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PM stable in hospital and not on ventilator

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “in good spirits” after spending the night in intensive care being treated for coronavirus, No 10 has said. Mr Johnson, 55, was stable overnight, is being given oxygen and is not on a ventilator, a spokesman added. The foreign secretary said he was Read More

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Reduce fuel prices to mitigate coronavirus impact – Otokunor to Akufo-Addo

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The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed worry over what he believes is a wide discrepancy between the commitment of the president to reducing the impact of the novel coronavirus on Ghanaians and the feasibility of these pronouncements. While commending the government for the various impact mitigation interventions, Read More

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Over 800 slum dwellers homeless as fire guts parts of Old Fadama

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Over 800 wooden structures which serve as accommodation for residents of Old Fadama, have been gutted by fire. The ravaging fire, according to eyewitnesses, started around 2am on Tuesday and destroyed properties worth hundreds of thousands of Ghana cedis and left numerous slum dwellers homeless. Speaking to JoyNews, an eyewitness, Yusif Alhassan accused the Ghana […]Read More

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Speaker Mike Oquaye recalls MPs from suspension

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Speaker Mike Oquaye has recalled MPs to the House, three days after he suspended sitting indefinitely. In a communique to Members of Parliament, the Speaker invoked his rights under Order Six of the Standing Orders of Parliament. “I, Right Honourable Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, Speaker of Parliament, do hereby direct that, the parliament of Ghana […]Read More

Sport

Transfer: Pogba chooses Real Madrid

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Paul Pogba prefers a switch to Real Madrid over a stay at Manchester United or moving back to Juventus, AS reports. Pogba’s deal at Old Trafford runs through 2021. However, the Red Devils may be forced to sell the France midfielder this summer if he indicates he won’t sign a new contract. His agent Mino […]Read More

Sport

EPL: Barcelona gives Chelsea condition to sign Coutinho

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Barcelona will allow Chelsea to sign their midfielder, Philippe Coutinho in the summer transfer window on one condition. According to the Spanish outlet, Sport, the La Liga champions will let Chelsea sign the Brazilian international if the Premier League giants are willing to cover Coutinho’s £11.5 million annual salary while taking the playmaker on loan […]Read More

Sport

Xavi names only player greater than Ronaldinho

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Barcelona legend, Xavi, has named the club’s captain, Lionel Messi as the only player in the world that is greater than Brazil legend, Ronaldinho. The Spaniard believes Messi has the edge over Ronaldinho because of his consistency. Xavi, who played alongside Ronaldinho at Barcelona, told Globo Esporte: “Ronaldinho is at the level of the best, […]Read More

Sport

COVID-19: Sex party ends Kyle Walker’s career in England

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England coach, Gareth Southgate, has reportedly ended Manchester City star, Kyle Walker’s international career with The Three Lions after the defender broke COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown rules by ‘hosting sex party’ in his apartment last week. Walker and a friend had invited two women to his apartment in Cheshire last Tuesday evening, but earlier that day, […]Read More

General World

COVID-19: WHO Director told to resign as US death toll surpasses China

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus has been accused of covering up death toll in China. This has led to a call for Tedros to resign after theories came up about the false death toll in China. China reported 81,000 cases with 3300 deaths compared to the US’ death toll now over 10,000 and the […]Read More

Politics

My respect for you doesn’t erode my right to disagree – Sam George to Speaker

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Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, is unenthused by the manner in which he was addressed by the Speaker, Mike Oquaye, following his decision to stay away from proceedings. The MP had, on March 24, written to the Speaker communicating his absence from the House over threats of Covid-19. In that letter, Mr […]Read More

Entertainment Regional

COVID-19: Menaye Donkor Muntari donates sanitary pads to needy women

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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sincerely Ghana Limited, producers and marketers of Sincerely Sanitary Pads, Mrs Menaye Donkor Muntari has presented 2000 pieces of ‘Sincerely by Menaye’ sanitary pads to needy women in the country. The donation was made through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection at the weekend. […]Read More

Business

Standard Chartered commits $1bn to finance companies helping to tackle COVID-19

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Standard Chartered has announced that it will commit USD1 billion of financing for companies that provide goods and services to help the fight against COVID-19, and those planning the switch into making products that are in high demand to fight the global pandemic. Companies in scope include all those associated with helping to tackle COVID-19, […]Read More

Entertainment World

Miss England returns to work as doctor amid coronavirus pandemic

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A beauty queen who was crowned Miss England in 2019 has returned to the United Kingdom from overseas charity work to continue her career as a doctor amid the coronavirus pandemic.Bhasha Mukherjee took a career break as a junior doctor after competing in the Miss World pageant in December 2019. Mukherjee represented England at the pageant after Read More

Regional

Covid-19: Suspected case in Keta tests negative

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A reported case of the deadly Covid-19 in the Keta Municipality in the Volta region has tested negative, a test result from the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research has revealed. According to the Municipal Chief Executive of Keta, Godwin Edudzi Effah, authorities of the assembly have been informed about the test results by the […]Read More

Regional

COVID-19: Let’s sustain frequent hand washing – Assibey Yeboah

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The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah has called on Ghanaians to sustain the practice of frequent hand washing with soap beyond the Coronavirus pandemic to help reduce the spread of diseases. According to the Lawmaker, hands are the principal carriers of disease-causing germs therefore many common and life-threatening illnesses […]Read More

