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The history of Ghana can never be told without the story of how three war veterans in the colonial era were shot and killed at the Christianborg Castle Crossroads on February 28, 1948. The three World War II veterans were; Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey. Today, February …

A cargo truck lost control at Dr. Mensah, a popular commercial area in Kumasi, killing at least two women Sunday. The accident which happened around 1:30p.m., has also left another man injured, according to police sources. The truck which carried groundnuts reportedly lost control while descending a hilly portion of …

Five people were killed and seven injured after a minibus taxi overturned on the N5 near Bethlehem. The vehicle was ferrying teachers and school governing body members from Sekoko Primary school in Paul Roux. The passengers were heading home from a workshop in Tweeling when the accident occurred. Police spokesperson …

An 18-year-old Kenyan girl has been jailed five years for starting a school dormitory fire that killed ten of her schoolmates in Kenya. The girl committed the offence when she was 14 years old in 2017 while in her first year at Moi Girls Secondary School in the Kenyan capital, …

At least 137 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 316 injured during the first day of the Russian invasion early Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Russia’s military on Thursday crossed into Ukraine from several directions, hours after President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a special military operation. …

At least 34 people have died so far in a cholera epidemic that is sweeping the Central African nation of Cameroon, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday. The epidemic has hit at least four regions, including the Littoral region where the commercial …

Two persons have lost their lives in a wild inferno which swept through a slum at Railway Line near Odwna, a suburb of Accra Sunday morning. Several wooden structures which serve as dwelling place and commercial activities of the victims have been burnt. In addition, several other properties have been …

The army in Mali says eight of its soldiers have been killed and five are missing after an attack by rebels in the north-eastern Archam region. The fighting comes days after France and its allies said they were withdrawing their forces from Mali. An army statement said that in response …

A okada” rider on Saturday morning died at the Lapaz traffic light in Accra, while the passenger on his bike has been rushed to the hospital. An eyewitness, Peter Owusu told Citi News, the okada rider attempted to manoeuvre his way through two vehicles when the unfortunate incident happened. According to …

Highlife artiste Kwame Asare Obeng has petitioned the IGP to investigate Ken Agyapong for alleging that Ex-President John Dramani Mahama was responsible for the murder of J. B. Danqua. According to A Plus, given the seriousness of the allegation, the Ghana Police Service must investigate whether the allegations are true or …