The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019. Cases have since been confirmed in over scores of countries across the globe. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a pandemic. WHO chief Tedros Ghebereyesus said whiles China had a robust health system …
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Despite zero case, Zimbabwe declares national emergency over coronavirus
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the coronavirus pandemic as a national disaster. He said this could help the government mobilize resources. Mnangagwa also cancelled Independence Day celebrations and international sporting events to curb spread of COVID-19. “The government has postponed the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), all previously scheduled …
Read More »GRIDCo clarifies recent power outages
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the recent power outages experienced in the country, was due to a scheduled performance test on a new regulating and metering gas station in Tema. It said the exercise was embarked upon by the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGPCo) on Monday, March 16. …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ghana is a poor country, we need to take precautions – Lydia Forson
Award-winning Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson has called on the government of Ghana to be transparent with citizens and take precautions following the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana. Ghana has recorded six confirmed cases in less than a week and according to the president, Nana Akufo-Addo, the government is putting …
Read More »Kyeiwaa’s wedding cancelled
The coronavirus outbreak and its lockdown policy are having a toll on Kyeiwaa’s wedding. The 57-year-old Kumawood actress had planned to walk down the aisle with her missing but found rib on the 21st of March in the U.S, where she has relocated to for the past years now. However, …
Read More »More foreigners denied entry into Ghana over coronavirus
Travelers from ten different countries seeking to enter Ghana were turned away yesterday at the Kotoka International Airport. The action of the airport authorities is in line with the government’s travel advisory issued on Sunday banning travels from epic centers of Covid-19. The directive became necessary after all cases recorded …
Read More »Covid 19: Emirates suspends flights to Ghana
Emirates airline has announced it is suspending flights to Ghana from March 20 to May 20,2020 over the Coronavirus outbreak in the world. In a post on social media, the airliner said the move is part of measures to protect its customers and staff. Ghana has confirmed its 7th case …
Read More »Man accepts 10 cows as compensation for his daughter’s murder
A 41-year-old herdsman, known only as Diago, has reportedly accepted ten cows as settlement for the murder of his five-year-old daughter, Memuna Diago. Ziblima Larla, the alleged killer, presented the cattle as compensation for the murder of Memuna Diago, Joy News’ Isaac Nongya reported on Tuesday. The incident happened at …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ghana records 7th case
Ghana has confirmed its 7th case of coronavirus, Information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced. It comes days after four additional cases were confirmed Sunday after the initial two that were recorded last Thursday. So far, total of 143 suspected cases have been tested for COVID-19 by the Noguchi Memorial …
Read More »EC to proceed with compilation of new voters’ register
The Electoral Commission Tuesday said it has not abandoned its plan to compile a new voters register for the 2020 General Election. However, it will in due course announce a new date for the exercise in line with the ban against public gathering announced by the President on Sunday night. …
Read More »Jordan Ayew better than Messi, Ronaldo – Report
A fresh report by the International Centre for Sports Studies has ranked Ghana’s Jordan Ayew above Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and six-time Ballon d’OR winner Lionel Messi. According to the CIES, the Crystal Palace forward outperformed the two football icons last month based on their set criteria which include shooting, …
Read More »Lady found dead at Awutu Bontrase; body parts missing
The decomposed body of a 30-year-old woman has been discovered at Awutu Bontrase in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central region. According to reports, the deceased left home about four days ago to visit her parents at Gomoa Akramang. Her body was later discovered near a water reservoir …
Read More »One stabbed to death as teenage boys fight over girl at a party
The battle between two men over a girl is the same as the fight for two men over a piece of land. It is all about desire. And since this type of desire is mostly evil, the action of the men fighting over the woman becomes nothing to write home …
Read More »Ghanaian Student In Italy Dies of Coronavirus
Reports reaching Gossips24.com indicates a Ghanaian student in Italy has died of the deadly coronavirus after few days of showing symptoms and testing positive to the virus. Earlier, there was a notion that coronavirus could not infect, let alone kill the black race, but that appears to be a myth …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth flees Buckingham Palace over coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has chased Queen Elizabeth II from Buckingham Palace, according to reports. The Queen, 93, and Prince Phillip, 98, were chauffeured off to Windsor Castle this weekend, where they’ll remain in quarantine should the outbreak worsen in the United Kingdom, The Sun reported Saturday. “She is in good health but …
Read More »Covid-19: Two Italians stopped from entering Ghana
Two Italians who were set to enter Ghana Monday night were stopped from entering the country, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed. The move is part of Ghana’s effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Europe is currently the epicentre of the virus with more recent …
Read More »Garbage truck runs over man’s head at Berekum Hospital
A routine medical check-up took —an unexpected—and extremely painful — twist for one man when he was run over by a garbage truck Monday. The freak tale which occurred at the Berekum Government Hospital in the Bono Region, comes just days after a four-year-old girl was killed in a similar incident at Sawaba in …
Read More »Pastor dragged before chief for defiling two sisters
A 35-year-old Pastor, Peter Kojo Eshun at Gomoa Eshiem in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region has been summoned to the Chief’s palace for defiling two siblings. The supposed man of God under the guise of healing the young girls of some alleged spiritual attacks reportedly had sexual …
Read More »Asamoah Gyan named the best player he has played with
Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan has named former playmate, Michael Essien, as the best Ghanaian player he has played with at both club and country. The 34-year-old played with Essien from 2003 to 2014 at the senior national football team of Ghana, the Black Stars. Despite having played with several other fine …
Read More »Facebook removes Russia-linked accounts run by Ghanaians, Nigerians
Facebook says it has removed 49 accounts, 69 pages and 85 Instagram accounts for engaging in foreign interference. The accounts are reportedly run on behalf of a foreign actor on Facebook, Instagram and other internet platforms. The Head of Security Policy at Facebook, Nathaniel Gleicher, in a statement explained that …
Read More »Man sets three churches because he is poor
A 21-year-old Ugandan man has set three churches ablaze because he has not become rich despite church preaching prosperity. The man identified as John Ngobi reported himself to the Police after he had burnt down the churches. He was armed with three brand new knives which he claimed were for …
Read More »Angry mob burn police station for hiding criminals
A group of agitated mob in Mzimba District of Malawi has set on fire a police station and a lodge over allegations that the police was hiding local criminals at the lodge. Eyewitnesses say that, they were made known of the actions of the Police through one of the criminals …
Read More »Latest update and statistics on Coronavirus across the world
Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases: Afghanistan – 16 Albania – 38 cases, 1 death Algeria – 37 cases, 3 deaths Andorra – 2 Antigua and Barbuda – 1 Argentina – 34 cases, 7 deaths Armenia – 18 Australia – 280 cases, 3 deaths Austria …
Read More »Man arrested for allegedly suffocating, burning woman as daughter looked
A South African man has been taken into custody for the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal woman who was suffocated with clothing and burnt as her daughter looked on. On Saturday night, 40-year-old Delisile Ngongoma was alleged accosted by two people who entered her house in Jolivet. According to provincial police …
Read More »Man arrested for fake news on coronavirus
Police in Kenya have arrested a 23-year-old man for publishing false information on the spread of coronavirus. Elijah Muthui Kitonyo was arrested in Mwingi town in eastern Kenya for claiming that the government gave misleading details on the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the country. The tweet on a …
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