GENERAL NEWS

GHS194,000 worth of fuel lost in tanker fire near Buipe depot – BOST

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has estimated the value of product lost in a fire incident that occurred near its Buipe Depot at GHS194,760.00. Initial reports suggested that three fuel tankers were consumed by fire at the truck park of BOST’s Buipe Depot in the Northern …

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Akufo-Addo’s bodyguard enstooled chief of Alajo

The bodyguard’s stool name will be Nii Ayi Quaye I. Nii Ayi Quaye I was enstooled Alajo Mantse on Saturday, January 4, 2020. He was made chief of the Alajo area by the Gbese Manste and Adontenhene of the Ga State. President Akufo-Addo was the special guest of honour of …

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One dead, several injured in a fatal accident at Nkawkaw

One person has been confirmed dead while many others are in critical condition after a Cargo Truck crashed a private Car on Nkawkaw-Abepotia stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway. The injured victims have been rushed to the Holy Family Hospital in Nkawkaw while the body of the deceased – …

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Two shot over land dispute at Fetteh Kakraba

Two persons have reportedly sustained gunshot wounds in an alleged dispute over a piece of land at Fetteh Kakraba in the Central region. Others including a police officer at the scene of the shooting managed to flee when the suspect open fire on them. Chief of Fetteh Kakraba, Nana Essel …

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Photos: 3 Dead, 5 Injured In A Premix Fuel Explosion At Elmina

Three persons are reported dead with five others in critical condition following a premix fuel explosion at Elmina in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem in the Central region. The incident, according to reports, occurred Friday when a stored premix fuel in a house caught fire and exploded. Some residents in …

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Tiwaa must be sacked not reassigned – Takoradi kidnapped girls’ families

The families of the Takoradi kidnapped girls have described the reassignment of DCOP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah from the post of Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to the Director of Welfare as a vindication of their demands to have her sacked. Calls for the dismissal of the outgoing CID boss …

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Ho gets anti-bushfire taskforce

An anti-bushfire taskforce has been formed in Ho to help check the occurrence of destructive fires in the Municipality. The Municipal Anti-bushfire Task Force, under Mr Prosper Pi-Bansah, Ho Municipal Chief Executive, is made up of personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Police Service, the Military, the …

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Ghana Medical Association wants govt to ban ‘Okada’

To reduce the rate of accidents and casualties caused by commercial motor riders, popularly called “Okada riders”, the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called for a total ban of their operations. Dr Frederick Kwarteng, the Head of the Accident, Emergency and Orthopaedic Department, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital made the call in …

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3 fuel tankers go up in flames near BOST depot at Buipe

Three fuel tankers parked close to a Bulk Oil Storage and Transporation Company (BOST) depot at Buipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have been totally razed by fire. The inferno struck the tankers and their contents Friday evening around 7 pm but firefighters were helpless to extinguish …

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Wedding ceremony cancelled as husband tests HIV positive

A colorful wedding ceremony was underway but got stopped after it emerged that the husband tested HIV positive. The said event allegedly took place at Jigawa State, in Nigeria. According to a twitter user @__ussy who shared the news he said; the man was tested during the ceremony and he …

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