Tag: Feb. 21
Palmdeti ends duty tour at National Identification Authority
Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACI), Francis Palmdeti, who was seconded to the National Identification Authority (NIA) as Head of Corporate Affairs on October 3,...
Afful Basit wins 2021 National Cross Country race
Afful Basit from the Central Region and Belinda Segbobu from the Upper West Region stole the show at the 2021 National Cross Country race...
Ghana’s Asante Kotoko eliminated from CAF Confederation Cup
Ghana's Kumasi Asante Kotoko was eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup by ES Setif of Algeria on Sunday.
Having lost 2-1 to...
Ghana’s total COVID-19 cases hits 80,253
With a total of 598 new cases confirmed on Sunday, Ghana's total COVID-19 cases have reached 80,253, said the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
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“We need to keep focus despite win” – Hearts coach
Samuel Nii Noi Interim Head Coach of Accra Hearts of Oak has called for the need to keep focus despite wrangling within the top...
Ugandan president meets with senior Chinese diplomat on bilateral ties
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi here on Sunday.
Yang, a member of the Political Bureau...
Senegal’s COVID-19 deaths exceed 800
The number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Senegal topped 800 with 13 additional death cases registered in the past 24 hours, the Senegalese...
Nigeriens vote peacefully in second round of presidential election
Voting for the second round of Niger's presidential election began on Sunday as more than 7.4 million Nigeriens are expected at polling stations to...
AfCFTA presents Nigeria exceptional lifeline to reboot economy
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presented Nigeria with an exceptional lifeline to reboot the economy, an official with the Nigeria Export Processing...
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 3.82 million – Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,819,576 as of Sunday noon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention...
![Rescuers and people gather near the debris of the plane [Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters]](https://newsghana.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/t-z-rc-xl-s-vn-rtrmadp-nigeria-crash-218x150.jpg "Seven persons killed in military plane crash in Nigeria")
Seven persons killed in military plane crash in Nigeria
Seven persons were dead after a military plane crashed in Abuja, Nigeria's capital on Sunday, a spokesperson said.
Ibikunle Daramola, the air...
MP for Lambussie assists vulnerable persons
Dr. Bakye Yelviel-Dong Baligi, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lambussie, has donated items to the needy and vulnerable groups in the constituency.
The items...
Supreme Court to hear Petitioner’s review application to reopen case
The Supreme Court will on Monday February 22, hear another review application of John Dramani Mahama, challenging the decision of the Court to have...
Disability is not inability – PWDs challenged
Mr Godwin Gordon Gomado, Chairman, Akatsi North Disability Fund Management Committee has challenged Persons with Disability (PWDs) not to settle for less, but dare...
Tilli Police personnel living in dilapidated structures
Police Personnel stationed at the Tilli Forest Police Post in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region are living in a dilapidated...
Security Council locks down Ho Central Mosque
The Ho Municipal Security Council has closed down the Ho Central Mosque for two weeks while a litigation over the Regional Imam position was...
Bed nets not for gardening – Medical Entomologist
Mr Sydney Ageyomah Abilba, the Upper East Regional Medical Entomologist of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says Insecticides Treated Nets (ITNs) are not for...
Avoid malaria in pregnancy – Midwife
Madam Beatrice Akefo, a Principal Midwifery Officer (PMO) at the Representative and Child Health Unit (RCH) of the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga...
Foundation to distribute medical devices, sports equipment to deprived communities
The Godfred Donsah Foundation is to distribute modern sports equipment, wears and medical devices to educational and health institutions in deprived communities in the...
Adaklu Assembly presents roofing sheets to victims of rainstorm
The Adaklu District Assembly has presented 25 bundles of roofing sheets to victims of last Sunday's rainstorm at Adaklu Kpogadzi in the Adaklu district.
The...
Watch what you say of your Country – Archbishop Duncan Williams
The Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, Founder Action Chapel International on Sunday urged Ghanaians to watch what they say of the country because it had...
Ho-based Kekeli Radio and partners donate assorted items to institutions
A Ho-based Kekeli Radio in partnership with Bravo's Food, Delphine Enterprise and the listeners of the station have donated assorted items to two organisations...
COVID-19: Hotels still suffering – Association
Dr Edward Ackah Nyamike, President, Ghana Hotels Association, says hotels are yet to recover from the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the industry.
He said...
India dam disaster toll rises to 67 as search for missing continues
Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand Sunday said the death toll in the dam disaster has risen to 67 and the search...
Ghana’s Battalion in South Sudan awarded
Soldiers of the Ghanaian Battalion serving with the United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS GHANBATT 7) have been awarded with the prestigious United...
UN migration agency says responding to measles outbreak in Ethiopia
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations migration agency, on Friday said that it is responding to measles outbreak in Ethiopia as...
Global charity urges South Sudan to preserve peace
A global charity on Friday called on South Sudan to protect its people, preserve peace and provide humanitarian access to areas gripped by food...
South African government hails progress in land reform amid criticism by U.S.
The South African government on Friday hailed the "steady progress" in its land reform two days after the United States criticized the process as...
High expectations for South African finance minister’s budget speech
South Africa's Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will have to walk on a tight rope as he tries to introduce interventions to grow the economy,...
Al-Shabab militants abduct man in northeastern Kenya
A group of 20 al-Shabab militants stormed a house in Kenya's northeastern county of Garissa, which borders Somalia, early Friday and abducted a local...