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National Cathedral: Why construction has stalled

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana has confirmed that construction of the religious edifice has stalled. Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah explained that the status quo can be attributed to “the vagaries of the fundraising”. In a statement issued on Friday, he however, assured that construction would soon restart. …

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Kumasi Tanker Fire: Watch video of scared KG children running for their lives

For some infants in the Kumasi Metropolis, the fire and explosion recorded at a plastic water storage factory in Atonsu on Friday, has left them with a traumatic memory on their minds. This is visible in a video showing some kindergarten school children running helter-skelter for safety while a raging …

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Kumasi polytank factory gutted by fire

A polytank manufacturing company located at Atonsu near the Kumasi Shoe factory has been gutted by fire. Three people have so far sustained serious life-threatening injuries as a result of the explosion. According to residents, the fire incident happened on Friday morning when the gas tanker was discharging gas which …

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VIDEO: Three injured in near fatal gas explosion at Atonsu shoe factory

A near-gas explosion at the Atonsu shoe factory in the Ashanti Region has left three people injured. The incident, which occurred in mid-morning on Friday, June 17, 2022, also left two cars burnt. Eyewitnesses narrated to Nhyira News’ Obidehyie Ofori Amanfo that the incident occurred while a tanker was discharging gas into the …

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Fire guts shoe factory at Atonsu Agogo

A gas tank has caught fire at the premises of a shoe factory close to the Lobab International School at Atonsu Agogo in the Kumasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on Friday, 17 June 2022, and caused thick acrid smoke in the area. Students of the Lobab …

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Another terrorist attack in Togo, close to Ghana’s border in North Eastern Region

Terrorists have once again attacked the Republic of Togo, this time, close to border communities in the North Eastern Region of Ghana. According to a JoyNews report, the attack happened on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 3:00 am and resulted in a gunfight between the terrorists and personnel of the …

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PHOTOS: Abofour, Nkwaakwaa residents siphon fuel from overturned tanker

Some residents of Abofour and Nkwaakwaa in Ashanti Region thronged the Kumasi-Techiman highway to siphon diesel after a Burkina Faso-registered tanker overturned, covering more than half of the main road. The residents raced to the scene to siphon the diesel, saying it was a good opportunity given the escalating cost …

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Alleged coup case: There was typographical error in affidavit – Prosecution witness

Police Detective Chief Inspector Michael Nkrumah, the last prosecution witness in the ongoing treason trial, says there was a typographical error in the affidavit to support the accused’s motion. Prosecution witness said a statement he made in an affidavit to support a motion that the accused were arrested at a …

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Fibroid: Eight tins wey fit make woman to get dis tumour for belle

One research don show say fibroid dey affect 3 to 10% of women between di age 25 and 50 years for Nigeria. Na sabi pipo do di research for Teaching Hospitals inside Calabar, Port Harcourt and Enugu southern Nigeria. ”Fibroid na di most common tumour wey dey grow inside women …

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Cocoa farmers mount wooden bridge on Tano River to escape Ivorian rebels

Cocoa farmers around Elubo in the Jomoro District of the Western Region now use a makeshift wooden bridge and walk for about 7 kilometers just to avoid using the Tano River, where Ivorian rebels attack them for their produce. TV3 in February 2021 carried a story in which they complained about …

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