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Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has dismissed claims that campaign rallies ahead of the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections have resulted in the increase in the coronavirus active cases in the country recently. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Monday November 9, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said “I have heard that argument that it must be the politicians because they are having activities, walks etc. “The data of the national spread of this recent rise that we have had, if it is true, then we should be seeing widespread cases in all of these regions where you are…

Black Stars winger, Samuel Owusu, says the national side can win the Africa Cup of Nations trophy under the tutelage of coach C.K Akonnor. As the years go by, the farther it seems since the Black Stars last known glory on the continental stage. Ghana has changed so many coaches and called up hundreds of players since the cup win in 1982 but Owusu believes Akonnor is the man to guide the Black Stars to the promised land. Owusu got his debut for the black Stars at AFCON 2019 and has had a good run in the team since then.…

A 45-year-old dispatch rider with the Accra Central Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, Corporal John Henry Moffatt, has been adjudged the Best Livestock farmer in the Accra Metropolis at the 36th edition of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Farmers and Fishers’ Day celebration. John Henry Moffatt, a dispatch rider who is married with five children has been in farming since 2016. He is into goat, pig, guinea fowls and poultry farming. He rears six rabbits, 1005 broilers and 300 layers as well as 54 goats under very strict hygienic conditions. John Henry Moffatt was…

The Country Director of the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA) Ambassador Bishop Dr Sam Owusu has asked politicians to desist from using children for their political adverts. According to him, this development exposes the children to unnecessary physical and verbal attacks from persons who may not be supporting the party they are advertising for. Speaking to journalists after having a meeting with the Wa Naa over the weekend, Ambassador Samuel Owusu said “ I have observed a disturbing trend in the political space where politicians mainly from the NDC and the NPP are involving children in their campaign…

Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang has challenged the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to show that the Mahama administration was corrupt. She said claims that members of the previous government were corrupt should be disregarded because there has not been any evidence to that effect. Members of the NPP have accused Mr Mahama’s administration as the most corrupt government in the history of Ghana. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia when he was the vice presidential candidate in 2016 said “John Mahama’s government is the most corrupt government in the history of…

The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu insists former President John Dramani Mahama is the person described as the Government Official One (GO1) in the Airbus bribery scandal. The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had dared the Special Prosecutor to investigate him if his office found him to be a person of interest in the scandal. This was on the back of the Special Prosecutor’s corruption risk assessment and analysis of the Agyapa Royalties Agreement Report, parts of which described the former president as the Government Official One. Mr. Mahama who did not seem happy with the turn of…

Kumasi Asante Kotoko have been drawn against Mauritanian outfit, Nouadhibou Football Club in the preliminary stages of the 2020-2021 CAF Champions League. The schedule for this year’s tournament was delayed due to the outbreak of Covid-19. The draw for the preliminary stages was held on Monday, November 9. The Porcupine Warriors will travel to Mauritania for the first leg later this month before playing the second leg at the Accra Sports Stadium early December. Winner of the tie will play against the winner of Sudanese side Al Hilal or Ugandan side Vipers in the next stage of the competition. Asante…

The victory of Joe Biden and his female vice presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, in the just-ended elections in the United States is a motivation for women to aspire to higher position, Vice Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang has stated Speaking in an interview with Berla Mundi on TV3’s Elections 360 on Monday, November 9, she said “just like once upon a time you felt happy for the Indira Gandhi’s and you know all the women who choose to lead their countries, or to support the leadership of their countries, I feel happy”. “And…

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has asked former President John Dramani Mahama to be bold and submit himself for investigations regarding the Airbus bribery scandal. His comments come after Mr Mahama had challenged Mr Amidu to investigate and prosecute him if he is convinced that he was the one described as Government Official One in the Airbus bribery scandal. Prior to the challenge, the Special Prosecutor had revealed in his observations on a corruption risk assessment report on the Agyapa Royalties deal that he submitted to the Office of the President on October 16, 2020 that “the only reason the former…

Drugmaker Pfizer said Monday an early look at data from its coronavirus vaccine shows it is more than 90% effective — a much better than expected efficacy if the trend continues. The so-called interim analysis looked at the first 94 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among the more than 43,000 volunteers who got either two doses of the vaccine or a placebo. It found that fewer than 10% of infections were in participants who had been given the vaccine. More than 90% of the cases were in people who had been given a placebo. Pfizer said that the vaccine provided protection…