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There has been a rise in Ghana’s Covid-19 recoveries-cum-discharges as the total number goes past 46,000. In its update released on Saturday, October 3, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicated that 35 new cases have been recorded. This takes the total cumulative number to 46,803 . But the recoveries-cum-discharges are now at 46,006. There was one death recorded, bringing the total to 303. The active cases currently under management across the country number 494. Ghana first recorded a case of the deadly coronavirus disease on Thursday, March 12, 2020. It has since spread across the entire country despite some regions…

The planned visit of the flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) to Ve in the Volta Region as part of her campaign has been suspended. The visit was suspended after the campaign team of Ms Brigitte Dzogbenuku learnt of the secessionist attack at the STC transport terminal in Ho. The attack on Tuesday dawn resulted in the total burning of one bus with another partially set ablaze. In condemning the attack, the PPP said in a statement that the development is as a result of lack of leadership. Signed by National Secretary Paa Kow Ackon, the party’s statement underscored…

This year’s Ghana Teacher Licensure Examinations (GTLE) is scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2. It will be the fourth after the examinations were first staged in 2018. A statement issued by the Executive Secretary of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Christian Addai-Poku, on Tuesday, September 29 said 31,167 candidates will sit the exams at 49 centres this year. “NTC urges candidates to note that the GTLE is to further quality-assure their training as professionals and will help enhance their professional status, both nationally and internationally. “Candidates are therefore expected to exhibit the highest level…

The War Lord of Asogli Traditional Area in Ho says he is ready to deploy traditional warriors to assist state security agencies to provide adequate security for residents of the area. This comes in the wake of an arson attack on the INTERCITY STC transport terminal in Ho Tuesday dawn. Addressing a press conference on behalf of Togbe Afede XIV, the Paramount Chief of Asogli, Togbe Adzie Lakle Howusu condemned the recent attacks by the self-styled Western Togoland secessionist movement and called for a thorough investigation by government to bring the perpetrators. “We urge the government to chase the perpetrators…

As the political atmosphere gets heated up across the country, one of the constituencies to watch out for in the Savannah Region is the Yapei-Kusawgu Constituency. The Constituency is a traditional National Democratic Congress (NDC) constituency but the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is optimistic of capturing power from the NDC. The Yapei-Kusawgu Constituency is one of the seven constituencies in the Savannah Region. It is the most populous constituency in the region with 62,313 registered voters in the recently held voter registration exercise. Created in 1992, the Constituency shares boundary with Kintampo North and Damongo constituencies. It is known…

Covid -19 death cases in Ghana have increased from 299 to 301 and 38 new cases have been recorded. According to latest update on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) website, two new death case were recorded. The country’s cumulative number of cases as of Friday, September 25 moved from 46,004 to 46,482 with the number of recoveries-cum-discharges increasing from 45,153 to 45,651. The update also leaves the active cases at 530 after dropping below 500 at the last count. Cumulative cases per region from highest to lowest: Greater Accra Region – 23,785 Ashanti Region – 10,965 Western Region – 2,968…

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency Samuel Nartey George has dismissed claims of him firing shots at the Mobole Electoral Area during his campaign visit over the weekend. Sam George rejected a statement signed by the Assemblyman for the electoral area, Okoe Mensah, who is also the National Democratic Congress (NDC) secretary for the constituency, to the effect that the lawmaker discharged a weapon into a crowd of women and children. But in a press release on Tuesday, September 29, Sam George rubbished the claims and described it as “a wicked lie and the work of a devious mind that…

The number of people worldwide who have died with Covid-19 has passed one million, researchers say, with many regions still reporting surging numbers of new infections. The tally by Johns Hopkins University shows that deaths in the US, Brazil and India make up nearly half that total. Experts caution that the true figure is probably much higher. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called it a “mind-numbing” figure and “an agonising milestone”. “Yet we must never lose sight of each and every individual life,” he said in a video message. “They were fathers and mothers, wives and husbands, brothers and sisters, friends…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has underscored that Ghanaians must stay united as all the various ethnic groups come together to form the country. He said Ghana is a sovereign republic, therefore “nobody can claim a part of Ghana”. He made this known while addressing the chiefs and people of Jinijini in the Bono Region on Monday as he resumed his four-day campaign tour. He made the remarks in the wake of an uprising by an alleged separatist group in the Volta Region, seeking secession from Ghana. The group are claiming the independence of Western Togoland. Supporters of the group…

The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku, paid a courtesy call on Media General on Monday, September 28. He interacted with top management of Ghana’s leading media firm on bilateral relations between the two. Kurt Okraku, a former journalist, paid a special visit to the Sports Desk of Media General, where he also interacted with the staff. He was received by a delegation led by Group Chief Executive Officer of Media General Group Beatrice Agyemang Abbey. He was accompanied by some members of the Executive Council of the nation’s sport governing body. Source: 3news.com|Ghana