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Ghanaian Rapper Kwesi Arthur is putting his safety ahead of moneymaking as the world battles the deadly coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic. The rapper, who is currently locked down in his home, like most people, says staying safe is very important now than chasing money. In a Skype interview with Anita Akua Akuffo on Covid-19 360 on TV3, the rapper said the pandemic has affected most of his plans. “I was supposed to go for some festivals and some events but because of this I couldn’t go; that is losing out on money and stuff but I would rather stay safe than…

Rapper E.L believes that no one has to die for someone to take over as the ‘King of Rap’ in Ghana. The rapper noted there is no need for someone to hold him or herself as the best rapper, indicating he does not also subscribe to the increasing spate of unhealthy rivalry in the music space. Rapper Sarkodie on April 6, got the industry buzzing after he released ‘Sub Zero’, a track some Ghanaians alleged was a jab to rapper Ball J, Asem and dancehall artiste Shatta Wale. In the song, Sarkodie said another person can only take the rap…

Four hundred and six ‘recalcitrant’ people have been arrested by the police across the country for breaching the President’s imposition of the lockdown and ban on social gathering in Ghana. The Ghana Police Service said Tuesday that some of them have been placed in custody while most of them have been granted bail and while few of them have been investigated and processed for court. “So far around the country, 406 persons have been arrested; 103 are in custody, 248 have been granted bail and 41 have been processed for court,” Head of Police Prosecutions for Accra Region, ACP Lydia…

A record 17 persons who contracted the deadly novel coronavirus been cured in Ghana as the country steps up its enhanced testing for the virus that has infected millions of people across the globe. Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Aboagye, at a news briefing to give update on the country’s covid-19 situation Tuesday, said the 17 people have who initially tested positive, have twice tested negative after receiving treatment. “We have 17 persons who have recorded double negatives and are obviously clinically cured and that’s quite good,” he said. He defined recovered as persons who initially…

Two Niger nationals who were last week intercepted at a covid-19 safety check point at COCOBOD head office in Accra and tested positive for covid-19 have been returned to police custody under bizarre circumstances hours after they were transferred to the Ga East Hospital for treatment. It is immediately unclear why  persons who tested positive for Covid-19 would be taken back to police custody which is neither an isolation centre nor a treatment centre. The development, 3news.com has learnt has further aggravated anxiety among the rank and file of personnel at the Accra Central police station as well as those…

For many, the name Kwame Farkye was very synonymous with late after radio. He basically ruled Drive Time radio in the capital in the greater part of the 2000s. His Drive Time show on Atlantis Radio was the most listened to show on the late afternoon belt in Accra. It was simply the show that no one missed – just like the 3FM Drive. After a long hiatus from radio, the talented presenter, who now spends most of his time managing singer Adina, brought back nostalgic memories when he took over Giovani Caleb’s job as the host of the 3FM…

Tensions are running high in the Chinese city of Guangzhou over coronavirus rumours. According to community leaders hundreds of Africans remain unable to go home after being evicted from their homes and hotels over fears the coronavirus was spreading in African communities. The Guangdong provincial government has responded to concerns of discrimination by calling China and Africa good friends, partners and brothers. It said it attached “great importance to some African countries’ concerns and is working promptly to improve” its way of operating. But in Guangzhou many are concerned over the Africans’ treatment. A Nigerian student who doesn’t want to…

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the gathering and availability of data has played a significant role in Ghana’s battle against COVID-19 so far. Identifying suspected cases, testing and tracing contacts of confirmed cases and treating them have become the most effective way of tackling the virus around the world, and with nearly 40,000 tests conducted so far, Ghana is ranked among the top 20 countries in the world as far as per capita testing of COVID-19 is concerned. Speaking at the launch of GH COVID-19 Tracker (an app to track COVID-19 cases in Ghana) in Accra…

US-based Ghanaian gospel musician and preacher Sonnie Badu has chastised the wife of the second richest man on earth for her doom comments about Africa. The gospel musician noted that Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is not God to make unsavory comments about the continent. She is reported to have said that Africa will soon have dead bodies lying on the streets because of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19). Melinda Gates, who is the co-chair of the Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation, in an interview with CNN is reported to have said developing countries, including Africa, are going…