Author Archives: larryehu

I’ve never been married – Benedicta Gafah clears divorce rumours

Actress and television personality, Benedicta Gafah says as far as her family is concerned, she has never been married contrary to what is being circulated on social media. There were reports that the actress and her husband ended their marriage because she was sleeping with Angel Obinim, Founder and Leader of the International Godsway Church. This was after New Patriotic ...

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Economy in ‘ICU’: Oppong Nkrumah replies Mahama

The Akufo-Addo government has said it will not be sidetracked by what it deems as former President John Dramani Mahama’s continuous invitation to dabble in partisan politics with the COVID-19 situation. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said on Monday, 27 April 2020 that honouring such invitation would mean losing focus on the fight against a “very complex global problem” being ...

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Financing for Akufo-Addo’s 94 hospitals will be difficult – Terkper

Seth Terkper says it will be a tall order securing funds for President Akufo-Addo’s promised 88 district hospitals and 6 regional hospitals. Mr. Terkper pointed to provisional and actual fiscal data for the year 2019 which suggested that government used 98.2% of tax revenues for wages, statutory payments, earmarked funds and payment of interests on loans. He pointed out that ...

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COVID-19: Ban on public gathering extended by two weeks

President Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on social gathering in Ghana in the wake of Covid-19 by two weeks. The decision, according to the president, was made after he conferred with the relevant stakeholders in the country. “The strong consensus is that the existing measures must be maintained for now until we have a firm grip on the spread of ...

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Face masks required for football as authorities try to resume leagues?

The Minister of Labour in Austria is considering a mask requirement for football to return in the country. This is expected to guarantee the safety of the players amid coronavirus pandemic. Red Bull Salzburg returned to training this week with Ghana youth international Majeed Ashimeru spotted wearing a face mask. Samuel Tetteh also returned to training with his Austrian Bundesliga ...

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Derek Boateng praises ‘under-appreciated’ Michael Essien

Former Ghana international Derek Boateng rates compatriot Michael Essien among the biggest African exports to ever to grace the beautiful game, saying the former Chelsea man deserved more credit than he gets. Despite helping Ghana qualify for their first-ever World Cup tournament in 2006 and going on to star at the tournament, Essien has been largely criticised for not showing ...

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COVID-19: Ashanti region confirms another positive case

One more case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Ashanti region bringing the total number of positive cases in the region to 70. Officials of the regional health directorate who confirmed the development to Starrfm.com.gh said a media briefing will be held in the coming days to offer details on the new case. The figure in the region stood ...

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Coronavirus: Test sample figures inaccurate, unqualified personnel at work – Dr. Anaba

A former Chief Executive Officer of the Ridge Hospital in Accra, is claiming that 60% of samples taken from suspected Coronavirus cases for test at Noguchi and other research centres across the country were pure saliva, whose result are not mostly accurate. This, Dr. Thomas Anaba, explained was because the people who were recruited to take the COVID-19 samples are not competent ...

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