During the celebration, believers converge at churches to observe Palm Sunday, the resurrection of Christ from death on the third day after His crucifixion. Speaking to GhanaWeb on the effect of COVID-19 on Easter celebrations, Dzidzor Azum noted that “This is not the usual Easter that we know due to Covid. I did even realized that we are marking Easter until I saw people with the palm branches. Observing COVID-19 protocols at ChurchesPrior to the Easter festivities, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo charged all and sundry to respect the laid down protocols by imposing a 2-hour service for all church activities. “My church has been consistent in observing the Covid protocols.

General News of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comSocial media sensation, Shatta Bundle has topped Twitter trends for allegedly raping and kidnapping a 15-year-old girl. (@gyaigyimiiba) April 5, 2021Only my name oo only me name ooo Paah Paah Paah Paah! Shatta Bundle with the W already pic.twitter.com/XlPLGJzCdp — Virgin Repairer❼ (@VirginRepairer) April 5, 2021Ghana Police Arrest Shatta Bundle for defilement. Free Shatta Bundle???????????? (@nubanieslygee) April 5, 2021What shows Shatta Bundle rape dey girlWhat dey fuck do we waste our tym on unnecessary thing in ghana — TUFF GONG ????

General News of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAn aide to former president, John Dramani Mahama, has described our oceans as a toxic environment although it is at the same time largely unexplored. Reacting to the news of the washing ashore of some mammals (including dolphins) at the coast of Axim, Joyce Bawah Mogtari said that it is a regrettable and unfortunate happening. The former Deputy Minister of Transport added that such things make the oceans very toxic for sea life, which she had earlier stated, is still largely unexplored. Joyce Bawah Mogtari is therefore calling on the government to act fast and proactively than it has so far shown. "Our oceans are gradually becoming a toxic environment threatening our very existence.

Regional News of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAn acute water shortage has hit residents of Atebubu in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality of the Bono East Region. Residents in suburbs such as Zongo Number 1, Zongo Number 2, Mempeasem, Ahenfie, Low-cost, Adom, and Ahotor have all been hit with water shortage for over a month now. Some of the residents who interacted with Ghanaweb described how severe and dire the water situation in the area has become. “The water situation in Atebubu has become very serious this year. We can’t get water so we are forced to queue long hours before we can get water to use.

General News of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThis year’s Apetorku Easter Festival within the Akatsi South municipality of the Volta region was attended by hundreds of worshippers, most of whom blatantly flouted the coronavirus protocols. According to a report on myjoyonline.com, the multitude gathered at the Apetorku Gbordzi shrine in Dagbamatey as a way of paying reverence to their deity at this year’s Apetorku Easter Festival. Every year, the Apetorku festival falls in line with the Christian Easter celebration that seeks to honour the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The report added that many traditional groups including the Yewe, Breteke, Korku, Zanugbetorwo among others were revealed to have graced the annual festival. The majority of the believers who attended the festival were clad in white and a touch of black.

General News of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a statement warning the public to desist from consuming any of the fishes that were washed ashore some beaches in the country, over the weekend. According to the statement, the FDA is working with other state agencies to get to the bottom of the incident even as laboratory investigations are currently going on. "The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in collaboration with other State agencies have been engaged in investigating and addressing the matter of various species of fishes washed ashore on some beaches since Friday, 2nd April, 2021. While laboratory investigations are ongoing, the Authority warns the general public to desist from consuming the fish washed ashore in view of the potential risk to health and safety," the statement read. "Meanwhile, to prevent the washed-ashore fish from entering into the food chain, the FDA inspection teams have been dispatched to fish markets including the Osu Madela market in the Korle-Klottey Municipal Assembly," it added.

Close family and friends are in the known and have been doing everything they can to help support. "However, we need support to complete the entire process of getting the tumor out. My friends also call me Sark because there's no Sarkodie song I cannot rap verbatim," the description on the GoFundMe account read. Now, it's all up to the doctors and a lot of prayers from everyone who supported them, as mother of Michael shares. Undoubtedly, crowdfunding has come to stay and it is the hope of many that it will continue to support people who need it the most.

The school with a pupil population of 280 is confronted with inadequate classroom blocks, lack of washrooms, and insufficient furniture. The situation has forced the school to build a bamboo structure to serve as temporal classroom blocks for the affected classes. “As you can see around, we lack classroom structure for the upper primary, that is from class three to six. But that is not the only problem confronting the Pleyo M/A Primary School with furniture deficit being another challenge being faced by the school. The headmistress told GhanaWeb that lack of furniture for both pupils and teachers was a big problem for the school.

