ActionAid Ghana has handed over its newly built centre for survivors’ of domestic violence to the Ghana Health Service for use as COVID-19 isolation centre in Wa. Handing over the keys to the new edifice, Mr George Dery, the Upper West Regional Programme Manager of ActionAid Ghana, noted that the gesture was as a result […] The post ActionAid hands over facility

With the biggest leagues, tournaments and sports all around the world taking a step back. Leading online sports betting company, Betway continues to entertain its players with other existing games until the action returns. More Than Sports 100 promo rewards 100 daily winners with GHS 50 in cash as well as a chance to win […] The post Betway thrills players with “More

Foreigners who enter into Ghana within this period when the country’s borders have been closed will be dealt with together with their Ghanaian accomplices. This was announced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, April 26, 2020, when he addressed the nation on measures put in place to curb the spread of the Coronavirus […] The post Border

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is envisaging that the country’s fight against coronavirus will take a little more time before being declared as over. The fight “will be a long war,” President Akufo-Addo said in a televised address on Sunday, April 26, 2020. While admitting that the country was dealing with a situation never […] The post COVID-19

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the construction of hospitals in some 88 districts across the country. The President disclosed this in his eighth address to the nation on Sunday. “There are eighty-eight (88) districts in our country without district hospitals; we have six (6) new regions without regional hospitals; we do not have 5 infectious disease […] The post COVID-19:

President Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings by an additional two weeks. The President made this known during his eighth address to the nation on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country on Sunday, April 26, 2020. The extension comes into full force on Monday, April 27, 2020, at 1:00 […] The post Akufo-Addo extends ban on public gatherings

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has announced the resurgence of Fall Armyworm (FAW) infestation in the country. A statement from the Ministry said its surveillance reports indicate pockets of FAW infestation on maize planted in low land and irrigated fields in some districts in the Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra […] The post Invasion

A mother and son residing at Timber Market, a suburb of James Town in Accra were killed after they were electrocuted in their room during a downpour on Sunday. The Police have identified the deceased persons as Augustina Adoku (22 years), the mother, and her three-year-old son, Sampson Adjei Owuraku. On the spot investigation by […] The post James

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization ( WHO) characterized the COVID-19 outbreak in the world as a pandemic. On March 16, 2020, the WHO recommends testing, isolation, and contact tracing as the key principles to managing the pandemic. The testing for the virus has become a major source of controversy in most countries […] The post Dr Yakubu

The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven persons for taking part in the scrambling of various sums of money amounting to GHS120,845 from a crime scene at Tema recently. Two robbers were gunned down by the police last Thursday after stealing an amount of GHS123,345 from a Lebanese and his Ghanaian partner at Tema. The […] The post Seven arrested scrambling for ‘stolen

The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven persons for taking part in the scrambling of various sums of money amounting to GHS120,845 from a crime scene at Tema recently. Two robbers were gunned down by the police last Thursday after stealing an amount of GHS123,345 from a Lebanese and his Ghanaian partner at Tema. The […] The post Seven arrested for scrambling for ‘stolen

On April 11, 2020, I wrote a blogpost warning that if the government of Ghana fails to get its data management under control, it will start to lose public trust, regardless of how well the actual management of the Covid-19 outbreak itself was going. On April 19,  2020, the President of Ghana announced to Ghanaians that he […] The post Bright Simons writes:

Managers of the Eastern Regional Hospital say they will soon prevent patients and their relatives who visit the hospital without nose masks from entering the facility. According to management, it has become necessary for them to take pragmatic measures to protect their clients and staff following the COVID-19 outbreak. In an interview with Citi News […] The post COVID-19:

About fifty-seven (57) public Senior High Schools (SHSs) have been fumigated in the Ashanti Region under the national fumigation exercise against bedbugs in second cycle institutions currently on-going across the country. A total of one hundred and thirty-four (134) SHSs in forty-three (43) districts in the region are expected to be fumigated. The exercise which […] The post Zoomlion

The Amasaman Police Command has arrested three persons for attempted street robbery at Peace Village, a suburb of Amasaman on Friday, April 24, 2020. According to the Police, the suspects Munkaila Mahmud 19, Abbas Haruna, 22 and Eric Agyei, 28, trailed their victim while she was walking home from work and attempted snatching her handbag […] The post Three arrested for attempted

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to address Ghanaians tonight on the country’s fight against COVID-19. This will be the 8th time such a televised address is being given by the president since Ghana confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19 on March 12, 2020. The address is slated for 8 pm. There are no hints […] The post Akufo-Addo gives 8th address on

The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College has said a disinfection exercise by Zoomlion Ghana at its premises on Saturday 25th April 2020 came at the right time. The Director of Corporate Affairs at the College, Colonel Kofi Arthur, said the exercise is consistent with the College’s plans to protect the students and staff […] The post Zoomlion

The Student Union of Poase-New Takoradi has donated of PPEs and disinfectants worth over GHS 5,000 to the fishing community in the Western Region. A lead member of the Poase-New Takoradi Student Union, Joana Agyei Brimah, who led the presentation to the community told Citi News it is their widow’s mite to support the fight […] The post W/R: Poase-New Takoradi Students

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George has accused the government of supporting the Electoral Commission (EC) to perpetuate alleged illegalities. He said the resolve of the EC to defy a court order not to hold a workshop is a demonstration that the commission has the blessings of the presidency. Sam George spoke […] The post Sam George

I woke up one fine lockdown morning, to find my WhatsApp groups buzzing with activity. Some videos aimed at informing the public about the 5G network and its link with the coronavirus had been circulating within my groups. These videos triggered a wave of apprehension with members of these groups, sparking fierce debates amongst intellectuals. […] The post Mawuse Hayibor