Kingmakers of Akuapem have started traditional processes to install Odehye Kwadwo Kesse as the next Okuapehene. The 34-year-old becomes the youngest Paramount Chief in the whole of the Eastern Region. The installation processes began on Friday morning where after introducing him to the appropriate Kingmakers, a ram was slaughtered and …

Davido’s fiancee, Chioma has shown off the big birthday cake she had for the celebration of her birthday as she clocked 25. The mother of one would have had more than a big cake for her birthday had it been there was no coronavirus lockdown order in Lagos. This is …

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has gone to hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus. Mishustin, 54, who only took up the role in January, told President Vladimir Putin in a video meeting of his diagnosis. The meeting was broadcast on the state-run Rossiya 24 television channel Thursday. “I have just …

The Tamale Teaching Hospital has commenced testing of Covid-19 samples for Northern, Savannah, Upper West, Upper East and North East regions in Tamale in the Northern region. Head of the Tamale Testing Center at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Dr. Abass Abdul Karim told DGN Online that the facility can test …

A personal trainer claims she is fighting off coronavirus by drinking smoothies containing her boyfriend’s sperm. Tracy Kiss, 32, reckons that the refreshing drinks that contain a shot of semen have boosted her immune system.  In a bold move, she is urging others to do the same saying that the …

South African anti-apartheid activist, Denis Goldberg has died at his home near Cape Town, aged 87. Goldberg was a prominent member of the ruling African National Congress and stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela. He spent 22 years in prison for his involvement with the ANC’s fight against apartheid, the racist …

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Wednesday criticised South Africa and Qatar for accepting doctors from Cuba to battle the coronavirus, accusing the communist island of profiting from the pandemic. Cuba’s globe-trotting doctors have long been a source of diplomatic soft power and pride for Havana, but the US …

Two guards and five inmates of a prison in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown were killed on Wednesday in a riot described by authorities as an attempted escape, according to a new report released by police. The cause of the mutiny by the inmates of Pademba Road Prison, who set fire …

The University of Ghana has been ranked as the best university in the country according to the Times Higher Education World University Ranking. 2020’s ranking included almost 1,400 universities in 92 countries with the assessment on 13 performance indicators including teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook. University of Ghana was …

Ghana’s first president and pioneering pan-Africanist, Kwame Nkrumah, dealt a notable blow to the British Empire when he led the campaign demanding self-rule for the African countries known as British colonies. His great gift was that he was able to diagnose Africa’s predicament, understand the oppressive forces working against the continent’s …