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Minority demands enquiry into Apiate explosion

The Minority in Parliament is calling for an impartial enquiry into the explosion at Apiate near Bogoso in the Western Region that left scores...

Ghana assumes complete ownership of Ameri Power Plant

Ghana has taken full ownership of the 250-megawatt (MW) power production plant from the African and Middle East Resources Investment Group, otherwise known as...

Sarkodie, Fameye, Gyakie, other celebs react to Apiate explosion that killed many

After scores died and many were rendered homeless in an explosion that took place after a vehicle carrying explosives used in mining collided with...

Two escape death as fire guts moving truck at Mankessim [Photos]

A driver and passenger have narrowly escaped death after a KIA truck they were onboard caught fire in the middle of the road at...

Chief’s emotional account of Apiate explosion [Listen]

Chief of Apiate near Bogoso in the Western Region, has given an emotional account of the fatal explosion that occurred in the town, Thursday. According...

Apiate explosion: Victims need psychological attention – Doctor

Clinical Coordinator of the Apinto Government Hospital, Dr Joseph Darko, has indicated that some victims of the Apiate explosion who were evacuated to his...

Apiate explosion: Govt to absorb medical bills of victims [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Govt To Absorb Medical Bills Of Victims Of Apiate Explosion Government says it will foot the entire medical bills of victims of the...

Apiate explosion: Bagbin quotes Bible verse to console victims

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has quoted Bible verse as he commiserates with residents and victims of an explosion at Apiate near Bogoso in...

Video of Tuo Zaafi seller busily stirring soup with broom causes massive stir online

A strange video has surfaced on social media which is gathering huge reactions among angry netizens. The video, sighted on the timeline of the...

Teacher in court for allegedly stealing welfare money

State prosecutors have dragged a 44-year-old teacher to court for allegedly forging signatures and withdrawing money belonging to Oriens Complex School Welfare Association. According to...

Apiate explosion: Govt to punish anyone whose negligence led to disaster

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government will punish anyone found culpable to Apeatse explosion - Lands Minister The Lands Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, says government will not shield...

Pray for Apiate explosion victims – Information Minister begs

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is calling for prayers for victims injured in the Apiate explosion in the Western Region. He said only prayer can...

My son went to film Apiate explosion – Bereaved mother recounts

Many Ghanaians on Thursday were left in a state of shock after an explosion at Apiate in the Western Region. The blast near Bogoso claimed...

GNAT makes strong demand over Apiate-Bogoso explosion

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to identify schools in the adjoining communities near Bogoso...

If you want good roads, support E-levy – Roads Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · Roads Minister calls for support for E levy The Minister for Roads and Highways is making a case for the passage of the...

Light fishing heavily impacts fisherfolk as fish stocks decline

Many in the fishing community have raised concerns over the cost of light fishing as it has heavily impacted their lives and reduced fish...

Tanker explosion at Kaase in Kumasi renders many homeless

Firefighters battled an intense blaze that emanated from a fuel tanker at the Kaase Industrial Area in Kumasi on Friday. The affected area is alleged...

Apiate Explosion: Police reveal state of truck driver, motor rider

The Police Service has disclosed that the two motorists who were involved in the accident at Apiate near Bogoso, that resulted in the explosion,...

Doctor admits giving Taadi ‘pregnant’ woman shots when found

The fifth prosecution witness in the case involving the fake pregnant woman of Takoradi on Thursday, January 20 stood in the witness box for...

Two dead in accident near Akumadan

Two persons have died in an accident near Akumadan on the Kumasi-Techiman Highway. The accident occurred at about 8:30pm on Friday evening. This was in a...

Accident on Kasoa-Cape Coast highway leaves 2 in critical condition

An accident involving three vehicles on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway has left two persons seriously injured. Reports gathered at the scene indicate that a Toyota...

Nigel Gaisie drops bombshell on Black Stars, Sports Ministry and World Cup

Founder and Leader of the Prophetic Chapel Hill, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has made public some prophecies regarding Black Stars, Sports Ministry and their quest...

Health Ministry justifies fumigation fee on cement raw material

The Ministry of Health has justified the collection of a fumigation fee on cement raw materials at the country’s Ports of entry. The Chamber of...

Apiate explosion: Reconstruction of damaged road begins

The Government of Ghana is leaving no stone unturned in restoring life at Apiate, a suburb of Bogoso, where an explosion occurred on Thursday,...

Apiate explosion: Company involved in production of explosives shut down [Listen]

Following the directive by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, the Western Regional Inspector of Mines has in accordance with...

363 Police recruits sworn-in at Ho

A total of 363 recruits have been sworn in at the Regional Police Training School in Ho. The recruits took the oath of enlistment and...

Teachers’ Group applauds Education Minister for showing leadership

A group calling itself "21st Century Teachers" has applauded the Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum for showing leadership by reversing the academic...

Scrap dealers steal digital address plates at Ngleshie Amanfro

Scrap dealers are reported to have started stealing the metal plates on which the digital addresses have been inscribed. At Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga...

Chaos at Akro SHS as students beat suspected thief to death

A suspected thief has been beaten to death by students of Akro Senior High Technical School in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the...

SHS student slits throat of junior for refusing to run errands

A college senior student of an Islamic Theology school has slit the throat of an 11-year-old junior student, Jubril Mato. The junior student, Jubril, who...

Apiate explosion: Chief Inspector of Mines interdicted, company involved suspended

The Lands Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has instructed the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Martin Kwaku Ayisi, to interdict the Chief Inspector...

Apiate explosion: 96 discharged, 4 in critical condition

The Ghana Police Service has provided an update on the number of casualties from the explosion that occurred at Apiate in the Western Region...

Apiate explosion shot ‘coaltar’ into victim’s tummy – Doctor

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bogoso InnerCity Hospital where some victims of the Apiate explosion were rushed to for medical care says...

Community police officer shot dead while chasing murder suspect

A Fulani herdsman has reportedly shot dead a Community Police Assistant, Salisu Lampo at Lingbinkura, a farming community near Buipe in the Central Gonja...

Apiate Explosion: 11-year-old boy to be airlifted to Accra for treatment

The administrator of the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital, Mukabbir Amasa Abass, has revealed that the hospital is preparing to airlift an 11-year-old boy, a victim...

Coach arrested for allegedly sodomising footballers [Video]

A 26-year-old coach, Benjamin Kojo Bannor, is in the grips of the Central East Regional Police Command for alleged sodomy at Kasoa Zion in...

Nima-Maamobi gang clash: 7 suspects plead not guilty

Seven out of 11 suspects accused of rioting and causing harm during Tuesday’s clash between Nima and Maamobi youth, have pleaded not guilty to...

Another explosion renders many homeless [Photos]

Firefighters battled an intense blaze that emanated from a fuel tanker at the Kaase Industrial Area in Kumasi on Friday. The affected area is alleged...

Tamale Police arrest woman and daughter for selling ‘wee toffee’ to pupils

The police in the Northern Region have arrested a woman and her daughter at Sakasaka, a suburb of Tamale Metropolis for processing and selling...

Ghana takes over AMERI plant

Ghana has taken full ownership of the 250-megawatt (MW) power production plant from the African and Middle East Resources Investment Group, otherwise known as...