The Arts and Culture Company, organizers of Ghana Arts and Culture Awards has officially opened nominations for this year's award ceremony. The award ceremony which is aimed at acknowledging and honoring stakeholders, forerunners, and key players of the Arts and Culture industry has opened nomination to the general public …
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Ghana’s Health Minister tests positive for Coronavirus
Government has made available Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and logistics to two hundred and thirty-four tertiary institutions (234) as part of measures to equip universities following the President’s directive to partially open up schools for final year students. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah The distribution began on Saturday 13th June 2020 by …
Read More »3 men arrested for allegedly attempting to murder a man they dumped in Browns Farm,
Three men accused of assaulting a man and dumping him in Browns Farm, Cape Town, on 3 June, were arrested on Thursday evening. According to a police statement, the men, aged 40, 41 and 42, assaulted the man and then loaded him into a Toyota Avanza, drove to Browns Farm, …
Read More »I’m only resting at UGMC – Health Minister denies COVID-19 reports
Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has denied media reports that he has contracted the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, insisting that he is merely taking his diabetes medication and taking much-needed rest. According to Broadcast Journalist with Despite Media Afia Pokuaa, the Minister informed her through a phone call that …
Read More »Man arrested after allegedly shooting dead his own mother
A 30-year-old man has been arrested for murder after he allegedly shot his mother when she intervened in a heated argument involving the man, his wife and a friend on Wednesday. According to a police statement, the man, his wife and a friend were in one room arguing, while his …
Read More »Akwaboah reveals when Sarkodie will return to Ghana
Tracy Sarkcess, the wife of Sarkodie expressed her frustration recently after President Akufo-Addo announced that our borders and airports will continue to be locked down as a precautionary measure to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. However, Shatta Wale who has lately taken a warpath against his colleague wasn’t enthused …
Read More »2 teen cousins drown while washing laundry
Police in Mpumalanga have opened an inquest docket after two girls, aged 15 and 18, reportedly drowned in the Mabulala dam, where they were washing laundry. Police said the two girls, who were cousins, were with friends at the dam near White River. They were washing clothes, when one of …
Read More »Force COVID-19 MPs to isolate like other patients – GMA to Parliament
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has described as unfortunate the revelation that some Members of Parliament, staff and journalists in the legislature are refusing to abstain from work despite testing positive for COVID-19. Majority leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu who made the disclosure on Friday, June 12, 2020 during the …
Read More »Government ready to support Ada salt industry – President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended the various clans of Ada in the Greater Accra Region for coming together to address the bottlenecks that have hindered the development of the salt industry in the area. With this development, the President said the salt potential of Ada was ready for rapid development …
Read More »Messi scores as Barcelona return with win
Barcelona scored 66 seconds into their return to action as Lionel Messi completed a comfortable 4-0 win at Mallorca in La Liga. Arturo Vidal headed the opener and former Middlesbrough striker Martin Braithwaite added his first for the club before the break. Luis Suarez came off the bench to make …
Read More »Government targets 1GW power from nuclear sources
The Energy Ministry is confident of harnessing at least one gigawatt of power from nuclear sources, as it finalizes proposals to be submitted to Cabinet for approval. Officials of the ministry yesterday held a meeting with the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, as well as other stakeholders, where …
Read More »Atlanta police chief resigns over shooting of Rayshard Brooks
Atlanta’s Police Chief has resigned after the fatal shooting of an African-American who had fallen asleep in his car at a drive-through restaurant. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot by a police officer during a struggle on Friday, authorities say. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Erika Shields handed in her resignation …
Read More »Road crashes: 909 killed in 5 months
Provisional data on fatalities from road traffic in the first five months of the year 2020 shows a reduction of 14.49% compared to the same period last year. This is attributable to the COVID-19 restrictions, including the three-week lockdown of Greater Accra, Greater Kumasi in Ashanti Region and Kasoa in the Central …
Read More »NDC to dissect NPP’s 2016 manifesto on Monday
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that its third weekly engagement with journalists will be dedicated to the 2016 winning manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). A statement issued by the National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, said the forum, which will take place at the Alisa Hotel …
Read More »Investigate pastors who use English to preach – Kumchacha challenges Kennedy Agyapong
Prophet Kumchacha has disclosed that there are some Men of God in Ghana and outside who are fake but just because they speak the white man’s language, Ghanaians don’t notice how bad they are. He said those Pastors go unnoticed because of their language, however, they that speak the local …
Read More »Wife, son of Health Minister test positive for coronavirus – Reports
It has emerged that the wife and son of Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang have also contracted the coronavirus. The Minister according to various publications has been undergoing treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre after testing positive. Details emerging indicate that the family of the Minister has also been …
Read More »10-year-old boy electrocuted
A 10-year-old has reportedly been electrocuted at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central region. Reports by Adom News indicated that the electrocution of the 10-year-old boy, identified as Felix Ashitey, was due to his exposure to a television antenna illegally connected to a power source. According to a …
Read More »Health minister recovering from coronavirus at UGMC
The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu is currently on treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Center after testing positive for coronavirus, citinews reports. According to citinews, sources at the hospital who confirmed the information said the Dormaa Central MP was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday and is “in a …
Read More »Ghana’s Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu tests positive for Coronavirus
The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu is recovering in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. The information available to Citi News indicates that the Minister has been receiving treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra over the past week. Multiple sources in the medical team at the hospital …
Read More »NSC Sets Up Isolation Centre As Zoomlion Disinfects College and Others
As part of measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Acting Director of the National Sports College (NSC), Winneba in the Central Region, Mr Noah Bukari, has stated that the college has set up an isolation centre to manage any person suspected to have contracted the virus. …
Read More »We’ve Medical Team on Standby to Deal with COVID-19 Case – Dean of UEW
The Ajumako Campus of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), in the Central Region, has put in place a standby medical team to attend and manage any case of Covid-19. The Dean, Faculty of Ghanaian Languages, UEW, Ajumako Campus, Professor Charles Owu-Ewie, made the revelation when Zoomlion Ghana …
Read More »We are Stars – David Bethel
We are the set Generation for this season and we have no choice but to confront it with all that we have, all that we are and all that we can. Just like a movie, there are some who play major characters, others play supporting roles and for …
Read More »Man Chops Off Fingers Of Nephew, 11, For Stealing GH¢20
Residents of Zorkor Gambolga in the Bongo District in the Upper East Region were thrown into a state of shock when a man severed the middle and the ring fingers of his 11-year-old nephew for allegedly stealing his GH¢20. The suspect, Felix Aposonge Ayelazoya, put the victim’s fingers on a …
Read More »December 7 elections: Suhuyini describes Mahama comments as ‘refined’ and ‘responsible’
National Democratic Congress (NDC), Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini says former President John Dramani Mahama’s comments on the upcoming elections as regards not accepting the results if flawed are more “refined” and more “responsible” if compared to comments by other opposition leaders in the past. He said the comments …
Read More »National President of UTAG faces impeachment over controversial Public Universities Bill
The University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has served notice that it has initiated processes to impeach the National President of UTAG, Prof Charles Ofosu Marfo, accusing him of working against the interest of the association in respect of the Public Universities Bill. The …
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