Tag Archives: EMERGENCY

A Ghana Air Force helicopter had to make an emergency landing on the campus of Ofori Panin Senior High School for the pilot to attend to nature’s call. Initial report by Edhub on Twitter indicated that the helicopter was brought to the school to pick up a student who had …

At least 150 people have died after a powerful storm caused severe flooding in eastern Libya, an official has said. Storm Daniel made landfall in the North African nation over the weekend, prompting authorities to declare a state of extreme emergency. Last week, it killed a dozen people in Europe. …

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has issued an official statement regarding the recent emergency landing of Delta Airlines flight DL157, which was en route to New York from Accra. The incident occurred on Friday, September 8, 2023, when the aircraft, carrying 215 passengers and crew including Ghanaian musician Sarkodie, was …

West African army chiefs gathered in Accra on August 17, 2023, to deliberate on a potential deployment of an armed intervention aimed at restoring constitutional order in the Republic of Niger after a military junta failed to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum as president. The meeting, which spans a two-day period from …

A Midwife and Public Relations Officer(PRO) of the National Association of Registered Midwives , Rossetta Ntiriwa Boakye says women have to take emergency pills once every year. She says it’s dangerous and can cause havoc to their uterine line if taking the medication becomes frequent. “Research has proven that every …

The Programme Manager of the National STIs and HIV/AIDs Control Programme (NACP), Dr. Stephen Ayisi-Addo has advised the youth to desist from replacing the use of condoms with emergency contraceptives. According to him it was important the youth used contraception correctly, consistently and continuously if they want to be protected …

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of Monkeypox a global health emergency. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It was made known after the second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus. WHO’s Director …

A state of emergency has been declared in part of California as the largest active wildfire in the US rapidly spreads near Yosemite National Park. The Oak Fire has quickly grown since starting on Friday, and firefighters have struggled to get the blaze under control. “Explosive fire behaviour is challenging …

The Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency across Sri Lanka and a curfew has been imposed in the western province, a spokesperson in the Prime Minister’s office has said. Protesters heading towards PM’s office Thousands of protesters are making their way towards the Prime Minister’s office on Flower …

The government will on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, launch an anti-terrorism campaign with the announcement of a toll-free number to enable the public to report suspicious activities within their communities as the country seeks to ward off threats of extremists within the sub-region. The number, 999 will connect to the …