The police in the Northern Region are on a nationwide manhunt for a Guinean national who is said to have escaped a quarantine facility after testing positive for Coronavirus. According to the Northern Regional Minister, the patient escaped a quarantine facility in Tamale on Monday, March 30 after she ascended a …
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Coronavirus: What the world can learn from Ebola fight
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who made history as Africa’s first elected female president, led Liberia for 12 years including during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak that killed nearly 5,000 people in her country. The BBC asked the Nobel Peace Laureate for her reflections on the current coronavirus crisis. Dear fellow citizens of …
Read More »31 out of 152 coronavirus patients in Ghana recover
Reports reaching the desk of Gossips24.com indicates that 31 out of the 152 coronavirus patients in Ghana have recovered. This brings to 31, the total number of recoveries recorded in the country. A total number of 121 patients are therefore remaining, and reports have it that they are actively responding to treatment. …
Read More »NPP Parliamentary Race: Obour contender suspends campaign over death of musician’s father
One of the aspiring parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asante-Akim South Constituency, William Yamoah, has suspended his campaign to mourn the demise of father to Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known in music circles as ‘Obour’. Mr Yamoah said the suspension of all campaign activities is …
Read More »Rainstorm rips off 18 houses, over 24 persons displaced
A rainstorm has ripped off 18 houses in Atiwa East in the Eastern Region displacing at least 24 occupants. No casualty was recorded in the incident which occurred in three communities-Kadowaso, Awirensua and Anyinam. Also affected were Anyinam Zion Kingdargaten school block and Anyinam Methodist Basic School. The displaced residents …
Read More »Coronavirus: Infected Guinean escapes from quarantine facility at Tamale
One of the eight Guineans who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has escaped from the facility in which they are being quarantined in Tamale. According to the Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, the patient, a woman in her early 20s, scaled over a wall leaving behind her belongings on …
Read More »Obour demands late father’s autopsy report from Ridge Hospital
The former MUSIGA President, Bice Osei Kuffour (Obour) has requested an autopsy report from the Greater Accra Regional Hospital [Formerly Ridge Hospital] confirming the cause of death of his late father, Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour (Oyokohene) of Juaso. Smith & Adelaide, lawyers for the musician served the Chief Executive Officer …
Read More »2 chiefs, 26 others arrested over chieftaincy clashes at Yong
The Northern Regional Police Command , has arrested two chiefs and 26 other persons in connection with the renewed chieftaincy clashes at Yong Dakpemayili in the Northern Region. Two persons have been shot as a result of the renewed chieftaincy clashes between the claimants of the Yong skin. DGN Online, …
Read More »Give me my daughter, she’ll go and die in my house – Father of coronavirus patient
A Nigerian man who was seen complaining over the poor condition of an isolation center where his daughter with coronavirus is being held has asked them to discharge her so she could go die in his house. In a video that has since been going viral across the internet, the …
Read More »Fear grips Teshie residents as LEKMA doctor tests positive of corovirus
The test result for a medical doctor at the Ledzokuku Municipal Hospital (LEKMA Hospital) at Teshie, Greater Accra Region, has come in positive for COVID-19. It is not clear how the doctor got infected. He has not shown any signs of the disease. Subsequently, the theatre of the hospital has …
Read More »Sierra Leone’s ex-Defence Minister charged with treason
A Sierra Leonean former minister has been charged with treason for walking into the president’s house with a gun ahead of a meeting on coronavirus preparedness. Ex-Defence Minister Paolo Conteh was charged with 16 counts of treason in a Freetown court on Monday. The charges were read out to him, …
Read More »SA pensioners die waiting for grant payouts
Two pensioners in South Africa died on Monday as they were hoping to collect money from the government in the form of social grants. One reportedly died as they were waiting in a queue in Hammersdale, a suburb of Durban, and the other died in a taxi en route to …
Read More »Reduce fuel by 20% – Minority to gov’t
The Minority has called on the government and the Oil Marketing Companies (OMC’s) to further reduce fuel prices by some 20 percent as oil prices on the world market continue to tumble. The call by the minority comes after fuel prices went down by some 4.7 percent on March 17 …
