The Ministry of Health of Uganda revealed that people living in quarantine centres across the country have started having sex with each other. Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Health Diana Atwine made the revelation in an interview with a section of the media. She said that the Ministry is …
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Gender Minister gives conditions to Mahama on his intended food distribution
Former President John Mahama has been ordered to notify the Gender Ministry before sharing food to the vulnerable during the lockdown as he announced recently. Minister of Gender, Child and Social Protection, Mrs Cynthia Morrison who gave the order said the benevolence of the former President was appreciated but the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Rats Break Into ATM Machine During The Lockdown And Eats Up Money Worth $44,000
Some ATM technicians who arrived to fix a malfunctioning cash machine in the Indian state of Assam during the lockdown got a shock when they opened it up. Notes worth more than 1.2m rupees ($44,000) had been shredded – and the suspected culprits are rats as reported by BBC. According to a report …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Coronavirus: Govt will access IMF’s $1bn from April 18 – Ken Ofori-Atta
Minister for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta says the IMF’s disbursement of $1 billion which is to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) will be accessed from April 18, 2020. According to Ken Ofori-Atta, all paper works will be concluded this week and hopefully by the weekend government will begin …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Govt spending GHC2m a day on cooked food waste of money – Oye Lithur
Nana Oye Lithur, a former minister for Gender and Social Protection, has said that the giveaway of 400,000 meals a day which amounts to GHC2 million is a clear waste of money. She therefore urged that the Akufo-Addo led administration must as a matter of urgency replace the distribution of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Boko Haram leader jabs Trump, mocks social distancing
Abubakar Shekau, factional leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group says it is evil that birthed the coronavirus pandemic in an audio message released on late Tuesday on Twitter by a Nigerian news analysis portal, Hum Angle. Shekau speaks in Hausa – a dominant language used across most parts of …
Read More »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 …
Read More »CONVID-19: South Africa to experience 90 days lockdown if case reach 2500 – Research
In late January, China put 60 million residents on lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus in its hardest-hit region, the Hubei province. Residents were not allowed out of their homes except to go to grocery stores or pharmacies. Planes, trains, and buses into and out of the city were shut …
Read More »Why Africa’s coronavirus outbreak appears slower than anticipated
When Africa’s first case of coronavirus was detected in Egypt in February, the rest of the continent prepared for the brunt of a pandemic that has engulfed Europe and spread to the United States, infecting more than 1.6 million worldwide. Health experts warned of the devastation the deadly virus could …
Read More »Coronavirus has not affected cargo vessel traffic into Ghana – Maritime Authority
As fears of a global recession and shortage of food and other essential goods grow, the Ghana Maritime Authority says there is no noticeable reduction in cargo vessel traffic to the country yet. The Deputy Director, Ship Inspections & Marine Security at GMA, Captain Emmanuel Ankamah, said this when the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »SA government plans for Covid-19 to peak in September but questions about data remain
March was arguably the busiest month for President Cyril Ramaphosa in his tenure as head of state. Every other day, the President is putting out fires – some created unnecessarily by members of his own cabinet. The extended five-week national lockdown has postponed South Africa’s worst-case Covid-19 scenario to September, …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Thomas Partey kills it as he scores a stunner from foot basket
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey has scored a stunner basket from his foot as he shares his version of the Stay Home Challenge. The La Liga like other leagues in the world has been suspended since March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Spain is one of the countries which have been …
Read More »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 …
Read More »I used to fight Alhaji Grusah over ‘juju’ – Ex-King Faisal player
A former King Faisal player, Kwabena Poku has downplayed the role of ‘juju’ in football. Contrasting views remain on the efficacy of the voodoo phenomenon in football, specifically the Ghana Premier League. While some believe in the existence and potency of juju to swing the result of matches in a …
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