The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has recorded an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases from 3 to 45 from the week ending 11th September, 2022 to the week ending 23rd September 2022. In response to this alarming trend of sample positivity rate among staff and patients in the Hospital, a mop-up …
Read More »Court throws out Aisha Huang’s bail request for 2nd time, adjourns case
An Accra Circuit Court has thrown out a bail application by lawyers for Aisha Huang and some 3 other Chinese Nationals for a second time. This follows their reappearance in court after an initial adjournment of the case on September 14, 2022. Aisha Huang and 3 others are in court …
Read More »WATCH: The only time the Asantehene sits on the Golden Stool
The Golden Stool of the Asante Kingdom is one of its most significant traditional representations. The stool, made out of pure gold, stands at 18 inches high, is 24 inches long, and 12 inches in width, according to blackpast.org. The stool has been in existence since the reign of the …
Read More »KIA gets first standard certified airline repair facility
3AMS-CELMS is to operate Ghana’s first Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Kotoka International Airport. The company, according to Ben Owusu – a Senior Aviation Safety Inspector and Manager at Quality Assurance – is nearing the completion of its certification process that was started some five years ago. The …
Read More »VIDEO: The 1700s Asante female royal who sacrificed her son to save her people
She was a courageous, outspoken member of the royal family in Asanteman in the 1700s until her outspoken nature got her ousted from her people in the territory which later became known as Gold Coast and subsequently Ghana. While little is known about her heroism in Ghana, the people of …
Read More »Ayews, Rahman benched, Inaki starts: Black Stars predicted XI against Nicaragua
Black Stars coach, Otto Addo could ring many changes in his line-up for Ghana’s final international break friendly against Nicaragua on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Otto could make as many as seven changes in his starting eleven when compared to the team that started against Brazil last Friday. Alexander Djiku, …
Read More »Armed soldiers shoot four men, two JHS students in Bibiani
Armed soldiers have stormed the township of Bibiani and fired gunshots resulting in injuries to four men and two teenagers. According to a report by Onuaonline.com, the soldiers stormed the town, chasing after some illegal miners who had gone to mine in some old pits belonging to Mensin Gold Bibiani …
Read More »Kenyans ‘clash’ over plans for monthly prayers at the presidency
Kenya’s social media space has been the center of debate around the role of religion in politics. This follows an announcement over the weekend by First Lady Rachel Ruto that monthly prayer sessions will be held at the State House, the presidential complex located in Nairobi. “The doors of State …
Read More »Government to adopt comprehensive smoke free policies to control tobacco in Ghana
The government is exploring comprehensive smoke-free policies as part of a mechanism to control tobacco use in Ghana. The Acting Director of Technical Co-ordination and Special Advisor on Non-Communicable Disease (NCDs) to the Minister of Health, Dr. Baffour Awuah, announced this in Accra during a stakeholder meeting by the Food …
Read More »A Bowl Of Oatmeal A Day, Keeps Diabetes Away
ACCORDING TO International Diabetes Federation (IDF), around 24 million adults between the ages of 20 and 79 are living with diabetes in the IDF Africa Region in 2021, among which 54% are undiagnosed. Moreover, IAF reported that diabetes led to 416,000 deaths in IDF Africa Region in 2021. Indeed, diabetes …
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