President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed the suspension of the 64th Independence Anniversary parade due to the high prevalence rate of COVID-19 infections in the country. All related activities of the anniversary have equally been suspended. A statement signed by Deputy Director- Ghana Education Service, Mr Anthony Boateng entreated all Regional Directors to bring this important directive to the notice of ...

Nine more Ghanaians have succumbed to COVID-19 increasing Ghana’s death toll to 542, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported. A total of 656 new cases of infection has sent the active case count to 7,850. Recoveries stand at 68,100 with a total number of confirmed cases of 76,492. Out of the total number of active cases, 87 patients are ...

The Sefwi Wiawso College of Education in the Western North Region has recorded eight(8) cases of Coronavirus, sending the number of cases in the municipality to 61. According to the Municipal Director of Health, Dr Francis Takyi contacts are being traced. “We’ve done their contacts and we’ve sent them to KCCR in Kumasi and we are waiting for the results. ...

The Ofaakor Circuit Court has ordered Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng, popularly known in entertainment circles as Funny Face to undergo a psychiatric assessment. This follows the comedian being arraigned before the court on Monday after he was arrested on Sunday afternoon by the Millennium Police and kept in the police cells The Presiding Judge, His Lordship Ebenezer Osei Darko ...

The Supreme Court will later today, Monday, February 15, 2021, hear an application by lawyers of John Dramani Mahama to reopen his case in the 2020 election petition case. This comes on the heels of the Supreme court ruling last week, February, 13, 2021 that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa and Peter Mac Manu cannot be compelled ...

Myanmar’s military has warned anti-coup protesters across the country that they could face up to 20 years in prison if they obstruct the armed forces. Long sentences and fines will also apply to those found to incite “hatred or contempt” towards the coup leaders, the military said. The legal changes were announced as armoured vehicles appeared on the streets of ...