The Administrator of the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi, Michael Danson says the hospital from today, Monday, 3rd February 2020 will have no choice but to transfer most surgical cases to the 37 Military Hospital if the striking Anesthetists continue their action. The administrator of the main referral hospital in the Western Region speaking to […] The post Anesthetists’

A woman boasting a record breaking 31 fingers and toes has been branded a ‘witch’ by her superstitious neighbours. Kumari Nayak, 63, is set to enter the Guinness World Records for having the most digits in the world – 19 toes and 12 fingers. She beats previous record holder Devendra Suthar, who entered the record […] The post India: Woman

Ghana has bought three Military Airplanes – C295s – from Airbus. The nation received its first C295 in November 2011. The second aircraft was received in April 2012 and the third in November 2015. The deals covering them were argued at the time to be in line with the 2009-2012 Strategic Plan of the Ghana […] The post A breakdown of the Airbus bribery scandal appeared

  The Ministry of Sanitation has said it has no direct relationship with the operations of the Ghana First Company Limited as alleged by the First Contractors Association. The group accused the Ministry of endorsing the activities of Ghana First Company Limited who awarded them contracts to construct toilet facilities across the country without payment. […] The post We

The 37 Military Hospital will from Friday, February 7, 2020, to Friday, March 6, 2020, close down two of its units to allow for a routine fumigation exercise. The two units which will be affected are the Medical and Emergency Unit (MEU) and the Trauma, Surgical and Emergency Unit. According to a press statement signed […] The post 37 Military Hospital to

The National Technical Coordinating Committee will today [Monday] meet to review arrangements to prevent the outbreak of the coronavirus. The Committee of experts was constituted last week to plan for possible cases of the coronavirus in Ghana. The Ministry of Health in a statement last week said the meeting will be “to review the resilience […] The post Ghana’s

The New Patriotic Party has dissociated itself from a series of presidential debates to be organised by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) ahead of this year’s general elections. A statement issued and signed by the party’s General Secretary, John Boadu said it had not been informed by the NCCE of the exercise hence […] The post Don’t include

Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt for killers of nine illegal miners who were stoned to death in a western district of Johannesburg. The bodies of the miners from Lesotho were found lying in the streets of Matholeville, while another seriously injured victim was rushed to hospital. Thousands of illegal miners, known as […] The post Illegal miners ‘stoned to

As many as 20 civilians have been killed in an overnight attack in north-western Burkina Faso. Unidentified heavily armed men on motorbikes carried out the attack on a village in Bani municipality, north of the capital Ouagadougou, on Saturday night, AFP news agency says. The attack comes a week after 39 people were killed when […] The post Burkina Faso: Gunmen kill 20 civilians

Messaging service WhatsApp will no longer work on millions of smartphones from 1 February. Android and iPhone devices which only support outdated operating systems will no longer be able to run the Facebook-owned app. WhatsApp said the move was necessary in order to protect the security of its users. Smartphones using Android 2.3.7 and older, […] The post WhatsApp to stop working

Aduana Stars led the way for the Betway-backed clubs as they reclaimed top spot in the Ghana Premier League with a hard fought victory over Medeama. It was deemed the clash of the round, largely due to the impressive form of both teams so far this season. They were locked on 13 points each heading […] The post GHPL Week 7: Aduana reclaim top spot, Ashantigold

Africa Magic will announce nominees in all 28 categories in the 7th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) on Thursday, 6 February 2020. DStv and GOtv viewers should tune in 8 pm to watch the broadcast LIVE on all Africa Magic channels. The AMVCAs Nominee announcement will be hosted by Nollywood’s Linda Ejiofor and Ibrahim […] The post Nominations

Africa Magic will announce nominees in all 28 categories in the 7th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) on Thursday, 6 February 2020. DStv and GOtv viewers should tune in 8 pm to watch the broadcast LIVE on all Africa Magic channels. The AMVCAs Nominee announcement will be hosted by Nollywood’s Linda Ejiofor and Ibrahim […] The post Africa

Policy think-tank, IMANI has asked the government to shelve UNI-PASS International Agency (CUPIA) of Korea Customs Services and its local partner, Ghana Link Network Services Limited, contracted to implement National Single Window in collaboration with Customs for trade facilitation, until its promoters have demonstrated value far and above existing systems. It cautioned that by the […] The post Shelve

Barring any last-minute change, the government will commence the implementation of the UNIPASS platform for the recording of imports and exports at the country’s ports this month. Though widely known as the UNIPASS system, a Deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng explains that the eventual rollout will see to the outdooring of a new name for […] The post UNIPASS

The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured political parties that an electronic version of the final new electoral register will be delivered to them in the middle of October 2020. Per the provisional time of the EC, printing and distribution of the final register is expected to take place between October 10 and November 8, 2020. […] The post Political

The Minister of State in Charge of Public Procurement, Sarah Adwoa Safo, says her outfit is putting together a workable plan to help reduce to the barest minimum procurement infractions at various Municipal, Metropolitan and District Assemblies (MMDAs). The move she says will largely rely on education and training for all procurement officers at the […] The post We’re

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will from today, 3rd February to Tuesday, 4th February 2020, embark on a two-day working visit of the Savannah and Upper West Regions. Beginning from the Savannah Region, President Akufo-Addo will pay a courtesy call on the Kpembewura, Banbange Ndafoso IV, and inspect rehabilitated works at the Salaga Water System […] The post Akufo-Addo

Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of encouragement and support to his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping amidst the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak. Buhari, said it is important to let China know that Nigeria is standing by them amidst the outbreak. In a note published by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu […] The post Coronavirus:

The China chapter of National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on Government to within the next 48 to 72 hours evacuate all Ghanaian students in China to avoid any possible contraction of the contagious coronavirus. In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the Hubei province of China, several countries including the United […] The post Coronavirus: