Elvis Anokye

Coronavirus: Accra, Kumasi locked down

Restriction of movements in some parts of Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi is in full force for two weeks, as a way of controlling the spread of the dreaded novel Coronavirus in Ghana. These areas are described by the Ghana Health Service as the epicenters, where substantial numbers of the …

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Spain returns faulty test kits to China as COVID-19 death toll passes 4,000-mark

As Spain’s death toll hit 4,089, the Chinese embassy in Madrid said on Thursday (26 March) that the Spanish government had bought a batch of faulty COVID-19 testing kits from an unauthorised Chinese company, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reports. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to almost 56,188 on Thursday (26 March), …

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Harry and Meghan Will Pay For Their Own Security In US – Trump Announces

US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States government will not pay for the security of British Royals Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle if they decide to leave Canada and relocate to the United States. Harry and Meghan are set to complete the final stage of …

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President Buhari shuts down Lagos, Abuja, Ogun as Nigeria battles Coronavirus

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has restricted movement in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State as part of measures to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria. He said this during a nationwide broadcast on Sunday. The curfew will begin from Monday, March, 30 by 11:pm. Read the speech below: Based on the …

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Prayer moves online for people across Africa

With many countries in Africa now banning religious gatherings in order to slow the spread of coronavirus, Christian worshippers turned to online or televised services on Sunday. The continent has some of the world’s most committed Christians, according to a 2018 survey by the Pew Research Center, and the inability …

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Coronavirus: Israel evacuates 274 nationals from Nigeria

Israel evacuated 274 of its citizens from Nigeria on Sunday. The move was connected to the exploding cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The Israelis were evacuated via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to Tel-Aviv, Israel. The flight, operated with the Air Peace’s …

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Nana Aba Anamoah is not my sugar mummy – Qwaku Premo

Fast-rising rapper and singer from Kumasi, Qwaku Premo has denied rumours suggesting a secret love affair between TV icon, Nana Aba Anamoah of GhOne TV and himself. Qwaku Premo, who was in the studios of Kessben TV last Friday to promote the visuals to his latest song, ‘I’m dating’ on …

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Jordan Ayew incredibly shoots into a basketball rim

Ghana striker Jordan Ayew performed an incredible feat by using his leg to make a string on a basketball hoop from about 20 yards in an outstanding display in the #StayAtHomeChallenge. The Crystal Palace goal-poacher used his legs to hit the ball to land in the mini basketball hoop in …

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South African workers freed from mask-making factory

The authorities in the South African city of Durban have freed 14 workers who had been “locked up in a [mask-making] factory since Monday”, a local government minister said. They also arrested the owner of the business. The workers “were forced to manufacture hundreds of masks to meet the demand …

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UK govt to fly ‘willing’ nationals out of Ghana tonight

The government of the United Kingdom will on Sunday night, fly out hundreds of its nationals in Ghana who are willing to return home as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Two flights will be ferrying as many as 600 passengers with more flights being arranged in the coming days. …

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