Read More »Teenage lovers drown while running from Police in Ekiti
2 teenage lovers have drowned in the Ureje Dam, Ekiti while they were allegedly trying to escape police arrest. According to a report by The Sun, the incident happened at a joint where some elements in the community usually visit to smoke Indian Hemp and other drugs. Chairperson, Land Lord Association, Bamgboye community, Deaconess …
Read More »Kevin-Prince Boateng snubs Ronaldo – rates Messi, Ibrahimovic as the best
Ghana forward Kevin-Prince Boateng has sparked a huge storm by snubbing Cristiano Ronaldo and claiming that Lionel Messi and Ibrahimovic are the best players in the world. The 33-year-old, who plays for Turkish giants Besiktas, has joined the raging debate over who is currently the best player in the world …
Read More »Armed Forces to deal with officer who punished Kasoa resident
Ghana’s Coronavirus lockdown commenced yesterday 30th March 2020 and security personnel were deployed to make sure the lockdown is observed. A video emerged yesterday from Kasoa which saw a young man been subjected to frog jumps on the streets. It’s reported widely that the said young man took a video of military personnel …
Read More »Coronavirus kills Ghanaian nurse in the US
The former head nurse of Jacobi Medical Center’s psychiatric unit was concerned about the lack of coronavirus precautions and testing while working there — only to end up dying of the contagion weeks later, her distraught son told The Post on Monday.“She had concerns, especially with working with patients and other staff …
Read More »Obour reacts to reports he has tested positive for coronavirus
Former President of MUSIGA, Bice Osei Kuffour has reacted to reports he has tested positive to the deadly coronavirus which is alleged to have killed his father, MyNewsGh.com reports. There were reports in sections of the media that suggested that Obour had been infected by COVID-19 after his father was …
Read More »Special Prosecutor invites Mahama’s ‘brother’, others over Airbus scandal
The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has sent out an invitation to four people to make themselves available to assist in the ongoing investigation into an alleged act of corruption in the purchase of three aircraft from Airbus SE for Ghana. According to the Special Prosecutor, upon completion of preliminary investigation, …
Read More »Military men brutalise prostitute who has gone on night duty during lockdown
A prostitute who has decided to make fast money during this lockdown period wasn’t lucky at all as she got discovered by some security forces on patrol. In a viral video, the lady who appears to be in her early 30s was seen well dressed in her ‘hoeing uniform’ about …
Read More »Stonebwoy to distribute free hand sanitizers to people living in Ashaiman
Multiple award-winning reggae dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has joined his colleagues in the fight against Coronavirus by distributing free hand sanitizers to people living in Ashaiman and its environs. “We’re giving out free sanitizers at the BHIM shop located at Ashaiman as our own way of contributing to stop the spread of COVID-19,” Stonebwoy told Daily …
Read More »Akufo-Addo hasn’t given power to police or military to brutalize citizens – Wontumi
‘On Friday when President Akufo-Addo addressed the nation, never did he mention that he has given power to the military or police to use brute force on citizens’, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has said. According to Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, government isn’t …
Read More »28 courts in Accra and Kumasi designated for only lockdown-related cases
The Chief Justice has directed all hearings within the partial lockdown areas to be adjourned to May and June 2020. This follows a directive by President Nana Akufo-Addo for citizens to stay indoors as part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This two-week directive is to be enforced …
Read More »Pastor charged for denying coronavirus exists in Africa
Ugandan authorities have charged a controversial pastor who is accused of telling his congregation that there is no coronavirus in Africa. Prosecutors accuse Augustine Yiga of making the comments to the Revival Christian Church congregation on Friday, in comments carried by local television stations. He denied the charges. “Claiming that …
Read More »Congo’s ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of Covid-19
The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus. He was 81 years old. His family said he had been ill before contracting the virus. Mr Yhombi Opango led Congo-Brazzaville from 1977 until he was toppled in 1979 …
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