherings in...

Mamprugu Traditional Council convenes 2nd meeting on coronavirus

The overlord of the Mamprugu traditional area in the North East Region, Naa Bohagu Abdulai Sheriga II, has appealed to the government to...

We’ll have challenges compiling a new register if coronavirus goes beyond June – EC

Director of Elections for the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebour Quaicoe, has indicated that the Commission will find it difficult to compile a new voters’ register...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo to meet NDC’s coronavirus response team

Information reaching Adomonline.com indicates that President Nana Akufo-Addo will soon meet with the COVID-19 response team put together by former president John Mahama. Deputy Minister...

Revealed: Why this bucket is called ‘Veronica Bucket’

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the campaign on constant washing of hands with soap under running water, has made the veronica buckets very...

Coronavirus: Local Govt Service suspends clocking system [audio]

As part of measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, the Local Government Service has suspended its clocking system for staff. ALSO READ: Ghana Health Service...

Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo grants amnesty to 808 prisoners

Some 808 prisoners have been freed in the wake of the increased coronavirus cases recorded in the country. ALSO READ: COVID-19: Akufo-Addo finally speaks about...

COVID-19: Now people will know there is God – Shatta Wale

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah, is grateful the deadly Coronavirus has shown Ghanaians that God indeed exists. On social media, some...

Ghana Health Service releases details about Covid-19 patients

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has shared data on the number of patients who have recovered and those responding to treatment. According to the Service,...

Shocking chat between Nana Aba Anamoah and MoMo fraudsters [listen]

A serial mobile money fraudster and his colleagues have had the shock of their lives after they tried pulling a fast one on award-winning...

Lady exposes sellers who wash fruits with gutter water [Watch]

A Nigerian lady lost her temper upon realising some fruit sellers were soaking their mangoes inside gutter water before sale. The unidentified lady was driving...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo finally speaks about lock-down[audio]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has declared the government’s stance on the issue of a partial or total lock-down of the nation. The president, speaking to...

Coronavirus: Kwahu Traditional Council begins ‘lock-down’

As part of measures to protect its people from being infected with the deadly coronavirus, the Kwahu Traditional Council, has given some guidelines to...

Coronavirus: Communications Ministry to block prank calls

The Ministry of Communications has disclosed the emergency number 112 to assist people in need is being abused. ALSO READ: Senyo Hosi’s take on Ghana’s COVID-19...

All travellers from abroad on or after March 12 to be identified, tested

Government has directed that all individuals who came into the country from abroad on or after March 12, should be identified and ...

High Court reviews date for NIA injunction hearing

An Accra High Court has granted a request by Deputy Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, to have it hear an injunction case against the National...

Senyo Hosi’s take on Ghana’s COVID-19 lock-down

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Distributors, Senyo Hosi, says it is about time the government considers a lock-down to curb...

COVID-19: KMA to disinfect Kumasi markets on Friday

Markets in the Ashanti region are scheduled to be disinfected on Friday, March 27, 2020 to control the spread of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic....

COVID-19: Let’s not pressure govt for a lock-down – Sammy Awuku

National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party, Sammy Awuku, has cautioned institutions and organisations in the country against pressuring the government for...

Check out measures E/R markets have put in place to prevent coronavirus

Authorities of the market centres of Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern region have outlined necessary measures to keep traders safe as coronavirus intensifies. Municipal...

Coronavirus: This is how much Ghana will need for a lock-down [audio]

Ghana will need over GH¢15 billion for a 28-day lock-down, policy think tank, Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, has stated. Executive Director for the...

Teen dies after suicide attempt due to coronavirus fears

A British teen, petrified of being isolated with the coronavirus, has died following a suicide attempt, according to a report. Emily Owen, a 19-year-old waitress from King’s...

Coronavirus: Information Minister clears air on lock-down

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says there is no decision by the government to lock-down following the spread of Coronavirus in the country. With...

Pep Guardiola donates 1m euros to fight coronavirus

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has donated 1m euros (£920,000) to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Spain. Guardiola, who is at his home in Barcelona,...

Mali on lock-down after recording first two cases

A nationwide curfew was announced on Wednesday, March 25 by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, after the West African country reported its first two coronavirus...

Catholic Priest found dead in his car in Nigeria

The parish priest of Holy Cross Parish in Oroma Etiti community of Anambra State, Nigeria, Rev Fr. Charles Okeke-Odogwu was found dead in his car...

Sekyere- Kumawu D/A to lay-off workers over coronavirus

Authorities at Sekyere-Kumawu District Assembly say they are compelled to lay-off some of its 42 revenue collectors as a safety measure in the prevention...

COVID-19: NDC man agrees to suspension of general election if…

Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Constituency in the Eastern region, Ebenezer Tei Larbi, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will agree to the...

Coronavirus: 96-year-old woman recovers from virus

A 96-year-old woman in South Korea has become the oldest patient in the country to fully recover from the novel coronavirus. The woman, identified by...