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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…

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has commended the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for lifting the partial lockdown of Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa. Speaking on behalf of the Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shuaib, his spokesperson, said that “we have also observed how you have been reviewing the various measures in order to contain and also curtail the further spread of the disease, up to the very strict restrictions you have taken, including those you have already mentioned like closing of our borders, restricting meetings of religious gatherings. It was so difficult for you to take…

A 40-year-old man who allegedly raped one of the wives of a high profile king in the North East Region has been rescued by the police in the area from being killed. Abass Shani was tied and beaten to pulp Tuesday by some angry youth who arrested him few metres away from the palace of the unnamed king. Many people in the area say the man was dead because he was unconscious at the time the police rescued him from the mob, a claim the police have rejected. Police in the area have confirmed the attack on the man, but…

OmniBSIC Bank has received 130 million cedis from the Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) Limited to shore up its finances in meeting the 400 million-cedi minimum capital requirement for commercial banks in Ghana. It is among five well-run but solvent Ghanaian-owned banks selected to benefit from the 2 billion cedi GAT support because they had difficulties in meeting the new minimum capital requirement of the Bank of Ghana that took effect from January 2019. In addition to the financial support, GAT is also providing business development support for the banks to facilitate and strengthen their corporate governance and growth. A statement…

Two-time Grammy-nominated American singer Keri Hilson is elated to be part of Stonebwoy’s latest album which drops on Friday, April 24. The Ghanaian dancehall act has recruited several local and international acts for his much anticipated fourth album, ‘Anloga Junction’. The 15-track album has artistes like Kojo Antwi, Jahmeil (Jamaica), Zlatan (Nigeria), Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Nasty C (South Africa), Chivv (Netherlands), and Alicai Harley (Jamaica-born London-based). Keri Hilson, ahead of the release of the album, took to her Instagram story to share the tracklist and the official cover for the album. “…drops Friday…Blessed to be a part! @stonebwoyb,” the talented…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said its Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, is concerned about the health of Ghanaians and is “not just a critic”. The Party said, Mr Mahama had been very active and instrumental in making recommendations and donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to health workers in a bid to help the nation win the fight against the virus.Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, said this when the NDC COVID-19 Technical Team led by its Chair, Mr Prosper Bani, a former Chief of Staff on behalf of Mr Mahama, presented 40 sets of…

South Africa’s Communication Minister Stella Ndabeni has admitted to failing to follow the lockdown rules and has paid a 1,000 rand ($53;£42) fine as ordered by the senior magistrate in the Tshwane district court. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Phindi Mjonondwane said the minister’s court case proves that all citizens are equal and no-one should break the law. The minister was pictured at a former colleague’s house having lunch during an ongoing lockdown aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus. The minister was summoned by President Cyril Ramaphosa and was placed on two months special leave. She later apologised publicly for…

After being stuck in the US for weeks, rapper Sarkodie is pleading with President Akufo-Addo to temporarily open the country’s borders for him to return home. The rapper is beseeching the president to relax the close of Ghana’s borders to enable Ghanaians who are currently stuck outside the country to return home. Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent confirmation of cases in Ghana, President Akufo-Addo ordered the closure of the country’s borders. The directive was to help curb the importation of the virus into the country. The order, however, exempted cargo carrying essential items or goods.…

The Centre of Awareness (COA) Herbal Centre, producers of COA FS immune support food supplement, says a recent microbial test conducted at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital has revealed that none of its products is contaminated. Reacting to the Food and Drugs Authority’s (FDA) directive for the Centre to recall its COA FS products from the market, citing contamination, the Centre said microbiology test of its products did not support contamination of any of its products.It said the initial result of the test of the identified samples with batch numbers CFS00003 and CFS00004 “on our reference samples from the microbiology…

Companies and other institutions have been urged to prevent persons who are not wearing nose masks from entering their premises. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who made the suggestion, said the move fits into the call for concerted efforts to combat the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The minister was speaking to Johnnie Hughes on TV3’s New Day on Monday following the lifting of the three-week partial lockdown in parts of the country. He hinted that government intends going all out to make wearing of nose mask compulsory. “If you are running an organization, like TV3,…not only are you taking people’s temperature…