Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 377 following the confirmation of five more deaths, the Ghana Health Service has announced. The country has also witnessed an addition of 200 new active cases since the last update on January 25, bringing the active case count to 3,813 from a previous 3,613. This follows the confirmation … The post Ghana
The overwhelming majority of Republicans in the US Senate voted to halt the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, in an effort that was narrowly defeated by Democrats and a handful of moderate Republicans. Republican leader Mitch McConnell, along with 44 other Republicans, voted to end the impeachment process, a key indication that Democrats … The post Majority
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday pleaded for global solidarity in the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and warned against “vaccine nationalism.” The recently launched African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with its 1.2 billion people, offered a good opportunity to boost economies on the continent, Ramaphosa said during a video address on … The post South
The Review Committee of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has endorsed the candidature of four individuals for the presidential elections of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), next month. A letter from the Head Office of FIFA said Mr. Augustin Senghor of Senegal, Mr. Jacques Anouma Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Ahmad Oul Yahya Morocco, … The post FIFA
There was little doubt that Mexico was in the grips of a crisis. It was evident in the lines of people stretching city blocks to refill oxygen tanks. In the wail of ambulance sirens. In the plumes of smoke puffing from crematoriums late into the night. But in recent days, the creeping sense that the … The post Three of Mexico’s most powerful men ill as
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his wife, on Tuesday paid their last respect to former President Jerry John Rawlings, whose body is lying in state at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). The President and Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo exchanged pleasantries with the widow of the former president Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, children and the … The post Akufo-Addo
The Supreme Court, has for the second time, ordered the Petitioner in the Election 2020 Petition to file its witness statements by close of Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The seven-member panel said failure to file the witness statements would compel the Court to invoke sanctions of Rule 69 of CI 16, which had been amended … The post Election
Hundreds of supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta Region have demonstrated against the reappointment of Mr Archibald Yaw Letsa as the Regional Minister. Various constituency executives of the party took part in the rally organised by a pro-NPP group, Volta Region Grassroots for Justice. An earlier attempt by the regional … The post Hundreds
A total of 119 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nationals have been arrested for entering Ghana through unapproved routes. The illegal travellers included 116 males and three females, comprising 67 Nigerians, 35 Nigeriens, nine Togolese, four Beninese, three Ivoirians and a Ghanaian. They intended going to Ghana’s capital, Accra, and to neighbouring Ivory … The post Ghana
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