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About 14 pupils of the Great Faith Rockery School in Kumasi are receiving treatment at two different hospitals after their school bus was involved in a road accident. According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the bus lost control of the steering wheel and somersaulted into a ditch close to the …

Two policemen have been injured after a truck crashed into the convoy of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state.   Channels Television reported that the incident occurred shortly after Fintiri and some members of his cabinet left a wedding at Agga mosque in the Dougirei area of Yola, the state capital.   …

A male student at Gatugi Day Secondary School tried to enter an all-girls high school in search of his girlfriend, but his plan was thwarted when the female students screamed for help. Looking for his girlfriend, the male student sneaked into the girls dormitory. At midnight, as the girls entered …

Four persons were killed and three others injured when a car rammed into a cement-laden truck on the Abeokuta – Sagamu expressway.   The spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, made this known through a press statement he issued in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital on …

Parliament has announced a raft of stringent security measures such as mandatory body scan for everybody including the speaker of Parliament. The House through the Marshall’s office is also considering the idea of banning the use of mobile phones by journalists in the press gallery. This idea is however vehemently …

A plane has crashed into a Tanzanian lake early Sunday morning according to multiple local media reports. The incident happened in the Lake Victoria located in Tanzania’s Kagera region. In photos circulating on social media, the plane has plunged into the river with only the tail showing. As part of …

Imported frozen chicken and other meat products are preserved for, at least, three years before reaching destination markets in Africa – particularly Ghana – records from the Association of Ghana Industries-Agriculture Sector have indicated. Vice Chair of the AGI-Agriculture Sector, Fatima Alimohamed, told B&FT that the situation is dire and …

The World Bank’s new Country Climate and Development Report for Ghana, has indicated that at least one million more people could fall into poverty due to climate shocks if urgent actions are not taken. The report added that income could also reduce by up to 40% for poor households by …

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has said that he will reject any offer from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to replace Ken Ofori-Atta as finance minister. In a Peace FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Boakye Agyarko explained that he will reject the offer because the president had previously stated that he (Akufo-Addo) cannot work with him. Also, …

The young army officer who seized power in Burkina Faso’s latest coup has been sworn in as interim president. As he took the oath of office, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, 34, promised to win back territory from Islamist militants, and to hold elections in July 2024. The ceremony was streamed live …