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The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has handed over MIC-PCR diagnostic equipment

Covid-19: Ghana receives diagnostic equipment and kits [photos]

The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission has handed over MIC-PCR diagnostic equipment and kits to the Government of Ghana to help in the fight against...
Vera Wang

Photos of popular designer who is still a diva at 70 years shock the...

Seventy-year-old fashion designer, Vera Wang, has left social media users stunned after she shared age-defying pictures of herself during an at-home photoshoot. The designer, who...
Jaman South Municipal Health Directorate in the Bono Region has introduced some measures to check the transmission of the pandemic.

Photos of highway temperature checks in Bono Region amid Covid-19

As Covid-19 continues to spread at both regional and community levels, the government and its collaborating agencies in the health sector are adopting new...
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Covid-19: Lady tells story of how lockdown saved her friend

A lady has narrated how her friend nearly ended up getting married to a married man with kids. A few weeks to their wedding which...

Fake news: Social media influencer arrested

A 24-year-old has been remanded and awaiting trial for disseminating fake news on social media to incite the public to commit crime. Bless Amedegbe is...
Father beats 3-year-old son with naked wire child abuse

Father of battered 3-year-old granted GH¢30,000 bail

Ebenezer Nana Bonsu, the man who mutilated the body of his three-year-old son in Kumasi, has been granted GH¢30,000.00 bail with three sureties to...
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Exclusive: Sarkodie’s manager speaks about rapper’s stay abroad [Audio]

Angel Town, manager of rapper Sarkodie has opened up on how the Highest rapper’s stay abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic has affected him mentally. According...

VGMA to hold ‘Covid-19 Heroes’ virtual concert [Video]

The Ghana Music Awards Foundation has announced plans to hold a virtual concert in honour of frontline health workers leading Ghana’s battle against the...
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Minister clears air on lockdown of Obuasi [listen]

Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has responded to calls by a section of the public to place restrictions on movement of persons within the...

Health Minister chides Ghanaian journalists

Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has chastised journalists for non-compliance to the social distancing safety protocol put in place to control the spread...
queen mother

Paramount Chief of Manya Krobo Traditional Area destools queen mother

The Paramount Chief of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Sakite II, has destooled the paramount queen of the area, Nana Aplam II. Sources close...
Borussia Dortmund are four points behind leaders Bayern Munich with nine games of the season remaining

Relief for Borussia Dortmund as the Bundesliga gets ready to return

A player testing positive for coronavirus will not be a "catastrophe" for the Bundesliga, says Borussia Dortmund's managing director. Germany's top flight will become the...

COVID-19 guidelines: Police to embark on mass arrest of stubborn people

The government is said to be considering certain legal options to ensure stricter enforcement of COVID-19 preventive and safety guidelines in the country. The legal...
Alli has 37 England caps and was part of his country's squad at the 2018 World Cup in Russia

Top England player receives punches amid knife-point robbery

English Premier League (GPL) side Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli was held at knife-point during a burglary in the early hours of Wednesday...

Obuasi records another case of Covid – 19

Obuasi in the Ashanti region has recorded another positive case of the Covid-19 after several suspected cases. Since receiving an alert from the Director-General of...
Serie A

Serie A aims for June 13 restart subject to govt’s approval

Serie A plans to resume its season on June 13 if Italy's government approves. The league's general assembly met on Wednesday via video conference and...
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COVID-19: All African countries infected as Lesotho records first case

The southern African country of Lesotho has recorded its first coronavirus case, its health ministry has said, becoming the last nation on the continent...

Ghana’s dancing pallbearers find new fame during COVID-19

The Nana Otafrija pallbearers might look slick, but they are not afraid to get dirty. Their signature moves, carried out with a coffin in...
WHO

Burundi orders WHO official to leave country

Burundi has expelled the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the country and three other health experts. An unsigned letter from the foreign affairs ministry...

No country, organisation can stop Madagascar’s COVID-Organics – President

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI, Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina defended his promotion of a controversial homegrown remedy for Covid-19 despite...
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Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test

Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests. Scientists who led the work, reported...
GFA President, Kurt Okraku

Autonomous league: Transparency will be key – GFA told

Kojo Addae Mensah has said transparency will be key in Ghana Football Association's (GFA) attempt to make the topflight football autonomous. After the past FA administration...

Dr Boadi Nyamekye wades into calls for churches to be reopened

General Overseer of the Maker House Chapel, Dr Boadi Nyamekye, has added his voice in dismissing the calls for churches to reopen amid the...
TB Joshua

Covid-19: T.B. Joshua’s message to the world after returning from the mountain

Popular televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, has prayed for the recovery of coronavirus patients. The leader of The Synagogue...
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The 7 lesser-known COVID-19 symptoms that everyone should be aware of

As the highly infectious novel coronavirus continues to sweep the globe, countries around the world are struggling to flatten the curve even with strict lockdown and...

Nigerian pastor reveals his source of money and power [video]

Nigerian pastor, Prophet Odumeje, has gained the attention of a lot of people on social media in recent times and more people continue to...

Lawmaker tested for Covid-19 after coughing in parliament

An Australian lawmaker has been tested for Covid-19 after a coughing fit in parliament on Tuesday made it difficult for him to finish his speech. Video footage shows Australian...

Customers chased out of the bank for defying social distancing [Video]

Chairman of the Ikwerre Local Government Area in River State, Nigeria on Wednesday stormed the United Bank of Africa (UBA)’s branch in the area...

Twitter says staff can work from home forever

Twitter has told staff that they can work from home "forever" if they wish as the company looks towards the future after the coronavirus...
Christopher Nettey

Kotoko defender dismisses ‘juju’ claims

Asante Kotoko defender, Christopher Nettey, has refuted 'juju' claims levelled against him during his side's clash against Aduana Stars at Dormaa. In the match-week 11...

Covid-19: Drinking bars, hotels can now operate – Ghana Tourism Authority

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has outlined guidelines to curb the possible spread of the coronavirus disease as the hospitality industry reopens. According to...
AY Poyoo

I have started receiving sponsorship – AY Poyoo

Fast-rising social media sensation, AY Poyoo, says he has already started receiving sponsorship and endorsement deals. After two weeks of sharing his comedy skits and...
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa

COVID-19 unemployment grant launched for citizens

South Africa’s government on Monday made available to citizens access to state grant for those rendered jobless due to the coronavirus. The government’s COVID-19 relief programme for...
Thomas Partey

Prez. Akufo-Addo’s address to nation hijacked by Arsenal fans to ask about Thomas...

From having gone over two months without seeing a ball kicked at any level in the English game to some clubs' futures facing growing...
Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni

It ‘will be madness’ to hold elections amid Covid-19 pandemic

Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has given the strongest signal that presidential election in his country due next year may not take place if the coronavirus...

Madagascar’s President says the West ‘looks down on’ Africa over herbal drug

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has responded to critics of his country’s much touted herbal remedy for coronavirus. He told French news channel France24 that those doubting...

Comptroller-General of Immigration promotes six officers for dedication to service in Covid-19 fight

The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi, has promoted six Junior Officers for dedication to duty in the fight against the coronavirus disease...

5 ways the groom should help with the wedding preparations

The wedding day is a memorable day that puts a smile on both the groom and the bride’s face. In the scare of coronavirus (COVID...

Tanzania hit by sugar shortage after price controls

Tanzania has run short of sugar over the last three weeks causing frustration among traders and consumers. Most shops have not stocked the commodity -...

Covid-19: MP turns living room into mask factory [Video]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has disclosed she has turned her living room into a...