A passenger train derailed Tuesday (Mar. 7) north of Cairo, killing at least 2 people and injuring a further 16, Egyptian authorities said. At least 20 ambulances were dispatched to the scene and the injured transferred to nearby hospitals. A ministry statement said “the injured were in a stable condition.” …
Read More »Two Nigerian nationals arrested at Mumbai airport with 167 cocaine pellets in stomach
Two Nigerian nationals have been arrested at the Mumbai airport for trying to smuggle in cocaine worth nearly Rs 30 crore packed in capsules ingested by them, an official from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Acting on intelligence inputs, DRI officials intercepted two …
Read More »Tanzania makes radical shift in two years under President Samia
When President Samia Suluhu Hassan came into office nearly two years ago, Tanzania was on a completely different trajectory. President Samia has since presided over a raft of reforms that have changed the direction the country was taking under her predecessor, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, who died in office on …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: Two siblings killed by flood at Baba Dogo
Two minors have been reported dead after being swept away by flood at Baba Dogo, a suburb of New Botianor in the Ga South Municipality of Greater Accra Region. The incident happened after the heavy downpour this dawn. According to eyewitnesses, the building of the deceaseds and their mother …
Read More »How Speaker Bagbin ordered two NDC MPs to retract anti-Jean Mensa submissions
Speaker Alban Bagbin had cause to order retraction of comments and submissions by two Members of Parliament on Tuesday, February 28. Incidentally, the two MPs were from the main opposition National Democratic Congress and they were ordered to retract statements directed at a common subject, that is Jean Mensah, Chairperson …
Read More »Two Nigerian men arrested in Guyana attempting to mail cocaine overseas
The Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) has arrested two Nigerian nationals who attempted to post a box containing $400,000 worth in cocaine through the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC). The anti-drug agency in a statement on Thursday, February 23, 2023, identified the suspects as 33-year old Michael Emmanuel …
Read More »Police arrest two suspects with locally made guns and charms
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested two suspects, Daniel Ojoh, 20, and 27-year-old Kudus Ahmed, with two locally made guns and charms. Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, February22, said the suspects were arrested …
Read More »Two tipper trucks involved in accident at Tarkwa
A loud noise like an explosion was heard in the early hours of Wednesday at Bankyim a suburb of Tarkwa which was the result of two tipper trucks involved in an accident where one person was severely injured. One of the tipper trucks with registration number GN 2106-22 belonging to …
Read More »Two international airlines apply to operate from Kumasi Airport – Hassan Tampuli
Two international airlines have applied to operate charter services and scheduled international flights to the newly-renovated Kumasi International Airport. The Deputy Minister of Transport In-Charge of Aviation, Hassan Tampuli, addressing stakeholders at the recently-ended 4th AviationGhana Stakeholders Meeting 2023, confirmed this and encouraged others to explore the possibility of servicing the …
Read More »Violence at NDC congress: Two more suspects arrested
The Police have arrested two more suspects wanted in connection with the violent disturbances that occurred during the NDC’s National Youth and Women’s Congress held on 10th December 2022, at Cape Coast in the Central Region. The suspects, Abdul-Fataw Adams and Hajj Dawda Hassan were arrested at Wenchi in the …
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