Two men, described by the police as “illegal miners,” have been confirmed dead, while others sustained injuries after an abandoned mining pit collapsed on them at dawn last Tuesday. The incident happened at Panyinikrom, a farming community near Kyeremasu in the Dormaa East District in the Bono Region. The police …
Read More »Bush fire catastrophe: two hunters roasted, one confirmed dead
Two men identified as Sulemana Abdallah and Osman Sadat believed to be in their late 20s have on Sunday 26th Jan. 2020, were found roasted around Nanzun in the karaga District of the northern region as a result of bush fire. Osman Sadat died upon arrival at the Tamale Teaching …
Read More »Family kicked out of flight for body odour
A Michigan family removed from an American Airlines flight in Miami when staff claimed they had body odour are suing the airline. Yehuda Yosef Adler, his wife Jennie and their young daughter, were removed from the flight to Detroit last January. They claim staff made comments about their Orthodox Jewish …
Read More »Brexit: UK leaves the European Union
The United Kingdom (UK) has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership – and more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum. The historic moment, which happened at 23:00 GMT, was marked by both celebrations and anti-Brexit protests. Candlelit vigils were held …
Read More »NPP Primaries: Businessman vows to unseat Ken Agyapong
Mr. Joseph Aninkorah Kutin affectionately called (JAK) an Accra based businessman and a native of Assin Nyankomase has stuck to his intentions to wrestle the Assin Central seat from the incumbent MP Honorable Kenedy Agyapong in the NPP parliamentary primaries. He picked up his nomination form to contest for the …
Read More »Coronavirus: WHO lists Ghana among top-risk African nations
The World Health Organisation has identified Nigeria and 12 others as high-risk African countries for the deadly coronavirus disease. The other countries are Algeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. A statement by the body said the identified African nations have …
Read More »5 dead, 14 others in critical condition in Kasoa – Cape Coast highway accident
Five persons have died while 14 others have been injured in an accident at Gomoa Antseadze on the Kasoa – Cape Coast road, Saturday. The accident which occurred this morning is said to have caused a lot of traffic on the road. Officers of the Ghana Police Service and National Fire Service …
Read More »Put all travels to China on hold – Health Ministry to Ghanaians
The Health Ministry has directed that all non-essential travels to Coronavirus-hit China be avoided or delayed. So far 213 people have been confirmed dead with nearly 10,000 people, mainly in China, being infected since it emerged in December. More than 100 cases have been reported outside China, in 22 countries. Ghana …
Read More »Top European club sacks Nigerian star for returning late from Christmas break
Nigerian football star and former Manchester City player, Chidiebere Nwakali, has been sacked by his club, Kalmar FF for returning late from 2019 Christmas break. The former Nigerian youth international was in his country last December to celebrate Christmas and refused to return to Sweden after the end of the …
Read More »Woman with 6-month-old baby drown in pond
A woman aged about 32 years and her six months old son have drowned in a pond at Blaakor-Badzikope in the Kpoglu Electoral area of the Ketu South Municipality. The woman, identified as Madam Yegadzinawo Aklamanu with the baby, Korku Kpordzro strapped at her back, had gone to the pond …
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