The Ghana cedi has returned to the depreciation trajectory despite a strong performance in the first three-and-a-half months of this year. As of 6 May 2020, the cedi had declined in value by 1.18% to trade at GH¢5.600 to the US dollar on the interbank forex market and 2.36% to …
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COVID-19 could kill 190,000 in Africa in first year, WHO warns
The novel coronavirus could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year if it is not contained, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The projections are contained in a new WHO Africa study …
Read More »Man caged for avoiding court for 2 years
The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah, has remanded into police custody one Mohammed Buzu, who has been absent from court for two years for possessing firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. Buzu, a trader, was arrested in November 2017 and granted bail …
Read More »Kumawood actors use black magic – Oboy Siki reveals [WATCH VIDEO]
Veteran Kumawood actor Oboy Siki has alleged that most Kumawood actors use black magic to challenge themselves. According to Oboy Siki, he does not believe someone in the industry used to juju to kill Bernard Nyarko as posited by many prophets and prophetess. In his view, the actors and actress don’t use …
Read More »Islamist militants clash in West Africa
The Islamic State (IS) group has confirmed for the first time that it is engaged in heavy fighting with al-Qaeda linked militants in Mali and Burkina Faso. In its online publication, al-Naba, it described members of al-Qaeda’s Sahel affiliate as apostates and wild dogs. IS said it had targeted its …
Read More »Cross-border cashew trade attracting foreigners despite border closure
Despite closure of the country’s borders to help curb spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), some foreigners have been maneuvering into the country to conduct illegal businesses through border posts with Cote d’Ivoire in the Bono Region. The situation has heightened fears and anxiety among residents in communities like Sampa, Nkrankwanta, Kofibadukrom …
Read More »NDC hates me because of Prof. Mills – Allotey Jacobs
The former Central Regional chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs has put forward that allegation of misconduct leveled against him by his party is because of his close relations with the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills. Allotey who now describes himself as a social commentator …
Read More »I Did not Kill Mills – John Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama is going after Kwame Baffoe, aka Abronye DC, after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) man had allegedly said on a television programme that he (Mahama) killed the then sitting President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills. He has caused his lawyers to write to the Criminal …
Read More »Charles Ampofo linked with Kotoko Executive Chairman position
Dubai-based businessman and conglomerator Charles Ampofo, who is chairman of Kampac Group Incorporated, has emerged as a candidate for the Asante Kotoko Executive Chairman job. According to a report by Kumasi-based radio Silver FM, the chairman-Kampac Oil ME, will be given the nod to steer the club. Ampofo is reported …
Read More »Afriyie Acquah eyes Black Stars return
Yeni Malatyaspor midfielder Afriyie Acquah has set his sights on returning to the Ghana national team. Acquah has not been called up for duty since the Black Stars’ poor performance at the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The 27-year-old enforcer has been in top form for Yeni Malatyaspor …
Read More »SA consults neighbouring states on COVID-19 response
President Cyril Ramaphosa has convened a virtual consultative meeting with Heads of State and Government from neighbouring countries to discuss responses to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Today’s meeting, which will be chaired by President Ramaphosa, aims to afford countries the chance to share views on coordinated responses to curb the …
Read More »COVID-19: We’ll cater for Ghanaians stranded abroad – Foreign Affairs Ministry
Ghanaians who are stranded abroad following border restrictions imposed in the country will soon receive assistance from the government. This is according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which says it is frantically putting in place measures to ensure that such an agenda is executed. This comes on the back …
Read More »Mahama shouldn’t have had ‘bribe-taking’ interview with the BBC – Stan Dogbe
Former Presidential aide, Stan Dogbe, has said BBC’s interview with former President John Dramani Mahama in 2016 is one that shouldn’t have happened. According to him, he was not present at the BBC’s interview with President Mahama because it wasn’t part of the itinerary of that trip. Stan Dogbe said …
Read More »70,000 People To Be Sponsored For 2020/2021 Academic Year — Scholarship Secretariat
The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat on Thursday in Sekondi encouraged interested applicants to quickly log on to the www.scholarshipgh.com portal and follow the three-step application process before May, 15 deadline. Mr. Kingsley Agyeman, the Director of the Secretariat, told Journalists that about 70,000 people are expected to be sponsored with tax …
Read More »Police on man-hunt for suspected burkinabe criminal
A Burkinabe National is on the wanted list of the Ghana Police Service in the Upper East Region for alleged theft. Abdulai Bari, the suspect, is 26 years old and an ex-convict who lives in Takuna in Navrongo and is alleged to be the one after a set of robberies …
Read More »[Video] Mother pulled from grave alive three days after son buried her
A man has been arrested for attempted murder in China after burying his own mother alive. Ma Mou, 58, was taken into custody after discovering his paralysed 79-year-old mother in an abandoned gravel pit. She had somehow survived there for three days. Police in Jingbian County revealed that at 9:am …
Read More »The light Foundation donates food package to Muslim communities in Accra
As part of efforts to alleviate the plight of some residents in Muslim communities especially the vulnerable during the month of Ramadan, the light foundation has donated food packages to some communities in the Greater Accra region. The items worth over GhC7,000.00 included bag of rice, oil, sugar, canned …
Read More »Coronavirus: Obuasi markets to close down today to adopt shift system
All shops and stores within Obuasi in the Ashanti Region will from today Friday, May 8, be closed down until further notice. This is to allow authorities to execute a planned shift system as Covid-19 cases surge in the mining town. In a statement issued after a joint meeting between …
Read More »Air fares face turbulence when flights slowly restart – IATA
Air fares should fall when flights restart but then rise by at least 50%, warns a global airline industry body. Airlines are keen to get planes back in the skies quickly which could lead to over-capacity, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). With passenger demand likely to remain low …
Read More »EU, three others, pull together to create jobs for Ghanaians
The European Union (EU), the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation are partnering to create jobs for at least 5,000 Ghanaians. This is under the “Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana – (GrEEn)” project, which …
Read More »Sunderland forced me out – Asamoah Gyan reveals
Ghana’s all-time top scorer Asamoah Gyan has revealed that Sunderland pushed him out of the club because of an enticing $6 million loan deal from Al Ain. Asamoah Gyan at Sunderland Gyan in an exclusive interview which has been serialised explained that he didn’t want to join Al Ain but …
Read More »It makes my ovaries tickle – Michy thanks ‘sweet ex’ Shatta Wale for new song about her
Michy has responded to Shatta Wale’s romantic gesture to make her birthday more special. The mother of one of Shatta Wale’s three children, celebrated her birthday yesterday, however, despite their breakup, the dancehall act decided to hit the studio to record a new love song specially dedicated to Michy’s birthday. …
Read More »Cabinet retreat on COVID-19 begins
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his cabinet have begun a three-day retreat to examine the impact and the implications of the Coronavirus pandemic across all governance sectors in the country. Various recommendations made over the pasts months would also be considered. The retreat would also allow government to place its recommendations before Parliament …
Read More »No voters’ register, no election 2020 – Danquah Institute
There was a raging debate over whether or not Ghana needs a new voters’ register in the upcoming December elections until the Electoral Commission (EC) put things to rest by confirming April 18, 2020, as the date for the compilation of a new voters’ register to begin. The EC’s plans …
Read More »Fact check: Govt shared different macroeconomic data with Ghanaians and IMF
On April 13, 2020, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a statement approving the disbursement of US$1 billion credit facility to the government of Ghana to be used to address the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the economy. The disbursement of the credit facility follows a …
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