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In what is clearly a triumph for academic and industry synergy, a rapid diagnostic test kit for the new coronavirus has been developed in Ghana. Scientists at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Incas Diagnostics, both based in the Ashanti Region capital, Kumasi, are currently optimising …

Ghanaian actress, Benedicta Gafah, has broken her silence on allegations that she got married and divorced because she cheated on her husband with Bishop Daniel Obinim. The allegation was made by Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong. But, in response the actress categorically denied the claims and revealed that …

Doctors at the National Cardiothoracic Center at the Korle bu Teaching Hospital have resorted to using their own money to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as the country battles COVID-19. The doctors say they are compelled to cough out amounts ranging between GHC200 and GHC300 to purchase the PPE which …

Sunday, 26 April 2020 marked 21-years of enstoolment of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, as Asantehene. The Asantehene, born Nana Barima Kwaku Duah on 6 May 1950 is the 16th King of the Asantes, enstooled on 26 April 1999. His stool name, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in direct succession to …

International Human Rights groups have told the BBC that reports of “forced quarantine” of African nationals in the Chinese city of Guangzhou amounts to “arbitrary detention”. For weeks, Africans in the southern Chinese city say they have faced discrimination over fears that coronavirus is spreading among African communities. The BBC …

The Upper West region, has recorded three additional deaths from meningitis bringing the total number of deaths in the region to 43. Reports say the three were among some 15 new cases of the endemic recorded in the region. The case count has shot up from 258 to 273 as …

The US military has admitted to causing civilian casualties as a result of an air strike in Somalia in February. A statement from US Africa Command said on Monday that two civilians were killed and three injured during the attack. The statement adds that the same attack killed two members …

A man, who the police have described as notorious armed robber, has been shot dead at Kwayease, a suburb of Yeji in the Bono East region. Ernest Akorli, also known as Jerigoji, who the police said had been terrorising the people of Yeji for some time now, last Wednesday robbed …

South Africa has 4 793 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 90 deaths as of Monday. “We regret to report a further three deaths: two from the Western Cape and one from KZN. This brings the total cumulative COVID-19 related deaths to 90,” said Health Minister, Dr Zwelini Mkhize. Among the …

Seasoned Ghanian broadcaster, Gilbert Aggrey, affectionately called Abeiku Santana has lost his father. late James Benjamin Aggrey The late James Benjamin Aggrey, 81, was the former Greater Accra Region  Head of Disease Control Unit, Ghana Health Service. Speaking to The Spectator, Abeiku Santana noted that his father died on April …

Majority of football writers at sportsmole.co.uk have chosen Ghana striker Jordan Ayew as Crystal Palace’s Player of Year. Ayew was in top form before the suspension of the English Premier League due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Ghana international banged in goals to ensure the Eagles won three games in a row after winning …

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reported the Electoral Commission (EC) to the Criminal Investigative Department (CID0 of the Ghana Police for going-g ahead with a workshop on the new voters even though an injunction was placed on it the exercise. The party wants to the CID to investigate the …

A 20-year-old driver’s mate, who threatened to kill his mother for refusing to give him ‘chop’ money has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Maxwell Agyei pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea by the court presided by Mr Johnson …

Bishop Obinim has once again landed himself in trouble as social media users are calling for his head over a fake video. In the said video, Bishop Obinim was seen performing one of his fake miracles and this it seems Ghanaians have now seen how fake he is. He was seen …

The Founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana LPG, Kofi Akpaloo, has called on the Ghana Police Service to arrest Member of Parliament of Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George for inciting some members of the NDC to storm an Electoral Commission meeting at a Hotel in Accra over …

Bheki Cele, South Africa’s Minister of Police, has issued an apology to the country’s Muslim community after it was revealed that cops charged on a small congregation of praying Muslims during the country’s lockdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The reported 20 or so Muslims were observing prayers …

A woman, Faith Obinna, who recently gave birth to twins at St. Raphael Divine Mercy Hospital in Ikorodu area of Lagos State has accused the hospital management of allegedly stealing one of her twins immediately after birth. The victim, Faith Obinna who did several scans in the same hospital which …

Ghana’s first President Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah had wanted to industrialize the nation within a generation and everything was on course until some disgruntled Ghanaian soldiers with the help of the CIA staged a coup on February 24, 1966, to oust him. There was jubilation in the country after the …

Ronaldinho says he was “totally surprised” to have been arrested and charged with using a fake passport in his first interview after being released from prison. The former Barcelona footballer and his brother Roberto Assis were arrested in Paraguay in early March for allegedly using fake documents to enter the country. After spending 32 days …

No fewer than 18 commercial sex workers have been arrested in Ondo State for flouting the state government’s lockdown order put in place to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the state. Doyin Odebowale, Chairman of the Special Taskforce on COVID-19 Enforcement and  Compliance in the state, who confirmed this to …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has won the hearts of many Ghanaians with his love for local fabrics. Since majority of the fabrics have names, many expected him to wear those which reflected the difficult times Ghana is in. Wishes do come true as during his 8th address to give update on Ghana’s fight …

A Cashew Nut farmer Kwadwo Fordjuor has been stung to death by bees at Yabraso a town six miles away from Nsawkaw in the Tain District. The visually impaired man believed to be 74-years-old was attacked while he went nut picking with his teenaged son. Disclosing the details to Ultimate …

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has allayed suggestions from a section of Ghanaians and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Akufo-Addo government has abandoned health projects started under the Mahama administration. According to him, such projects have not been ignored neither have they been side-lined in the governance …

Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has waded in on one of the most hard-fought arguments in football about who is the best player between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The two super stars have dominated world football for over ten years winning eleven FIFA best player awards. Despite both players …

The Suame Municipal Assembly in Kumasi is making inroads in the fight against narcotics, especially the smoking of marijuana also known as ‘Ganja’. This follows the recent arrest of several marijuana smokers in some parts of the Municipality, following a collaboration between a task force and soldiers. The Suame Municipal …