The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), an Evangelical, Charismatic Christian church headed by Ghanaian theologian, motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Pastor Mensa Otabil, has made a contribution of one hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc100,000.00) to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund. Three members of the Presbytery of the Church, Prophet Christopher Yaw Annor, Rev. Anthony Cudjoe and […]
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé has declared a three-month state of emergency to stop the spread of coronavirus. He said the seriousness of the situation warranted the measures, which include the immediate start a curfew from 19:00-06:00 local time. A 5,000-strong unit of security agents was also being set up to tackle the pandemic as well […]
Dolly Parton, on Wednesday, announced she was making a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University’s coronavirus research. “My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure,” she wrote in a statement […]
Oil marketing giant, GOIL has reduced its petrol price by a margin of 10 percent. The reduction comes as the two weeks partial lockdown of Kumasi, Accra, Tema, due to the outbreak of coronavirus enters its fourth day. The reduction is taking effect at all its pumps with Diesel XP now selling at GHC4.32 and […]
Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, Maxwell Kofi Jumah has suggested that election 2020 should be cancelled so Ghana can concentrate on fighting COVID-19. According to him, President Akufo-Addo and his team have been able to brilliantly contain and manage the spread of the disease unlike other parts of the world underscoring the need […]
Ghana is facing a diplomatic hurdle as it attempts to repatriate Burkinabe and Guinean citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Tamale, the Northern Region capital. Northern Region Minister, Salifu Saeed, has disclosed that authorities in Guinea are reluctant to receive eight of their citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana. The eight Guineans […]
Some 20 people were killed by a lightning strike on high-voltage power lines in Congo-Brazzaville, the authorities say. The incident happened on the first day of a lockdown in the capital, Brazzaville, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. So far 22 cases of Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus, have been confirmed […]
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the government is considering the option of cash transfers to the most vulnerable groups in society in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. “All of those things are under consideration,” the Minister said in response to a question on the matter when speaking to the media. He […]
The government in Rwanda has extended rigid lockdown restrictions imposed last month to 19 April. The lockdown that began on 21 March banned people from leaving their homes unless going out to shop for food or buy medicine. The government deployed police to enforce the restrictions. The lockdown was to end this weekend but was […]
Government has laid before Parliament for approval the Covid-19 National Trust Fund Bill 2020. Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, laid the bill before Parliament on Wednesday night. Second Deputy Speaker, Alban Bagbin, who was presiding over sitting subsequently referred the bill to the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee. The bill when passed into law will […]
Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate of ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Walewale Constituency in the North East Region, Hon. Seth Panwum Boyoyo has donated a quantity of essential items to the West Mamprusi Municipal Response Committee on COVID-19. The items which included Veronica buckets and gallons of liquid soap were presented on behalf of Hon. […]
The hardworking National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Sammi Awuku today, Wednesday April 1, 2020 joined managers of the COVID-19 Private Sector Fund as they embarked on the Feed a Kayayei Project. The project is a special one organized by the COVID-19 Private Sector Fund Managers and aimed at feeding some […]
