Following the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana, President Akufo-Addo delivered to the nation his 24th address on Ghana’s enhanced response to the Coronavirus pandemic. In that address on Sunday, February 28, 2021, the President announced that the government has established a committee to formulate a concrete plan for vaccine development and manufacturing in Ghana. […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
President Akufo-Addo has allayed the genuine fears of Ghanaians ahead of the national vaccination programme against Coronavirus. He says conspiracy theories that have been propounded about the vaccines must be ignored assuring that the vaccines are safe will not have any adverse effect on the health of recipients. “I know there are still some who […] The post COVID-19
President Nana Akufo-Addo has disclosed that the first set of COVID-19 vaccination in the country mainly targets four identifiable groups. He says, through the National Vaccine Deployment Plan, the population has been segmented into four to determine which section of Ghanaians get vaccinated at a particular time. Nana Addo emphatically stated that the deployment of […] The post COVID-19:
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr. Mahammudu Bawumia will on Monday, March 1, 2021 be the first to publicly receive shots of the newly arrived COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana. The two leaders will take the jab together with their wives, Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira Bawumia respectively to boost public confidence in […] The post Nana
The government has established a committee to formulate a concrete plan for vaccine development and manufacturing in Ghana. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made this known in his 24th address to the nation today – Sunday, February 28, 2021. The former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng will be Chairman […] The post Government
Police have fired on protesters in Myanmar killing at least 18, the UN human rights office says, on the deadliest day of anti-coup rallies. Deaths were reported in several cities including Yangon, Dawei and Mandalay as police used live rounds and tear gas. Security forces began the violent crackdown on Saturday, after weeks of largely […] The post Myanmar coup: Deadliest
Hundreds of squatters at Abuja CMB in Accra have been displaced after the demolition of their structures by a team of policemen from the Greater Accra Regional Police Command. The police say the land on which the structures have been erected is needed by the rightful owner for development. The said developer who also engages […] The post Accra: Police demolish illegal structures
When you understand why Martin Luther King Jr. is so dominant in our history books, especially, if you studied politics in the university, you will understand that society is always at war with thought. Malcolm X, a popular figure during the civil rights movement, is scantly represented in our history books, here and in the […] The post Black
A chieftaincy clash at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region has left one person dead. Properties running into thousands of cedis have also been lost as a result of the incident. Sources close to Citi News say a substantive chief installation ceremony by elders from the Gomoa Nyanyano Stool land following the demise of the […] The post C/R: One dead following chieftaincy
Health authorities in the Upper West region have disclosed that cases of meningitis have been recorded in some districts within its catchment areas. They have thus called on residents to report all symptoms of meningitis early to the nearest health facilities in order to prevent avoidable deaths from the disease. Dr Damien Punguyure, Upper West […] The post Meningitis resurfaces in
A private legal practitioner and member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo believes the party’s legal team failed to do due diligence before closing its case in the election petition. “One of the ways of eliciting evidence was through the Chairperson. You must get your opponent in the box. In […] The post Election
A 25-year-old nurse, Erica Adufa died instantly on Saturday evening in the robbery attack on the Subinso II – Nchiraa road in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region. The taxi which was attacked by robbers is an Opel Astra with registration number GW 4850 X and was en – route to Nchiraa from Subinso […] The post Bono: Nurse killed, others injured
The World Health Organization prequalified and Ghana Food and Drugs Authority registered Antimalarial Pyramax (Artesunate-Pyronaridine), a fixed-dose combination medication for the treatment of malaria, has been approved for clinical trials for COVID-19 in South Korea. Also, it is being tried in South Africa, Kenya and Burkina Faso to pick African efficacy data. The study, which […] The post WHO/FDA
Ghanaians will this evening [Sunday, February 28, 2021] be updated once again on the government’s response measures in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic. This is going be the 24th time, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addresses the nation since the outbreak was recorded in the country. Scheduled for 8 pm, the address will be broadcast […] The post Akufo-Addo
Government is in talks with manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccines to get additional vaccines for the country. This comes on the back of the delivery of some 600,000 vaccines to Ghana. Former Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Okoe Boye on The Big Issue on Citi TV/FM said Ghana will receive more vaccines in the coming weeks. […] The post Ghana in talks with manufacturers
We’ve all heard the stories of Bitcoin millionaires. Elon Musk is the latest. His electric car company Tesla made a paper profit of more than $900m (£646m) after buying $1.5bn (£1bn) -worth of the cryptocurrency in early February. Its high profile support helped pushed the price of a single Bitcoin to more than $58,000. But […] The post How Bitcoin’s vast energy
US regulators have formally approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, the third jab to be authorised in the country. The vaccine is set to be a cost-effective alternative to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and can be stored in a refrigerator instead of a freezer. Trials found it prevented serious illness but was […] The post Single shot vaccine approved in US
A second former aide has come forward with accusations of sexual harassment against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Charlotte Bennett, a health policy adviser to Mr Cuomo until November, told The New York Times that he had harassed her last year. Mr Cuomo has denied any inappropriate behaviour and ordered an independent inquiry into the allegations. Another […] The post New
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has attributed the power outage experienced by some Ghanaians in parts of the country to disruptions in its power supply system. It said gas supply challenges from the offshore fields is to blame for the blackout on the night of Saturday, February 27, 2021. GRIDCo made this known in a […] The post GRIDCo blames Saturday’s ‘dumsor’
Government will use technology in deploying the newly arrived vaccines in Ghana. This will include an app that will allow persons to check their eligibility for the vaccination programme and access available centres in an orderly manner. That’s according to Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, Presidential Advisor on Health. “It may not happen on Tuesday or […] The post Government
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