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Outrage as Kenya spends virus funds on tea and snacks

Kenyans online are outraged after the ministry of health spent huge sums on tea, snacks and mobile phone airtime for its staff in the battle against coronavirus pandemic. Some 4m Kenyan shillings ($37,000; £30,000) has been spent on tea and snacks, while 2m Kenyan shillings has been used on airtime for …

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SA COVID-19 cases increase to 5 350, with 103 deaths

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 5 350, with 103 deaths reported. This is an increase of 354 from Tuesday. “This is the highest number of cases in a 24 hour cycle recorded to date and represents a 73% increase relative to the day before,” …

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Account for lockdown brutalities – Francis-Xavier Sosu to govt

Human rights lawyer and NDC parliamentary candidate for the Madina constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu has criticised the Akufo-Addo-led government for failing to account to the people of Ghana on what has been done to seek justice for persons who fell victim to brutalities during the three-week partial lockdown in Greater Accra, …

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17-Year-Old Boy Banished For Stealing In Nkwanta South

A 17-year-old boy has been banished from the Tutukpene community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region caught stealing. Prosper Amoah, father of the boy, told Ghana News Agency that his son, a primary six pupil of the Tutukpene Municipal Assembly Basic School, was on Friday April 24, …

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No transfer ban for Asante Kotoko as club clears Fifa fine

Asante Kotoko have escaped Fifa’s wrath after paying a fine in relation to the signing of Emmanuel Clottey in 2015. The Porcupine Warriors, having been found guilty of breaching transfer rules by the world football’s governing body, were issued an ultimatum to cough up an amount of $240,000 [€218,915] by …

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A Female Presenter Killed In Accident At Atebubu

A female radio presenter with Atebubu-based Star FM in the Bono East Region, Edna Aba Botchway has been killed in an accident. Information available to this portal reveals that she was on a motorbike with another colleague when they were hit by a truck carrying pure water. The late Edna …

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Tension at GRIDCO as staff reject Oath of Secrecy

There is uneasy calm at the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) as management is on the neck of employees to sign an oath of secrecy. Irate staff have vowed to resist any attempt that seeks to gag them. According to the staff, they will have a showdown with management if they …

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Pentecost deacon hit by stray bullet in Takoradi

A Church of Pentecost deacon has been hit by a stray bullet under a strange circumstance at Hwindo within the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. The 44-year-old Jonathan Appiah was on his way to his farm Wednesday morning when he was hit in the head and rib region, causing …

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Ghana records 403 new cases of Coronavirus, tally now 2074

Ghana’s Coronavirus case count has leaped from 1671 to 2074 after 403 new cases were recorded. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced the new figures on its website Thursday morning. The Greater Accra region remains Ghana’s epicentre with 1,795 cases followed by Ashanti with 99. Eastern is next with 70, Central has …

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Boy, 1, drowns in a well

A one-and-a-half-year-old boy who was playing with his siblings at Atasamanso, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, has drowned in a well. The mother of the victim, Serwaa Abrafi, said her child was rescued after half-an-hour of the incident and rushed to the  Atasamanso hospital but was confirmed dead on …

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Coronavirus: These things can kill you faster, avoid them

Did you know you had a higher risk of opening up yourself to infections and the coronavirus with a weak immune system? A weak immune system opens you up to infections that your body cannot fight. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the immune system is a network …

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Thomas Partey shows love to Stonebwoy over Anloga Junction album

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey has shown his support for Ghanaian dancehall musician Stonebwoy by promoting his new album with the title “Anloga Junction”. Partey who grew up at Ashaiman, where Stonebwoy lives, took to his Twitter handle and shared the new album of the latter to show his love and …

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Police officer arrested and detained for robbery in Tamale

A Police officer, Corporal Suleman Gbana Ayuba of the Tamale District police has been arrested in Tamale for alleged robbery. He is alleged to have particpated in a robbery attack on a forex dealer near Mum’s Hotel, off the Tamale-Bolgatanga highway, at about 9 a.m. on the day in question. …

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Lil Win speaks after Funny Face dared him

Kumawood actor and musician, Kwadwo Nkansah Lil Win, has spoken for the first time after Funny Face vowed to expose him and two others, Kalybos and Bismark The Joke. Lil Win and Funny Face recently engaged in a bitter banter on social media after the former made some remarks about …

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Man Faces Court For Stealing 11 ECG Meters

An unemployed man is in the grip of the police for allegedly stealing prepaid meters from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), and selling them to the public. A total of 11 meters valued at $2,600 (GH¢15,000) were retrieved from Edward Abeiku, who had sold each of the meters at …

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