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Jerome Boateng fined for flouting COVID-19 rules

German football giants, Bayern Munich, have released a statement saying that German defender, Jerome Boateng has been fined. The fine according to the club is because the defender has flouted covid-19 rules set by the German government and the club. According to the club, Jerome left the city without permission …

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Covid-19: Postpone NPP Prez. & Parliamentary primaries – PYA to NEC

The Executives and members of the Patriotic Youth Alliance have urged the National Executive Council(NEC) of the ruling NPP to postpone the impending Parliamentary and Presidential Primaries slated for April 25th, 2020 across the Country. According to the group, the contagious nature of the COVID-19 disease will endanger the lives …

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Have Found Cure For Coronavirus, Nigerian Professor Says

Prof. Joseph Akpa, a Nigerian alternative medicine practitioner, says he has found cure for the current coronavirus pandemic through energy health curative means. Prof. Akpa, who is the Provost of Luminar International College of Alternative Medicine, Enugu, made the claim to newsmen in a press conference held in Enugu on …

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Efia Odo not ‘cheap’ as people see her – Shatta Wale

Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale says his alleged ‘ex-fiance’ Efia Odo is not as cheap as people on social media make her look. This comment about the Instagram celebrity and media personality comes after a bedroom video alleged to be her surfaced online. Reacting to the video, Shatta Wale who expressed …

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Farmer butchers wife at Abuom

Police in Asunafo South District of the Ahafo region are on a manhunt for a 50-year-old farmer, Agya Yakubu Kangriga, who allegedly butchered his wife. Yaa Werimah ,46, met her untimely death when her husband butchered her multiple times with a cutlass and abandoned her body. The incident took place …

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Coronavirus: Gov’t begins employment of ‘jobless’ nurses

The Ministry of Health has begun employment of all 2017/18 batch of nursing trainees into various health facilities across the country in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a national broadcast said such personnel will help deal with a possible surge in infections in the coming days …

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Lockdown: 5 thieves arrested at Kumasi yam market

Five (5) persons who are taking advantage of the lockdown to steal wares of market women selling essential commodities in the Kumasi central market have been arrested. Market women on Wednesday [April 1, 2020] complained that some unscrupulous persons are taking advantage of the situation to loot their shops and steal wares of traders …

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Ghana, others most hard hit amid coronavirus and oil price plunge

The African Energy Chamber analyses the most vulnerable African countries amid the Covid-19 pandemic and low oil price. Angola revises national budget and suspends CAPEX; Senegal’s first oil development faces debt arrangement challenges; Nigeria poised for a major revenue loss; Analysts predict Ghana will get half its projected revenue; Cameroon …

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You’ll be dealt with for brutalizing civilians – IGP warns

The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh has warned that police personnel found to have misconducted themselves by brutalizing while enforcing the lockdown rules in the country will be dealt with. It follows the alleged brutality of a 67-year-old widow at the Kotobabi market by an unidentified officer who was …

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Lightning kills 20 people during Congo’s virus lockdown

Some 20 people were killed by a lightning strike on high-voltage power lines in Congo Brazzaville, the authorities say. The incident happened on the first day of a lockdown in the capital, Brazzaville, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. So far 22 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in …

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Angry residents chase out lockdown escapees

Angry residents of Apantem, a farming community near Aburi in Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region, on Wednesday, chased out four escapees from Accra, which is currently under lockdown over Coronavirus pandemic. The four made up of a native of the community fled to seek refuge. Their arrival in the …

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