Parents storm Accra Girls SHS over COVID-19 fears
Some parents and guardians have stormed the Accra Girls Senior High School after six students reportedly contracted the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Police officers have been deployed at the entrance of the school to manage the situation. The parents some of whom are seen visibly agitated in an amateur video insist on removing their wards from the […]
U/ER: 6 killed, 2 injured during clash at Kassena-Nankana
Six persons have been killed and 12 houses torched during a clash over a renewed land dispute between the people of Doba and Kandiga in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region. Two others sustained various degrees of injury and are currently receiving treatment at the Wa Memorial Hospital. According […]
Malawi cancels independence day celebrations
Malawi’s new president, Lazarus Chakwera, has called off independence celebrations and further scaled back plans for Monday’s formal inauguration. Both events were due to be marked by a huge jamboree in Lilongwe’s football stadium. On Saturday, the president announced the stadium’s capacity would be halved to 20,000 to limit the spread of coronavirus. Now the […]
Suspend voter registration exercise to prevent more COVID-19 deaths – Health workers tell EC
Group of Health Professionals has written to the Electoral Commission asking it to suspend the ongoing voter registration exercise until safer ways of conducting the exercise are identified to prevent further spread of COVID-19. According to them, suspending the exercise will help prevent needless Coronavirus deaths in the country. The Health Professionals comprising doctors, nurses, lab […]
