As the coronavirus pandemic grinds much of the US economy to a halt, it is also playing havoc with the American democratic process. Fifteen states have already delayed their presidential primaries. But could November’s presidential election be delayed by the virus? Anthony Zurcher, the BBC’s North America reporter, answers this and …

There will be no gun salutes to mark the Queen’s 94th birthday on 21 April, as it is not thought to be appropriate during the coronavirus pandemic. It is believed to be the first time in the Queen’s 68-year reign that there has been no such birthday salute. The monarch …

Executive Chairman of Asante Kotoko, Dr. Kwame Kyei has expressed his readiness to pay $240,000 to Tunisian Club Esperance in order to avoid the FIFA ban. The world football governing body issued an ultimatum to the Ghana Premier League side to pay the said amount by May 10 after breaching an agreement …

The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, an initiative set up to support the government to combat the novel coronavirus in the country says it has begun setting up a 100-bed infectious diseases isolation and treatment facility. The project, dubbed the ‘Facility 100 Project’, will be used for the treatment of …

Rapper Sarkodie says he will only make up with his new “archenemy” Shatta Wale on only one condition. The former ally of Shatta said if it is real and not just for the cameras, he will patch up. Shatta Wale and Sarkodie who used to be the best of friends are currently the worst of enemies in …

Popular Ghanaian Pallbearers known by social media users as #dadaawu have spoken about how they recruit their staffs. According to them, people who want to join will have to purchase a form and go through an audition for the particular position he/she wants and after an assessment is made, he/she …

A day-old-baby girl was seen abandoned by mother with a letter which addresses the name “Salisu” in “Hawusa language” in the Katsina State, Nigeria. The baby was found last night behind a bank in Nigeria by the residents of Kofar Kaura. The name and identity of the baby are not …

A 17-year-old girl was arrested after she was caught while on her way to pay a visit to her boyfriend, breaking mandatory home confinement rules put in place due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The girl together with two other young girls her age was stopped by police officers at Lapaz, late Thursday …

Head of Pathology Department of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr Simon Naporo has revealed that the bodies of all people who died of COVID-19 will not be handed over to their families but would be buried by the government. According to him, the disease is highly contagious and the …

A military man on operation covid-19 safety duties has shot at a 50-year-old motor rider for allegedly using unapproved route at a barrier at Dobro in the Nsawam Adoagyir Municipality of the Eastern Region. According to the police, report from the security personnel at the said barrier indicated that the …