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 …
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Easter Sunday: Chorkor beach packed as residents defy lockdown directives to chill
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, …
Read More »Impose 21-day nationwide lockdown – BPS to Akufo-Addo
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 …
Read More »Military storm Chorkor after residents defied lockdown directive to party at beach
Personnel from the military stormed Chokor in Accra after residents defied the lockdown directive to party at the beach. Ghanaweb.com broke the story of how the residents ignored the President’s lockdown directives to chill at the beach on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. Barely two hours after GhanaWeb broke the …
Read More »Assemblymember cries out as residents drink from same water source as animals
The assembly member for Lawui and Klokpui in the Akatsi South Constituency has cried out for support for his electoral area as the people of his electoral drink from the same water source as animals. In a press statement, the assemblymember for the area Hon. Wisdom Akpablie lamented the lack …
Read More »Bawumia hails UG scientists for successful COVID-19 genome sequencing
Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has commended scientists at the University of Ghana (UG) for a successful sequencing of the genomes of SARS-CoV-2, “to help track mutations and trace community infections” of COVID-19. The scientists, who work at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR – College of Health Sciences) and …
Read More »SA COVID-19 cases rise to 2 173
As of today, 12 April 2020, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 2 173, with no reported increase in deaths. Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said this is an increase of 145 cases from the previously reported cases on Saturday. The number of deaths still …
Read More »Police arrest 150 suspects over robberies, cultism
The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday said it has arrested 150 suspects in connection with the resurgence of robberies, burglaries and cult violence in some parts of Ifo and Ado-Odo/Ota Local Governent Areas of the state. The arrest followed complaints by residents of Owode, Ilepa, Ifo, Arigbajo,Itori, Dalemo, Ijoko …
Read More »Congo records a second Ebola death
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than six weeks without a new case, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. The victim was an 11-month-old girl linked to an Ebola death reported on Friday in the city of Beni, it said. Congo was …
Read More »Ghana’s coronavirus case count sharply rises to 566
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 566. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases. Volta and Western regions have recorded cases; bringing the number of regions with infections to ten (10). Before this development, regions that had reported cases were Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Northern, North …
Read More »Somali state minister dies from coronavirus
The justice minister of Somalia’s autonomous Hirshabelle state, Khalif Mumin Tohow, has died after contracting the Novel Coronavirus, the second recorded death in the country. Tohow died on Sunday in Mogadishu’s Martini hospital a day after he tested positive for COVID-19 in the town of Jowhar, the administrative capital of Hirshabelle. …
Read More »GFA, Prampram residents clash over use of Ghanaman Centre as coronavirus isolation facility
Some angry Youth of Prampram are demonstrating against the Ghana FA’s decision to offer the Prampram Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence for use as a coronavirus isolation centre. This comes barely 24 hours after the Ghana Football Association announced that they will be willing to give the 1000-bed facility to …
Read More »Lockdown dairies: Fake journalist nabbed
A man posing as a journalist of Accra-based Onua FM, owned by Media General Ghana Limited has been arrested. The suspect, Frank Basowa was nabbed after he failed to provide an identity while extorting monies from shop owners at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central region. Adom News’ Kofi Adjei who …
Read More »Tourists Forced To Write ‘I Am So Sorry’ 500 Times For Breaching Coronavirus Lockdown In India
According to report, the ten travellers on Sunday, April 12 from Israel, Mexico, Australia, and Austria were caught taking a walk in Rishikesh, an ancient city where The Beatles sought spirituality in 1968. Reacting to the incident, Local police officer Vinod Sharma disclosed that they were each made to write “I …
Read More »Florence Obinim Reacts To Kennedy Agyapong’s Cheating, Side Chic Allegations Against Husband – VIDEO
Florence Obinim Reacts To Kennedy Agyapong’s Cheating, Side Chic Allegations Against Husband – VIDEO
Read More »Truck transporting alcohol hijacked en route to harbour, man arrested
A police investigation has led to an arrest after a truck transporting liquor from Paarl to Table Bay Harbour for exportation was hijacked on Thursday. “It is alleged that the driver was hijacked by suspects during a mechanical breakdown en route to the harbour,” Western Cape police spokesperson Colonel Andrè …
Read More »Coronavirus: No price drop projected for cocoa farmers – COCOBOD
The regulator for Ghana’s cocoa industry, COCOBOD says it does not foresee a drop in the producer price of beans for cocoa farmers in the wake of the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, for 2019, COCOBOD increased the producer price of the beans from GH¢7,640 to GH¢8,240 per tonne. But the …
Read More »Coronavirus: Boris Johnson shares near death experience
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it “could have gone either way” as he thanked healthcare workers for saving his life after being discharged from hospital. Mr Johnson, 55, was taken to London’s St Thomas’ Hospital on Sunday – 10 days after testing positive for Covid-19. He spent three nights …
Read More »Atlético Madrid to sell Partey and three others to survive coronavirus crisis
Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey maybe sacrificed by his club Atletico Madrid as they battle to stay financially sound in the midst of the coronavirus financial crunch. The player is still in negotiation with Atlético de Madrid to renew and wishes to continue at the rojiblanco, but there are important clubs …
Read More »Coronavirus: Boris Johnson discharged from hospital
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left hospital after being treated for coronavirus, but will not immediately return to work, Downing Street says. Mr Johnson, 55, was taken to St Thomas’ hospital, in London, on Sunday – 10 days after testing positive for the virus. He had three nights in intensive …
Read More »Former Chelsea, England goalkeeper dies aged 78
Former goalkeeper Bonetti passed away aged 78 following a battle with illness He played 729 matches for Chelsea in two spells during the 1960s and 1970s Bonetti helped the club win the FA Cup, League Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup He won seven caps for England and was back-up during …
Read More »I’m single waiting for the right man – Evangelist Diana Asamoah
Gospel singer Evangelist Diana Asamoah has revealed in a radio interview monitored by MynewsGhana.net that she is single and waiting for the right man. According to the gospel singer because of her decision, a lot have tagged her as a lesbian, because she is not married yet. Evangelist Diana Asamoah …
Read More »Medikal promises to buy a jet for Fella by June
Leading member of Arab Money Gang (AMG) Medikal has responded to his wife’s request of getting a jetafter her acquired a new Range Rover. The “Omo Da” hitmaker assured his wife, Fella Makafui to get her a jet by June this year. Fella Makafui who posted his husband’s new toy …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Most frustrated women are not sexually satisfied – Relationship experts
It was a unanimous response from all three women on the Ghanaweb TV’s Moans and Cuddles show, when they were asked what the feeling is for a woman who is not sexually satisfied. According to them, most men concentrate on different things rather than intimacy and satisfying the women they …
Read More »We don’t have the vaccine but we have a good President – Kufuor
Former President John Kufuor has commended the government for measures put in place to combat the deadly coronavirus in the country. Speaking on Nkawkaw-based Agoo FM monitored by MynewsGhana.net, he said the directives announced by the government will improve the nation’s strategies in combating coronavirus. “We don’t have the vaccine to …
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