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Four more policemen and one civilian have been arrested for their involvement in the bullion van robberies that rocked Ghana last year. According to the Police, further investigations they had conducted had led to the arrest of the five. They are Constable Affisu Yaro Ibrahim, Constable Richard Boadu, Constable Rabiu Jambedu, Constable Albert Ofosu and Suspect, Razak Alhassan, a civilian. The policemen involved have been interdicted and all five will be arraigned on Wednesday March 9. Meanwhile, the two police officers who had been arrested earlier in the ongoing investigations have died. During a raid at Borteyman in Ashaiman to…

The Ghana Police Service has given a detailed account of how two Police officers who were initially arrested in connection with the rampant bullion van robberies that occurred last year, lost their lives. The Director-General of Public Affairs of the Service, DCOP Kwesi Ofori said after preliminary investigations were conducted into the roberies, “we [the police] intensified our investigation, and the two policemen who were arrested assisted the police to a Borteyman, near Ashiaman,” which is believed to be the hideout of the criminals. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, DCOP Kwesi Ofori, explained…

A mass burial will be held yesterday, March 11, for persons who lost their lives in the Appiatse explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The explosion, which occurred on January 20, 2022, near Bogoso, claimed 13 lives leaving 59 others severely injured, including a 15-month-old baby. Out of the number, some of the victims have already been laid to rest, with the remaining expected to be buried today. In an earlier interview with the media, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Prestea Huni-Valley, Isaac Dasmani, explained that families who wished for their relatives’ private burial will be…

Thursday (3 March) marked the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) World Hearing Day, which identifies exposure to noise as one of the seven key interventions to prevent hearing loss. Occupational exposure to noise is a significant contributor to hearing loss and happens in almost all work settings to varying degrees. The severity is dependent on factors such as the frequency (Hz) of the noise, loudness (dB) and duration of exposure. This can be exacerbated outside of work, for example, by going to nightclubs or hobbies such as DIY. Other contributing factors may include ageing, some illnesses and diseases, as well as…

Russia is striking civilian targets in Ukraine, including hospitals, nurseries, and schools, the Ukrainian deputy prime minister has said, Olha Stefanishyna told the BBC that, after “strong resistance” from the Ukrainian army, there was an “enormous operation” by Russia against civilians. She accused Russia of a “terroristic plan”, with attacks coming from the air and also by land. The World Health Organization also said health facilities are being attacked. “The WHO has confirmed several attacks on health care in Ukraine, causing multiple deaths and injuries,” the WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday. The British government has accused Russia…

The Minority in Parliament has expressed disappointment and dissatisfaction over the Lands Minister’s report about findings of the Committee tasked to probe the Appiatse explosion. Members of the Caucus have indicated they will soon conduct their own assessment of the incident that killed 13 people and rendered many other homeless. Addressing Members of Parliament (MP) on Thursday after an urgent question filed by Bongo MP, Edward Bawa, on findings of the Appiatse Committee, the Lands Minister said Maxam breached six mining regulations. Samuel Abu Jinapor revealed that Maxam, the company at the center of the explosion was culpable for the…

A Stakeholder engagement session has been held on the security situation in the Northern Region. The engagement, which took place on Thursday, offered the Police the opportunity to brief the stakeholders on investigations conducted into some of the incidents that have triggered violence in the region, including the recent Lamashegu shooting incident. Presenting the reports on the various investigations, the Northern Regional Police Commander, COP Timothy Yosa Bonga said, the Inspector General of Police sent a powerful investigative team to investigate the criminal aspect of the Lamashegu incident. He added that a team of ballistic and crime scene experts were…

Two more persons involved in the Wassa Asikuma accident in the Western Region have died, bringing the total death toll to eight. The accident occurred when a KIA truck and a Sprinter Bus were involved in a head-on collision at Wassa Asikuma on Thursday, March 3, 2022. The bus was fully loaded with passengers from Kumasi heading to Tarkwa when the crash occurred. Six persons, including a two-year-old boy, died instantly. In a Citi News interview, the Station Officer for the Wassa Akropong Unit of the MTTD, Chief Inspector Martin Atiaest, said two of the injured persons have died as…

A downpour in the Ho Municipality on Wednesday brought down giant billboards, ripped off buildings and uprooted trees in parts of the Volta Regional Capital. The rainstorm, which lasted for some 45 minutes, caused severe destruction to some structures within the municipality. Some schoolchildren in the Ho Municipality had to endure the pain of learning under trees on Thursday after the roofs of their classroom blocks were ripped off following a severe downpour on Wednesday evening. An eatery, close to the Ho Municipal Hospital, was one of the affected places. Three persons who were at the eatery during the rainstorm…

Two journalists from the Multimedia Group have won first and second places in the 2021 World Health Organisation’s Road Safety Reporting Contest. They are; JoyNews’ Seth Kwame Boateng who placed first and Myjoyonline.com/Nhyira FM’s Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah, second place. Mr. Boateng’s “Crushed Young: Child fatalities due to road accidents” documentary, which examined the toll road accidents have on children in Ghana, won him the honour. The documentary was produced as part of efforts to address the increasing number of road accidents in the country. It told the story of how children have been left with permanent disabilities after being knocked…