Melinda Gates, wife of billionaire Bill Gates in an interview with American news channel CNN claimed that developing countries including those in Africa are going to be badly hit by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. According to her, should there ever be a time in Africa where the number of cases …
Read More »NPP big men used Akufo-Addo’s name to extort $22m from Seidu Agongo of Heritage Bank – A Plus
Anti-graft campaigner, Kwame A Plus has said some officials of the Akufo-Addo administration, as well as bigwigs within the governing New Patriotic Party, extorted, in bits and pieces, a total of $22 million from businessman Seidu Agongo with the promise to protect Heritage Bank, of which he owned majority shares, …
Read More »Rain leaves 390 people homeless in Tanzania
A six-year-old child died and 390 people have been rendered homeless following heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in two villages along the Lake Rukwa Rift Valley Basin in Sumbawanga District, Rukwa Region. In the wake of the hostile weather pattern, 300 residents of Matete area in Nkwilo Village along …
Read More »Why Ebony is still reigning – Father reveals
It’s two years after the late Dancehall songstress, Ebony Reigns won the Artiste Of the Year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). It was a historic feat as she became the first female Artiste to achieve the feat in the history of the VGMA. Just as her successor was …
Read More »Deadly tornadoes in two U.S. cities cause ‘catastrophic’ damage
Tornadoes in Mississippi and Louisiana have caused “catastrophic” damage and at least six deaths after touching down Sunday, emergency officials say. So far, officials say hundreds of structures have been damaged by the storms. Two people are dead in Lawrence County, Mississippi, according to Monticello Fire Chief Lyle Berard, saying …
Read More »Covid-19: Hot meals costing GHC2m per day – NADMO reveals
Government is spending GHC2 million on the hot meals being provided for Ghaianas in the lockdown areas in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, NADMO has revealed. According to the Communications Director of NADMO, George Ayisi, each pack of food costs the state GHC5. Over 400,000 people are …
Read More »Covid-19: Engage chiefs in your strategies – SKB Asante to gov’t
The Omanhene of the Asante Asokore Traditional Area Nana Dr S.K.B Asante has called on government to engage chiefs meaningfully in the implementation of strategies to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country. According to him, even though various chiefs are contributing their quota in the fight against the deadly virus, …
Read More »Ex-Togolese Prime Minister, Edem Kodjo is dead
Former Togolese Prime Minister and diplomat, Edem Kodjo is dead at the age of 82. Edem who served as the prime minister of Togo from 1994 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2006, under the leadership of a former president Gnassingbe Eyadema, died in Paris on Saturday April 11. Togolese Foreign Minister, Robert …
Read More »Kotoko fans were unfair to me – Richard Mpong reveals
Elmina Sharks midfielder Richard Mpong is proud of his playing days with Asante Kotoko but reveals a regrettable experience with the fans of the Porcupine Warriors. The experienced midfielder insists he was given a raw deal by fans of the club who tarnished his image in his final days at …
Read More »Woman, 21, dies of Covid-19 while awaiting liver transplant
A “bubbly” young nursery worker has died after testing positive for coronavirus while in hospital awaiting a liver transplant. Katie Horne’s family have been left “completely devastated” by the 21-year-old’s death at King’s College Hospital in London where she was admitted with a severe liver condition. Sister Emma said Katie’s …
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