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Akufo-Addo will deliver May Day address regardless of no celebration – NPP MP hints The Black Star Square and other parks across the country which on any normal May Day celebration would be filled with thousands of workers from the labour sector will be entirely empty due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Activities to mark this special day for workers have been annulled by Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other stakeholders in a press statement released earlier. According to the statement, the cancellation is in compliance with restrictions on movement and the ban on public gatherings nationwide as issued by President Nana  Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo In spite of this, a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises, Kofi Okyere-Agyekum, has asserted that the president’s message this year would descend to the people more than in the previous years. Kofi Okyere-Agyekum, who doubles as the Member of Parliament for...

NDC sweats for running mate Members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are reportedly sweating in the selection of a candidate to partner their flag bearer, ex-President  John Dramani Mahama , who is staging a comeback. Mr. Mahama was overwhelmingly endorsed by NDC delegates more than a year ago, but seven months into the 2020 presidential election, he is yet to present the name of his running mate to the party’s Council of Elders for deliberation. On February 23, 2019, certified results from the Electoral Commission gave Mr. Mahama an overwhelming 213,487 votes, representing 95.23% of the total valid votes cast, with the other six contenders altogether managing a little over 4%. Covid-19 Excuse They are now using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse for not selecting their running mate on time. Their General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, in an interview with Accra-based ‘Onua TV’ yesterday, said the Covid-19 pandemic was hampering their effort to announce a ...

Akufo-Addo's 8th address  on COVID-19 pandemic Since Ghana recorded its first two cases of the novel  Coronavirus , President  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo , has been engaging Ghanaians through a regular recorded televised broadcast on measures his government has outlined to combat the spread of the virus. On his eighth broadcast to the nation on Sunday [April 26, 2020], Akufo-Addo presented to the people of Ghana some major decisions he has taken after consultations and meetings with the Council of State and some key stakeholders. 1. Maintaining existing measures and extending the ban on public gatherings President  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo  stated in his address that by Executive Instrument (EI 64), he has extended the suspension of all public and social gatherings for another two weeks effective today [Monday, April 27, 2020] whilst maintaining other existing measures “until we have a firm grip on the movement of the virus.” This, he said, is sup...

S. African treatment center intensify battle against COVID-19 In South Africa, provision has been made at a treatment centre for those infected by the coronavirus.At a visit to a  COVID -19 treatment centre in Johannesburg Friday, president Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his satisfaction with the level of preparedness.“The country now needs to get very well prepared, because we are going to be reaching a peak somewhere later in August and in September, where we will need lots of hospital beds”, he said. We are going to be reaching a peak somewhere later in August and in September, where we will need lots of hospital beds. On Thursday, he announced the start to ease national lockdown measures from May 1. In Soweto, residents stood in long queues waiting to enter a supermarket on Friday.“It (national lockdown) has affected me because I haven’t been going to work for quite some time. But as soon as we get instructions if we are going to go back to work and what so ever. Other th...

South Africa coronavirus: Record one-day test, prez mocks 'mask mishap' South Africa has become a   COVID -19 model for the continent in many ways since it confirmed its   index case on 5th March, 2020 . From the area of testing through to record number of recoveries, South Africa has been praised for pro-activeness in combating the virus. The economic intervention measures rolled out by President Cyril Ramaphosa has also been classed as one of the most comprehensive across the continent. South Africa was one of the earliest to roll out such measures.Challenges have been recorded in the area of enforcing the three-week lock-down which was augmented by two weeks. Spike in cases at certain points and incidents of shoplifting and increase in domestic violence cases have all been headaches Pretoria continues to deal with. That President Ramaphosa is also the current Chairperson of the African Union, AU; means he has the delicate task of juggling national tasks withe the conti...

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the seat of government of endorsing what he says are illegal and irresponsible actions being showcased by heads of the country’s Electoral body. This follows a supposed meeting held by some Electoral Commission officials at the Airport City Escape Hotel in Accra Saturday. Mr. George, who had earlier secured a court injunction against a planned workshop by the EC in his constituency said the move was a violation of the country’s laws and impropriety. The MP who had stormed the place with some other party members to ascertain the details of the said meeting expressed disappointment in the leaders of the commission whom he claims acted with approval from the presidency. His displeasure was based on the argument that the EC and officials present at the location were flouting government’s directives against the holding of any political or public gatherings in the wake of the fas...

      An outspoken politician,  Kennedy Agyapong , seems to have stripped controversial pastor Bishop Daniel Obinim naked, accusing him of being a habitual womanizer, whose taste for girls knows no boundaries. In a latest video circulating on social media, Mr. Agyapong, who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, has listed names of different ‘hot’ ladies that he claimed Bishop Obinim had committed adultery with. He said on a single count, he (Kennedy) managed to trace 14 different women that Bishop Obinim, who owns International God’s Way Church, had slept with. Besides, he showed the pictures of the ladies to buttress his claim on his Net2 television station. Mr. Agyapong said topping the list of the Obinim girls was a fair in complexion and stunning-looking female actress, who is very popular in the country. He said this particular actress was much loved by Obinim. The tall list of ladies, who have so far fallen victim to Bishop Obinim’s alleg...

   Former Ghana captain, Stephen Appiah has revealed that no player in the Black Stars could ever challenge his decision to take a penalty kick during his time with the national team. Appiah captained the Black Stars from 2003 to 2010 and was a kingpin for the national team. In 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Ghana suffered a painful quarterfinal exit after losing on penalties to Uruguay. Ghana could have won in extra time but for a late penalty miss by forward Asamoah Gyan, an incident which goes down as one of the bitter defeats for the Black Stars. Gyan, 33, who was Ghana’s lead scorer at the Mundial was reported to have gone against Stephen Appiah’s decision to take the penalty against Uruguay after the latter had made his intention to affect the kick. Contrary to the reports, the former Fenerbahçe and Udinese star who qualified the country to it first World Cup appearance in Germany has denied the said reports insisting none of his teammates could ever challenge h...

Coronavirus: Transport usage will change after lockdown The number of people using public transport in Britain's cities could be 20% lower than normal after the end of the coronavirus lockdown. In London, commuters using buses and tubes could fall by as much as 40% from pre-lockdown levels. Rail use could drop by 27%, a poll for transport consultants SYSTRA has found. The survey results capture people's current attitudes about returning to work, but some changes may be carried on into the long term. The results are bad news for the government, which wants more people to  use public transport to cut emissions  that are fuelling climate heating. It could lead to more people driving to work. It's also challenging for public transport operators, which will face a sharp drop in income until public confidence returns. But the survey offers a glimmer of good news too. It suggests that of those expecting to reduce their use of buses and trains, 24% said they pl...

Coronavirus: US death toll passes 50,000 in world's deadliest outbreak The US virus death toll has surpassed 50,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, in what is the world's deadliest Covid-19 outbreak. More than 3,000 deaths came in the last 24 hours, and there are now over 870,000 confirmed cases nationwide. But the US still has a lower mortality rate than most European nations based on current case counts, as the White House task force has emphasised. The grim news comes as parts of the US reopen after weeks of lockdown. Some hair salons, bowling alleys and other businesses are opening on Friday in Georgia, Alaska and Oklahoma. The US has by far the highest death toll and case count in the world. However, it has a population of 330 million, much higher than other worst affected countries such as Spain and Italy. Dr Deborah Birx, an expert on the White House Covid-19 task force, has said the country has "one of the lowest mortality r...