Government has urged political parties to support measures in fighting Coronavirus in the country and not politicize it. The call was made by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a sensitization workshop for Political Parties in Accra on Thursday 26th March 2020. The meeting was attended by representatives from the NPP, NDC, CPP, NDP and the LPG. Mr. Oppong Nkrumah ...

The former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana, Bice Osei Kuffour, aka Obour, has rated himself as having done a good job while serving as the president of the union for eight years, despite claims by some artistes that he was a ‘bad’ leader. Artistes such as Shatta Wale, Criss Waddle, Jedu-Blay Ambolley and D-Black have accused Obour of ...

Ghanaian hip-hop and hiplife musician, Kwaw Kese disagrees with government’s ‘fasting and prayer’ approach to fighting the novel coronavirus in Ghana. President Nana Akufo-Addo declared Wednesday, March 25, as a National Day of Fasting and Prayer, and while millions of people were observing, Kwaw Kese said it’s was a wrong approach. According to the “Dondo” hitmaker, the best approach is ...

Kelvyn Boy is calling for unity among Ghanaian musicians in an unconventional way. The “Mea” singer, in a video said that coronavirus lockdown has humbled all musicians who claim to be big artistes because they have all been locked down at home just like any musician. Kelvyn Boy, who was once described as an underground act by Stonebwoy after their ...

A recommendation has gone to the government to consider locking down only the cities where reported cases of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic have tested positive in Ghana. The Public Health Consult, an organisation of Dutch-trained Ghanaian public health professionals with vast knowledge in global and public health-related issues, gave the recommendation in a press statement issued on Thursday by its ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to a total of 808 prisoners upon the recommendation of the Prisons Service Council and in consultation with the Council of State. The amnesty is also in accordance with Article 72 (1) of the Constitution, a statement from the Prisons Service stated. The categories of the prisoners released are First offenders – 783, seriously ...

A founding member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has said the principle on which the party was formed, “development in freedom” has been lost. According to the former Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss, he does not believe that the party’s motto actually exists now. Speaking on Straight Talk with Felicity Naana Nelson on Class91.3FM on ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is yet to evaluate Ghana’s request for Rapid Credit Facility disbursement to help fight the Coronavirus. Ghana made the 100 million dollar request last week as part of efforts by President Akufo-Addo to raise money to fight the deadly coronavirus disease. Finance Minister Mr Ofori-Atta disclosed to Parliament last week that Ghana has applied to ...

Deputy Health Minister Hon. Alexander Abban says Ghana is currently dealing with an invincible enemy which is the Covid-19 and this is the time political parties must come together to ensure we battle to win. He made this known when the government met opposition political parties to discuss how best they can win the war against Covid-19. “There are some ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that despite the criticism of the measures his government put in place to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus such as banning of all international flights, closing all of Ghana’s borders to human traffic as well as mandatorily quarantining all persons who entered Ghana from abroad, the number of imported cases of the ...