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It took the doughty Firefighters one hour 30 minutes to bring a fire involving a Renault petrol tanker truck with registration No. GT 9184–18 under control after dispatch at 1314 hours. The raging ruinous fire was finally knocked down at 3:50 pm using water and foam from three fire engines …

Baba Yara was a Ghanaian international footballer born on October 12, 1936 in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. The legendary Baba Yara was popularly called ‘King Winger’ owing to his exceptional skills as a footballer. He was the first footballer to be voted twice as Ghana’s Footballer of the year as a …

Some aggrieved members of the New Patriotic Party in the Nkwanta South Constituency of the Oti region have locked up the party office over an alleged underhand dealing in the sale of area coordinators’ election forms. The group is demanding a fresh nomination, claiming that people whose names were found …

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has paid an amount of US$145,000 for the importation of parts of a crucial cancer treatment machine at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH. He issued the checque during the week on Net 2 TV when some of the medics who work at …

Kenya said Thursday it was investigating allegations that thousands of donated condoms, mosquito nets and life-saving medicines were stolen from a government-run warehouse and then sold on the black market. The items were donated by the Geneva-based aid body Global Fund which has disbursed over $1.4 billion to Kenya since …

A 27-year-old suspected ritualist has taken to his heels after a coffin full of blood was retrieved from his room in Mperhin, a suburb of Offinso in the Offinso South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Kwasi is said to be a known ritualist in the area who demand …

Torrential rains in Bekwai in the Ashanti Region have ripped off the roof of some schools in the area. The rains, which lasted for hours on Thursday, 17 March 2022, caused an interruption in power supply, leaving the town in darkness. The roof of some classrooms at the Bekwai Senior …

Fishermen in the Ola community of the Cape Coast Metropolis have lamented over the lack of premix fuel for fishing. Ola is one of the fishing communities in the Central Regional Capital located under the Cape Coast North Constituency. Although not all the residents of the community are into the …

The family of 34-year-old Kwesi Hankson, who received a hot slap from Afia Schwarzenegger, during her father’s funeral, have asked the comedienne to either compensate or issue a public apology with immediate effect or face their wrath. Kwesi’s two younger sisters who spoke on behalf of the family, have issued a …

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has described as “false and diversionary” claims on social media that its personnel are on rampage in Bawku and killing civilians. It said in a statement on Thursday, March 17 that its personnel at 11 Mechanised Battalion with the support of the police conducted a …