Couple attend wedding via livestream to avoid spreading Coronavirus
A Singaporean couple who had recently visited a village in the same province as Wuhan, the epicenter of the Coronavirus epidemic, decided to livestream themselves to their own wedding from quarantine, in order to avoid spreading the dreaded virus The newly-married Mr. and Mrs. Yu had a very unconventional wedding. Instead of being there in […]
Akufo-Addo praises growing relations between Ghana and Germany
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has applauded the growing bilateral relations between Ghana and Germany. Addressing the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of the 17MW solar power project in Kaleo and Lawra, President Akufo-Addo extended appreciation to Germany for funding the project. “On behalf of government and the people of Ghana, I extend warm […]
Population census crucial than voters register saga – Prof. Imoro Braimah
The Provost of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Imoro Braimah has bemoaned the media’s over-concentration on the new voters register saga, neglecting the upcoming population census. According to him, the population census is more crucial to Ghana’s development compared to the voters […]
Massive avalanche hits rescue team on Turkish mountain
An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find two people missing in an earlier avalanche. Officials said eight rescue workers were killed and an estimated 15 others were buried under the snow. Wednesday’s avalanche increased the overall death toll from […]
Watchman jailed one month after beating third wife with an iron rod
51-year-old watchman, Mallam Issah Ibrahim, has been jailed by the Tepa district court in the Ahafo Ano North municipality. The court presided over by Madam Lilian Kankam, arrived at a judgment of a one-month imprisonment for beating his third wife with an iron rod. It was reported that a quarrel erupted in his house when […]
Coronavirus: ‘Window of opportunity’ to stop disease is now – says WHO
The director-general of the World Health Organization on Tuesday said there was a “window of opportunity” for the international community to act on combatting a new viral outbreak emerging from China’s central Hubei province. While China was taking “strong measures” to stop the outbreak from spreading, the rest of the world should work on preventing […]
Global markets oversubscribe Ghana’s US$3bn Eurobond sale
Global Capital markets have given a vote of confidence in the Ghanaian economy – over-subscribing its US$3 billion Eurobond sale by five times more than the amount of money the country has asked for. It was also at comparatively very low rates. The government had gone to the Markets to raise US$3bn but investors responded […]
Yamaha warns musicians not to climb in instrument cases
Yamaha Corporation has warned people not to try and squeeze inside musical instrument cases. This warning was released after former Nissan Motors boss Carlos Ghosn was reported to have fled Japan hiding inside one. It is said that there have been several tweets about people climbing inside large musical instrument cases. A warning after any […]
NDC signs book of condolence for Togbega Gabusu VI
The leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region on Monday signed a book of condolence in memory of the late Togbega Gabusu VI, Paramount Chief of the Gbi Traditional area. Mr Henry Ametefe, the Volta Regional Chairman of the Party who led the delegation from the Regional Secretariat and the Hohoe […]
Liverpool advance to FA cup 5th round with youngest-ever starting XI
Liverpool named their youngest-ever starting XI for the FA Cup fourth-round replay with Shrewsbury Town, as Curtis Jones became their youngest captain. The Reds were in action against League One side Shrewsbury at Anfield on Tuesday, after the minnows fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 on January 26. However, Jurgen Klopp insisted after the […]
