The Speaker of Parliament has recalled Members of Parliament for a sitting on Thursday, April 30, 2020. “The Parliamentary Service wishes to inform all Honourable Members and Staff of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Quaye, in accordance with Standing Order 6, has directed the resumption of the Sitting of the […] The post Speaker

Samples collected for COVID-19 test in the Northern Region will no longer be transported to Kumasi or Accra for testing as the Tamale Public Health Reference Laboratory is set to commence testing of COVID-19 samples by Wednesday. Officials say almost all the equipment necessary for testing are ready adding that the facility has the capacity […] The post Tamale

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Ethics Committee has received the raw footage of the “Number 12 exposé” – a documentary that exposed alleged bribery and corruption in African football which was produced by the investigative firm of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Tiger Eye PI, the Accra-based investigative organization on June 6, 2018, premiered anti-graft […] The post Anas

Lawyers challenging the president’s Executive Instrument on the Electronic Communications law have waived their right to object to the judge hearing the case. This follows the judge, Justice Stephen Oppong’s announcement in court that he had previously worked in the law firm Minkah-Premo and co which is representing the National Communications Authority, one of the […] The post We

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners as part of its Cooperate Social Responsibility has donated some Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other sanitary items to Citi FM and Citi TV. Speaking to Citi News after the donation, the President of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, Collins Osei Kusi, charged the […] The post Small Scale

The Pharmacists Forum has called on Prof. Samuel Ato Duncan, the Chief Executive Officer of COA Herbal Centre, to work with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to fix the problem that led to some products of the company allegedly being contaminated. The pharmacists who urged the two bodies to avoid fighting over the issue […] The post Collaborate with

The Aviation Minister, Kofi Adda has hinted that domestic flights may resume this weekend. He explains that the Ghana Airport Company Limited has put in place precautionary measures at all airports in the country. Speaking to the media during a disinfection exercise at the airport by waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Aviation Minister Kofi […] The post Airports

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is set to use a newly Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at the Tema Port. In a statement dated April 27, 2020, the authority says the deployment takes effect from today, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. It says effective today, all transactions in respect of import and export manifest can be […] The post GRA set to use new integrated

As the world celebrates the World Day for Safety and Health at work, the Bureau of Public Safety is calling on the government to pass the Bill on Occupational Safety and Health. In a statement issued to commemorate the day, the Bureau says this will “empower all stakeholders at the workplace to pursue a comprehensive […] The post BPS wants government to

The last time Mary Jayaseelan spoke to her husband Rajesh, he was about to be hooked up to a ventilator in a Covid ward. Rajesh was being treated in Northwick Park Hospital in London, the city where he worked as an Uber driver for most of the year. Mary was 5,000 miles away in their […] The post The Uber driver evicted from home and left to die of coronavirus

A private legal practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini has opined that an injunction filed against the Electoral Commission’s planned workshop remained valid even if the venue was changed. The Electoral Commission had announced a national planning meeting and key trainers training workshop to prepare and plan for the upcoming voter registration exercise ahead of the 2020 […] The post Injunction

The Programmes Manager of the National Malaria Control Programme, Dr. Keziah Malm is calling for increased local interest in the fight against malaria. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, she said getting more resources and support locally will give a further boost to efforts to rid the country of malaria. “We should look inward to […] The post Ghanaians urged to actively

The United Nations Human Rights Office has warned countries against using excessive force during the Covid-19 pandemic. The agency urged governments to “recognize that the threat is a virus, not people”. South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda are among countries where security forces have used repressive measures to enforce restrictions to movement. The UN Human […] The post UN

Not many would have predicted that Kwame Nkrumah’s essay on Class Struggle in Africa was a prophesy waiting to be exposed by a fortuitous event like COVID-19. Writing in 1970, Nkrumah prophesied: “While there is no hard and fast dogma for socialist revolution, and specific circumstances at a definite historical period will determine the precise […] The post COVID-19

Not many would have predicted that Kwame Nkrumah’s essay on Class Struggle in Africa was a prophesy waiting to be exposed by a fortuitous event like COVID-19. Writing in 1970, Nkrumah prophesied: “While there is no hard and fast dogma for socialist revolution, and specific circumstances at a definite historical period will determine the precise […] The post COVID-19

At exactly 8:45am, forty-eight years ago, the Greatest African and most illustrious son and first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah crossed over to the shores of the afterlife. He died in the words of his biographer “in an austere hospital, a chill wind blowing outside” in faraway Bucharest in Romania. His body was flown […] The post Maazi

The Volta Regional Coordinating Council has directed Municipal and District Assemblies to “immediately enact appropriate by-laws” to make the wearing of face masks mandatory in most sections of public life. In a statement, the council said the by-laws are to cover all staff, public officers and clients of the assemblies and ensure they “wear face […] The post COVID-19:

Ghanaian vocalist, SOLLO7, has released his much anticipated 12-track sophomore project, ‘The White Album.’ It would seem that the emotive ‘Asheasi’ crooner has finally come full circle with how much influence his sound wields within Ghana. The White Album begins with an ad-hoc phone recording of SOLLO7’s grandmother singing an old Ga-Dangbe love song. Next […] The post SOLLO7 releases new

Ninety-five percent of people who have died with COVID-19 in hospitals in England had underlying health issues, according to figures obtained by Sky News. The data provided by NHS England shows that, as of 5 pm on 26 April, 18,749 people had died in hospital with the virus. In a small number of cases, it […] The post Coronavirus: 95% of victims

Government has assured that private hospitals across the country are also in line to benefit from the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Some Private facilities across the country have expressed concern over what they call government neglect in the distribution of PPE in the fight against the coronavirus. The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. […] The post Coronavirus: