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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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) …

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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 …

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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 …

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‘Special’ coronavirus killed my father – Obour speaks

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 …

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Ghana’s COVID-19 Case Count Now 5,735, 29 deaths

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 …

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COVID-19: BCI donates life saving drugs to health facilities across Ghana

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 …

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CONVID-19: Pastor calls for strict measures to curb spread

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 …

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‘Disinfestations Chemical Is Very Potent’ 

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 …

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APC Communication Officer issues 2 weeks ultimatum to NPP’s Abronye DC

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 …

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Ghanaian teen, Kyle Ayisi accepted into 14 colleges in US

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, …

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