Tag Archives: LIVES

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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March For Our Lives: Tens of thousands rally for stricter US gun laws

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. Those taking part at the hundreds of marches carried slogans like “I want freedom from getting shot”. US President Joe Biden backed the protests, calling on Congress …

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Accra floods: How people were running for their lives

About five hours of heavy rainfall yesterday in Accra caused severe flooding and disrupted activities in many parts of the capital city and beyond. Some of the affected areas include the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange, Spintex, Madina road, the Sahara Park in Adabraka, Ablekuma, parts of Teshie, the Obetsebi Lamptey roundabout, …

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28 years on, survivor lives to fulfil slain father’s dream

Fabrice Iradukunda was just a baby when his father, a pharmacist, was killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi. His mother also passed a few years later, and as an orphan, he was left in the hands of a family that was friends with his parents, and has …

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Our lives are in danger – Headmistress cries out

And also education is a backbone of any country that aims at achieving greater things in the future with its youths, by giving them proper educational background and the needed tools that will aid them in learning. But Kobeda No 1, a farming community under the Kintampo North Municipality is …

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Police withdraw patrols in Tamale for fear of officers’ lives

The Northern Regional Police Command has withdrawn all patrols and visibility snap-checks in the Tamale metropolis over the fear of officers’ lives. This follows the intensified uncertainties in the region after a recent shooting incident at Lamashegu that resulted in the death of one person and injury of several others. …

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Gunshots at Pantang Hospital, nurses flee for their lives

Hardly a day passes without gunshots being heard around the Pantang Hospital area. This is forcing the nurses to run for their dear lives. The Eastern wing of the hospital housing the nurses is where the problem is, our reporters gather. An eye witness says land guards terrorizing the residents …

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VIDEO: How police saved lives, GH¢550K in Accra-Winneba Road bullion van heist

`   • The robbers of the Accra-Winneba road bullion van attack would have made away with a whopping GH¢550,000 • The robbers failed to get the car to stop despite the multiple gunfires • The money was being transported from the Ordokor Zenith Bank Branch to its Winneba branch …

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Black Lives Matter activist shot in London

Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head, her party says. The Taking the Initiative Party said she was being treated in intensive care after being “brutally attacked” in the early hours of Sunday. The 27-year-old was taken to a south London …

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Accident claims 12 lives including 8-year-old

Twelve (12) people have perished, whilst seven others are in critical condition after two buses collided on the Buipe-Tamale highway. The eleven died on the spot, including an eight-year-old girl at the accident scene at Alipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, …

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