Members of the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) communications team have been asked not to comment on the controversial Airbus scandal. It follows an invitation by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu to parties involved in the scandal. The four persons are to assist in investigations over an alleged act of …
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Ethiopia postpones polls because of coronavirus
Ethiopia’s electoral board has postponed August’s highly anticipated general election because of the coronavirus pandemic. A new schedule would be announced once the threat of the pandemic was over, the board said. Much of its planning had been hit by the disruption caused by coronavirus, such as obtaining election materials …
Read More »Slow internet adds to South Africa’s lockdown blues
Slow internet speeds are exacerbating an already frustrating period for many workers during South Africa’s three-week lockdown. This is because an undersea cable tore over the weekend. The West Africa Cable System (Wacs), which runs from Cape Town to Portugal and the UK, has caused major outages across all internet …
Read More »COVID-19: Cases in Ghana hit 161
Ghana now has 161 cases of the deadly COVID-19, the Ghana Health Service has announced. According to the GHS, nine (9) new cases of COVID-19 have been reported from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research since the last update on 30th March 2020. All nine (9) cases were reported …
Read More »Coronavirus: 3 Ghanaians confirmed dead in the US
Three Ghanaians resident in New York in the United States of America (USA) have died of COVID-19. Information Officer Ghana Consular in New York, Kofi Ameyaw, confirmed this on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, Tuesday. He said the deceased are two women and a man who is also a pastor in …
Read More »Boko Haram commander killed
Boko Haram Commander killed among other 100 Boko Haram members killed. Abu Usamah, Boko Haram Commander was killed by the troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE while on special clearance operation at Gorgi in Damboa LGA of Borno State, Nigeria. The suspected Boko Haram commander killed is believed to have sustained gunshot …
Read More »[VIdeo] Asamoah Gyan shows off his cars and mansion to motivate Ghanaians
Black Stars general captain, Asamoah Gyan aka Baby Jet has put his mansion and fleet of cars on display whiles advising Ghanaians to appreciate what they have. In $3 million mansion this morning, he said, ‘When I wake up in the morning and I see all this, I just say thank you …
Read More »CONVID-19: Papa Shee challenge pastors who preach over prosperity
Highlife musician, Nana Yaw Akosah popularly known as Papa Shee who is currently an evangelist has disclosed that pastors who preach about prosperity are fake. He stated that the Bible talks about believers seeking for the kingdom and other things shall be added for them not solely seeking …
Read More »Dog fight over Bolgatanga-Bawku road
The road fund under the erstwhile Mahama administration was branded “sick” by the Majority in Parliament after their counterparts used parliamentary privilege to blame the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for the delay in the construction of the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulimakom road. Led by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pusiga, …
Read More »Messi Confirms 70% Pay Cut For Barca Players, Criticises Board
Lionel Messi confirmed on Monday that Barcelona’s players will take a 70 per cent pay cut and make financial contributions to ensure the club’s other employees are paid in full during the state of alarm in Spain. In a lengthy message posted on his Instagram account, Messi also took another …
Read More »Kotoko open contract talks with Medeama over Justice Blay deal
Justice Blay, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The Porcupine Warriors officially wrote to the Tarkwa-based side on Monday March 30, 2020 seeking to make the loan deal permanent. Blay joined the record Ghana Premier League holders on a season-long loan at the start of the 2019/2020 season. With the midfielder’s current …
Read More »GHALCA boss Fianoo against ‘premature calls’ for league cancellation
Ghana League Clubs Association Chairman Kudjoe Fianoo says calls for the Ghana football leagues to be cancelled immediately due to the coronavirus outbreak, are misplaced. The GHALCA chief believes such calls are a bit premature insisting our situation is way different from other countries. Major leagues abroad have been suspended …
Read More »Kenyan boy shot dead as virus curfew enforced
Kenya’s police chief has ordered an investigation into the death of a 13-year-old boy said to have been shot on Monday evening as police enforced a curfew. The child was playing on the balcony of his parent’s house in a slum in the capital, Nairobi, when police fired live bullets …
Read More »Police on manhunt for Guinean who tested positive for Coronavirus but escaped
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 …
Read More »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 …
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