Tag Archives: GHANA

Ghana has confirmed a total of 773 Influenza A H3 positive cases out of the cumulative 3,460 samples tested, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed. The Influenza A virus is the commonest virus identified from sentinel surveillance sites and has several sub-types including the Pandemic Influenza H1N1 and the H3N2. Symptoms …

Ghana has deported at least 562 Nigeriens who were illegally staying in Ghana, including the beggars that are often seen on the streets of Accra. According to BBC Hausa, the first batch of deportees arrived in the country’s capital on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. “The first plane from Ghana carrying …

Ghana’s inflation rate for May this year reached 27.6 percent from an earlier 23.6 percent recorded in April, the Ghana Statistical Service has said. The hike was attributed to prices of food and transportation costs making it the highest rate recorded in more the 18 years since 2004. Government Statistician, …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the first monkeypox virus infections in Ghana. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on June 8, the Director-General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, disclosed that five people have so far contracted the monkeypox disease in Ghana. Dr Kuma-Aboagye said that the five cases were …

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has cautioned Ghanaians not to pay any amount of money for seedlings to be planted on the Green Ghana Day, come June 10, 2022. He stressed that “the seedlings are not to be sold, they are for free, let no one lie to …

Swindon Town goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott has left the Black Stars camp due to illness ahead of the Kirin Cup in Japan. Wollacott, according to multiple reports, has returned to London for treatment. Wollacott was an unused substitute in the Black Stars’ 1-1 draw with the Central African Republic in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations …

One recent gesture of his has put him up as a respectable, considerate and admirable leader. He is the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, a former President of the Council of State, Board Chair of Accra Hearts of Oak and is considered one of the most respected traditional leaders in …

Black Stars coach Otto Addo was mistreated by the Ghana Football Association when he was first invited into the Black Stars as a player, Gerald Asamoah, a former German international has alleged. Gerald Asamoah said that in 1998, he and Otto Addo were handed their maiden call-up into the Black Stars and the reception they had is one that …

Care for Free and Fair Elections Ghana (“CARE”-GHANA) a non-aligned and non-partisan civil society organisation has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor to probe alleged bribery in the just ended Greater Accra and Ashanti regional executive elections of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). The petition is based on …

Athletic Bilbao duo Inaki Williams and Nico Williams have arrived in Ghana for holidays amid widespread reports that the two brothers are close to pledging allegiance to Ghana. Ace journalist Michael Oti Adjei reported on Monday, June 6, 2022 that the two brothers were coming to Ghana with meeting scheduled …