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Management of the University of Ghana has said that persons found culpable in the acts of violence on the University’s campus last night will be sanctioned appropriately. According to the Management, efforts are underway to identify the perpetrators. This is in response to an inter-hall fight that ensued between the residents of the Commonwealth and John Mensah Sarbah halls of the University of Ghana last night resulting in injuries and damage to properties. The University in a statement issued on August 6, 2022, condemned the “needless acts of violence that have led to injuries and destruction of property.” “Management of…

Personnel from the Ghana Police Service have been deployed to the University of Ghana campus following a clash between students of Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah Halls. Even though the incident happened on Friday, the presence of the personnel is to ensure that calm is restored on campus for academic work to proceed without interruptions. An inter-hall fight ensued between the residents of the Commonwealth and John Mensah Sarbah halls of the University of Ghana resulting in injuries and damage to properties. Narrating the incident to myjoyonline.com, an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said residents of Sarbah Hall celebrated ‘Sarbahfest’ on Friday. As part…

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested Paul Kwah, the driver in charge of an articulated truck that was involved in a fatal motor accident on August 3, 2022, at Eduagyei Village on the Cape Coast-Takoradi highway. According to the police, preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect driver, Paul Kwah, was driving a Dad Flat Body Articulated Truck No. GM 2670-12, loaded with 850 bags of cement from Takoradi to Accra. “On reaching the Eduagyei village, he carelessly overtook some vehicles and collided head-on with an oncoming Toyota Hiace mini bus No. WR 1347-17.” The driver and 11 passengers on…

At least 13 people were killed and 41 others injured after a fire swept through at a nightclub in Chonburi province in south-eastern Thailand. The fire broke out at 1:00 local time on Friday (18:00 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B nightspot in Sattahip district, said police. Footage circulating online showed people fleeing the club screaming, some with their clothes alight. Rescuers say flammable material on the walls may have exacerbated the blaze. The venue in Chonburi, a province located 150km (90mi) south of Bangkok, was a single-storey complex measuring 4,800 square metres. Firefighters battled for more than two hours…

Three persons lost their lives and several others sustained various degrees of injuries in a fatal accident in an Accra-bound bus from Bimbilla in the Nanumba North municipality in the Northern Region on Thursday. The three include two children and an adult. The incident, according to some survivors on the bus, happened when the vehicle skipped off the road and landed on its side. A surviving victim, Hajia Bintu Karim, said “I suspect the vehicle was overloaded. When I came in the morning and saw the car, I complained, but left the issue in the hands of God.” “When I…

An official of the National Identification Authority (NIA) official at Awutu Bereku in the Central Region has sustained injuries in the arm after he attempted to stop a Nigerian national and his Ghanaian accomplice, Nicholas Odoom from duping people. The two are alleged to have been extorting monies from applicants who join long queues in the name of helping them acquire their Ghana cards. According to the injured NIA official, Richard Ekow France, the Authority had received numerous complaints of some individuals extorting monies from applicants in the name of helping them acquire their Ghana cards. Ekow France says the…

Twelve persons have been killed in an accident at Eduagyei on the Elmina -Komenda junction road in the Central Region. According to the Police, the 12 persons died when a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number WR 1347- 17, collided head-on with a DAF Truck with registration number GM 2570-12. The dead include 5 females and 7 males. Their bodies have been deposited at the Cape Coast teaching Hospital Morgue for autopsy. One person was injured in the accident. According to eyewitnesses, the DAF trailer that was fully loaded with bags of cement was heading towards Takoradi whereas the Toyota…

Government has decided to lift the ban it imposed in 2017 on the construction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stations. The decision was arrived at Cabinet’s 35th sitting held today, Wednesday, August 3, 2022. This also follows the ongoing strike by Tanker Drivers and LPG Marketing Companies over the issue. In a statement, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) said, “Cabinet has granted a special dispensation to allow the completion of the construction of stranded LPG stations across the country”. The Authority has asked all Oil Marketing Companies and LPG companies to begin processes for approval. “We are therefore requesting all…

Fourteen passengers are feared dead in the Central Region following a head-on collision between a tipper truck and a commercial Nissan Stanbic bus. The truck with registration number GM 2670-12 was heading to Accra from Takoradi while the Nissan bus was heading to Takoradi from Kumasi. The incident happened at Ayensudo in the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem municipality of the Central Region. Eyewitnesses say the truck which was loaded with cement in an attempt to overtake other vehicles at a section of the highway where there was heavy smoke as a result of a burning bush run into the Nissan Stanbic bus killing fourteen…

The Upper East Regional Health Promotion Officer, Rexford King James, has asked all and sundry not to panic over the monkeypox virus. This comes after one person was confirmed dead by health authorities in the Upper East Region after testing positive for monkeypox. According to the Regional Health Directorate, the person who was confirmed as having been infected was seen on the 22nd July, 2022 with a history of fever and skin rash. The person died on the 26th of July 2022. The death has created an uneasy calm in the area, with people expressing fear due to a lack…