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NPP suspends parliamentary primaries indefinitely amidst COVID-19 scare

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its April 25, 2020 parliamentary primaries indefinitely in accordance with the President’s ban on public gatherings in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. The decision to suspend the primaries was decided at a National Steering Committee meeting held today, Tuesday, April 14, …

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41 illegal immigrants arrested at Babile

A total of 41 people have been arrested by personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at Babile Inland Post in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region for attempting to enter the country illegally. The people, comprising of 39 Ivoirians and two Ghanaians who were traveling on two …

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GES Begins Disinfection Exercise In All SHS

The Ghana Education Service in partnership with Waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, will begin a nationwide fumigation and disinfection exercise of all Senior High Schools as the government of Ghana intensifies efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the country. Speaking at the launch of the event last …

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Covid-19: Ashanti Region Cases Hit 53

Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Ashanti region bringing the region’s total number to 53. The Ashanti Region Health Directorate has indicated it is yet to add the four new cases to the five hundred and sixty-six which is registered on government’s official portals. Disclosing the …

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I’d rather stay safe than make money – Kwesi Arthur

Ghanaian Rapper Kwesi Arthur is putting his safety ahead of moneymaking as the world battles the deadly Coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic. The rapper, who is currently locked down in his home, like most people, says staying safe is very important now than chasing money. In a Skype interview with Anita Akua Akuffo on …

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Evidence of Stray Dogs as Possible Origin of COVID-19 Pandemic

Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19 (the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus), scientists have been scrambling to identify the species of origin to understand how the new coronavirus first leapt from its animal hosts to humans, causing the current pandemic infecting more than a million people worldwide. Scientists have been looking …

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Trump carries out ‘fund-cut’ threat against WHO

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has carried out his threat to cut cash supply to the World Health Organization (WHO). His action is considered by many as a rebuke provoked by accusations that the WHO is in bed with China, the suspected source of the raging …

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4 family members perish in collapsed building in Kano

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that four members of a family died in a collapsed building at Saberi area in Gwale Local Government Area, on Monday. The Spokesman of the Service, Saidu Mohammed, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Kano, said that three other …

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Botswana On A SIX MONTH Lockdown

The threat of being infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus did little to deter Botswana’s Members of Parliament – all of whom were quarantined – as the House endorsed a six-month state of emergency declaration. The state of emergency could see the landlocked diamond-rich country facing an extended and much stricter …

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I will buy a bugatti for Nana Addo – Shatta Wale

Ghanaian Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale doesn’t cease to amaze us. During his performance at the COVID-19 tracker App launch and virtual concert at GhOne TV premises on Sunday, he said that he was going to surprise president Nana Akufo-Addo with a Bugatti one of these days. He expressed his appreciation to the government for …

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SA COVID-19 cases climb to 2 415

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 2 415, as of Tuesday, 14 March. Releasing the update of cases, the Health Department said the total number of tests conducted to date is 87 022. Gauteng has 909 cases, Western Cape 643, KwaZulu-Natal 489, Eastern Cape 174, …

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Obama Endorses Joe Biden To Battle Trump For US 2020 Election

Former US President Barack Obama has offered his formal endorsement of Joe Biden on Tuesday, injecting himself squarely in the presidential race for the first time by urging Democrats across the party’s ideological spectrum to rally behind Biden and form a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump and win …

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Coronavirus has exposed the economy – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama says the country’s economy has revealed that it is fragile following the “stress test” it has been subjected to by the coronavirus pandemic. He, therefore, called for the need for authorities to be prudent in the management of the sector going forward. Mr Mahama made these remarks …

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Bribery charges against me false – TOR boss

The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Asante Berko has denied claims by the US authorities that he bribed some former Ghana government officials for his client in a plant project while he worked for Goldman Sachs. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Asante Berko, a former employee …

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