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Covid-19: NDC team writes to govt over isolation centres in Ghana
The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) technical team on Covid-19 has asked the government to make public all COVID-19 isolation centres in the country.
According...
Residents turn church into public place of convenience [photos]
The Central Tongu District assembly is worried about increasing trend of open defecation despite measures to mitigate it.
It comes as some residents of Adidome...
Joy Prime’s Covid-19 Series Giveaway: Free Lunch GH partners station to donate foodstuffs...
The donations being undertaken by Multimedia Group’s subsidiary, Joy Prime, has encouraged sponsors to partner the channel to reach more of its audience.
Free Lunch...
Lockdown: Techiman market to be shut
The Municipal Chief Executive of the Techiman Assembly, John Donyina, has announced a one-week closure of its main market amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking at...
Zoomlion donates US $20,000 to Noguchi to help fight COVID-19
Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has donated US$ 20,000 (GHC120,000.00) to the University of Ghana Noguchi...
Covid-19: Queen Elizabeth cancels birthday tradition for first time
The Queen has decided there will not be any special occasion to mark her 94th birthday this year due to the Coronavirus crisis.
A spokesman for Buckingham...
Check out throwback photo of NDC’s Sam George
Member of Parliament for the Ningo Prampram Constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has taken to his Facebook page to...
Israeli drug ‘Opaganib’ successful in treating patients with COVID-19
Opaganib is a 'new chemical entity' administered orally to patients with Covid-19 and it performs “anticancer, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory activities.”
The experimental drug from the Israeli biopharmaceutical...
I’m quarantined with my abuser; here’s what I want you to know
This was supposed to be the year I left an unhappy marriage of almost 20 years that came with psychological and emotional abuse.
I...
Ghana’s Covid-19 deaths rise to 9
One more person has died as Ghana's Coronavirus cases have surged to 834, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported.
According to the GHS, the...
Meet Ghana’s first Chief Justice
Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (1894-1967) was the first African Chief Justice of Gold Coast (1956) and independent Ghana (1957-1963).
He was the first Ghanaian alongside...
We may use the current register for 2020 elections – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it could use the current voters’ register for the December 2020 elections, if the coronavirus pandemic persists.
According to the Director of...
COVID-19: Family weeps, abandons search for missing child over lockdown
Tetteh Ocloo family at Klagon in the Greater Accra region, like many other families, 2020 is certainly a year which is pregnant with so...
Journalist reportedly shot as security forces raid Changli in Tamale
A journalist with Accra-based TV Africa has been reportedly shot during a joint security operation on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Changli, a suburb...
Sex workers slash rates to attract customers despite lockdown
The noisome ambience reeked of marijuana and cigarettes as our correspondent walked down Ipodo Street on Tuesday evening.
Sitting on the outskirts of Allen,...
Lockdown diaries: Young girls arrested on their way to visit boyfriend [watch]
Some three teenage girls around the age of 17 were held by the police detailed at Abeka Lapaz in Accra to ensure compliance of...
134 arrested in dawn raid for brutalising female police officer in Tamale
Police sources at the Northern Regional Police Command have revealed that about 134 suspects were on Saturday dawn arrested in connection with the brutality of...
Female driver arrested for knocking down cop
A female motorist has been arrested by the East Legon Police for refusing to stop at a COVID-19 snap checkpoint, knocking down a police...
Ethiopians prepare for orthodox Easter like no other
Millions of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia are preparing to celebrate Easter amid a ban on religious congregations aimed to stopping the spread of coronavirus.
Many...
Female police officer collapses after suffering beatings from Tamale residents
A female police officer has gained consciousness after she blacked out following an attack by some residents of Changli, a suburb in the Tamale...
‘My wife gave birth yesterday and we have nothing to eat’
All 20 million people living in Nigeria's second-biggest city, Kano, are under a seven-day lockdown starting from Friday.
Poverty and religion are the major issues...
Too many empty past promises — Grace Nortey
Veteran actress Grace Nortey has expressed her disappointment at how successive governments have failed to fulfill promises of creating better conditions for...
Covid-19 Private Sector 100-bed isolation, treatment facility [Video+Photo]
All is set for the construction of a 100-bed Covid-19 treatment and isolation facility, to complement efforts by the government to contain the coronavirus...
Kenya Governor criticised for including Hennessy in COVID-19 care packages
A Kenyan governor is facing backlash after including alcohol in COVID-19 care packages.
In addition to traditional food staples, Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko, also sent a few small bottles...
Bizarre: China taking blood samples of blacks – Ghanaian shares chilling story [audio]
The Chinese government is being accused of forcefully taking blood samples of blacks as it battles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bawumia picks calls at 311 Covid-19 Call Centre [Watch]
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commended the hardworking staff of the Covid-19 Call Centre for their contributions to the national fight against the...
Arsenal players set to agree pay cut with Champions League incentive
Arsenal players are set to be the first in the Premier League to agree to a pay cut after being offered Champions League qualification...
If I put the camera away, others can’t emulate – Singer Nautyca as he...
Musician Nautyca has been spotted donating foodstuff to the less-privileged in Tema Community 2 amid the coronavirus lockdown in some parts of the country....
Covid-19: Massaging test results is sin against God, science – Noguchi reacts to allegations
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has debunked allegations that the Institute does not report actual Covid-19 cases.
This comes after rumours that...
‘I’m in lockdown with my wife and just learned she’s having another man’s baby’
With no definite end to the coronavirus lockdown in sight, many of us will continue to find ourselves confined to our homes for the vast majority...
Parliament okays Oko-Boye as Deputy Health Minister
Parliament has approved the nomination of Ledzokuku legislator, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye as Deputy Minister for Health.
First Deputy Speaker Joe Osei Owusu earlier Friday...
Lockdown: GUTA comes under pressure to clear goods from ports
The Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) has bemoaned a directive from the Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority (GPHA) for members to clear all...
8 herbs and seeds that can boost your immunity
At a time when the world is dealing with the deadly coronavirus, it is necessary to take extra precautions to keep yourself protected from...
Premier League clubs to discuss a possible 30 June deadline to the season
Premier League clubs will discuss the option of putting a 30 June deadline on the 2019-20 season at a meeting on Friday.
Not all clubs...
You’re a ‘stranger’ to Klottey Korley – Paul Adom-Otchere descends on Zanetor over partisan...
Television broadcaster, Paul Adom-Otchere, has descended on Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, over her comments on partisan food distribution.
Dr Rawlings made comments which sought to suggest...
Old Fadama residents sleep in the open as AMA demolishes makeshift homes [Video+Photos]
Dozens of squatters at Old Fadama, a slum community in Accra, have been compelled to sleep in the open after their makeshift homes were...
Pastor, 2 church workers jailed for flouting ban on public gathering
A pastor and two church workers have been sent to the Ho Central Prison to serve a four-year jail term each for flouting the...
Veep Bawumia takes calls from Ghanaians in distress [Video]
A video of Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, taking calls from Ghanaians in distress has popped up on social media.
Dr Bawumia, on Thursday, visited the...
Scores of people mass up at Chief Imam’s residence [Photos]
Scores of people, mainly Muslims believed to be residents of the Fadama enclave, have massed up at the residence of the National Chief Imam,...
Spanish FA proposes four clubs for Champions League
The Spanish FA has confirmed its proposal on how to award European places in case the current La Liga season cannot be finished.
There are...