Author: Krobea

Four persons have become the latest casualties of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana as the country’s case count continues to rise. From 4,012 on Friday, Ghana’s total confirmed cases of the viral disease reached 4,263 on Saturday. A total of 378 persons have recovered, leaving the active cases being managed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) at 3,863. It is unclear what accounted for the latest 251 cases, the majority of which were recorded in the Greater Accra Region. But the Service indicated on its portal that about 3,858 of the patients are responding well to treatment in facilities and…

Ghanaian Celebrity Journalist and Blogger Mustapha Nii-Okai Inusah, popularly known as Attractive Mustapha, has predicted that event company Charterhouse, organizers of Ghana Music Awards will surely organize a Virtual Concert this year to celebrate musicians and entertainment industry stakeholders. Speaking on Onua 95.1FM as a panelist on Christian Agyei Frimpong’s show, the journalist said if the recent comments of the Public Relations Officer are analyzed critically, one will notice that he is just being smart and playing with the minds of Ghanaians and patrons of the event to enjoy publicity. According to Attractive Mustapha, the organizers of VGMA do not say…

Ghana’s Thomas Partey is at the crossroads. The Atletico Madrid midfielder faces a distressing dilemma. For the past five years, Partey has grown, his game maturing. Emerging from obscurity to fight his way into one of Europe’s top clubs, Partey has earned his spot. Now, Simeone seems to rely on Partey’s industry to win games. Simeone has shown loyalty to Partey, being patient with the midfielder’s growth through loan spells with clubs like Mallorca and UD Almeria, as well as time with Atletico B. Partey, too, with a cool head and a steady trust for the process, has benefitted from the…

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has hinted that former President John Dramani Mahama will comment directly on the Airbus scandal in due course. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP said Mr Mahama has, regardless, commented on the issue after he “instructed” the former Attorney General to comment on it. “You instruct your lawyer to talk for you,” he indicated. Mr Okudzeto Ablakwa was speaking on 100 Degrees on Onua TV on Friday, May 8 after host Bright Kwesi Asempa read a message from a viewer on the seeming silence of the former president on the…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has directed the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the UN and the Consulate General in New York to compile a list of Ghanaians stranded in the US who wish to be evacuated. This is expected to be done by Tuesday, May 12. The list will inform a government decision to be taken subsequently. Ghana’s land, sea and air borders were shut down at the instruction of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, March 22. This decision has been extended twice by an Executive Instrument (EI). On May Day, President Akufo-Addo announced…

A Catholic priest has accomplished a mission to undertake a solo walk to create awareness on Covid-19 and raise funds for the vulnerable. From 4:00am Friday dawn, Very Reverend Father Bright Kennedy Agyepong took a solo walk from Somanya to Koforidua. His solo walk from Somanya to Koforidua took him eight hours on the 50-kilometre road. The historic walk by the Catholic priest and Head of Bright Inspirations was also to raise funds for some health facilities. At the end of the walk in Koforidua, the Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Koforidua, Rev. Monsignor Francis Twum Barimah, commended…

Ghana’s coronavirus case count has shot up by 921 confirmations, from 3,091 on Wednesday, May 6 to 4,012 on Friday, May 8. This was initially believed to come from the backlog of tests conducted by the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine (KCCR) in Kumasi. But the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said it is as a result of an outbreak of the deadly viral disease in an industrial facility with 1,300 workers. Five hundred and thirty-three of the workers had their test samples confirmed positive. It is almost two months since Ghana recorded its first case of Covid-19.…

Odion Ighalo hopes his loan deal at Manchester United is extended until the Premier League season is completed. The Nigeria striker, 30, moved from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua in January and has a contract until 31 May. Premier League bosses hope to resume the season in June but, with China’s Super League also intent on a restart, Ighalo may have to return to Shanghai. “I would like to finish the season if it’s possible,” Ighalo told BBC Sport. “I was in good form, good shape, scoring goals and now we’ve stopped now for over a month. I’ve given it my…

As many as 190,000 people across Africa could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment measures fail, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns. The new research also predicts a prolonged outbreak over a few years. “It likely will smoulder in transmission hot spots,” says WHO Africa head Matshidiso Moeti. This patchier and slower pattern of transmission sets Africa apart from other regions, WHO experts say. Other factors taken into account are the region’s younger populations who have “benefitted from the control of communicable diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis”, as well as lower mortality rates.…

Ivory Coast has reopened bars and restaurant in all provinces except the main city, Abidjan. While announcing the easing of restrictions, President Alassane Ouattara said there had been “satisfactory results” so far but warned that “we have not yet won the battle”. “No positive case has been detected in the interior of the country since April 21,” he said in an address on public television. Gatherings of up to 200 people are now allowed but social distancing has to be ensured. The curfew hours in Abidjan have been shortened to start at 23:00 local time, instead of 21:00. Bars and…