A motor rider was shot and wounded by a soldier after he run a security blockade at Dobro near Nsawam and attempted to speed away. The rider was later identified as Isaac Odei, a 36-year-old mower operator of Gjankrom a suburb of Nsawam. The bullet hit his back and leg and he was rushed to […]
Tag: COVID-19
COA FS has not been approved as cure for COVID-19-FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has not approved the food supplement, ‘COA FS’ by the COA Herbal Centre, as a cure for the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and called on all to disregard the information. Mr James Lartey, the Director of Communications of the FDA, in an interview with the Ghana News […]
COVID-19: All persons involved in burial of President Buhari’s Chief of Staff identified and quarantined
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in Nigeria has identified and isolated all persons who were in one way or the other connected with or involved in the burial of President Muhamadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Mr. Kyari passed on two days a go following complications related to the deadly COVID-19 virus and […]
Video: Taxi Driver tricks Police officer, avoids arrest and picks passengers he was forced to off-load
Like a confidence trickster, a taxi driver who was caught by lenses of GhanaWeb managed to manoeuvre his way around a COVID-19 police checkpoint at Darkuman Junction. How did it happen? As per usual in this period of lockdown, police barriers have been mounted at vantage points to maintain order and enforce the president’s directives on […]
Former Trump Aide accuse Bill Gates of creating COVID-19 to microchip people
Roger Stone suggested Monday that Bill Gates may have had a hand in the creation of coronavirus so that he could plant microchips in people’s heads to know who has and has not been tested for COVID-19. “Whether Bill Gates played some role in the creation and spread of this virus is open for vigorous […]
COVID-19: Mama Lydia donates 3,000 bags of rice, other goodies to faith-based organisations in Ayawawo West
The Member of Parliament, for Ayawaso West Wuogo Constituency, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has donated some relief items to faith-based organisations towards the campaign against the Covid-19 pandemic. The items which included 3000 bags of 5kg rice, 500 crates of eggs, 1,500 nose mask and 2,000 pieces of hand sanitizers, were presented to the Presbyterian Church […]
COVID-19: Ghana records 193 new cases; total now 834
Ghana’s Covid-19 case count has seen a significant jump by a whopping 193 cases. The latest figure released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), which may come as unexpected to many, now puts the national tally at 834 from the previous 641. Four major cities of the country, Accra, Kumasi, Kasoa and Tema, are already […]
Zoomlion donates US$20,000 to Noguchi to help Fight COVID-19
Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has donated a whopping US$ 20,000 (GHC120,000.00) to the University of Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), one of the leading laboratories at the forefront of testing samples for the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Chief Corporate Communications […]
Nigeria: President Buhari’s Chief of Staff dies from COVID-19
The Nigerian president’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died on Friday after contracting the new coronavirus, two presidency spokesmen said on Twitter. Kyari, who was in his 70s and had underlying health problems including diabetes, was the top official aide to 77-year-old President Muhammadu Buhari and one of the most powerful men in the country. […]
Just in: Two health workers in Upper East Region test positive for COVID-19
The Upper East Regional Health Directorate has confirmed that two health personnel have tested positive to COVID-19 in the Region. The two are said to be staff of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital who came into contact with the first case the facility recorded on the 3rd of April, involving a 33 year old resident of […]
Lockdown is not for Ghanaians; don’t copy blindly-Prof. Kofi Anokye to Gov’t
Professor Kofi Anokye, the Chief Executive Officer of Koans Estates is pushing for the immediate lifting of the partial lockdown imposed on the country following the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic. According to him, Ghanaians have developed a resistance for far more dangerous viruses and diseases than COVID-19, and should not be punished unnecessarily with […]
COVID-19: Ken Ofori-Atta weeps for African Finance Ministers; asks, What does an African Finance Minister do now?
It’s 5am and I stir. My stomach feels cramped. I have slept no more than four hours. My mind races. The problems cascade through. I hear the birds and do my meditation. My wife Angie and I are in the middle of an Easter study on the Book of Daniel, and I can’t help but […]