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The European Commission has called on all EU member countries to lift their border restrictions by the end of this month and allow passport-free travel across the bloc. The virus situation was “fast improving”, according to Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson. “We are coming very close to a situation where …

Media practitioner and lawyer, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has described the police invitation to fellow broadcast journalist Kofi Adomah of Angel FM as “useless.” The police invited Adomah for predicting aspects of Akufo-Addo‘s 10th Covid-19 update aimed at easing some of the restrictions imposed on public gatherings. Speaking to Accra-based Citi …

Three persons out of the seven who tested positive to COVID-19 in Sissala East have recovered and reunited with their families. This was after 26 days in isolation where the three made up of two females and a male underwent two separate tests, conducted at different times and came out negative, Mr …

Some members of the Muslim Community in Accra on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the directive from the Office of the National Chief Imam to hold on with Jumah prayers in all major mosques. They said the modalities in place to help curb the spread of the virus in mosques would …

Ghana’s COVID-19 response since the WHO declared it a global pandemic in March continues to attract international recognition and applause. The WHO, the TIME magazine, the New York Times and other renowned publication’s have commended Ghana’s COVID-19 response efforts. Latest to do that is international blogger Indi Samarajiva, who has …

Management of Hearts of Oak have rejected reports that players are owed three months salaries. Reports emerged on Thursday morning that players of the club were owed three months salaries, following the impact of COVID-19 on the club’s finances. According to the reports, non of the club’s players have received …

A 28-year-old cocoa farmer at Mile 5 in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality has allegedly butchered his wife to death. The deceased, Regina Efe Incoom, 25, whose arms and hands were chopped off passed on at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital. The body has since been deposited at the same hospital’s morgue …

Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye has directed a parliamentary probe into the alleged misappropriation of about $159 million meant for the Saglemi Housing project. The Speaker noted that the Works and Housing Committee together with the leadership of the Prosecution and Legal Committee is to produce their findings within two …

Ghanaian musician Patapaa has slammed all pastors who attend Bible schools, describing them as “liars” and “not from God.” He opined that issues such as spirituality and talent are divine gifts that cannot be taught or learnt in school. According to the ‘One Corner’ crooner, Jesus Christ did not attend any of …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has incurred the wrath of some youth of Offinso in the Ashanti region. This was after they claimed the party leadership was scheming to let the Member of Parliament for the area, Ben Abdallah Banda go unopposed. They said two people have already been cleared …

The constitutional mandate of the Electoral Commission must be “respected” by all the political stakeholders, former President Jerry John Rawlings has said at the 41st-anniversary celebration of the June 4, 1979, uprising. “Ladies and gentlemen, our democracy is borne out of fire and we must dearly and compassionately protect its …

The Obuasi Circuit Court has remanded the Police Inspector who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a gold robbery case at Mmamiriwa in the Obuasi Municipality. Inspector Godwin Mensah, attached to the Operation Vanguard, was said to have conspired with another police officer and a driver, who are currently …

Ghanaians who have purchased form from the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) Bank to replace their lost Voter ID Cards are calling on the Electoral Commission (EC) to refund their monies to them. They described the EC and GCB Bank as fraudsters who have deliberately ‘stolen’ their hard earned monies all …

Two landfills—one in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra Region, and the other in the Asokore Mampong Municipality, Ashanti Region, will soon be turned into multi-purpose recreational centres.   This came to light when the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, undertook an inspection tour of …

Communication Director of All People’s Congress (APC), Mr. Francis Ansah Tawiah in an interview to the media today has called on National Peace Council to advice the Chairperson of Electoral Commission of Ghana, Jean Mensah on the need to engage and dialogue with aggrieved political parties; CSOs and other stakeholders in order …

Former Member of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd) has said although he would have joined the uprising again, he would have done things differently to avoid more bloodshed. Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd), said the country is currently experiencing the start of a Christian tyranny of the majority …

Ghana has recorded 337 more cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the country’s total case count stands at 8, 885. Recoveries have also increased marginally to 3,189 while the death toll still stands at 38. The current active cases stand at 5,658. Accra still has the highest …

Cabinet has resolved to appeal the North Gauteng High Court judgment that declared COVID-19 regulations under levels 3 and 4 invalid and unconstitutional. Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, announced this during a media briefing on the outcomes of a Cabinet virtual meeting held earlier on Thursday. According to Judge …

The number of confirmed COVID-19 in South Africa is 37 525, while the death toll has spiked to 792. Out of the 37 recorded deaths on Wednesday, 29 are in the Western Cape, seven in the Eastern Cape and one in KwaZulu-Natal. On Tuesday, 50 people lost their lives due …

32-year-old ‘Dwarf priest’, Akwesi Body has been given a 7-year imprisonment term for defiling a 9-year-old girl at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The sentence was handed by Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided by his honor Ebenezer Osei Darko. Akwesi Body was convicted upon …

A cocoa farmer in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region, identified as Eric Arhin, has reportedly butchered his wife for threatening to divorce him. Eric Arhin is reported to completely cut off the arms of his wife, Regina Duku, aside inflicting severe cutlass wounds on the head and back. …

A Florida police department has launched an internal investigation after a video surfaced on social media showing a White Sarasota police officer kneeling on a black man’s neck. The video was taken on May 18 during the arrest of Patrick Carroll after Sarasota police responded to a domestic issue. The …

Former Member of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd), has described the former President of the Republic of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, as an “untried criminal” who has no legal authority to commemorate June 4. Major Boakye-Djan (Rtd) was speaking in commemoration of the 41st anniversary of the …

An Accra-based businessman has expressed worry about an auctioneer he claims has stolen his Toyota Hilux Pickup. Ebenezer Yaw Sarpong, who has since filed a complaint against the auctioneer, Dela Akpey, at the Airport Police Station in Accra, said the ‘actions’ of Dela had affected his business. Narrating his ordeal …

The Member of Parliament for Asunafo North Constituency who doubles as the Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie disclosed this statement to the media during the official inauguration ceremony of the Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council, which was held today, at the Ahafo Regional Capital, Goaso. Undoubtedly, the creation of …