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Watch | Ghanaian youth hold street jam to celebrate lockdown lift

A section of Ghanaian youth have hit the streets of Accra to celebrate the lifting of the lockdown by the president. A video sighted by mynewsghana.net captures a section of Ghanaian youth dancing in jubilation on the street to celebrate the president’ s new directive to lift the lockdown. Watch the video …

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Covid-19 restrictions: Public sector salaries will be paid in full – Oppong Nkrumah

Public sector workers who have been affected by restrictions put in place to fight the spread the new coronavirus, will receive their salaries in full, the Information Minister says. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said this when he was answering questions on JoyNews’ ‘The Lockdown’ programme on Sunday ahead of President Akufo-Addo’s …

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Akufo-Addo paving way for EC with lockdown lifting – Sammi Gyamfi

The Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammi Gyamfi says the decision by President Akufo-Addo to lift the lockdown on Accra and Kumasi despite the spike in coronavirus cases in Ghana is political. According to him, the move is intended to allow the electoral commission compile a …

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Councillors accused of looting food parcels meant for the poor

The alleged incidents of corruption and food looting have been reported in eight provinces where there were claims that those in charge of the distributions – mostly ANC councillors – were not giving the food to the families that were most in need. Government’s attempts to feed the poor and …

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SA man arrested ‘smuggling girlfriend’ in car boot

Police in South Africa have arrested a man “smuggling his girlfriend,” in the back of a car amidst a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, according to an official from the province of Guateng. Faith Mazibuko tweeted that the woman was found in the car boot during a …

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Canada shooting: Gunman kills at least 16 in Nova Scotia

A gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 16 people, including a female police officer, in what is believed to be Canada’s worst mass shooting. The 12-hour rampage started on Saturday and ended with a car chase. Police said the suspect shot people at different locations in Nova Scotia, …

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Lifting lockdown a dangerous gamble – Security analyst

Security analyst, Adib Saani has warned that the decision by the president to lift the partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi is a dangerous gamble that could backfire. President Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced the lifting the 3-week lockdown on Greater Accra and Kumasi, with effect from Monday, April 20. Addressing …

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READ: Why partial lockdown was lifted

PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO LIFTS PARTIAL LOCKDOWN, BUT KEEPS OTHER ENHANCED MEASURES IN PLACE The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 19th April, 2020, announced the lifting of the restriction to movements of persons in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area and Kasoa, and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area …

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Sacrifice me to the gods if my local medicine fails to treat coronavirus patients – Herbal practitioner

The President and founder for Save The Nation For Future Leaders, Kwadwo Atta Apeakorang says he should be sacrificed to the gods if the local treatment he has discovered fails to cure Coronavirus. According to him, the treatment, made up of prekese, hwentia, pepre, ginger and garlic is the only way …

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Nana Akomea, others face jail term over contempt of court

A private real estate company, Mariville Homes Ltd, wants the MD of state transport company STC, Nana Akomea, and six others convicted for contempt after suing them for trespassing on its private property. Mariville Homes Ltd had sued Akomea and nine other tenants for engaging in a reconstruction exercise on …

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