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Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, urged the Ghana Rugby Family to wear masks as a protective measure against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The message from Mensah was made via video and supported with a series of caricature images of himself wearing a face mask with different “Stay Safe” messages on it. “Even though the lockdown in Ghana has been lifted the virus has not been locked down yet. Our President, HE Nana Akufo-Addo, urged Ghana to stay on high alert and to avoid public or social gatherings and to maintain another protective measure such as wearing…

The Supreme Court has deferred its judgment in the case challenging the eligibility of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor. Although the court constituted by seven-member justices had fixed April 28 to decide on the matter brought before it by a former Deputy Attorney General, Dominic Ayine, it has been deferred to May 13. No reasons were given by the court. Martin Amidu whose name has been struck out of suit, was not in court when the case was called Tuesday. The former deputy Attorney General Mr Ayine filed the suit challenging the appointment of Martin Amidu as the Special…

Domestic flights will begin operations within the country from Friday May 1, Minister for Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has announced. Ghana’s airports were shut down to commercial flights over a month ago as part raft measures introduced by the government to stop the spread of the coronavirus which has infected more than 3 million people globally. While monitoring a fumigation and disinfection exercise carried out by Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) at the Accra Kotoka International Airport in Accra Tuesday, Mr Adda told journalists provisions have been made to ensure that everything is in place before domestic flights begin “That is…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has attributed delays in choosing a running mate for the 2020 presidential election to the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus. With the outbreak of the global pandemic which has so far infected 1,671 people and killed 16 people in Ghana with 188 recoveries, he said, all attention must be directed at fighting the virus. Delegates of the party on February 23 gave former President John Dramani Mahama the go-ahead to lead the party as its presidential candidate for the December 2020 polls. Certified results from the Electoral Commission…

The Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) has donated 50 billboards and presented its Covid-19 Awareness plan to government to fight against the deadly pandemic. The Executive Director of AAG, Mr. Francis Dadzie, made the donation on behalf of the Association to Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, during the regular press briefing on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The AAG Covid-19 Awareness plan analyses the impact of the pandemic and strategies the Association is adopting to support the fight against the virus. The Awareness plan itemizes strategies such as Radio drama series, TV testimonials, TV animation videos, TV advocacy videos, citizen-led community…

Chairman for Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) on Health, Dr. Gabriel Benaku wants Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, held responsible for the death of 43 persons to cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) in northern Ghana. He would not also accept explanation by the Health Ministry, attributing the high death rate to the fact that the current strain of the virus is strange. “The Minister of Health cannot sit down for 43 people to die and they will now come and say what we discovered is that the strain of CSM is a strange one; from January to April is strange so…

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has banned all non-unionised commercial vehicles, popularly known as ‘Waa Waa’ from operating in the metropolis. The KMA and the various transport operators at a meeting to discuss social distancing protocols agreed to also limit the number of vehicles plying the city. In effect, commercial vehicles which do not join any known transport union will not be allowed into the central business district where the popular Kejetia market and bus terminal as well as Adum are located. Almost all commercial vehicles which operate from various areas within the Kumasi metropolis eventually end up at the…

A Metro Mass Transit (MMT) bus driver and some 52 passengers have been arrested in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region for their failure to adhere to social distancing protocols. Although the MMT is designed to carry 52 passengers, management of the company have directed all its buses to take only 23 passengers as part of measures taken to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The decision is in line with government’s directive to commercial drivers to reduce the number of passengers in their vehicles as part of raft measures taken to contain the disease which has infected 1,671 people…

Controversial pastor, Bishop Daniel Obinim has confessed that he slept with other women because of lust. The married preacher and founder of the International God’s Way Church, in a video, noted that all the extramarital sexual encounters were not directed by God. Obinim’s admission comes in the wake of allegations by his former junior pastor, known as Wisdom, that he coaxed him into raping his sister as God’s directive. The junior pastor made the allegations on Kennedy Agyapong-owned TV station, Net2 TV. Kennedy Agyapong, who is also the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has for some time levelled series…

Comedian Funny Face has taken to social media to attack actors Kalybos, Lilwin, and Bismark The Joke. A very peeved Funny Face accused the three actors of constantly peddling falsehood against him. The comedian, who is also an actor, in a video he shared on Instagram, accused them of always conspiring to bring him down. In the 3 minutes 13 seconds video, Funny Face highlighted some of the good things he has done for Kalybos and Bismark The Joke stressing that in spite of all that, the two have been very ungrateful to him. He also accused Lilwin of publicly…