The African saxophone legend Manu Dibango has died in Paris after catching coronavirus. Dibango – best known for his 1972 song Soul Makossa – is one of the first global stars to die from Covid-19. The 86-year-old fused jazz and funk music with traditional sounds from his home country, Cameroon. …

The lockdown in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the global coronavirus outbreak began, will be partially lifted on 8 April, officials say. Travel restrictions in the rest of Hubei province, where Wuhan is located, will be lifted from midnight on Tuesday – for residents who are healthy. A single new …

A virologist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Michael Owusu, says close to 40% of Ghana’s population could become exposed to the deadly coronavirus within the next couple of months. This estimation is dependent on the current trend infection rate of the viral infection also …

Nigerian senator, Rose Oko is dead, before her death she was representing Cross River Northern senatorial district. According to The Sun, the 63-year-old died last night at a UK medical facility. A close aide of the late senator, who confirmed expressed shock and sadness. A close relative, Mr Patrick Ikorgor Okoroji speaking …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has vowed to bring down Fidelity Bank if the Bank does not act on his allegations made against the founder and leader of the International God’s Way Church, Angel Daniel Obinim. According to him, Obinim uses the bank for his money laundering activities which …

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Lawrence Abrokwa, the former husband of Afia Schwarzenegger for failing to appear before it. The court presided over by Mrs. Justice Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku, a High Court judge siting as an additional Circuit court judge, was expected …

The US Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, is arranging repatriation flights for U.S. citizens who are having trouble leaving Ghana because of travel restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a tweet sighted by GhanaWeb, the State Department indicated that “those interested in being contacted if additional flights …

Ghana’s first victim associated with the coronavirus pandemic was buried on Sunday, March 22 by youth in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi based on his religion. Clothed in hazmat suits and carrying disinfectant sprayers, the young men transported the deceased to the cemetery, observed the Islamic prayers, and laid him …

Six Ghanaian players plying their trade in Spanish top-flight will suffer big salary cuts or temporary redundancies as clubs in La Liga consider these drastic actions to reduce the severe impact of coronavirus on their finances. Top player Thomas Partey of Atletico, Mohammed Salisu of Real Valladolid, powerful central defender …

The Banda Traditional Council (BTC) says, it has received a firm promise that illegal settlers, whose activities have become a threat to the Bui Dam are going to be removed. This comes amid strong agitations by the youth who want the settlers evicted to save the Bui Hydroelectric Dam. Nana …