Police in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde, have arrested about 50 sex workers who have been visiting coronavirus isolation centers in some hotels to offer their services. Jean Claude Tsila, the capital’s administrative officer, disclosed this on state broadcaster Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV) on Friday. “We were reliably informed that some persons confined to some hotels in […]
Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has tested positive for COVID-19, barely a week after his wife, Chioma tested positive. BestNewsGH.com reports the singer who announced the test results on his Instagram Page as calling for prayers as he begins treatment. See his post below: Source: BestNewsGH.com
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Tema Central Constituency, Hon. Kofi Brako, popularly known as KB, has donated his 3 Months salary to the needy and aged in his constituency to help them cope with the lockdown that has been announced by government following the outbreak of COVID-19. That aside, the […]
All Ministers of State, the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, the deputy Chiefs of Staff, Secretary to the President, Secretary to the Cabinet, Presidential Staffers and Presidential Aides at the Presidency have decided to donate fifty percent (50%) of their salaries, for the next three months, i.e. April, May and June, […]
Diminutive social media sensation, Shatta Bandle seems to be having some fun as he joins the rest of Ghanaians in observing the two-week partial lockdown announced by the government following the outbreak of COVID-19. In a video posted on his Instagram page and sighted by BestNewsGH.com, Shatta Bandle who touts the fact that he is […]
We humbly seek clarity from Hon Minister for Information on 200 ICU beds for COVID 19. ACH-PRA has cited a news item dated 28/03/2020 on Ghanaweb entitled ‘200 ICU beds ready to contain critical coronavirus cases’. We at ACH-PRA take this information with a pinch of salt because our independent credible checks across the country […]
The Nigerian government has imposed a two-week lockdown on the two main cities of Lagos and Abuja over the COVID-19 virus. BestNewsGH.com sources say the lockdown which begins today, Monday March 30, 2020 will start from 23:00 local time (22:00 GMT). It will be apply to Ogun state which borders with Lagos. President Muhamadu Buhari […]
Kim Kardashian is doubling down on the fight against coronavirus. The SKIMS founder, 39, announced on Friday that her shapewear brand will be donating $1 million to families affected by COVID-19 to better help mothers and children in need as the deadly disease continues to spread. “On Monday, we’re restocking the collection we first launched with, and […]
COVID-19: 108 Companies fined for hiking food prices; consumers barred from panic buying and hoarding Traders in Rwanda who are hiking food prices during the CoronaVirus pandemic will be delt with a wrath, government has said. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Soraya M. Hakuziyaremye, has warned that she will suspend trade licences and […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, inaugurated the Board of Trustees of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund, at a brief ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s Presidency. The Board of Trustees, which is chaired by former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, will receive contributions and […]
Google is committing to donate more than $800 million to support businesses, organizations and healthcare workers as part of its coronavirus response — most of it in the form of free advertising. The tech company said it will give the World Health Organization and global government agencies a total of $250 million in ad grants — […]
The African Development Bank has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa’s economies. The Fight Covid-19 Social bond, with a three-year maturity, garnered interest from central banks and official institutions, bank treasuries, and asset managers including […]
