A KUMASI-based Journalist, Simon Opoku Afriyie , has extended a helping hand to scores of children of school-going age at Manso Muawano in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region. Mr. Opoku Afriyie who is also Otec Fm news reporter and doubles as the Chief Executive Officer of choicenewsonline.com, …
Read More »How 13-year-old boy saved a bus with 50 pupils from crashing at Bawjiasie
In a remarkable display of courage and quick thinking, a 13-year-old puil from Carefield School Complex in Bawjiase, near Kasoa, Central Region, has become a local hero after saving around fifty students from a potentially disastrous bus accident. Augustine Nii Odoi Laryea, a class 6 pupil, acted swiftly to prevent …
Read More »30 pupils injured after school bus somersaults, falls into river at Atwima-Kwanwoma
About 30 pupils were rushed to hospital after their school bus plunged into a river at Atwima Boko in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. Reports say the school bus which was conveying students of Divine Charisma International School somersaulted and fell into a river in the process. …
Read More »Dilapidated structure collapses on pupils in Sehwi Wiawso
50 pupils have been affected following the collapse of a dilapidated Kramokrom D/A Primary school structure in the Sehwi Wiawso municipality of the Western North Region. The school authorities assisted pupils who were trapped in the building during the incident. 10 pupils were injured and rushed to the hospital for …
Read More »Pregnant woman, 5 pupils escape death after bridge collapses
An eight-month-old pregnant woman and five pupils escaped death by a whisker after a dilapidated bridge they were using which links Have and Avevoyoe communities in the Afadjato South District of the Volta Region collapsed. The pregnant woman and the pupils nearly drowned in the running water under the bridge …
Read More »UE/R: 2 basic school pupils quarantined over COVID-19 infection
The Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu has disclosed that two basic school pupils in the region have tested positive for Covid-19. The pupils he noted are currently under quarantined at the Upper East Regional Hospital while contact tracing is ongoing. Failing to disclose the identity of pupils, the Minister, …
Read More »Pupils of Kpandema Primary School lie on bare floor to study, write exams
Pupils of Wiaga Kpandema Primary School in the Builsa North municipality of the Upper East Region are forced to sit or lie on the bare floor for studies due to the lack of adequate furniture in the school. The pupils from KG one to primary six sit on the bare …
Read More »Adrobaa school bus accident: Chief performs rituals after death of 5 pupils
Traditional leaders at Adrobaa, a farming community in the Tano North Municipal of the Ahafo Region have performed rituals to pacify the land after an accident which claimed the lives of five pupils. The Nananom, led by Adrobaahene, Nana Odiasempa Boadu and Nana Adwoa Dum II, the Queenmother in the area, …
Read More »14 pupils receiving treatment after school bus somersaults, falls into a ditch
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 …
Read More »VIDEO: Pupils of Obuasekrom D/A Primary school sit on the floor to study
Teachers, parents, chiefs, and pupils of Obuasekrom in the Atwima Mponua district of the Ashanti region have expressed worry over a death trap school threatening the lives of the pupils and teachers. According to most of the parents who spoke to this reporter, some teachers, due to the poor nature …
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