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Coronavirus: Ghana's Case Count Rises to 566

Coronavirus: Ghana’s Case Count Rises to 566

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 566. This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 158 new cases.

Volta and Western regions have recorded cases; bringing the number of regions with infections to ten (10). 

Before this development, regions that had reported cases were Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West. 

“The breakdown…

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Buhari to sign up for African free-trade agreement

Buhari to sign up for African free-trade agreement

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday the country will ‘sign up soon’ to a $3 trillion African free-trade agreement.

Nigeria is one of Africa’s two largest economies, the other being South Africa. Buhari’s government had refused to join a continental free-trade zone established in March, on the grounds that it wishes to defend its own businesses and industry.

The administration…

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LIVE UPDATES: Anas’ expose on Ghana Football (Number12)

LIVE UPDATES: Anas’ expose on Ghana Football (Number12)

The highly-anticipated investigative documentary by ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, will finally be aired today.

Titled, ‘When Greed and Corruption Become the Norm’ the documentary which has come to be known as as ‘Number 12’ will expose the extent of rot in Ghana football.

According to Tiger EyePI, the investigative piece will show “how that [corruption at the Ghana Football…

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GHANA TO HOST WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2018

GHANA TO HOST WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2018

Ghana has been given the right to host this year’s World Press Freedom Day for the first time since its declaration in Windhoek, Namibia 1991.

World Freedom Day was instituted with the objective of promoting an independent and pluralistic press.

Over 700 journalists across the globe will be participating in the two-day programme of activities on May 2 and May 3, 2018 which is being organized on…

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Thank God We Are Alive – Sarkodie’s Manager

Thank God We Are Alive – Sarkodie’s Manager

On Monday, April 2, 2017, news report went haywire about Sakordie involving in an accident with some others. The rapper together with his management team, and Amakye Dede were traveling to Agogo in the Ashanti Region. In a latest video sighted by YEN.com,gh, Sarkodie’s manager, Angel Town, has revealed the actual cause of the accident. According to him, they had been picked up from the Kumasi…

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UniBank takeover: No customer will lose money – BoG

UniBank takeover: No customer will lose money – BoG

The Bank of Ghana has assured customers of uniBank that their savings are safe, despite handing over management of the financial outfit to KPMG. The Central Bank, as regulators, said the audit firm will manage uniBank for at least six months, because the bank’s “capital adequacy ratio (CAR) has fallen below 50% of the required minimum of 10% (i.e. below 5%).” “Under section 108 of Act 930, the…

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International Women's Day 2018 theme is #PressforProgress

International Women’s Day 2018 theme is #PressforProgress

International Women’s Day lands Thursday in a year that saw women from all walks of life rise up in protests, power building and advocacy over issues of equality and harassment. Organizers of International Women’s Day 2018 hope to ride that wave of activism with this year’s theme: #PressforProgress — a push for gender parity worldwide. Here’s what you need to know: What is International Women’s…

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Black Panther stars head to South Africa

Black Panther stars head to South Africa

While we are sure Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address this evening will be gripping viewing, we suspect it may be somewhat overshadowed by another event. The stars of the much-anticipated Black Panther film are due to descend on Johannesburg this evening for its South African premiere. Among those walking the red carpet will be Kenya’s Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o and Danai…

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Ebony confirmed dead in a car crash

Ebony confirmed dead in a car crash

Twenty-year-old Dancehall star, Ebony Reigns, has been confirmed dead in a car crash at Mankranso in the Ashanti Region. Ebony, real name Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, was returning from Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region when the Jeep she was travelling in crashed into a VIP bus on Thursday evening, according to police. Ebony was travelling with three other people, and two of them have also been…

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Hepatitis E Kills a Third Person in Namibia

Hepatitis E Kills a Third Person in Namibia

HEPATITIS E has claimed its third victim, some two months since the disease outbreak was declared in Windhoek late last year. This was confirmed to The Namibian last week by Lilliane Kahuika, an epidemiologist with the health ministry. The victim was a woman who died a day after giving birth on 25 January, but her baby survived. The Namibian reported last month that two pregnant women also died…

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Fidel Castro's son 'takes own life'

Fidel Castro’s son ‘takes own life’

The 68-year-old son of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, has died in Havana after taking his own life, according to state media. He was found on Thursday morning and is said to have suffered from depression. Popularly known as “Fidelito”, he was first born son of the former president, who died in November 2016. Castro Díaz-Balart worked as a nuclear physicist and…

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Gitmo 2 leaving Ghana

It is turning out that the two suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists from Yemen, who were deported to Ghana from the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay on the orders of former President Barack Obama, have agreed to leave the country. They reportedly reached an agreement with the government of Ghana to send them to a third unnamed country. Charles Owiredu, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and…

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George Weah sworn in as Liberia President

Liberia is ready for kickoff, take off if you like. The West African nation today, January 22, swears in one history maker as the other bows out. George Manneh Weah will become its president – the first African footballer to achieve that feat while Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – Africa’s first democratically female president will leave office after over a decade in charge. Weah won presidential…

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Ugandan coach drops two players ahead of Africa Nations Championship File Photo Uganda Cranes head coach Sebastien Desabre has dropped two players from his squad ahead of the 2018 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco.

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18 killed, 239 injured in South Africa passenger train crash A passenger train slammed into a truck in South Africa's Free State province on Thursday, killing 18 people and injuring 239 others.

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SuperSport launched new app

Content discovery made easier for SuperSport fans through the newly launched app, designed to provide users with a fresh, modern experience. Navigation has been refined with all the standards like, live scoring, fixtures, results, tables, news and short-form video highlights. The main difference is that SuperSport’s live channel streaming is now hosted at the DStv Now app, to ensure the breadth…

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