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Hypertension, diabetes rising in Muslim community – Experts warn

Health experts have raised concerns over the prevalence of high blood pressure and diabetes among residents in Koforidua Zongo. The situation has been attributed to a shift in healthy eating and regular physical exercise in form of walking which was characteristic of Muslims in Zongo communities. This was observed during …

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Thunder kills four in Serekpere community

A thunder strike during a brief downpour has claimed the lives of four people in Serepkere, a community in the Nadowli-Kaleo District. Three are brothers of the same father, while the fourth person is a scrap metal dealer. Preliminary information gathered by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) indicated that the …

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Community Day SHS student dies in motor accident

A 17-year-old student of Apersua Community Day Senior High School near Nkurakan in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern region has died in a motorbike accident. The accident occurred on Thursday morning July 14, 2022. The deceased Amissah Bright, a first-year General Arts student was pronounced dead on arrival …

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Apremdo community discovers strange substance beneath soil suspected of being crude oil

The Apremdo community in Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality in Western Region, has discovered an unknown substance beneath the soil, and suspected of being crude oil. Although the discovery of the substance has caused anxiety in the community, the traditional ruler in the area, Nana Egya Kwamena Xl, has taken up the …

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Welcome to Iwoye-Ketu, the Nigerian community where it is taboo to use umbrella

An umbrella is an object for protection against rain or hot sun. When it starts to rain, people stop to put up their umbrellas at once against the rain, but not in Iwoye-Ketu, a border community in Imeko/Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. There, residents would rather be …

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Five gunned down as armed thugs invade Adanse Praso community

Five persons are currently on admission at the Assin Praso Presbyterian Hospital following an attack by a gang of armed thugs at Adanse Praso near Assin Praso in the Assin North District of the Central Region. Report gathered by Kasapa News, Yaw Boagyan revealed that the thugs numbering about 30 …

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How hoodlums attacked Hausa community in Ondo after terrorists struck church, killed worshippers

Some residents on Sunday, attacked Northerners in Ogwatoghose and Ikare areas of Ondo State in retaliation for an attack by gunmen on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owa-luwa Street, in the Owo Local Government Area of the state. Members of the church were attacked by terrorists said to be of …

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VIDEO: How East Legon man ‘hijacked’ community water supply, resold ‘stolen’ water – Minister narrates

An unnamed man residing at East Legon has been arrested for illegally connecting to the main water supply for the community. The arrest was effected by the taskforce of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources on Sunday, April 10. Addressing the press on Monday April 11, the sector minister, …

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Open galamsey pits swallow community members

Scores of uncovered pits left behind by illegal miners are posing a serious threat to residents of those mining communities. While many people have fallen into those pits, leading to their untimely death, others are living dangerously, as the abandoned pits serve as death traps, looking for prey. Additionally, the …

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Lighting kills four in Ondo community

Four youths have lost their lives in Ago-Dada in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State following a lightning strike in the community. The incident was said to have occurred during a rainstorm in the community. A source in the village said the killing of the young boys sparked …

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