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The fight to eradicate polio from Africa could become an early casualty of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw funding to the World Health Organization, the international body said. Nigeria, the last polio-endemic country in Africa, hasn’t had a reported case of the virus since August 2016, according to the …

As the coronavirus pandemic grinds much of the US economy to a halt, it is also playing havoc with the American democratic process. Fifteen states have already delayed their presidential primaries. But could November’s presidential election be delayed by the virus? Anthony Zurcher, the BBC’s North America reporter, answers this and …

There will be no gun salutes to mark the Queen’s 94th birthday on 21 April, as it is not thought to be appropriate during the coronavirus pandemic. It is believed to be the first time in the Queen’s 68-year reign that there has been no such birthday salute. The monarch …

Executive Chairman of Asante Kotoko, Dr. Kwame Kyei has expressed his readiness to pay $240,000 to Tunisian Club Esperance in order to avoid the FIFA ban. The world football governing body issued an ultimatum to the Ghana Premier League side to pay the said amount by May 10 after breaching an agreement …

The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, an initiative set up to support the government to combat the novel coronavirus in the country says it has begun setting up a 100-bed infectious diseases isolation and treatment facility. The project, dubbed the ‘Facility 100 Project’, will be used for the treatment of …

Rapper Sarkodie says he will only make up with his new “archenemy” Shatta Wale on only one condition. The former ally of Shatta said if it is real and not just for the cameras, he will patch up. Shatta Wale and Sarkodie who used to be the best of friends are currently the worst of enemies in …

Popular Ghanaian Pallbearers known by social media users as #dadaawu have spoken about how they recruit their staffs. According to them, people who want to join will have to purchase a form and go through an audition for the particular position he/she wants and after an assessment is made, he/she …

A day-old-baby girl was seen abandoned by mother with a letter which addresses the name “Salisu” in “Hawusa language” in the Katsina State, Nigeria. The baby was found last night behind a bank in Nigeria by the residents of Kofar Kaura. The name and identity of the baby are not …

A 17-year-old girl was arrested after she was caught while on her way to pay a visit to her boyfriend, breaking mandatory home confinement rules put in place due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The girl together with two other young girls her age was stopped by police officers at Lapaz, late Thursday …

Head of Pathology Department of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr Simon Naporo has revealed that the bodies of all people who died of COVID-19 will not be handed over to their families but would be buried by the government. According to him, the disease is highly contagious and the …

A military man on operation covid-19 safety duties has shot at a 50-year-old motor rider for allegedly using unapproved route at a barrier at Dobro in the Nsawam Adoagyir Municipality of the Eastern Region. According to the police, report from the security personnel at the said barrier indicated that the …

Rumours have had it that Victoria Lakshmi Hamah who was the former Deputy Minister of Communications under the erstwhile government of former President John Mahama had an amorous relationship with the former head of state before she was given her ministerial position. Well, Victoria has finally spoken on these allegations. Victoria Lakshmi …

The Ghana Police Hospital in Accra has announced for the notice of the General Public that it intends to organize a mass burial service for bodies at the Police Hospital, MyNewsGh.com can report. A statement from the hospital said the mass burial has become imperative due to the need to …

The Somey Traditional Area in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region has hinted of plans to create a local buffer stock of food to guard against possible food shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Traditional Area, in a press release issued by Torgbiga Adamah III, the Makorsor of Somey, …

Famous Bollywood actor, Ranjit Chowdhry, who appeared in two episodes of “The Office and Prison Break has died at the age of 64. According to local reports, the actor died on Wednesday at a Mumbai hospital after he traveled to his home country from the US several months ago. Local …

A fatal motor accident has left fourteen travelers dead while eight others sustained serious injuries in Kano State. It was gathered that the accident happened on Thursday evening at Makole town along Kano Wudil highway, 30km away from Kano. The tragic incident involved a Toyata Hiace bus with registration number …

The Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern Region as a measure to ensure effective social distancing at the markets has employed market segmentation to control the large number of people at the various markets in the municipality. The decision was arrived at when the Municipal Security Council (MuSeC) considered the …

A 19-year-old driver’s mate who stole quantities of mobile phones from his brother’s shop has been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Kelvin Biney is said to have broken into the shop at Apatrapa, a suburb of Kumasi, and stole about 10 pieces of the phones valued …

The Dambai market in the Krachi East Municipality and Grubi, Chinderi and Borae markets in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region have been closed down to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus. The closure of the markets was announced by Dasebre Atamafowiese Kwame II, Omanhene of Chonke …

After President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his vice and appointees donated their 3-month salary to the COVID-19 Trust Fund, many people including some members of the opposition political parties have made donations. Faith-based organisations and business moguls have also contributed their quota towards the growth of the national trust. The latest to make …

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called for the formulation of a new financial system that will rebuild global growth and institute a new global public good after the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister made the remark in his introductory speech when he chaired the Development Committee meeting of the Spring Meetings …

Families raising children with Special Needs or disabilities have been left out in the Government’s food distribution programme for Covid-19, Mrs Ellen Affam-Dadzie, Executive Director of ‘With God Cerebral Palsy Centre,’ has said She said many families raising children with disabilities are unable to go out and collect the cooked …

Former President John Mahama is urging the government to order a freeze on ejections to ease the pressure on the many tenants who have lost their daily income to the lockdown in Accra and other parts of the country. The presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the …

After journalist and host of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere made headlines for slamming Dr Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings on Thursday’s edition of the show, his colleague Manasseh Azure Awuni has in an epistle claimed he [Adom-Otchere] levelled some bribery allegations against him years ago. The television personality had in …

The inability of the relief teams from the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), and the various local authorities to ensure social distancing during the distribution of food to the vulnerable in parts of Accra is exposing the people to the dreaded coronavirus …