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At least 30 students of the Islamic Senior High School at Abrepo in the Ashanti Region have been rushed to the hospital after police allegedly opened tear gas on them while they were demonstrating over frequent road accidents in front of the school. The students of the school are said to have blocked the road in front of their school in the course of their protest over frequent knockdowns. They lamented that frequent calls for speed ramps have fallen on deaf ears. Citi News’ Ashanti Regional correspondent, Hafiz Tijani reported that the police were called in to clear the road…

Over 20 students of Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi have been rushed to the hospital, following an alleged clash with the Police. Sources say the personnel were deployed to the School to maintain law and order. The victims were said to be part of a group of students who blocked the Abrepo Junction-Barekese road to protest pedestrian knockdowns involving students and teachers of the school. Some of the students are reported to have gone unconscious Angry students massed up on the road in protest, as they called for construction of speed rumps on that section of the road. Reports…

Bui Power Authority (BPA) says the Green Ghana Initiative is in tandem with the Authority’s ongoing Forest Resource Enhancement Program (FREP), designed to promote reforestation activities and conservation of the natural forest in their operational areas. The flagship program since 2012 is one of the Authority’s primarily climate change mitigation tools being implemented on acquired land within the Black Volta Basin and the Tsatsadu generation stations and their environs. BPA, a leader in renewable energy in the sub-region, says they are conscious of the impact of climate change and global warming on hydropower generation and, as such, welcomes the Green…

Three military personnel are still on admission at the 37 military hospital after the truck they were travelling in was involved in an accident at Anum Apapamu in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region. The men were deployed to clamp down on activities of illegal miners in forest reserves of the area as part of Operation Half Phase 3. Four of the soldiers have been treated and discharged since the accident on Wednesday. No deaths were recorded. Source link

Bush meat sellers in Kumasi have rejected findings that consumption can spread the monkeypox virus. This comes on the back of a warning by the Ghana Health Service cautioning against consumption of bush meat. The traders who will not grant a recorded interview say their products are inspected by the veterinary service before they are put on sale. For this reason, they believe their products are wholesome. Some of the traders described the warning against the consumption of meat amid a monkeypox scare as a deliberate attempt to collapse their businesses. They cited the warnings against their products during outbreak…

At least one person has been killed and eight others injured after a car drove into a crowd on a busy Berlin street. Emergency officials say it is unclear whether the incident, which happened at around 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT), was intentional or an accident. A police spokesperson told reporters that the driver has been arrested at the scene. The incident took place on the corner of the busy Rankestrasse and Tauentzienstrasse in western Berlin. Reports say the vehicle veered off the street and mounted the pavement before crashing into a shop front. Photos circulating on social media appeared…

The Appiate Support Fund, which was set up to mobilise adequate funds to rebuild the community destroyed by a fatal explosion, has received over GH¢ 42 million in donations so far. This was disclosed by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abdulia Jinapor. Mr. Jinapor said the money raised so far includes donations from individuals and corporate institutions. The Lands Minister called for more donations as he broke down the figures. “As of Monday, June 6, 2022, the Committee had received cash donations of GH¢42,527,380.2. This amount includes the four instalment payments made by Maxam Ghana Limited.” “Out of…

Grace was being shared when the first shot rang out. For dozens of worshippers at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, south-western Nigeria, the Lord’s prayer turned into a viaticum – the final prayer. The armed men that burst through the church doors around 11:30 on Sunday set off dynamite that had congregants scampering to escape the explosions. As worshipers rushed for the other two exits in the chaos, they were met by more armed men, followed by more shots and loud bangs. At the end, eyewitnesses say at least 50 bodies – some of them children – were…

An accident involving a fire tender at Bogobire, a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, has left six personnel critically injured. The personnel with the Obuasi Fire Service are currently being treated at the AGA Health Foundation and the Obuasi Government Hospital. The victims were responding to a distress call when the accident happened on Sunday. Speaking to Adom News, the Ashanti Regional Fire Commander, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Harry Giwah, said the accident happened when the driver attempted to stop abruptly after spotting an ongoing bridge construction on the road. However, the fire tender veered off and somersaulted before…

The OneGhana Movement has reiterated its call for justice for the victims of the June 3 fire and flood disasters. It has been calling for fair compensation for the victims over the years and even filed a class-action lawsuit pursuing GOIL, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) for their complicity in the disaster. On the seven-year anniversary of the disaster that claimed at least 150 lives, the movement said it hopes to ensure accountability in the matter. The fire and explosion took place at a fuel station near the Kwame Nkrumah circle. “It is our…