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The UK is “now seeing a second wave” of Covid-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, adding, “It’s been inevitable we’d see it in this country.” Mr Johnson said he did not “want to go into bigger lockdown measures” but that tighter social distancing restrictions might be necessary. It is …

It has been reported on Ghanaweb (3rd September 2020 edition) that a man alleged his wife buried their new baby girl alive due to poverty. As a social protection expert, I am inclined to believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg due to lack of robust primary …

Fifty-seven-year-old Dutchman Ronald Koeman replaces Quique Setien, who was sacked following Barca’s humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and he will be presented to the media at 5 pm (UK time) on Wednesday. Koeman, who spent six years as a player at Barcelona and was …

A Nigerian oil mogul and the Chief Executive Officer of Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited, Abdulrahman Bashir, has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment in the United Kingdom. In February, Justice Butcher of England and Wales High Court ruled that Mr Bashir be imprisoned for breaching multiple orders of the …

The UK and Ireland branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sent it’s greeted Muslims in the country on the occasion of Eid ul Adha. Muslims across the world are celebrating their festival of sacrifice, with the strict observance of the covid-19 restrictions. A statement signed by the group …

As UK Visas & Immigration continues its phased resumption of services, it will be reopening additional centres from the week of July 27th. The following countries are; Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), Malta (Valletta), Mauritius (Port Louis), Nigeria (Abuja, Ikeja, Victoria Island). And from the week of August 3rd in …

Grime artist Solo 45 has been jailed for 24 years for raping four women and holding them against their will. The 33-year-old, whose real name is Andy Anokye, was found guilty at Bristol Crown Court of 30 charges relating to a two-year period. These were 21 rapes, five counts of false imprisonment, two counts of …

    The UK government has excluded South Africa from a list of countries that pose a low enough risk of coronavirus infections that visitors don’t have to go into quarantine when they enter that country. This means people arriving in England from South Africa will still have to quarantine …

  The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a warning against the use of dexamethasone for the prevention of the novel coronavirus disease. Dexamethasone, a steroid drug, has been hailed in the UK as a breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus. However, in a statement issued on Wednesday, June …

  Some 224 stranded Ghanaians have returned from the United Kingdom. They arrived on Wednesday night, June 17, through a special travel arrangement. The Government of Ghana has been assisting stranded Ghanaians to return home due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Upon arrival at the Kotoka International Airport …