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Boko Haram commander killed

Boko Haram Commander killed among other 100 Boko Haram members killed. Abu Usamah, Boko Haram Commander was killed by the troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE while on special clearance operation at Gorgi in Damboa LGA of Borno State, Nigeria. The suspected Boko Haram commander killed is believed to have sustained gunshot …

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Dog fight over Bolgatanga-Bawku road

The road fund under the erstwhile Mahama administration was branded “sick” by the Majority in Parliament after their counterparts used parliamentary privilege to blame the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for the delay in the construction of the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulimakom road. Led by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pusiga, …

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Messi Confirms 70% Pay Cut For Barca Players, Criticises Board

Lionel Messi confirmed on Monday that Barcelona’s players will take a 70 per cent pay cut and make financial contributions to ensure the club’s other employees are paid in full during the state of alarm in Spain. In a lengthy message posted on his Instagram account, Messi also took another …

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Kotoko open contract talks with Medeama over Justice Blay deal

Justice Blay, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The Porcupine Warriors officially wrote to the Tarkwa-based side on Monday March 30, 2020 seeking to make the loan deal permanent. Blay joined the record Ghana Premier League holders on a season-long loan at the start of the 2019/2020 season. With the midfielder’s current …

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Kenyan boy shot dead as virus curfew enforced

Kenya’s police chief has ordered an investigation into the death of a 13-year-old boy said to have been shot on Monday evening as police enforced a curfew. The child was playing on the balcony of his parent’s house in a slum in the capital, Nairobi, when police fired live bullets …

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Coronavirus: What the world can learn from Ebola fight

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who made history as Africa’s first elected female president, led Liberia for 12 years including during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak that killed nearly 5,000 people in her country. The BBC asked the Nobel Peace Laureate for her reflections on the current coronavirus crisis. Dear fellow citizens of …

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31 out of 152 coronavirus patients in Ghana recover

Reports reaching the desk of Gossips24.com indicates that 31 out of the 152 coronavirus patients in Ghana have recovered. This brings to 31, the total number of recoveries recorded in the country. A total number of 121 patients are therefore remaining, and reports have it that they are actively responding to treatment. …

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Rainstorm rips off 18 houses, over 24 persons displaced

A rainstorm has ripped off 18 houses in Atiwa East in the Eastern Region displacing at least 24 occupants. No casualty was recorded in the incident which occurred in three communities-Kadowaso, Awirensua and Anyinam. Also affected were Anyinam Zion Kingdargaten school block and Anyinam Methodist Basic School. The displaced residents …

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Obour demands late father’s autopsy report from Ridge Hospital

The former MUSIGA President, Bice Osei Kuffour (Obour) has requested an autopsy report from the Greater Accra Regional Hospital [Formerly Ridge Hospital] confirming the cause of death of his late father, Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour (Oyokohene) of Juaso. Smith & Adelaide, lawyers for the musician served the Chief Executive Officer …

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2 chiefs, 26 others arrested over chieftaincy clashes at Yong

The Northern Regional Police Command , has arrested two chiefs and 26 other persons in connection with the renewed chieftaincy clashes at Yong Dakpemayili in the Northern Region. Two persons have been shot as a result of the renewed chieftaincy clashes between the claimants of the Yong skin. DGN Online, …

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Sierra Leone’s ex-Defence Minister charged with treason 

A Sierra Leonean former minister has been charged with treason for walking into the president’s house with a gun ahead of a meeting on coronavirus preparedness. Ex-Defence Minister Paolo Conteh was charged with 16 counts of treason in a Freetown court on Monday. The charges were read out to him, …

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SA pensioners die waiting for grant payouts

Two pensioners in South Africa died on Monday as they were hoping to collect money from the government in the form of social grants. One reportedly died as they were waiting in a queue in Hammersdale, a suburb of Durban, and the other died in a taxi en route to …

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Reduce fuel by 20% – Minority to gov’t

The Minority has called on the government and the Oil Marketing Companies (OMC’s) to further reduce fuel prices by some 20 percent as oil prices on the world market continue to tumble. The call by the minority comes after fuel prices went down by some 4.7 percent on March 17 …

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Teenage lovers drown while running from Police in Ekiti

2 teenage lovers have drowned in the Ureje Dam, Ekiti while they were allegedly trying to escape police arrest. According to a report by The Sun, the incident happened at a joint where some elements in the community usually visit to smoke Indian Hemp and other drugs. Chairperson, Land Lord Association, Bamgboye community, Deaconess …

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Armed Forces to deal with officer who punished Kasoa resident

Ghana’s Coronavirus lockdown commenced yesterday 30th March 2020 and security personnel were deployed to make sure the lockdown is observed. A video emerged yesterday from Kasoa which saw a young man been subjected to frog jumps on the streets. It’s reported widely that the said young man took a video of military personnel …

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Coronavirus kills Ghanaian nurse in the US

The former head nurse of Jacobi Medical Center’s psychiatric unit was concerned about the lack of coronavirus precautions and testing while working there — only to end up dying of the contagion weeks later, her distraught son told The Post on Monday.“She had concerns, especially with working with patients and other staff …

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