Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday visited the victims who suffered last from Saturday’s gas explosion at Atomic junction in Accra. He was accompanied by a number of government officials and personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service to the various hospitals the victims were receiving medical attention. So far, seven people have died, ...

In the aftermath of the Atomic Junction explosion, some officials appear hesitant to outrightly condemn the apparently haphazard siting of gas and petrol stations. The massive explosion at a gas station near Atomic Junction, which has so far claimed seven lives, sparked protests and rekindled the fears of residents regarding the siting of fuel stations in densely ...

Residents of Ritz junction in Accra on Sunday staged a demonstration  to demand the removal of a Gas Station located in the area. This comes on the back of a gas explosion at Atomic junction on Saturday, that claimed seven lives and left several others injured. The demonstration began at about 6:00am with over a ...

A British solar car racing team has pulled out of a competition after the car that took two years to build crashed into a barrier during testing. The Cambridge University Eco-Racing team’s solar-powered Mirage car rolled after suffering “a sudden loss of dynamic stability” in Australia ahead of the World Solar Challenge. The damage was ...

Nearly four tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated $260m (£200m) have been seized by international law enforcement officers in the Atlantic. The drugs were found on a boat between Portugal’s Madeira and Azores islands. Officials found 165 individual packages of cocaine weighing 23kg – a total of 3.7 tonnes – concealed beneath the vessel’s cooking ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has extended condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in the horrific gas explosion at the Atomic Junction in Accra. While praying for them, the NDC also consoled those who suffered varied degrees of injury. The NDC in a statement signed by its Deputy General Secretary, Koku Anyidoho, said ...

Over 50 students of Asuom Senior High School in the Kwaebibirim District of the Eastern Region, have temporarily been displaced after losing their belongings to fire which gutted the schools boys’ dormitory on Sunday morning. A Teacher of the school, who is also the Assembly Member of the Adansi Electoral area in Asuom, Abrefa Busia, ...

Government is expected to hold a crunch cabinet meeting over Saturday’s gas explosion that occurred at Atomic Junction in Accra. Some seven people have so far lost their lives, with 132 others sustaining varied degrees of injury. Speaking during his tour in the Northern Region on Sunday, Nana Akufo-Addo said one of the main agenda for the meeting ...

The Fire Service’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Billy Anaglatey, has noted his outfit’s need for helicopters to fight fires, following the massive gas explosion at Atomic Junction. Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Anaglatey said the Ghana fire service was now at a stage where it needs to upgrade its methods. “We keep saying that ...

Seven people have been confirmed dead in the aftermath of the gas explosion at the Atomic Junction in Accra on Saturday. A statement from the Information Ministry, released on Sunday, added that 132 others were injured as a result of the incident, while about half of that number have already been discharged. “As at 11: 30 Sunday ...

Following yet another major gas explosion, the government has indicated that it will it put its foot down and turn a deaf ear to arguments against proposed reforms particularly in the sale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, speaking at the scene of the Saturday night explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra, ...

Government has secured clearance for the recruitment of over 200 nurses and health professionals, according to the Minister of Health Kwaku Agyeman Manu. This adds up to the over 16,000 nurses already admitted into the health sector. “So far this year, we have employed just about sixteen thousand of these nurses who were sitting home. ...

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini is set to miss their Premier League game at Liverpool after picking up a knee injury playing for Belgium. The 29-year-old went off after 29 minutes of a World Cup qualifying win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday. In a post on social media, Belgium said Fellaini has had a scan and ...

The US Embassy in Ghana has expressed their condolence to Ghana following Saturday’s gas explosion that occurred at the Atomic Junction in Accra. So far, six people have been confirmed dead with nearly 40 others sustaining varying degrees of injury. The Embassy took to Twitter to express its condolence, saying, “We extend our deepest condolences following last ...

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has expressed his grief following the gas explosion at Atomic Junction on Saturday, which has so far killed six people and injured several others. In a tweet on Sunday, the former President also called on Ghanaians to assist all those who had been affected by the incident however they can. “I ...

Any declaration of independence by Catalonia will have no effect, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned, adding that he is not ruling out suspending the region’s autonomy. In an interview with El País newspaper, Mr Rajoy also rejected any mediation to resolve the crisis. On Saturday thousands of people rallied in Madrid for Spanish ...

The Judiciary on Saturday held a church service at the Cathedral Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Accra to usher in the 60th Legal Year. The theme for this Legal Year is: “Quality Judges, Delivering Quality Justice.” Rev. George O. Kwapong, the District Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Tema North, in a ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is devastated hearing news of the gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra. “The news of last night’s gas explosion at Atomic Junction, resulting in the loss of lives and injuries to several others, has left me devastated,” he said on Twitter.   The news of last ...

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has promised to fix the menace of gas explosions in the country. Ghana has recorded about eight gas explosions in the last four years with the recent one occurring at Atomic Junction in Accra on Saturday reigniting pressure on government to control the establishment of fuel stations in residential and ...

About six people have perished following the gas explosion that occurred at Atomic Junction in Accra on Saturday. This was confirmed to Citi News by the Deputy Public Relations Officer of Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Billy Anaglatey. “As we speak, six people dead due to this fire,” he said, adding that about 35 others sustained various degrees ...