LATEST UPDATES

Confirmed cases of Monkeypox increase to 18—GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says confirmed cases of Monkeypox has increased from five in the last update to 18 which represent 25.0 per cent. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the GHS, said the confirmed cases were among the 72 suspected cases of Monkeypox which was investigated as …

Read More »

CK Akonnor advises Asante Kotoko against the sale of Franck Etouga

Former Asante Kotoko coach, Charles Akonnor, has advised the club on what to do ahead of their campaign in the upcoming 2022/2022 CAF Champions League. The Porcupine Warriors will be returning to the CAF elite competition as representatives from Ghana having won the 2021/2022 Ghana Premier League. Asante Kotoko according to multiple reports, have …

Read More »

Tanzania to review kidney dialysis cost

The government of Tanzania has admitted that medical bills for kidney dialysis are exorbitant so it is conducting a review to reduce those charges. The pledge was made yesterday in Parliament by Health deputy minister Godwin Mollel, who said currently the medical bills for dialysis stand at Sh900,000, which is …

Read More »

Kenya tax staff to wear cameras in war on bribes

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) says its workers will start wearing body-worn cameras in the latest bid to curb tax cheating and bribery. The Business Daily reported that the body cams would be used by staff who work in the domestic tax department and customs and border control. Some KRA …

Read More »

Akufo-Addo arrives in Rwanda for Commonwealth Summit

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived in Rwandan capital, Kigali to attend an international summit. The president arrived late Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at the Kigali International Airport with his delegation. The Rwandan airport company tweeted a photo of his arrival with the caption: “H.E Nana Akufo-Addo, the President …

Read More »

8 unforgettable videos of Rawlings

He was Ghana’s first president under the Fourth Republican dispensation. Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings for the 73 years of his life, ruled Ghana as a military leader and a democratically elected president for about 20 years. He died on November 12, 2020, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital from what has …

Read More »

Mining firm Glencore pleads guilty to UK bribery charges

A British subsidiary of the mining firm Glencore has pleaded guilty in a UK court to corruption offences for the second time in the last two months.It was accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure access to crude oil in several African countries. The Serious Fraud Office …

Read More »

Residents of Twedie-Foase cry over Death-Trap road

The abandoned road construction and uncovered gutters in the middle of a busy road from Atwima Tachiman to Foase in the Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti Region is causing motor accidents on that stretch of the road. The uncovered gutters and broken bridge is located at the main Twedie–Foase …

Read More »

Caged, neglected, plight of the Ghanaian prisoner

Everybody is a potential prisoner yet almost everyone enjoying freedom loses cognizance of the fact that we must rise up together and demand prisoners in this country be treated like human beings. Several reports have pointed to the fact that prisoners are treated inhumanely in our part of the world …

Read More »

At least 280 killed and scores wounded as earthquake hits Afghanistan

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 280 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan, according to the country’s state news agency. Pictures show landslides and ruined homes in eastern Paktika province, where rescuers are scrambling to treat the injured. In remote areas, helicopters have been ferrying victims to hospitals. …

Read More »

Gbajabiamila is a blessing to Nigeria – Adeyinka Adedoyin

A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Adeyinka Adedoyin, has described the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as a symbol of strength, compassion and dignity for the people of Lagos State. “Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is an extraordinary politician, a great …

Read More »