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South Africa could seek IMF loan to fight coronavirus

South Africa has considered approaching the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other institutions as a last resort for emergency funding to fight the coronavirus that has brought a national lockdown, the finance minister said on Sunday. “If we approach the IMF or the World Bank or the Development Bank, it …

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VIDEO: COVID -19: Truck smuggling 30 people impounded at Ejisu

Police in Ashanti Region have impounded a KIA truck at Ejisu which was smuggling 30 people to Walewale in the Northern Region in defiance of the lockdown directives issued following the outbreak of coronavirus disease in Ghana. The truck with registration number AS 8983-12 was stopped at the checkpoint of …

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Sierra Leone scraps ban on pregnant girls from going to school

The government of Sierra Leone has overturned a ban on pregnant girls from attending school. The ministry of education said it was committed to ensuring all children had the right to go to school, regardless of their status. In December, the West African regional bloc’s court ruled that the ban …

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[Videos] Moesha shakes it all down as she observes lockdown

Moesha Boduong is at it again. Once again she is shaking what she her mama gave her. Sorry, what cosmetic surgery gave her. Whether cosmetic surgery or not, she has got it now and she decides to shake and flaunt it anytime she wants. Checkout her video below:  Source: mynewsghana.net

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[Video] Man molested for taking videos of military personnel

A young an at Kasoa has been beaten up by military personnel. We here that the unidentified young man was taking videos of the military personnel which didn’t go down well with the military men who are on duty to enforce the lockdown sanctioned by the president. Watch the video below:  Source: mynewsghana.net

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Lockdown Tales: Man hides wife in car boot

A driver flouted the coronavirus lockdown to pick up £15 windows with his wife in the boot of his car. The man, who had bought the windows on eBay, was stopped by police on the M6 in Cheshire on Sunday after collecting his purchase in Salford. Police said his wife …

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Criss Waddle threatens to slap Bishop Obinim

AMG boss, Criss Kweku Waddle, has threatened to slap Bishop Daniel Obinim of the International God’s Way Church if he fails to combat the deadly Coronavirus. According to him, with all the sicknesses Bishop Obinim claims to have cured he should be able to cure the Coronavirus or forever hold …

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Govt runs to World Bank for $35m coronavirus fund

The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, last Saturday laid before Parliament a $35-million financing agreement for the Ghana COVID-19 emergency preparedness and response project. The facility, if approved, will be provided by the World Bank Group as part of the $100 million the government is seeking from the group …

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Customs officers shoot 15-year-old student dead

A 15-year-old girl, Sekinat Agbelade, was said to have been shot dead by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Agosasa, Ipokia Local area of Ogun States. It was gathered that the Customs officers, on Saturday, while on the chase of some suspected smugglers, fired gunshots, hitting the innocent …

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COVID-19 Fund needless – Agalga

The Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Defense & Interior and NDC MP for Builsa North, James Agalga, says the establishment of the COVID-19 Fund to attend to the emergency needs of the country in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in Ghana, is needless. According to him, the establishment …

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Germany to fly out 7,000 tourists stuck in South Africa

The German embassy in South Africa is making plans to repatriate some 7,000 of its nationals who are stuck in the country. Already, 47 German tourists are under quarantine in the country after one of them tested positive to Covid-19, according to local media reports. South Africa has the highest …

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Somali governor killed in Al-Shabaab suicide blast

A governor in Somalia’s Puntland has been killed in a suicide bombing claimed by the al-Shabaab jihadist group, police and hospital sources said Monday. Abdisalan Hassan Hersi, governor of Nugaal region, succumbed to his injuries after being rushed to hospital in Garowe, the capital of Puntland where the blast occurred …

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One shot, 2 houses burnt in chieftaincy clash at Yong near Tamale

One person has been severely injured and at least two houses burnt after heavy gunfire exchanges erupted between two rival chieftaincy factions at Yong near Tamale in the Northern Region, MyNewsGh.com reports. The two factions have been fighting over the Yong skin after one side rejected a successor chief selected …

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Lockdown and my in-law’s funeral

My husband’s mother died tragically in February. She was returning from a funeral that happened in their hometown when the car she was in had an accident. She didn’t die on the spot. She spent two weeks in the hospital with a broken arm and leg but in February 2020, …

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Another Ghana Legend Kwasi Owusu ‘Powerhouse’ Dies Aged 72

Very sad news out of Sunyani this morning says that former Ghanaian footballer Kwasi Owusu has passed away few hours after the demise of former Ghana and Asante Kotoko striker Opoku Afriyie. The legendary striker died on Sunday from unconfirmed causes. Kwasi Owusu captained Ghana for several years in an …

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Pastor arrested for spreading false information on COVID-19

A Ugandan Pastor,  Augustine Yiga of Revival Church Kawaala has been arrested by the police for spreading false information about coronavirus. The pastor last week said, that coronavirus is not a dangerous disease but a common flu. He said, “Whether Government imprisons me, I don’t care, but I am speaking the …

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