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Emmanuel Adebayor has defended his refusal to donate to Togo capital Lome’s coronavirus battle and distanced himself from fellow African football stars Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o who have made donations to the fight in their country. The 36-year-old, who now plays for Olimpia in Paraguay, said he does not want to be compared with Drogba and Eto’o and feels criticised because he has not established a foundation in his hometown. “I am compared with Drogba and Eto’o,” he said during a Facebook Live session. “However, I am neither of them. I am Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor and I will always…

AUDA-NEPAD Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki and Ecobank Group Chief Executive Officer Mr Ade Ayeyemi have agreed to collaborate on a continental initiative to support African Micro and Small-Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as they face the economic and social challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of the initiative are to: Create a one-stop platform which will address the issues, challenges and needs of MSMEs during and post COVID-19, and be an all-encompassing, flexible and comprehensive one-size-fits-all tool for MSMEs in the formal and informal sectors across the continent; Identify opportunities and innovative ways to support and protect…

Musician Sista Afia has ignited controversy after the release of her new song, ‘MWT’. The song, which was released on Wednesday, according to several critics, is targeted at some females in the Ghanaian entertainment industry. While she did not mention names, some people have concluded that Sista Afia took jabs at Sister Derby, Wendy Shay, Efia Odo in the song. Prior to the release of the song, the singer, in a post on Instagram, sent a strong warning to some unnamed individuals in the Ghanaian creative space. “Some people in this Ghana music industry are soo fake goddam. Y’all pissing…

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) is implementing various strategies, including compulsory wearing of face masks, in the national capital to stem the spread of novel coronavirus. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday, 22 April, 2020 to ensure compliance with the President’s directives on Covid-19 following the lifting of a three-week partial local in the region on Monday. A statement issued by the Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey said measures undertaken include a “mandatory wearing of face masks in the Greater Accra Region by the general public”. For this reason, the statement insisted that every…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Achimota Divisional Police Command have apprehended two Chinese nationals at Kisseman, a suburb of Accra, for allegedly dealing in expired Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs). The two, a man and his wife, have been dealing in PPEs such as nose masks, thermometers and alcohol-based hand sanitizers in commercial quantities without approval from the FDA. The arrest was upon a tip off, based on Onua FM’s investigations, to the FDA about the operations of the two Chinese nationals at Kisseman. The Head of Drug Market Surveillance Department at the FDA, Edward Prah Ashong, who…

The president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, has officially launched a local herbal remedy he claims can prevent and cure coronavirus in seven days. The beverage, called COVID-Organics and developed by the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA), contains Artemisia, a plant used to treat malaria. “Tests have been carried out – two people have now been cured by this treatment,” Rajoelina told ministers, diplomats and the media at the IMRA on Monday. “This herbal tea gives results in seven days,” he said. Drinking a bottle of COVID-Organics, he said: “I will be the first to drink this today, in front…

The Senior Correctional Centre of the Ghana Prisons Service has appealed to the President to grant amnesty to a number of juvenile offenders to enable them observe the social distancing protocol in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Assistant Chief Officer Mr Francis Agbomadzi, the Greater Accra Public Relations Officer, said the facility has a total of 266 juvenile offenders in custody and the number has made it difficult for them to observe the preventive measures.Mr Agbomadzi said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Accra.He said the country is not in ordinary times and since some…

A commercial mini bus driver who stabbed one passenger to death and left another injured over social distancing disagreement has been remanded by the Koforidua Circuit Court. The 32-year-old man was arraigned on a charge of murder and his plea reserved. Eastern Region Police PRO ASP Ebenezer Tetteh who confirmed the incident to 3news.com said a day after the partial lockdown in parts of Ghana was lifted, two brothers boarded a vehicle being driven by the accused person. The accused person was said to have picked more passengers than the required number approved for commercial mini buses on the back…

Ghanaian actor-turned-politician, John Dumelo, has voted 200,000 cedis to assist struggling small scale businesses within the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in Accra where he is seeking to become the Member of Parliament. The amount will be disbursed to traders who are mostly engaged in ‘hands to mouth’ businesses as interest free loans to cushion them in the midst of the deadly coronavirus which is causing businesses to flounder. He observed the Covid-19 outbreak including the partial lockdown in parts of the country has negatively affected many businesses in the Ayawaso West constituency “To the coconut and roasted plantain sellers, the…