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It’s unfortunate to blame Atomic explosion on ‘chinchinga’ man – GNFS

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has dismissed reports that a fire spark from a nearby khebab seller caused the explosion at the Atomic...

PHOTOS: Three dead in ghastly Suhum accident

Three people are feared dead and several others have sustained various degrees of injuries in a ghastly accident at Kyekyewere near Suhum in the...

Atomic explosion: More roads to open, UG to help ease congestion

Police are expected to reopen portions of some roads leading to and from Atomic Junction in Madina for the free flow of traffic today...

NET 2 TV journalist killed in gas explosion goes home today

The Net 2 cameraman who died during last Saturday’s gas explosion at atomic junction will be buried today.Late Mohammed Ashley Yakubu will be buried...

Many call on God during gas explosion

At least one soul was publicly won for Christ while many others who dreaded being consumed by the fast spreading inferno from the Atomic...

Mother loses two girls, father loses son in River Offin canoe tragedy

Four more bodies have been retrieved from the River Offin in which seven people drowned last Saturday.The bodies includie a 9-year old girl and...

Hot Audio: Atomic Gas Explosion: Traders cry for help

Traders at Madina in Accra have started counting their losses few days after Saturday night gas explosion at Atomic Junction near Madina.The plea of...

Peabo explosion victims appeal for assistance

The people of Peabo in the Eastern Region who were hit by dynamite explosion disaster in December last year, have called for government’s assistance...

Hot Audio: Asuom SHS fire outbreak: MP suspects arson

Member of Parliament for the Asuom constituency in the Eastern Region, Kwabena Ohemeng Tinyaase says he will not rule out arson in connection with...

PHOTO: Net2 TV cameraman dies covering Atomic Junction gas explosion

Joy News has learnt the man who allegedly fell from the Atomic Junction overpass during last Saturday’s gas explosion was an employee of Madina-based...

Hot video: Peabo Quarry explosion caused by human error –

The explosion of the Peabo Quarry in Nsawam-Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region, with catastrophic consequences in December, 2015, on Friday was caused by human...

Hot Audio: We were warned of Atomic gas explosion – survivor narrates

A trader who also survived the gas explosion that occurred at the Atomic junction in Accra  Saturday, has said traders around the fuel station...

Transparency essential to proper land administration – GGA West Africa

Transparency is a critical component of a functioning land administration system, particularly in view of the scarcity of clear and credible information on land...

Hot video: Expect more fire outbreaks – Prophet warns

Founder and leader of Church of Rabbi, Prophet Kwabena Tawiah has warned of more fire outbreaks in the country following Saturday’s huge explosion at...

Attorney General Gloria Akufo narrates how her family escaped the gas explosion

Ghana’s Attorney General, Madam Gloria Akufo has given an account of how her family escaped the deadly Madina-Atomic junction gas explosion which claimed the...

UPSA students demonstrate fuel station behind school

Students of the University of Professional Studies are this morning staging a protest against the citing of a fuel station just behind the school.The move...

Mahama prays for Atomic Junction gas explosion victims

Former President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has sympathized with victims of yesterday's catastrophic atomic gas explosion incident with a word...

Gas explosions will end – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said it is time explosions at fuel stations are stopped.“It is time these incidents came to a stop in Ghana....

Fire started from khebab seller – Gas station manager alleges

A kebab seller is being fingered as the one whose activities might have caused the gas explosion that occurred at the Madina Junction in...

Three thieves arrested at Atomic gas explosion site

Three persons suspected to be thieves have been picked up by the police at the scene of the gas explosion Saturday night.Deputy Public Relations...

Exclusive photos: Victims of Atomic junction gas explosion

Most of the victims of Saturday night gas explosion at Madina-Atomic junction in Accra are thankful to God for saving their lives.The victims who...

Gas explosion not caused by leakage – Gas station owner

Manager of Mansco Gas Filling Station, the site of the first of multiple huge explosions that shook Accra Saturday, has denied reports the disaster...

Rawlings calls for effective preventive measures after gas explosion

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has asked for the implementation of 'effective preventive measures' to prevent life threatening situations in the country.The former President...

Hot audio: “We cant afford anymore gas explosion” – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the country cannot afford anymore gas explosions, following the incident that took place at...

Photos: Fire guts Asuom SHS boys dormitory

A boy's dormitory of the Asuom Senior High School (SHS) in the Kwaebibirm district of the eastern region has been destroyed by fire, Sunday...

Gas explosion: ‘Solid policies’ soon to check fire disasters – Veep

Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia says the government will soon roll out tough policies to address the increasing spate of fire disasters in the...

Gas explosion: 37 Military Hospital providing free care for injured persons

The 37 Military Hospital is taking care of 40 persons injured in Saturday evening's inferno at the Atomic Junction in Accra.Two persons, according to...

Photos: Veep visits Atomic junction explosion site

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has visited visited the gas explosion site at Atomic junction in Accra which claimed five lives and injured many.This...

Update: Seven confirmed dead in Atomic junction gas explosion

The death toll of Saturday night gas explosion at Atomic Junction near Madina in Accra has risen to seven.Out of the 132 injured, 64...

PHOTOS: Atomic junction after gas explosion

Life is returning to normalcy after Saturday night gas explosion at Atomic Junction near Madina in Accra.The Police who have been at the site...

CJ pledges to invest in ICT to enhance quality justice delivery

Ms Sophia A.B. Akuffo, the Chief Justice, has pledged to make the right investment in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the delivery of...

Gas Explosion: Driver knocks dead two students escaping gas explosion (PHOTOS)

A sprinter driver has been arrested by the police for knocking and killing two students in the heat of the pandemonium that occurred at...

Gas explosion at Atomic Junction; hundreds run for dear lives

Hundreds of residents in and around Madina, Atomic Junction and a section of the main campus of the University of Ghana run helter-skelter following...

12-month-old baby, 12 others drown in River Offin

13 people, including a one-year-old, have drowned in River Offin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region.The victims who are farmers were...

Minor rainy season begins

The early morning rainfall experienced in the middle belt and coastal areas of the country today, indicates the beginning of the minor rainy season.Such...

Photos: 1 dead, six-year-old hospitalised as floods submerged major areas in Ghana

A man believed to be in his 30s has been found dead at Abuakwa Manhyia in the Ashanti Region after the Friday rains that...

Wall of ex-Prez Rawlings’ Ridge residence collapses after downpour – PHOTO

A former Head of State, Jerry John Rawlings, was also not spared by the Friday Morning downpour in the national capital Accra, as the walls...

Atuguba pulls stitches out of proposed Special Prosecutor

A legal expert, Dr Raymond Atuguba, has pulled stitches out of the government’s proposed Office of Independent/Special Prosecutor, describing it as an illegality that...

NCA inaugurates audit committee

A five-member audit committee, mandated to ensure proper and effective financial management practices at the National Communications Authority (NCA) has been inaugurated at the...

Amewu justifies purchase of $3m drones to fight galamsey

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, has defended government’s decision to purchase drones worth $3 million to boost the country’s fight...