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The Chair of the African Union (AU), President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Tidjane Thiam and Mr Trevor Manuel as Special Envoys of the African Union to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address the economic challenges African countries will …

Ghanaian musician, Samini has once again proven that his beef with John Dumelo is over. Some months ago, Samini and Dumelo hurled insults at each other following a disagreement about #dropthatchamber campaign on Twitter. Through their fracas, the aspiring Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency lost his cool when Samini questioned his integrity by mining into …

A Plus posted a video on his Facebook page that captures Nana Hesse Ogyiri as the culprit who has been giving out vital information happening at the presidency to friends and cronies so that they can be shared publicly for political gains. According to the loudmouth, Nana Hesse Ogyiri is …

Melinda Gates, wife of billionaire Bill Gates in an interview with American news channel CNN claimed that developing countries including those in Africa are going to be badly hit by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. According to her, should there ever be a time in Africa where the number of cases …

Anti-graft campaigner, Kwame A Plus has said some officials of the Akufo-Addo administration, as well as bigwigs within the governing New Patriotic Party, extorted, in bits and pieces, a total of $22 million from businessman Seidu Agongo with the promise to protect Heritage Bank, of which he owned majority shares, …

A six-year-old child died and 390 people have been rendered homeless following heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in two villages along the Lake Rukwa Rift Valley Basin in Sumbawanga District, Rukwa Region. In the wake of the hostile weather pattern, 300 residents of Matete area in Nkwilo Village along …

It’s two years after the late Dancehall songstress, Ebony Reigns won the Artiste Of the Year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). It was a historic feat as she became the first female Artiste to achieve the feat in the history of the VGMA. Just as her successor was …

Tornadoes in Mississippi and Louisiana have caused “catastrophic” damage and at least six deaths after touching down Sunday, emergency officials say. So far, officials say hundreds of structures have been damaged by the storms. Two people are dead in Lawrence County, Mississippi, according to Monticello Fire Chief Lyle Berard, saying …

Government is spending GHC2 million on the hot meals being provided for Ghaianas in the lockdown areas in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, NADMO has revealed. According to the Communications Director of NADMO, George Ayisi, each pack of food costs the state GHC5. Over 400,000 people are …

The Omanhene of the Asante Asokore Traditional Area Nana Dr S.K.B Asante  has called on government to engage chiefs meaningfully in the implementation of strategies to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country. According to him, even though various chiefs are contributing their quota in the fight against the deadly virus, …

Rwanda National Police (RNP) on Sunday, April 12 announced the usage of drones to further raise awareness of the coronavirus pandemic in local communities. “We have added drones to our methods of raising awareness about COVID-19,” reads part of the announcement on Twitter. The development comes after the country records …

Former Togolese Prime Minister and diplomat, Edem Kodjo is dead at the age of 82. Edem who served as the prime minister of Togo from 1994 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2006, under the leadership of a former president Gnassingbe Eyadema, died in Paris on Saturday April 11. Togolese Foreign Minister,  Robert …

Elmina Sharks midfielder Richard Mpong is proud of his playing days with Asante Kotoko but reveals a regrettable experience with the fans of the Porcupine Warriors. The experienced midfielder insists he was given a raw deal by fans of the club who tarnished his image in his final days at …

African officials are confronting China publicly and in private over racist mistreatment of Africans in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, and the U.S. says African-Americans have been targeted too. Some Africans in the commercial hub have reported being evicted or discriminated against amid coronavirus fears. And a U.S. Embassy security …

A “bubbly” young nursery worker has died after testing positive for coronavirus while in hospital awaiting a liver transplant. Katie Horne’s family have been left “completely devastated” by the 21-year-old’s death at King’s College Hospital in London where she was admitted with a severe liver condition. Sister Emma said Katie’s …

In the clearest indication yet that the two-week lockdown imposed on Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on March 29 to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic may be headed for extension, President Muhammadu Buhari, saturday, said the movement restrictions would last as long as necessary, particularly, …

An Elder of the Church of Pentecost in Akasi District of the Ashanti Region has been confirmed dead by health officials of the Ankasi Government Hospital after two weeks of battling with gunshot injury. The deceased, Elder Asante Nyamekye, a fortnight ago, was attacked by armed robbers while returning from …

It was a day after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed Ghanaians on the country’s preparedness to fight the pandemic, setting aside one hundred million dollars to enhance the plan. Prior to this, he had ordered the suspension of all international travels by public officials, except for critical assignments which …

Two major markets in the Volta Region have been closed down as Coronavirus case surge in neighbouring Easter region. The Juapong market in the North Tongu District has been closed down with immediate effect, as part of safety measures to curb the possible spread of the novel coronavirus in the region, while …

The Accra Regional Police Command today arrested 29 persons in a mosque at Nyamekye Darkuman in Accra for breaching the social distancing protocol. According to the Command’s spokeswoman, Efia Tenge, the suspects said they had assembled for an Islamic marriage activity but were overwhelmed by the number of persons who …

Some 45 persons, mostly young men and women are arrested by the Police in Dzodze, the municipal capital of Ketu North Municipal Assembly of the Volta Region for violating the ban on social gathering. The arrested persons were said to be having a party and swimming in a pool at …

The College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has reached the advanced stage in the design and construction of a homemade ventilator. The project, a joint work between the College’s Computer Engineering Department and Michigan Technological University, United States (US), is expected to boost health service …

Politicians in Ghana are taking advantage of the outbreak of the global pandemic to propagate their messages to the electorate since COVID-19 has overshadowed their campaigns toward the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. The case is not different as John Dramani Mahama, a former president, has promised to establish another medical research …

It was as though this part of the country had completely forgotten about any risks, or a pending pandemic when they trooped the beach in their numbers to entertain themselves. Residents of Chorkor a suburb of Accra ignored the President’s lockdown directives, to chill at the beach on Easter Sunday, …

The Bureau of Public Safety has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to impose 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. COVID-19 cases in Ghana on Saturday jumped to 566 from 408. The development means over 150 cases have been recorded over the last 24 hours. Of the …