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US confirms one million virus cases

The United States has surpassed 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, just a few months after the novel coronavirus first arrived in America. The confirmed number of cases, based on the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center’s tally, is almost surely an undercount. The US’s initial response to the outbreak was stifled by undertesting and, while America’s testing capacity …

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Shatta Michy goes ‘mad’ about ‘paternity’ of Shatta Wale’s son

Occasionally, allegations (without proof) that Shatta Majesty, the only son of award-winning Ghanaian Reggae/Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale and his baby mama, Michy is not really fathered by him surface online. While Michy, the mother of the adorable young boy, has refrained from making any public comments on the matter, it seems the same …

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Lands Minister Slaps GHC10m Defamation Suit On NDC Boys

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah- Cheremeh, issuing the Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), a group allegedly aligned to NDC, Mensah Thompson, at an Accra High Court for defamation. The Minister is seeking GHC 10 million damages from the defendants. Public …

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Man found dead in a bush at Teacher Mante

A man believed to be about 50 years has been found dead in a bush at Teacher Mante a community in Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region. The body of the deceased has been retrieved by a joint team of Police and the National Disaster Management Organization(NADMO) Tuesday afternoon and deposited at the morgue. The cause of death is not known …

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Pope Francis Commended For Combating COVID-19

The Commission to be led by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development under the leadership of Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson is to express the church’s love for the entire human family in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dicastery will work with other Vatican offices to coordinate …

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Thomas Partey unhappy with Atletico Madrid

Black Stars player Thomas Partey is unhappy with the contract offer put on the table by Atletico Madrid and the defensive midfielder has held talks with Arsenal about a summer move. But Arsenal fans were offered excitement last week when Partey’s father Jacob claimed negotiations over a switch to north London at the …

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16-year-old donates to Accra Rehabilitation Centre

Founder of Limitless Foundation, Arnav Nambiar, together with his team has donated several bags of rice and boxes of beverages to support the Accra rehabilitation centre during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 16-year-old high school student of the Lincoln Community School embarked on the gesture today April 28, 2020, where he …

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Domestic flights operations to resume after 3-weeks lockdown

Ghana’s Aviation sector is set to commence domestic flights operations after three weeks of lockdown for passenger flights in the government bid to contain community spread of coronavirus. In this regard, protocols have been developed to guide the operators of domestic flights to contain the coronavirus spread and prevent infection. …

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Chief runs amok, shoots 19-year-old teenager

A gun-wielding chief of Dumanafo, near Mampongteng, in Ashanti, caused a stir when he allegedly ran amok and opened fire on a 19-year-old teenager, whom he accused of insubordination. The chief, Nana Owusu Kwarteng, had invited the teenager, Loveline Antwi, to his palace following a fight, but he declined the …

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Speaker recalls MPs for discussions on COVID-19 tax waivers, others

The Speaker of Parliament has recalled Members of Parliament for a sitting on Thursday, April 30, 2020. “The Parliamentary Service wishes to inform all Honourable Members and Staff of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Quaye, in accordance with Standing Order 6, has directed the resumption …

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NDC Dazed Over 88 Hospital Agenda

The announcement by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to commence massive hospital infrastructural projects throughout the country is dazing the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). NDC elements and their surrogates have started rubbishing the agenda synonymous with what they did to the free senior high school (Free SHS) programme when …

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GIS launches manhunt for 3 over illegal entry into Ghana

A serious manhunt is underway for the driver and two passengers on board an Opel Astra with suspicious registration number plate, ‘GG 477 – 14’, who abandoned the vehicle after it crossed into Ghana from Togo, through an unapproved route near the Nyive Border Post last Friday. The incident happened …

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Exhume Bodies Of Obinim ‘Dead Girls’ – Ken Demands

KENNEDY AGYAPONG, a well-known politician, has called for the exhumation of bodies of ladies that died whilst dating controversial pastor Daniel Obinim. According to him, several ladies that dated Obinim, the leader of the International God’s Way Church, died mysteriously. Mr. Agyapong said he suspects foul play in the deaths …

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Covid-19: Prophet T. B. Joshua turns to the mountain [Video]

Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has spent four days at an undisclosed “prayer mountain” to “present the nations” to God in prayer. The cleric was notably absent from the usual Sunday broadcast from Emmanuel TV’s studios on Sunday 26th April 2020 but clips of him ‘crying unto God’ amidst a large expanse of rocks …

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Algeria extends lockdown measures until May 14

Algeria on Monday extended until 14 May the containment measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, after authorising the reopening of some businesses during the Ramadan period. Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad has “renewed for an additional period of 15 days, namely from 30 April to 14 May, the …

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Mass Burial Held For 33 Unclaimed Bodies In Sunyani

Workers of the Sunyani Municipal Assembly and health officials were sighted wearing protective gear while they buried the unidentified bodies in a mass grave at the Sunyani public cemetery. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) investigations showed the bodies, including three children, had been kept at the hospital’s mortuary for long …

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