Features: War Against God? By Julius Kwesi Hamenoo
War Against God? That was the heading of a print news item on social media; precisely “opera mini”. I read the story and kept my cool. Social media has a way of twisting stories to […]
March 22, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson braces Britain for draconian new lockdown restrictions
Boris Johnson braced Britain for the prospect of draconian new restrictions to combat coronavirus – including closing parks, imposing curfews and restricting travel – because of widespread reports of people “heedlessly” gathering in open spaces and […]
German Chancellor Merkel in Quarantine After Doctor Tests Positive for Virus
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Associated Press reports. Merkel, 65, was […]
Coronavirus: New York warns of major shortages in 10 days
The coronavirus outbreak in New York will get worse, with damage accelerated by shortages of key medical supplies, the city’s mayor has said. “We’re about 10 days away from seeing widespread shortages,” Bill de Blasio […]
Coronavirus Update: Ghana confirms 24 covid-19 cases, one death
Ghana has reported 24 cases of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, including the only fatality, a person said to have had an underlying chronic heart condition prior to having COVID-19. According to the Ghana Health Service, the […]
Akara, the street snack for West Africans serving as food for the gods in the South American country of Brazil
It will stun many that the bean cake called akara among the Yoruba, kosai in Hausa, acarajé in Brazil and kose in Ghana is not just a street food, but also serves a religious function or better put serves as food for the […]
Fmr president John Mahama’s message as NDC ends three days of fasting and prayer against coronavirus
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, thank you for joining us from your various locations this morning. Today marks the end of three days of fasting and prayer declared by our National Chairman last week. […]
Government to secure 50,000 test kits to combat Covid-19 spread
President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that the government is in the process of securing some 50,000 test kits as part of measures to check the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. Ghana in […]
Ghana closes borders today to curb coronavirus spread
Ghana will on the midnight of Sunday, March 22, 2020 close all its borders- land, sea and air- to human traffic to contain the spread of the coronavirus, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced Saturday. The […]