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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 378. This was disclosed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a televised address to the nation on Thursday, 9 April 2020. Six persons have lost their lives, two are in critical condition while four have fully recovered. To prevent further spread, the government …

Former IBF Lightweight champion Richard Commey has vowed to fight his way back to the top and reclaim his title. In December 2019, Commey was handed a heavy defeat by Teofimo Lopez. The Ghanaian boxer was floored twice as Lopez cut short what was billed to be a long night …

A 13-year-old Ghanaian boy has died in Georgia, USA after he was hit by a minivan in Gwinnett County. Local police say Jecolia Karikari-Prempe, a child with special needs slipped out of his home and was later hit and killed by the minivan in Loganville. Jecolia’s mother tells the police …

Ghanaian BET Award nominee, Kwesi Arthur has put his music production on hold as he focuses more on recording. Aside from songwriting, singing and rap, the GroundUp Chale signee is a well-known producer who has produced top-notch songs for himself and other artistes. But he says the work is time …

Ghana will begin a mass disinfection exercise across all basic and second-cycle schools as the country’s Covid-19 outbreak surges. The exercise, according to the Ghana Education Service (GES), will take effect on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has been contracted to carry out the exercise, …

Chadian troops have continued their massive bombardment of Boko Haram enclaves. The major onslaught commenced on Sunday March 29, 2020. Troops have been recording success to the extent that the sect leader, Abubakar Shekau, released an audio asking his fleeing fighters to remain at battlefield. On Saturday, soldiers destroyed five …

President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet will over the next three months take a pay cut of 33% in their salaries – as government ups the ante on the fight against the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. The drastic move was announced by President Ramaphosa on Thursday evening, while …

Some Ghanaians living in the Chinese capital, Beijing were this morning allegedly evicted from their apartments over fears they were carrying the Coronavirus disease. The latest eviction of some Ghanaians in Beijing comes a day after hundreds of African residents and businessmen in China’s southern city of Guangzhou were evicted …

Confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Ghana have risen to 378, President Akufo-Addo has disclosed. The President made the disclosure in his 6th address to the nation since the first case was confirmed in the country. As at Wednesday, April 8, 2020 the number of cases stood at 313. The regional …

It’s a Good Friday celebration unlike any other. The pews will be empty, parish doors closed, and there will be no hymns in the air – on a day that’s supposed to mark the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. But that doesn’t mean services aren’t going ahead. In the …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in a London hospital for his coronavirus infection. According to the government Johnson “is in extremely good spirits”. “The prime minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will …

Details are emerging about what triggered the shooting of a policewoman, Lance Corporal Francisca Tengey, by a soldier during lockdown duties last night. The identity of the soldier has been revealed as Able Seaman 1 (AB1) Oppong Bekoe of the Naval Headquarters, Burma Camp in Accra who is currently on …

The president Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo has announced free electricity for Ghanaians who use less than 10KW of energy in a month and a whopping 50% slash on the cost of electricity for Ghanaians whose consumption exceed the quota. The president made this know in his Address Thursday evening …

Government has extended the lockdown imposed on Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi by one more week from Monday, April 13, 2020. In his sixth televised address to the nation, the President said, although the efforts have been successful, the country was not yet out of the woods. A 14-day restriction …

Pastor Henry Ezidinma of Arena GoodNews Church, Bayelsa State, Nigeria has been apprehended after allegedly killing five people in a hit-and-run accident. It’s reported that the accident occurred on the 25th of March, 2020 at Orlando Spot Junction, Opolo. The cleric allegedly rammed into a man and two of his …

Former presidential spokesperson, Koku Anyidoho, has hit back at his critics for praising President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his social intervention programs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ Morning Show, Koku Anyidoho claimed to have heard all the insults rained on …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that SA’s lockdown will be extended by two weeks. The lockdown was implemented to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The initial lockdown would have only been for 21 days, but Ramaphosa, in a televised address to the nation on Thursday evening, said SA was …

Sheik Malam Abubakar Sarkin Aminu the Imam of Khamsu-Salawat of Abubakar Gumi Juma’at Mosque, Lowcost, Zaria-Kaduna, has on Wednesday lost his position as the Imam for complying with Kaduna State Government’s order on avoiding social and religious gatherings. Sheik Mallam Sakin Abubakar, the Imam of Khamsu Salawat Abubakar Gumi Juma’t …

Rwanda’s courts have started to conduct trials through video link-up in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In a room at Kigali metropolitan police station, suspects sat separated in masks and handcuffed. Everyone waited their turn in front of a TV screen to face the prosecution and judges, …

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in the North-East have engaged some Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to infiltrate the Nigerian Army location at 3 Battalion in the Gamboru area of Borno State, during which scores of the fighters were shot dead. The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said on Wednesday that the …

The Majority caucus in Parliament is set to donate GHS100,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. A cheque for the stated amount will be presented to the Board of Trustees of the Fund at the Jubilee House later today, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu in …

Musician Sarkodie is also playing his part in the fight against the novel Coronavirus in Ghana. The SarkCess Music label boss joined the likes of Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, Gloria Sarfo, Criss Waddle, Maccasio and other celebrities to show love to the needy in his community in this hard time. Led by his manager, Angel …

It is with no doubt that the onset of the global pandemic, the Coronavirus has helped unleash the ingenuity of several people in the various sectors; showbiz included. Most music lovers would attest to the fact that Sarkodie, known for his gentleness has somehow unleashed his ‘beast’ mode, kind courtesy ‘corona.’ After initially …

The Nigerian Government has granted amnesty to no fewer than 2,600 inmates across the country. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a press conference on Thursday said the decision was taken as part of measures to decongest prison facilities in the country amid the Coronavirus pandemic. He said, “In a …

A military man in Tema is currently in detention after allegedly firing at a policewoman at a checkpoint whilst enforcing the COVID-19lockdown at Tema New Town. Little information is given about the soldier as well as the victim. Confirmation from Tema Regional Police Headquarters revealed that the soldier fired at Lance Corporal …