General News of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFollowing GhanaWeb’s reportage of some revelling Chorkor residents who had amassed at the beach on Easter Sunday in complete disregard of the President’s lockdown directive, Military officers were quickly despatched to bring the situation under control. Personnel from the military stormed Chokor in Accra after residents defied the lockdown directive to party at the beach. Ghanaweb.com broke the story of how the residents ignored the President’s lockdown directives to chill at the beach on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. Barely two hours after GhanaWeb broke the news, personnel from the military stormed the community beach in their numbers and sacked the people who were breaking the law. In a bid to restore sanity, the armed military personnel later mounted barriers at various junctions.

According to Osebo who appeared on a cooking show, Supa's Kitchen, eating plantain in its raw state can help boost one's immune system. He was captured chewing the raw plantain together with the peel which he claims helps the body in fighting diseases. The host who couldn’t believe her eyes at this point asked if the raw plantain wasn’t causing itchiness in his mouth. But according to him, it was normal as he has been chewing raw plantain for a while now. “I frequently chew plantain in its raw state… take the goat, for instance, it feeds on plantain.

General News of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThough a heterogeneous ethnic sub-group, their chieftaincy system is one element that cannot be overlooked. The Akuapems have a rather unique way of choosing royals both to rule and to serve. Then there is the Queen mother who acts as a ‘mother’ of the Akuapems and then an Abrewatia (elderly woman) in every royal house, who helps with the selection process of the Chief. In the same way, the ‘Okra’ – ‘soul’ of the Okuapehene (a little boy who represents the Chief’s soul) is selected on rotational basis. This was revealed by the late Kronti Osafohene of Akuapem, Nana Addo Kwataa who explained this to the GhanaWeb People & Places team.

Business News of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe first quarter (Q1) of 2021 saw the Ghana Stock Exchange top the African stock market with an annual return of 14.62% in dollar term for investors. The performance of the market translated into an improved market capitalization of GH¢57.16 billion at the end of March this year. The GSE impressive height stems from the cedi’s strong performance which compelled investors to shift their interest to the stock market. The biggest gainer was MTN Ghana, appreciating in stock value by 32%. On the continent, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (12.03%) was the 2nd best performing stock market, whilst the Namibia Stock Exchange placed third (8.12%).

Entertainment of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: ZionfelixPopular Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah is having a good time this Easter holiday as she vacations abroad. Jackie decided to give fans a sneak peek into how her vacation is going and her followers can’t help but drop their jaws after seeing her expensive villa. In a video on social media, the self-made actress and entrepreneur flaunted her “Olympic sized” swimming pool where she is cooling off after months of work. As if the size of the pool and the serene environment wasn’t enough, Jackie further wet the appetite of her fans when she announced the place was exclusive to her. Even though we cannot confirm the location, we believe Jackie is currently somewhere in Asia.

According to details on @GhanaianMuseum on Twitter, Kobena Sekyi never wore European dress again until he died in 1956. Kobena Sekyi, he was the only educated elite in Africa who vowed never to wear European clothing again and became the first lawyer in the British colony (Gold coast) to appear in court in a traditional African cloth. He never wore European dress again until he died in 1956. pic.twitter.com/btb5RnB1B9 — GHANA FACTS & HISTORY (@GhanaianMuseum) April 5, 2021Born on November 1, 1892, as William Esuman-Gwira Sekyi, he was better known as Kobena Sekyi. In consequence, he vowed never to wear European clothing again, and became the first lawyer in the colony to appear in court in a cloth. "Whilst practicing law in Gold Coast Sekyi married Lilly Anna Cleanand, daughter of John Peter Cleanand and Elizabeth Vroom.

General News of Monday, 5 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCalls for the ban on ‘Mallams' and Money ritualists from advertising their product and services on radio and television stations have once again resurfaced following the suspected murder of an 11-year-old boy by two teenagers at Kosoa in the Central of Ghana. “‘It is all because of what they watch on TV stations nowadays. All those on TV stations advertising their juju should be sanctioned,” wrote Timamuk Nakuwu Edwin on Facebook. Another, Sedinam Deku added: “This is what happens when our TV stations are licensed to broadcast Mallams and others teaching our children how to make money without working for it. Below are comments from social media users: