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 …
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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 …
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 …
Read More »Covid-19: Cut down your ministers to save money – Mahama to Akufo-Addo
Former President John Mahama has urged President Akufo-Addo to cut down the size of his government in order to make adjustment for the economic challenges occasioned by covid-19. “Our economy has revealed from this Covid stress test that it is still fragile and we need to be prudent in how …
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Read More »Uganda loses power nationwide after hydropower dams clogged – Ministry
Uganda lost power countrywide on Tuesday after weeds clogged the intake of water at its three largest hydropower dams which generate most of the country’s electricity, the Ministry of Energy said in a statement. It happened just as President Yoweri Museveni was getting ready to address the nation as its …
Read More »China Must Wake Up And Stop The Blame Game On Africans, Npp Japan Branch To China
A widespread account shared by most African on the social media in the wake of the anti-African sentiments in Guangzhou province of China has raised concerns both in the print and electronic media. Africans have been evicted from their homes by landlords and turned away from hotels, despite many …
Read More »Vote Hon. Francis Owusu-Akyaw for Development and Transformation of Juaben Constituency
The Juaben Constituency Deserves a Positive Change.That Change which would turn the political fortunes and development of our beloved Constituency drastically. Francis Owusu-Akyaw holds the Keys to that Positive Change which represent development and Transformation of Juaben Constituency. Already, we have seen a lot of positive work from the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Mad rush for diesel as fuel tanker overturns on Techiman-Kintampo Highway
About ¢300,000.00 worth of diesel belonging to Adu-Ofori-Attah company limited in Tema has been washed down the drains along the Techiman-Kintampo Highway when a fuel tanker overturned in the Bono East Region. The diesel tanker with registration number GN 6243-15 was traveling from Tema to Buipe and had just passed …
Read More »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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