Former Ghana international Michael Essien has revealed that he went to Real Madrid with only a pair of jeans and a shirt. Essien left Chelsea to sign for Spanish giants Real Madrid on a loan deal in 2012. The Sabail FK midfielder made these revelations in an interview with South African sports …

Callum Hudson Odoi who plays for Chelsea has been arrested over an alleged row with a model he met online and invited her to visit which amounts to lockdown breaches. The 19-year-old was arrested by officers and taken into police custody on Monday morning after the police investigated a call …

A Community Health Nurse (CHN) with the Ghana Manganese Company (GMC) Hospital in Nsuta in the Western Region, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died, a statement from the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) has confirmed. The statement dated 16 May named the deceased as Sophia Addo who was …

Former Asante Kotoko forward Saddick Adams has opened up on his friendship with Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David De Gea Quintana. According to Adams, his friendship with De Gea started in 2007 after Spain defeated Ghana 2-1 at the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea. Their friendship strengthened …

Strong immune systems of individuals are very essential in the fight against the novel coronavirus. This was reiterated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 9th national address to Ghanaians on COVID-19. This, the President said, “has to be one of the permanent legacies of the pandemic. We have …

The Volta Region on Friday recorded its first COVID-19 death at the local Treatment Centre in Ho. The deceased, a 60-year-old woman, who returned from Accra two weeks ago, visited the Ho Teaching Hospital with difficulty in breathing, fever for three days and reduced level of consciousness. She was noticed to have …

The Northern Regional Health Director, Dr John B. Eleeza, has told DGN Online that a five-year-old child is among the 12 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19 in the region. According to him, the infected child is a contact of a Covid-19 patient in the region. The Northern Region …

Henry Asante Twum, spokesperson for Ghana Football Association (GFA) has downplayed suggestions that the association seeks to destroy the already battered image of Kwesi Nyantakyi with its announcement of an GH¢11million debt. Earlier this month, club officials were told that the struggling association owes various institutions and persons GH¢11m, and …

The Ghana Health Service has released new figures indicating that 97 more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This brings the total confirmed cases in the country to 5,735. One more person who tested positive for the virus has also died, bringing to 29 the total number of …

An Associate Pastor at the Calvary Temple Assemblies of God Church at Bantama in the Kumasi Metropolis Reverend Peter Owusu Mensah has called for the imposition of strict measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, as the number of infections continues to rise sharply. Rev Peter Mensah speaking on virtual …

The General Secretary of Kumasi Youth Association and a Social Commentator, Mr Kwabena Frimpong has urge producers of approved hand Sanitizers and Face Mask to them make them cheaper to enable the poor and Ordinary Ghanaians to be able to purchase.   In a live studio interview on Boss morning …

Details of the 28 persons who have so far lost their lives in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic have finally been released. The list which is included in the latest update on the Ghana Health Service site, provides the underlying health condition responsible for the death of the 28. …

Nurses at Nyankumase Community Based Health Planning Services (CHPS) in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region are troubled over the invasion of the facility by reptiles. Three big snakes have been killed this year after invading the premises of the facility. The Health workers say “the number …

Details of the 28 persons who have so far lost their lives in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic have finally been released. The list which is included in the latest update on the Ghana Health Service site, provides the underlying health condition responsible for the death of the 28. …

Ghana midfielder Thomas Teye Partey is the subject of intense media speculation after an impressive couple of seasons with Spanish giants Atletico Madrid. At 26, Partey is entering into the peak years of his career, with many suggesting his next move could be the defining point of his career. Thomas has been …

The Nurses and Midwifery Council has begun investigations into the conduct of an unnamed ‘nurse’ whose twerking video went viral on social media. A video of a nurse in uniform went viral on social media some days ago which got a number of Ghanaians talking considering the fact that the …

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), acting on behalf of the Education Ministry has announced the first batch of recommended textbooks for use in teaching the new curriculum at the KG and Primary levels. The first batch consisting of 187 books were announced at a short ceremony on …

Work on the Maternity and Children’s Block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), which has been abandoned for 46-years has started. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for work to commence on the project. The government procured €138 million in funding to complete the project. The …

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has tabled a proposal to the government to ease restrictions on its events to enable the resumption of football activities. This was revealed by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah during the Ministry’s press-briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday. Football matches are a major revenue source for the …

The Manhyia Palace has denied securing a 30 million facility to fund the construction of a stadium for Asante Kotoko. Reports in the Ghanaian media in the past couple of days suggested that the Life Patron and Owner of Asante Kotoko, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II had secured funds for the …

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has approved a new refereeing structure for the federation. The new structure is to ensure the separation of personnel in the various functions of refereeing in Ghana. It seeks to consolidate the gains achieved so far and to strive for new …

The Government of Ghana has received MIC-PCR diagnostic equipment and kits from the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Health made this announcement on Twitter on May 14, 2020. According to the information given by the Ministry of Health, the equipment …

Some heads of second cycle institutions in the Bono Region have proposed to central government to ensure that all students are tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19) when schools re-open.   In their opinion, such a move would help those infected by the virus to be isolated and treated.   The …

Leading Accra-based private tertiary institution, Regent University College has seen one of its buildings been put up for auction. A generator, two cars and a bus belonging to the University have been auctioned as well. One of the cars is said to be owned by its Chancellor. The auctioning is …

Students Of Central University are not happy with a decision by school authorities to hold this second semester’s examinations online. The students believe that this would cause a lot of inconvenience to students, especially those who are already struggling to adjust to online academic activities. On 7th May 2020, management of …

Celebrated dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy has said that comparing Thomas Partey to Michael Essien is not only disrespectful to the Chelsea legend but also a misrepresentation of the person that Thomas Partey is. After cutting his teeth at RCD Mallorca and other lowly ranked Spanish teams, Partey has become an established …

Reports in Kumasi say Manhyia Palace has secured a US$ 30 million fund to build a stadium for giants Asante Kotoko. Kwame Aboagye Mensah, Personal Assistant to the Chief of Staff, is quoted by Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM. ”Manhyia has plans to see infrastructural development at Asante Kotoko not only stadium …

The immediate past Provost of the College of Education Studies at the  University of Cape Coast, Professor Eric Magnus Wilmot have been appointed as the Interim Vice Chancellor of C.K. Tedam- University for Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS)   The University for Technology and Applied Sciences was curved out of …

Former Leeds United and Middlesbrough forward Noel Whelan thinks Sadio Mane has been better than Mohamed Salah in the last three seasons and he deserves a new Liverpool deal. With his contribution of 16 goals and seven assists after 37 appearances across all competitions for the Reds this season, Mane …

Happy 98.9 FM’s Obuasi correspondent, Meshak Osei has revealed that residents of Obuasi have been stigmatizing Chinese nationals living in the town and the behaviour has increased after the town was declared a COVID-19 hotspot not long ago. According to him, high levels of misinformation, ignorance and fear has led to this …