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Man, 22, arrested for attacking Policewoman at Kaneshie

A 22-year-old man Osman Amadu is in the grips of the Kaneshie Police for spraying a substance in the eyes of a policewoman at Abossey Okai Zongo junction during enforcement of restriction on movement duties. On Friday, April 10, 2020, around 9:00 am, the police officer was on a COVID-19 …

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Coronavirus: Concerns over increase in infections in SA prison

The number of prisoners who have tested positive for coronavirus in a correctional facility in South Africa has increased by 49 in two days. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said the number of infected prisoners at the East London Correctional Centre now stands at 53. Some 23 prison officials …

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Having sex expose you to coronavirus – Youth Warn

President, the Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG), Mr. Andrew Edwin Arthur who gave the advice bemoaned the lack of discipline and disregard for the lockdown directive. According to him, the coronavirus will soon go away hence the need for Ghanaians to abstain from sex for the period we …

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Angry Wontuni invoke curses on Mahama

A lot of social media users have raised concerns over what it believes to be the politicization of the distribution of food to the vulnerable and the ill state of the food. Also, Former President John Mahama recently has cautioned against the politicization of the free food arrangement for vulnerable …

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Scrap dealer sprays substance into policewoman’s eye [photo]

A 22-year-old scrap dealer is in the grips of the police for allegedly spraying some liquid substance into the eyes of a policewoman during enforcement of restriction duties at Kaneshie Zongo junction. The Accra Regional Police public relations officer, DSP Effia Tenge, told DGN Online that Suspect Osman Amadu was …

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Pappy Kojo trolls Asem with his diss song to Sarkodie

Hip-hop musician Pappy Kojo has added his voice to the ongoing feud between Sarkodie and Asem. Instead of dropping a diss song for Asem just like Kweku Smoke did, Pappy Kojo decided to ride on Asem’s open freestyle diss which was targeted at Sarkodie to troll him. He took to Twitter on Monday, April …

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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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