Tag: Jan. 17
Bandits kill 5 in north Nigeria attacks
Bandits killed five people including an 80-year-old woman in separate attacks in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna on Sunday, an official said.
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Schools to run shift in Lower-West Akyem Municipality
Some Schools in the Lower-West Akyem municipality in the Eastern Region, are to run a shift system to ensure social distancing in the classrooms...
Tanzania warns immigration officials against facilitating illegal immigrants
Tanzanian authorities warned on Sunday they will take punitive measures against immigration officials who facilitate illegal immigrants to gain entry in the east African...
Egyptian government pledges support for AfCFTA’s activities
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi reiterated on Sunday his country's support for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which commenced earlier this month.
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Ghana may force another lockdown if necessary – Akufo-Addo
Government will be compelled to put the country under a lockdown if Ghanaians do not adhere strictly to protocols to curb the spread of...
Ghana government instructs IGP to enforce law on mask wearing
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure the “rigorous enforcement” of the law on mask wearing...
Traders, transport operators charged to strictly observe COVID-19 protocols
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked traders at market centres, commercial transport operators and public sector workers to conduct their activities with strict...
Ghana records new Coronavirus variants – Akufo-Addo
Recent genomic sequencing undertaken by Ghanaian scientists has shown that some arriving passengers in Ghana are carrying the new variants of Covid-19 and...
Christians advised not to be complacent about Covid-19
Pastor Bernard Assiamah, Assistant Pastor of the Harmony Chapel at Kwabenya in Accra, has advised Christians not to be complacent about the existence of...
Assemblies of God prays against spread of COVID-19 among children
The Assemblies of God Church on Sunday prayed against the spread of COVID-19 in the country, especially among school children, as they prepare to...
La Pleasure Beach priorities safety protocols as revelers visit
The La Pleasure Beach has its covid-19 safety protocols prioritised as revelers visited the place on Sunday to have fun.
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FDA destroys unwholesome goods in Cape Coast
The Central Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed 2.3 tonnes of unwholesome products worth GHC214,000.00
The products,...
Total disregard for Covid-19 Safety Protocols at various Markets
There is a total disregard for the Covid-19 Safety Protocols in some main markets in Accra.
The government announced the safety protocols of...
Ghanaian Ahmadis to benefit from new terrestrial TV Channel
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana will benefit from a new terrestrial 24-hour Channel, dubbed the Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) Ghana, to spread the...
Fornication leads to ungodly soul tie – Rev Ayim
The Reverend Daniel Kwesi Ayim, Pastor in charge of the Mount Moriah Congregation of the Presbyterian Church, on Sunday admonished Christians to flee fornication...
Flee from sexual immorality – Rev Dumasi
Reverend Wilson D. K. Dumasi, Parish Pastor, Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG) has asked Christians as a matter of urgency to flee from sexual...
Noguchi Memorial Institute investigates alleged falsification of COVID-19 test results
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (MIMR) has begun investigations into alleged falsification of COVID-19 test results at the Institute.
This follows...
Commuters still adamant to observing covid-19 protocols
Most commuters in the Central Business District of Accra are adamant to observing the Covid-19 safety protocols despite the upsurge in cases.
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72nd Annual New Year School opens on Tuesday
The 72nd Annual New Year School and Conference opens in Accra on Tuesday, January 19, at the University of Ghana, Legon.
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‘Keep to COVID-19 protocols as you return to school’
Students and pupils have been advised to keep to the COVID-19 safety protocols as they return to school on Monday, January 18, to stay...
Traders in Kasoa market ignore covid-19 protocols
Traders in some parts of Kasoa, a town in the Central region, have ceased the wearing of nose masks and the use of hand...
Probe allegations against me-Akatsi South MCE
Mr Leo Nelson Adzidogah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Akatsi South, has appealed to the party to investigate the issues raised against him...
St. Alban AYPA donates to Tema General Hospital
The Saint Alban Branch of the Anglican Young Peoples' Association (AYPA) at the weekend presented assorted items to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)...
Rise in bread price forces people to queue outside Tripoli bakeries
dpa/GNA - People on Sunday formed long lines outside bakeries in the Libyan capital Tripoli after a rise in the price of bread...
Police and National Guard scramble to secure DC and state capitols
tca/dpa/GNA - As troops with long guns patrolled a newly erected security fence surrounding much of Capitol Hill on Saturday, some neighbors were...
Major necropolis yields archaeological discoveries in Egypt
dpa/GNA - A major necropolis near Cairo has proven to be rich in archaeological discoveries, Egyptian scientists have reported.
The discoveries were made by...
Al-Shabaab kills US-trained soldiers in ambush in southern Somalia
dpa/GNA – Terrorists killed at least five soldiers, including members of the US-trained Somali special forces known as Danab, in southern Somalia, a...
Death toll from Indonesia earthquake rises to 73
dpa/GNA – The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesia's West Sulawesi province on Friday rose to 73 as more bodies...
At least two dead after Russian freighter sinks in the Black Sea
dpa/GNA - Two bodies have been found after a Russian freighter sunk in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast early on Sunday,...
Heightened security at Moscow airport ahead of Navalny’s arrival
dpa/GNA - Leading Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who blames the Kremlin for poisoning him in a failed assassination attempt last year, plans to...