LATEST UPDATES

Saddick Adams opens up on his friendship with David De Gea

Former Asante Kotoko forward Saddick Adams has opened up on his friendship with Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David De Gea Quintana. According to Adams, his friendship with De Gea started in 2007 after Spain defeated Ghana 2-1 at the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea. Their friendship strengthened …

Read More »

Girl, 5, contracts coronavirus in Northern Region

A five-year-old girl has become the latest to contract the novel coronavirus disease in the Northern Region. The victim, a resident of the Tamale Metropolis, is among some 13 new cases recorded in the Region between Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16. The new cases have seen a jump …

Read More »

EC did not consult political parties before laying C. I. for the December elections – Sammy Gyamfi

The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfihas accused the Electoral Commission of not consulting political parties for inputs prior to the laying of the Constitutional Instrument for the governing of the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. The Electoral Commission has presented a number of Constitutional Instruments in Parliament …

Read More »

Immigration patrol team seizes marijuana from smugglers at Aflao border

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted 31 pieces of suspected marijuana from smugglers crossing with the consignment into the Republic of Togo The Aflao Command border patrol team stopped the attempt by a syndicated motor-riding smuggler trying to move the commodity across Ghana’s border through an unapproved route -‘beat’ …

Read More »

Falling tree kills Teacher at Denkyira

A 35-year-old teacher has met his untimely death at Denkyira Motiakrom in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region after a big tree fell on him. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan revealed that the teacher whose name is withheld was seeking shelter under a tree during …

Read More »

W/R: Community Health nurse dies of COVID-19

The Western Regional branch of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association has revealed that a community nurse with the Ghana Manganese Company (GMC) Hospital has died of COVID-19 in Nsuta in the Western Region of Ghana. According to the statement signed by the regional secretary of the Association, the deceased, Sophia Addo died …

Read More »

Retired fire officer slips into manhole and dies

A 61-year-old retired officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, Patrick Gyamesi has met his untimely death after he drowned in a 10-feet abandoned manhole at Fetteh Kakabra near Buduburam in the Central Region. An eyewitness, Kwame Agyafo who operates the town’s Information Centre said, around 1:00 pm, the family …

Read More »

NDC wants to turn me into a ‘buulu’ – Koku Anyidoho

Samuel Koku Anyidoho, a former aide to President Atta-Mills has said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wanted to turn him into ‘buulu’, a local name for a zombie or idiot; someone who does not think for himself. He explained that since he refused to be a ‘buulu’, they, the NDC, are …

Read More »

Check out the 9 approved herbal immune boosters for coronavirus

Strong immune systems of individuals are very essential in the fight against the novel coronavirus. This was reiterated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 9th national address to Ghanaians on COVID-19. This, the President said, “has to be one of the permanent legacies of the pandemic. We have …

Read More »

PHOTOS: China’s ambassador to Israel found dead in his flat

The Chinese ambassador to Israel has been found dead in his Tel Aviv flat, Israeli media reports. Du Wei, 58, had been appointed as China’s envoy to Israel in February, having previously been the country’s ambassador in Ukraine. He previously discussed undergoing 14 days of quarantine after his arrival, and …

Read More »

Letter from Africa: Spare a thought for stranded migrants

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe writes that migrants are facing a tougher time since the outbreak of coronavirus. Thousands of African migrants are stuck in transit – unable to reach their destination or to get back home because the coronavirus pandemic has caused the world …

Read More »

Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France

Félicien Kabuga, one of the most wanted suspects of the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested near Paris, the French justice ministry has announced. Mr Kabuga was detained in a dawn raid in Asnières-sur-Seine, where he had been living under a false identity. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has charged …

Read More »

60-year-old becomes first coronavirus patient to die in Volta Region

The Volta Region on Friday recorded its first COVID-19 death at the local Treatment Centre in Ho. The deceased, a 60-year-old woman, who returned from Accra two weeks ago, visited the Ho Teaching Hospital with difficulty in breathing, fever for three days and reduced level of consciousness. She was noticed to have …

Read More »

Mahama’s aide weeps over coronavirus insults

An aide to former President John Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has had the ‘hell’ of a day, after scores of Ghanaians rained insults on her for questioning the sincerity of the Coronavirus recoveries figure released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Ms Bawah Mogtari had in a tweet sought to ‘cheaply’ politicized the …

Read More »

5-year-old child test positve for coronavirus in Tamale

The Northern Regional Health Director, Dr John B. Eleeza, has told DGN Online that a five-year-old child is among the 12 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19 in the region. According to him, the infected child is a contact of a Covid-19 patient in the region. The Northern Region …

Read More »

GHC600m to SMEs could become a ‘political slush fund’ – Alex Mould

Former Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank, Mr Alex Mould is urging government to discontinue the decision to use National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) to disbursed the GHS600million soft Loan stimulus package for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The soft loans which is under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) …

Read More »

Oil Palm value chain actors hail government

The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) Executives and the entire value chain actors of the oil palm sector, have hailed Government’s exemption of palm oil from 50 per cent benchmark value for customs duty assessment. A statement signed by Mr Selorm Quarme, Executive Secretary, OPDAG, which was made …

Read More »

GH¢11 million debt: We have nothing against Nyantakyi – GFA

Henry Asante Twum, spokesperson for Ghana Football Association (GFA) has downplayed suggestions that the association seeks to destroy the already battered image of Kwesi Nyantakyi with its announcement of an GH¢11million debt. Earlier this month, club officials were told that the struggling association owes various institutions and persons GH¢11m, and …

Read More »