An outbreak of meningitis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana has killed three people, officials say. The deaths are among 15 suspected cases recorded in the Sekyere Central and the Mampong Municipalities. Six out of the 15 persons have since tested negative of the disease while the others are being monitored, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate said on Friday. The outbreak of ...

The Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo says the possibility of he being removed from office does not worry him the least as he works to uncover corrupt acts in the country. He has made the headlines in the past few days and faces a possible lawsuit by the Deputy Agric Minister after his report on the GETFund revealed that the Minister was ...

Nigeria on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa. “The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria on the 25th of February 2020,” Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement on Twitter. Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA ✔@Fmohnigeria The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a coronavirus(Covid-19) ...

“Ghana assessed its capacities to respond to any suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 and identified gaps to plan for preparedness, response and control activities,” the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported. Ghana is classified among Priority 1 countries in WHO Africa region for at being at risk based on flights and passenger volumes, according the WHO report. However, there ...

The MP for New Juaben South and Chairman of the Finance Committee Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah has argued that to the extent that GETFund will administer scholarships, it should not be discriminatory. He was sharing his thoughts on Class FM on recent criticisms against some public officials and MPs who benefited from GETfund scholarships to study abroad. “Some groups of ...

The Ashanti Regional Security Council(REGSEC) has reminded Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST) that the declaration of the school as a security zone is still in force and must be upheld until further notice. According to the Council, in this regard, anybody who directly or indirectly engages in activities that may disturb the peace on the ...

Hiplife artiste Wisa Greid feels disappointed in the ruling New Patriotic Party for their inability to change Ghana’s economy. The ‘Ekiki Me’ hit singer who claims to be a staunch supporter of NPP since his childhood because of his father furiously hit hard at the ruling government for failing to honour its promises. In a Facebook post, the former Black Avenue Record signee indicated ...

Parliament has unanimously approved the over 900 million dollar Pwalugu multi-purpose project. The agreement which has been delayed since the last meeting over minority concerns of lack of due diligence and the cost being inflated was finally approved on Wednesday. Deputy Energy Minister Owuraku Aidoo argued the project which comprises of a hydro dam, solar plant and irrigation dam hold ...

A formal investigation has been launched in Nigeria after a soldier shot dead four colleagues on Wednesday before taking his own life, the army says. Two other soldiers were injured in the incident at a military base in Borno state and were taken to a military hospital in Maiduguri for treatment, army spokesman Sagir Musa added. Borno state is one ...

American singer of Christian worship music, Don Moen cut sod for the construction 8 rooms school building for Royal Seed Home at Ofaakor near Kasoa. The renowned producer cum songwriter and his friends from the United States [Worship In Action] have extended their philanthropic works to Ghana by building a new school for the orphanage. The school building will cost $90,000 to ...