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Ablekuma MCE threatens to shut down Mallam Market

The Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly says it may be forced to shut down the Mallam Market over persistent breach of social distancing ...

Police deployed to St. Augustine’s College as teachers oppose isolation centre [audio]

There is heavy police presence at the St. Augustine's College in the Central region after it was chosen as an isolation centre for COVID-19...

Is it very painful to have sex for the first time?

Question: Hi! I am a 27-year-old woman and my marriage has been fixed with a man chosen by my parents.He is a very...

Coronavirus patient has run away in Kumasi – Says MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has disclosed that an individual, who has tested positive for COVID-19, is in hiding in...

Why my daughter almost forgot about me in quarantine – Gifty Anti [listen]

Ace television broadcaster, Oheneyere Gifty Anti, says she once broke down in tears and cried bitterly while in mandatory quarantine.Describing the absence of her...

Coronavirus: Two patients at Old Fadama on the run

Two persons are on the run after testing positive for the novel coronavirus at Old Fadama, a suburb of Accra.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Couple name their...

Doctor wearing protective mask finds sweet way to reassure coronavirus patients

A doctor who recognised how daunting it must be for coronavirus patients to be admitted to hospital found a sweet way to make it a more...

Lockdown: Soldier in detention for shooting policewoman

A military man in Tema is currently in detention after allegedly firing at a policewoman at a checkpoint whilst enforcing the COVID-19 lockdown at...

Coronavirus: Spain PM sees ‘fire coming under control’

Spain is close to passing the worst of its coronavirus outbreak, the prime minister said, as parliament debated extending the national state...

Coronavirus: Popular prophet gives back tithes, offering to the poor [video]

With the coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world and the Nigerian government announcing that they will be giving out some money to poor...

Coronavirus: Couple name their newborn baby boy ‘Lockdown’ [photos]

A couple in India has named their newbown baby son 'Lockdown' in a nod to the coronavirus pandemic. ALSO READ:Why Mahama refused to donate salary...

Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty

The economic fallout from the coronavirus could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion.This bleak warning comes from a United Nations...

Sex toy companies booming in lockdown season

As the United Kingdom continues adjusting to life in lockdown, Brits are missing many things from the pre-coronavirus world.Seeing friends, going out for a...

As China reopens, Africa’s woes threaten to starve its factories

On a typical workday, hundreds of thousands of men clad in overalls and carrying safety equipment and head lamps assemble at South Africa’s mine...

Coronavirus: Former Finance Minister apologises for spreading ‘fake news’

Nigeria’s former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has taken to her twitter page to apologise to Nigerians for posting a fake picture about...

Covid-19 Fight: Why I’d rather donate towards provision of PPEs – John Mahama

Former President and flag bearer of opposition National Democratic Congress, says he prefers buying Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for frontline health workers to making...

Mahama refuses to donate salary into COVID-19 National Fund (Watch)

Former president John Dramani Mahama has declined to donate his salary into the COVID-19 national fund.Mr Mahama, speaking to Joy News in an...

Yilo Krobo Assembly to go into lockdown

The Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly has declared a lockdown in the area effective Friday, April 10, 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana.According to...

Lockdown: Soldier allegedly shoots policewoman at Tema New Town

A military man, who is yet to be identified, has reportedly shot a policewoman at Tema New Town.Reports indicate that they are both members...

Why Kweku Baako thinks he is an expert in propaganda [listen]

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, says when it comes to propaganda, nobody within the political circle can beat him...

Covid-19: ‘Hungry’ women reject govt’s free food, find out why [watch]

Some women in the slummy areas of Maamobi in Accra have done the unthinkable by rejecting food distributed to them by some officials of...

Counselor Lutterodt storms cemetery with a bottle of water, anointing oil and wine to fight Covid-19 [Watch]

Controversial Ghanaian marriage counsellor, Cyril George Carstensen Lutterodt, popularly known as Counsellor Lutterodt, has stormed the Osu Cemetery to pray against the coronavirus pandemic.In...

COVID-19: Soldier arrested for not wearing face mask begs for his life [Video]

According to reports, a soldier was driving on the Kubuwa expressway in Nigeria and was seen without a face mask.He was questioned by security...

African leaders seek remedies, with 20 million job losses and shrinking GDP expected

The African Union (AU) has projected a contraction across the continent’s economies and the loss of almost 20 million this year amid the fallout...

I don’t care… I’m proud of being black – WHO boss [watch]

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned world leaders to not politicize the response to COVID-19, saying doing so will...

African leaders back WHO head against Trump attacks

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is the latest African leader to defend the World Health Organization (WHO) and its head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus against...

Coronavirus: Nigeria’s mega churches adjust to empty auditoriums

The auditoriums of Nigeria's mega churches are empty and their gates are shut as they are forced to observe a government ban on large...

Heartbreaking final moments of coronavirus patients who die alone in hospital

There is no corner of Britain untouched by coronavirus - the country is in lockdown and many know someone who has suffered from the...

Drivers swerve coronavirus security barricade

Some commercial and private drivers plying the American House - Madina road have created remote routes to avoid security barricades mounted at the Social...

Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty

The economic fallout from the coronavirus could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion.This bleak warning comes from a United Nations...

These four countries ‘particularly vulnerable’ to coronavirus – Report

South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19, says a new survey of...

Uganda bans outdoors exercises over coronavirus

Uganda has banned exercising in public as an extra measure towards controlling the spread of the coronavirus.President Yoweri Museveni said that Ugandans should exercise...

Coronavirus: Health effects of a COVID-19 recession ‘could be worse than the pandemic’

The full effect of the coronavirus pandemic on people's long-term and mental health will not be felt for two years, experts have predicted.While the...

Do not panic over increasing Covid-19 cases – GHS

The citizenry have been advised not to panic over the increasing cases of COVID-19 being recorded in the country.Mr Joel Abekuliya, Health Promotion Officer...

Parliament approves GH¢1.2b to fund Coronavirus Alleviation Programme

The Finance Committee of Parliament has by consensus approved an amount of GH¢1.2 billion for the government to access money from the Contingency Fund...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson ‘improving’ in intensive care

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "improving" after two nights in intensive care with coronavirus, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.ALSO READ:Covid-19: Obour’s household,...

It is better for a soldier to brush your eye with a cane than to be infected with coronavirus – Deputy Defence Minister

The Deputy Defence Minister has urged the media to desist from reporting on excesses of security operatives engaged in the enforcement of the Covid-19...

Ghana Statistical Service, UNDP partner to track impacts of Covid-19

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has rolled out a Business Tracker, which is...

Coronavirus: NPP calls for ceaseless prayers during Easter

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is certain only God can help the world overcome the coronavirus pandemic as Ghana records 313 positive cases.ALSO...