There is “clear-cut” evidence that a drug can help people recover from the coronavirus, say US officials. Remdesivir cut the duration of symptoms from 15 days down to 11 in clinical trial at hospitals around the world. The full details have not been published, but experts said it would be a “fantastic result” if confirmed, […]

COVID-19 pandemic presents the globe and specifically Ghana with several health dilemmas for Public Health experts and watchers of the health system to ponder over. The questions that come to mind are the ethics and morality of the measures in this era of liberalism and emphasis on personal autonomy when it comes health, as opposed […]

The dance rivalry between two of Media General’s finest is one ‘beef’ that has been cooking for some time now. After days, weeks, and even months of bragging, Giovani Caleb and Johnnie Hughes decided to settle the rivalry once and for all with a face-off. The hosts of the 3FM Drive on 3FM and Showbiz […]

Asante Kotoko have settled the $240,000 debt slapped on them by FIFA following the arbitration of the case involving the illegal transfer of Emmanuel Clottey from Tunisian side Esperance in 2015. FIFA would have ordered the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to relegate the Ghanaian giants, among other sanctions, if they had failed to settle the […]

The US economy suffered its most severe contraction in more than a decade in the first quarter of the year, as the country introduced lockdowns to slow the spread of coronavirus. The world’s largest economy sank at an annual rate of 4.8%, according to official figures released on Wednesday. It marked the first contraction since […]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a son. A spokeswoman for the PM and his partner said both mother and baby are “doing very well”. It is understood Mr Johnson, who has just recovered from coronavirus, was present throughout the birth, at an NHS hospital in London. […]

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, renowned internationally for roles in the hit films Slumdog Millionaire and Jurassic World, has died at the age of 53. Khan was known for his nuanced and understated performances, with many calling him one of India’s most talented actors. He was so highly respected, director Wes Anderson once wrote him a […]

Senior Rent Manager at the Rent Control Office in the Ashanti Region Paul Kofi Appiah has revealed that before anyone could rent out a room, it is the duty of the Rent Control Department to determine the pricing based on size and location of the house. He was quick to add that before a Rent Control officer […]

Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, urged the Ghana Rugby Family to wear masks as a protective measure against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The message from Mensah was made via video and supported with a series of caricature images of himself wearing a face mask with different “Stay Safe” messages on it. […]

The Supreme Court has deferred its judgment in the case challenging the eligibility of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor. Although the court constituted by seven-member justices had fixed April 28 to decide on the matter brought before it by a former Deputy Attorney General, Dominic Ayine, it has been deferred to May 13. No […]

Domestic flights will begin operations within the country from Friday May 1, Minister for Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has announced. Ghana’s airports were shut down to commercial flights over a month ago as part raft measures introduced by the government to stop the spread of the coronavirus which has infected more than 3 million people […]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has attributed delays in choosing a running mate for the 2020 presidential election to the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus. With the outbreak of the global pandemic which has so far infected 1,671 people and killed 16 people in Ghana with 188 recoveries, […]

The Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) has donated 50 billboards and presented its Covid-19 Awareness plan to government to fight against the deadly pandemic. The Executive Director of AAG, Mr. Francis Dadzie, made the donation on behalf of the Association to Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, during the regular press briefing on Tuesday, April 28, […]

Chairman for Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) on Health, Dr. Gabriel Benaku wants Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, held responsible for the death of 43 persons to cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) in northern Ghana. He would not also accept explanation by the Health Ministry, attributing the high death rate to the fact that the current […]

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has banned all non-unionised commercial vehicles, popularly known as ‘Waa Waa’ from operating in the metropolis. The KMA and the various transport operators at a meeting to discuss social distancing protocols agreed to also limit the number of vehicles plying the city. In effect, commercial vehicles which do not join […]

A Metro Mass Transit (MMT) bus driver and some 52 passengers have been arrested in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region for their failure to adhere to social distancing protocols. Although the MMT is designed to carry 52 passengers, management of the company have directed all its buses to take only 23 passengers as part of […]

Controversial pastor, Bishop Daniel Obinim has confessed that he slept with other women because of lust. The married preacher and founder of the International God’s Way Church, in a video, noted that all the extramarital sexual encounters were not directed by God. Obinim’s admission comes in the wake of allegations by his former junior pastor, […]

Comedian Funny Face has taken to social media to attack actors Kalybos, Lilwin, and Bismark The Joke. A very peeved Funny Face accused the three actors of constantly peddling falsehood against him. The comedian, who is also an actor, in a video he shared on Instagram, accused them of always conspiring to bring him down. […]

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the country’s economy is resilient enough to fund the new massive healthcare infrastructure across the country. He said the Akufo-Addo-led Government, over the past three years, had prudently managed the economy, hence it was capable to mobilise resources to fund the 88 District Hospitals and other COVID-19 Response Programmes.He, […]

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has blasted MPs for allocating themselves a total of 10bn Ugandan shillings ($2.6m; £2m) to enable them to raise awareness about coronavirus. The president said it was “morally reprehensible” to allocate funding to themselves instead of district committees created for that purpose. “When I met with the speaker, I told her […]