President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government has what it takes to resuscitate Ghana’s economy in the event that the current deadly coronavirus outbreak causes it to flounder in the coming months. Economies across the globe are expected to stall in the coming weeks measures taken by governments to …
Read More »Coronavirus: WhatsApp service in South Africa goes global in WHO virus fight
The World Health Organization plans to reach at least 50 million people with a WhatsApp information service that delivers information on demand about the coronavirus and is so successful in South Africa it will be used around the world. The free service, the first of its kind launched globally by …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Obour and Ridge Hospital clash over father’s lifeless body
Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffuor aka Obour, has reportedly clashed with the workers of Ridge Hospital over the mortal remains of his late father, Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour. An eyewitness told Onua FM’s Christian Agyei Frimpong in an interview monitored by Zionfelix.net on …
Read More »Dangerous border breaches
For the umpteenth time, we are asking that all join hands in fighting the invisible enemy. It is elating that the story has sunk in and most Ghanaians are adhering largely to the basic preventive measures as laid out by the Health Ministry. While we salute personnel of the Ghana …
Read More »Here’s how much the President is donating to the Coronavirus fund
President Akufo-Addo has announced the creation of a COVID-19 Fund with three months of his salary as a seed fund support. According to him, the fund will serve as a support system for the well-being of individuals who will be adversely affected by the novel Coronavirus pandemic. But how much exactly of …
Read More »Mahama calls for meeting of ECOWAS leaders to strategize against coronavirus
Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has called for an urgent meeting ECOWAS heads to discuss and take decisions on a sub-regional response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic across the West African region. Speaking at a Muslim Prayer service Friday to end three days of prayer and fasting called by …
Read More »Coronavirus: Tsatsu Tsikata not dead – Family debunks rumour
Family of former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Tsatsu Tsikata, has debunked rumour suggesting one of their own has passed away at the Ridge Hospital. A family member who spoke to GhanaWeb noted that reports by some local media houses with the suggestions were fake and …
Read More »Homeless persons in Madina express worry over lockdown
For Ghanaians with no homes to go to in the capital city, the Madina new market is one of their abodes even though it offers them very little comfort. This market hosts a huge population of head porters and truck pushers amongst others and it is growing by the day. …
Read More »Live streaming: Newsfile discusses Ghana’s lockdown and measures to prevent spread of coronavirus
President Akufo-Addo on Friday announced that movements in some urban areas in the country will be restricted from Monday, March 30, 2020, for two weeks as part of government’s measures to control the spread of the coronavirus. Today on Newsfile, the panellists will assess the potential impacts of the latest …
Read More »Coronavirus lockdown: Full list of who must stay home and who can go out
President Nana Akufo-Addo has imposed restrictions on movement in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions of Ghana as part of measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus which has killed four people in Ghana so far out of some one hundred thirty-seven patients of which two have recovered. The …
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