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Nine suspects have been picked up by a joint police and military team in Kuyore in the Tatale Sanguli District of the Northern Region, following Friday’s chieftaincy dispute that left one dead and several others injured. The nine have been taken to the regional capital, Tamale. Police say other suspects are still on the run. On Friday, one died with six others sustaining gunshot injuries. The Kuyore Traditional Chief, Nambu Jakobiki IV, in narrating the incident said “we had an arrangement to enskin a sub-chief for the Bichachabi clan. But prior to this programme, there were concerns raised by the…

News Editors have been urged to wage a crusade against the recent spate of carnage on roads in the country. The call is for them to devote airtime and space to help raise public awareness on road safety to reduce the rate of road traffic deaths and injuries. The Director of Planning and Programmes at the National Road Safety Authority, Ing. David Osafo Adonteng made the call on Thursday, at a workshop organised by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) with support from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS). According to him, to…

Ghana has detected some 34 cases of the Omicron variant at its port according to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR). In view of this, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has made some modifications to its protocols regarding foreign travel through the Kotoka International Airport. GHS has directed that all persons 18 years and above arriving in Ghana from December 12 must provide proof of full vaccination, however, all unvaccinated Ghanaians and residents who are currently outside the country and intend to return within 14 days from the midnight of 12th December, 2021 are exempted. Government has also…

Civil Engineer, Abdulai Mahama is pushing for speed limiters to be installed on all vehicles as part of efforts to avert the numerous road accidents recorded in the country annually. Speaking on the Super Morning Show, on Wednesday, he entreated the Road and Highways Ministry to fast track processes in ensuring that the speed limiters are installed on especially, commercial vehicles since this will significantly reduce the high rate of accidents in the country. “I don’t think it will take the country five months to get the speed limiters installed. At least they should start the process of installing them…

Nine people including a toddler have been confirmed dead in an accident at Gindabuo in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region. According to the police, the driver of the Wa bound VVIP bus with registration number, GT 5693-15 allegedly lost control over the steering wheel and veered off the road. The vehicle subsequently somersaulted and entered a ditch leading to nine casualties. The Police Command is currently investigating the cause of the crash. Meanwhile, the injured have been transferred to the Wa Regional Hospital receiving treatment. This accident, beings the total number of accident on that stretched of road…

The Sawla Tuna Kalba District Police Command says the accident that occurred at Gindabuo in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region, which claimed nine lives on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, can be blamed on the driver’s recklessness. The police believe the driver dozed off which resulted in the accident. According to police, the driver of the bus, with registration number, GT 5693-16 allegedly lost control of the steering wheel resulting in the vehicle veering off the road. The bus subsequently somersaulted and entered a ditch. The District Police Commander of Sawla Tuna Kalba, Degraft Armah Adjei speaking to Citi…

Director-General of the MTTD, Dr. Samuel Sasu-Mensah, has stated that 80% to 90% of road accidents that occur in the country are attributable to driver behaviour. Speaking on the Super Morning Show on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, he noted that most drivers who ply the roads do not comply with laid-down traffic rules and regulations. “Basically what we see is that most people practice unsafe driving, some drivers are very incompetent, impatient and drive recklessly. The rules and regulations are there but they are not complying with them. And this accounts for the majority of road accidents witnessed on our…

Three school children have been confirmed dead in an accident at Akuapem-Mampong in the Eastern region on Tuesday. They were among twelve school children in a Nissan Almera taxi with registration number GS 5736-09 driven by one Erasmus Atiemo from Mampong to Mamfe. Their vehicle collided head-on with an unregistered Toyota Camry with a trade plate number DV 11852-21 driven by 34-year-old Henry Boahen. The driver of the Toyota Camry, who was driving from the Akropong direction was said to have wrongly overtaken another vehicle ahead of him resulting in the accident. Both drivers and a number of the school…

Three persons have been confirmed dead in an accident at Sege in the Ada West District of the Eastern Region on Saturday. Seven others are said to have sustained various degrees of injuries in the crash involving a Ford bus, a Sprinter, and a tipper truck. According to an eyewitness, the accident occurred when the sprinter driver made an overtaking, thereby crashing into the oncoming tipper truck and the ford. The drivers of the ford and sprinter vehicle, including a passenger, died on the spot while seven others got seriously injured while the tipper truck drove off. The Ghana National…

At least 23 people have drowned after a bus traveling to a wedding plunged into a flooded river in Kenya. Video footage shows the bus was swept away after the driver tried to cross fast-flowing water over a bridge in the Enziu River, about 200km (125 miles) east of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. The bus had been hired to transport church choir members. Four of the dead were children and a least 12 people have been rescued, local reports say. However, it is unclear how many people were in the bus at the time. The driver was not familiar with…