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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 …

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 …

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 …

South Africa’s Impala Platinum said on Saturday it would temporarily close its Marula mine after detecting 19 coronavirus cases among workers reporting back for duty at the site in northern Limpopo province. “Implats has identified 19 positive cases during the week, all of them asymptomatic. Of these cases, 14 were …

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 …

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 …

Songstress, Wendy Shay has hit back at her colleague, Fantana for describing her as “higher local champion”. Fantana in an interview on Gh One said Ghana has only three Internationally acclaimed female musicians which include Becca, Efya and Wiyaala. According to her, the likes of Wendy Shay are higher local champions who need to work extra …

#KickNanaOut, a crusade intended to highlight the ills of the Akufo-Addo administration is waging on social media as some Ghanaians express their dissatisfaction with the performance of the government. The President has come under fire after French News Agency (AFP) called him out for peddling falsehood in his claim that …

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 …

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 …

A video of a security man in Ghana improperly handling tissue meant for the public in the midst of the dreaded coronavirus has gone viral. In the video, a man, who appeared elderly, was seen using saliva to sort out the tissue before packing them into an improvised tissue holder. …

Bono Hemaa was earlier reported to be involved in a gory accident which led many people to make pronouncement of her death. The Kumawood actress in a Facebook live video has refuted such claims and further assured her fans that she’s well, safe and sound. According to official Bono Hemaa, …

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 …

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) …

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 …

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 …

Ex-MUSIGA President, Obour has been speaking about the death of his father, Nana Osei Kuffour. Nana died on Friday, March 27, 2020, over what the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) says was COVID-19. Nana Osei Kuffour’s death created feud as the hospital management accused the Asante Akyem NPP parliamentary aspirant …

The Ghana Health Service has released new figures indicating that 97 more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This brings the total confirmed cases in the country to 5,735. One more person who tested positive for the virus has also died, bringing to 29 the total number of …

A shocking video that has trended on the internet has two thieves who were caught by some residents in the act and made to kiss each other as punishment. The thieves were being beaten mercilessly by some residents while they forced them to kiss each other. In the video, one …

Peace and Love Hospitals (PHLs) in collaboration with the Breast Care International (BCI) has donated life saving drugs to health facilities across Ghana in support of the fight against the pandemic coronavirus.   The drugs were Ringers lactate, Water for injection, Oral Rehydration Salt, Needles, Dextrose saline and were supplied by Direct …

An Associate Pastor at the Calvary Temple Assemblies of God Church at Bantama in the Kumasi Metropolis Reverend Peter Owusu Mensah has called for the imposition of strict measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, as the number of infections continues to rise sharply. Rev Peter Mensah speaking on virtual …

General Manager (GM) of Waste Masters and Agro Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Edmund Kweku Vidjah, who is in charge of the disinfestation exercise against bedbugs in public senior high schools (SHSs) in the North East Region has said that the chemical used against the …

Francis Ansah Tawiah, National Communications Officer of All People’s Congress (APC), has issued two weeks ultimatum to the Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a matter of urgency end insults, vilification and personal attacks on opposition NDC presidential candidate, former President John Dramani Mahama. “The …

Reports reaching us indicate that Kumawood actress, Victoria Fosua, has been killed through road accident at Nsuatere on the Berekum-Sunyani road. According to the reports, the 43-year-old actress, who was riding her motorbike, was knocked down by a Hyundai taxi when the driver was overtaking. The taxi driver with car registration …

Kyle Ayisi, a Ghanaian-American teenager, has every right to be in a celebratory mood, after being accepted into 14 colleges and universities in the United States, including five Ivy League Schools. Some of the schools Ayisi gained admission into were Princeton, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, …