Regional

Covid-19: Lockdown Tamale, Wa to avoid rapid spread – NGOs in Health

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The Executive Director of NGOs in Health Dr Gabriel Benarku has appealed to government to consider a lockdown of the Northern region in order to avoid exponential spread of coronavirus in Ghana. According to him, the cultural and social practices of Northerners make it impossible for them to keep an effective social distancing routine. Speaking […]Read More

General

COVID-19: There’ll be relief by end of May – Fmr GHS Director-General

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The deadly COVID-19 can finally be defeated in Ghana by the end of May 2020 if Ghanaians continue with social distancing and the continuous hand washing, a former Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Appiah Denkyira has stated. Speaking on the Morning Starr Tuesday, Dr Denkyira told host Francis Abban that the lockdown and […]Read More

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DarkoVibes my favourite in Ghana – Deborah Vanessa

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Ghanaian pop musician, Deborah Vanessa, known in showbiz circles as Sister Derby, has said her favourite Ghanaian singer is DarkoVibes. The ‘African Mermaid’ album maker disclosed this on Twitter. Asked by a fan to name her favourite singer in Ghana aside from her brother, the ‘Uncle Obama’ maker said: “DarkoVibes”. Paul Nii Amu Andrew Darko […]Read More

Business

WhatsApp restricts sharing of ‘bogus’ COVID-19 messages

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Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp has restricted users to sharing forwarded content one chat at a time after a jump in messages touting bogus medical advice since the start of the coronavirus crisis. The pandemic, which has killed more than 70,000 people worldwide, has been accompanied by what the World Health Organization (WHO) has called an “infodemic” […]Read More

Business

COVID-19: Using Heritage Fund’ll not solve Ghana’s problems – ACEP to gov’t

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The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) says Ghana’s Heritage fund will not solve the country’s problems if spent today. According to the energy think tank, the discipline to save for the future is a difficult one but must be encouraged and sustained. “Spending the heritage fund today is akin to telling citizens to go […]Read More

General World

Coronavirus: Africa’ll not be testing ground for vaccine – WHO

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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as “racist” the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa. “Africa can’t and won’t be a testing ground for any vaccine,” said Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The doctors’ remarks during a TV Read More

Regional

Fugitive Guinean COVID-19 patient not found – Oppong Nkrumah

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There is no confirmation from the police yet that a young Guinean COVID-19 patient who fled a quarantine centre in Tamale, Northern Region, has been found, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has been reported as saying by ABC news. Outgoing Deputy Health Minister, Mr Alexander Kom Abban, had said in an earlier interview that the […]Read More

General

COVID-19: Get well soon – Akufo-Addo to Boris Johnson

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has sent a goodwill message to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he battles for his life after contracting coronavirus. “Wishing British Prime Minister, @BorisJohnson, a speedy recovery and God’s blessings. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and the British people at this critical time,” Nana Akufo-Addo said in a tweet. […]Read More

Sport

Former FIFA executives accused of bribes over World Cup bidding

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Former Fifa executives took bribes in return for voting for Russia and Qatar to host the World Cup, according to US prosecutors. In what could be a highly significant twist in the FBI’s long-running investigation into allegations of football corruption, a new indictment was revealed in the US District Court on Monday. The documents claim several […]Read More

Regional

COVID-19: Disregard for social distancing amidst lockdown dangerous – GMA

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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is warning of more danger should Ghanaians fail to observe the social distance protocol despite the lockdown order in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Seven days into the lockdown, there are reports of some Ghanaians, market women and vendors failing to comply with social distancing directives. The Ghana Medical […]Read More

Politics

Ashaiman MP calls for independent probe into killing of resident by soldier

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The Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey wants the government to constitute an independent investigative body to look into the shooting to death of a civilian by a soldier at Ashaiman on Sunday April 5. The said incident, according to the Ghana Armed Forces, occurred when the victim Mr. Eric Ofotsu tried to disarm […]Read More

General Video

We’ve not independently tested COA FS for COVID-19 treatment – Noguchi

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The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) says it has neither independently tested nor verified COA FS as a treatment for COVID-19. The Institute gave the indication after some media publications claimed that Noguchi had approved the local medicine for treatment for COVID-19 patients. Noguchi in a release on its Twitter page indicated that […]Read More

Politics

I’ll do my best if approved as Deputy Health Minister – Okoe Boye

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The Deputy Health Minister-designate, Bernard Okoe Boye has pledged to fully dedicate his time and energies towards the new task he has been given. President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday announced the appointment of the Ledzokuku legislator as a Deputy Health Minister-designate. He is to take over from Mr. Alexander Abban, who has been moved to […]Read More

General

COVID-19 cases in Ghana rise to 287

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The total number of Coronavirus cases in Ghana has increased to 287. This means that 73 more cases have been added to the country’s case count as at 6th April 2020, 23:30. Total deaths and recovery remain at five and three respectively. The rise in the number of cases follows measures of enhanced contact tracing […]Read More

General World

UK PM in intensive care as virus symptoms worsen

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened”, Downing Street has said. A spokesman said he was moved on the advice of his medical team and was receiving “excellent care”. Mr Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise “where necessary”, the spokesman Read More