Ghana has confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases; six from Greater Accra and three from Ashanti region.
This brings the total confirmed cases to 214.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in a statement said, among the cases from Greater Accra, one is a 37-year-old woman with no history of travel nor contact with a confirmed case.
“One is a repeat test of a...
Founder and presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) in the 2016 presidential election, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has made available some 7 ambulances to help the government in the fight against the deadly coronavirus.
This was disclosed by her running-mate in the 2016 election, Brigitte Dzogbenuku at a meeting the president had with some political parties at the...
The National Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, Sammy Awuku stated in an interview with the media in Koforidua that, coronavirus cases in Ghana would have been alarmed by a high number of coronavirus cases if an incompetent President was in the helm of affairs in the country.
According to him, it is a timely intervention that Ghana...
Former Asante Kotoko right-back Samuel Inkoom has disclosed he was receiving GH¢150.00 as monthly salary during his time at Porcupine Warriors.
Inkoom who played an integral role for Asante Kotoko during the 2007/2008 Ghana Premier League season indicated that he was receiving the lowest salary at the club then.
The former FC Basel defender was commenting on his days at Kotoko...
Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour, has held a one-week commemoration service for his father, Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour, who died at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.
The service was held online on Friday, April 3, exactly a week after untimely death.
It was held indoors...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has further extended the closure of Ghana's borders by an additional two-week period.
This was announced by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah via his social media handle.
“Hi Folks, President @NAkufoAddo has by a new executive instrument, EI 66, extended the closure of Ghana’s borders by another two weeks effective midnight tomorrow April 5." Oppong Nkrumah’s post on...
Officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have arrested 44 foreign nationals who attempted using unapproved routes from Tatale in the Northern Region to enter Togo.
The foreigners are made up of 37 Nigeriens, four Togolese, two, Beninois and one Nigerian.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on the telephone, Mr Sumaila Seidu Hudu, GIS Commander in charge...
Speaker Oquaye donates half of his three-month salary to COVID-19 fund, Parliament also donates 200 thousand cedis, passes the bill.
Parliament on Thursday, 02/04/2020 passed the COVID-19 National Trust Fund 2020. The House sat late into the night, with Speaker Oquaye presiding over proceedings, to ensure that this all-important bill is passed under a certificate of urgency.
The Bill was laid...
The Philippine ambassador to Lebanon, Bernardita Catalla, a strong defender of the rights of Filipino domestic workers in Lebanon, has died at the age of 62 from complications arising from the coronavirus infection.
A statement from the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs announced Catalla’s death on Thursday, saying she had worked as a diplomat for 27 years, serving in multiple capacities.
“Bernie, as...
The diminutive winger has reportedly quit international football prematurely.
Newcastle United winger Christian Astu has prematurely retired from international football, according to reports in the local media.
The 28-year-old has told his friends that he has no intention of returning to play for the West African nation.
The ex-Chelsea star feels neglected by the Ghana FA when he suffered an injury while...
