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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...

Expect more rains till noon – Meteo warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned there will be heavy rains Friday morning till noon in the Central, Western and Brong Ahafo regions.The meteo...

Photos: Early morning rains flood Accra, Kumasi

Early morning rains have rendered many roads unmotorable.Reports coming in from several parts of the indicate many intersections in Accra and Kumasi have been...

Faulty media bus was not hired by presidency – Hamid

Information minister Mustapha Hamid has claimed that the bus that broke down while carrying journalists following the president in the Upper West region was...

4 die in gas explosion at Tulip Inn Hotel

A gas explosion at the Tulip Inn Hotel at Shiashie in Accra has claimed the lives of four employees after all attempts to save...

Two crashed to death at Adonkwanta

Two persons have been crashed to death at Suhum -Adonkwanta, a community along the Suhum-Koforidua road.The deceased are Michael Ohene Asare,9, and Emmanuel Kankam...

CJ to close down dilapidated court structures

The Chief Justice, Ms Justice Sophia Akuffo has unveiled plans to close down all dilapidated court structures to safeguard the safety and security of...

Soldier killed in motor accident in Tamale

A military officer, stationed at the Air Force base in Tamale met his untimely death Wednesday morning following a gory motorbike accident in Tamale.The...

Elephant attack on Minister: We knew nothing about visit – Mole Park Management

Management of the Mole National Park in the Northern Region has said it cannot be blamed for an elephant attack on the Minister of...

Chief Justice cries over safety of Judges

Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has expressed worry about what she described as ‘shameful’ and ‘unhygienic’ condition of some court premises in the country.This, she...

NCA begins audit of TV stations

All television stations in the country are currently undergoing a special audit to ascertain their conformity to rules and regulations, and to ensure they...

HOT VIDEO: Man who stole from an offering bowl busted

A young man, who recently was captured on a CCTV camera stealing from  an offering bowl in Church has been busted.The thief, identified as...

PHOTOS: Children swim to school daily in Tapa Abotoase of Volta region

Most basic school children at Tapa C.K Kope and fifteen other communities in the Biakoye District of Volta Region have been forced to swim...

Video: Angry taxi drivers protest over fuel price hikes

Some taxi drivers on Wednesday hits the streets of Accra to protest over the recent increment in petroleum prices.The angry taxi drivers who stormed...