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COVID-19: Ghanaians allegedly facing eviction from their homes in China

Some Ghanaians living in the Chinese capital, Beijing were this morning allegedly evicted from their apartments over fears they were carrying the Coronavirus disease. The latest eviction of some Ghanaians in Beijing comes a day after hundreds of African residents and businessmen in China’s southern city of Guangzhou were evicted …

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Covid-19: Ghana’s case count now 378

Confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Ghana have risen to 378, President Akufo-Addo has disclosed. The President made the disclosure in his 6th address to the nation since the first case was confirmed in the country. As at Wednesday, April 8, 2020 the number of cases stood at 313. The regional …

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Millions of Christians to mark Good Friday under lockdown

It’s a Good Friday celebration unlike any other. The pews will be empty, parish doors closed, and there will be no hymns in the air – on a day that’s supposed to mark the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. But that doesn’t mean services aren’t going ahead. In the …

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Boris Johnson out of intensive care

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in a London hospital for his coronavirus infection. According to the government Johnson “is in extremely good spirits”. “The prime minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will …

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Tema Coronavirus cop shooting: The inside story

Details are emerging about what triggered the shooting of a policewoman, Lance Corporal Francisca Tengey, by a soldier during lockdown duties last night. The identity of the soldier has been revealed as Able Seaman 1 (AB1) Oppong Bekoe of the Naval Headquarters, Burma Camp in Accra who is currently on …

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Akufo Addo Announces Free Electricity For The Poor

The president Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo has announced free electricity for Ghanaians who use less than 10KW of energy in a month and a whopping 50% slash on the cost of electricity for Ghanaians whose consumption exceed the quota. The president made this know in his Address Thursday evening …

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Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo extends lockdown by one week

Government has extended the lockdown imposed on Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi by one more week from Monday, April 13, 2020. In his sixth televised address to the nation, the President said, although the efforts have been successful, the country was not yet out of the woods. A 14-day restriction …

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Pastor who fled after allegedly killing 5 people arrested

Pastor Henry Ezidinma of Arena GoodNews Church, Bayelsa State, Nigeria has been apprehended after allegedly killing five people in a hit-and-run accident. It’s reported that the accident occurred on the 25th of March, 2020 at Orlando Spot Junction, Opolo. The cleric allegedly rammed into a man and two of his …

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SA’s lockdown extended for two more weeks

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that SA’s lockdown will be extended by two weeks. The lockdown was implemented to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The initial lockdown would have only been for 21 days, but Ramaphosa, in a televised address to the nation on Thursday evening, said SA was …

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Rwanda courts start online trial

Rwanda’s courts have started to conduct trials through video link-up in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In a room at Kigali metropolitan police station, suspects sat separated in masks and handcuffed. Everyone waited their turn in front of a TV screen to face the prosecution and judges, …

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Several shot dead as Boko Haram targets Army location

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in the North-East have engaged some Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to infiltrate the Nigerian Army location at 3 Battalion in the Gamboru area of Borno State, during which scores of the fighters were shot dead. The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said on Wednesday that the …

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Majority MPs to donate GHS100,000 to COVID-19 Fund

The Majority caucus in Parliament is set to donate GHS100,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. A cheque for the stated amount will be presented to the Board of Trustees of the Fund at the Jubilee House later today, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu in …

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Sarkodie donates coronavirus relief items to Tema residents

Musician Sarkodie is also playing his part in the fight against the novel Coronavirus in Ghana. The SarkCess Music label boss joined the likes of Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Gloria Sarfo, Criss Waddle, Maccasio and other celebrities to show love to the needy in his community in this hard time. Led by his manager, Angel …

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Solider in detention for shooting police officer

A military man in Tema is currently in detention after allegedly firing at a policewoman at a checkpoint whilst enforcing the COVID-19lockdown at Tema New Town. Little information is given about the soldier as well as the victim. Confirmation from Tema Regional Police Headquarters revealed that the soldier fired at Lance Corporal …

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‘Jealous girlfriend’ sets wood market ablaze

Fire, allegedly started by a jealous girlfriend at the Zabrama Wood Market at Agbogbloshie, Accra, has left more than 400 people in the area homeless. The angry girlfriend, who is yet to be arrested, is said to have set fire to the house of her boyfriend whom she accused of …

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Fake nurse busted for fraud

A 19-year-old unemployed man, who allegedly posed as a nurse working at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nkwanta South of the Oti region, has been arrested by the Police for fraud. The suspect, Barnabas Baade Christian, had told his victims that he could secure them admission into Techiman Nursing Training …

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Soldier allegedly shoots female police officer at Tema

Information reaching Atinkaonline.com indicates that a military officer has shot a female police officer at a Covid-19 operation duty point at Tema New Town. According to reports, the incident happened on Thursday morning and the injured police officer is currently receiving treatment at the Tema General Hospital. More soon Source: atinkaonline.com

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Osei Kofi ‘curses’ Sammy Kuffour, Tony Baffoe

Legendary Ghanaian footballer, Osei Kofi has accused the leadership of the Professional Footballers Association, Ghana of disrespecting members of the Retired National Football Association of Ghana. According to Osei Kofi ahead of last year’s GFA elections, PFAG members, Tony Baffoe and Sammy Kuffour asked them to disband their welfare body …

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