Veteran filmmaker Kwaw Ansah has urged filmmakers in the country to endeavour to tell good stories to move the local film industry to a higher pedestal. Kwaw Ansah, who is in his late 70s, made this point in an interview with Graphic Showbiz recently at his East Legon residence. “We have a lot of talents … Read more
The Norwegian Embassy in Ghana has temporarily shut down its operation after one of its staff tested positive to coronavirus. “The Embassy of Norway can confirm that one of our colleagues has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The person is in quarantine and the Embassy is in close dialogue with Ghana Health Service,” the … Read more
Football in France (French ligue 1 and 2) and Germany’s top-two divisions (Bundesliga 1 and 2) has been suspended immediately because of coronavirus outbreak. The German Football League (DFL) said there were “suspicions of a coronavirus infection in the vicinity of several clubs and their teams and that further infections cannot be ruled out”. The … Read more
A coronavirus phone operator left politicians in stitches after a Kenyan MP anonymously called the ministry of health hotline/helpline pretending to have symptoms during a committee sitting. The legislator Sabina Chege did a test run in front of the health minister who was being questioned on government’s preparedness. The call ended up becoming a … Read more
Corona Virus also know as Covid-19, a disease which sprang up earlier this year and had been declared pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is now in Ghana. The disease which is stated to have flu-like symptoms is still on the rise. Corona Virus has killed a lot of people in China and other … Read more
Police in Uganda are investigating a father and daughter for allegedly giving people a fake vaccine against the coronavirus – which causes the Covid-19 disease. There is currently no inoculation against the disease which has killed more than 3,800 people around the world. There are currently 18 confirmed cases of coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa but … Read more
Uganda’s finance ministry has asked the Ugandan embassy in China to refund money sent “erroneously” to their account, after it emerged they sent almost ten times more than planned. The Ugandan Cabinet had approved $61,800 (£47,700) to be sent to China for students in Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. But the education ministry … Read more
Former captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan has revealed that he rejected a move to Manchester City to play in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The country hosted the 2008 AFCON but failed to win the ultimate, losing to Cameroon at the semifinals stage. However, the team fought hard to win the bronze … Read more
Communication Member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Lawrence Kwasi Antwi has alleged that the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama, will double as the Presidential candidate and the running mate for the party to contest the 2020 general election because no credible member of the party is willing … Read more
Former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has pleaded not guilty to charges brought against him at an Accra High Court on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The plea, according to Charles Pouzing, a member of Mr Nyantakyi’s legal team, was the right thing to do as the former football administrator has committed … Read more