Bolga: Terrible accident consumed life of a young man
A terrible accident took away a life of a young man believed to be in his early 20s in the street of Bolgatanga early hour of Wednesday, February 9, 2022. The unfortunate incident occurred at the Upper East Regional Library Junction around 10:45 am. According to the eyewitnesses who were around when the incident happened, the deceased tried maneuvering his way but coincidentally got knocked down by another vehicle in front of the traffic light. Though, as at the time of filing this report details of the deceased are yet to be known, However, eyewitness accounts suggest he’s a motor mechanic in town. Police were also sighted at the scene.
Bawku cut off in recent COVID-19 vaccination campaign due to conflict–RHD
It has been announced that conflict in Bawku and subsequent restrictions in the area, including the imposition of curfew and ban on motorbike riding, and also a land dispute between the people of Kandiga and Doba which equally led to curfew in the two communities would affect the vaccination exercise. This was made known by the Deputy Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in charge of Public Health Dr. Josephat Nyuzaghl, during a media engagement in Bolgatanga He said: “It has been difficult to get all our health workers to communities to reach out to as many people as possible. For this campaign that we would be embarking on, Bawku Municipal for instance will not be taking part,”. According to him, the Directorate would rely on advice from the security agencies and the various Municipal Health Directors on safe days in the areas for vaccines to be safely deployed, especially in the Bawku Municipality and its environs. Speaking on the number of doses in the Region, he said a total of 680,460 AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson, Moderna, and Pfizer vaccines were received. Out of the number, 429,757, representing 63.2 percent doses were used, noting that 250,703 doses, representing 36.8 percent of AstraZeneca, Johnson, and Johnson Pfizer vaccines were available for use in the five days exercise. “We do not have issues regarding vaccine availability in the Region. People must avail themselves to be vaccinated. With those who have received at least one dose so far, we have been able to vaccinate 301,660 out of the 830,693 Regional targets. “This gives us a proportion of 36 percent of our target population. For those fully vaccinated, we have been able to reach 141,562 persons, representing 17.0 percent of our target population,” He said “I am happy to say that all the vaccines that we received were utilized even before they expired. So, in terms of strategies, micro-planning is critical when it comes to any vaccination programme, and what we have done over the period is to specifically target some of the decentralized departments and agencies to ensure they are aware of the vaccination exercise.” The Deputy Director pointed Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Dr. Bawumia urged the public not to stigmatize and ostracize cured lepers and people living with the sickness
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the public not to stigmatize and ostracize cured lepers and people living with the sickness The Vice President made the plea during the celebration of World Leprosy Day when he joined Weija Leprosarium to commemorate the day with Lepers Aid Ghana and persons cured of leprosy on Sunday, January, 30, 2022. “I underscored that government will continue to prioritize the socially disadvantaged and empower them with the needed support”. He pledged Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
UER: Ban on movement of poultry and poultry products in Zaare
Ministry of Food and Agriculture Veterinary Service Directorate in the Upper East Region has banned the movement of Poultry products in and around Zaare in the Bolgatanga Municipality. According to the Regional Veterinary, the announcement was as a result of the confirmation of an outbreak of Avian Influenza Subtype H5 in a farm at Zaare in the Bolgatanga Municipality. However, all staff of the veterinary services in the region and security personnel are entreated to act accordingly to prevent the spread of the Disease in the Region. “Following the confirmed outbreak of the Avian Influenza Subtype H5 in a farm at Zaare in the Bolgatanga Municipality, the Regional Directorate of the Veterinary services has hereby placed a ban on movement of poultry and poultry Products in and out of Zaare in the Bolgatanga Municipality, This action is being taken in order to protect the poultry industry in the upper east region”. The statement said Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Breaking News: Avian influenza hits Upper East Region
Ministry of Food and Agriculture Veterinary Service Directorate in the Upper East Region has announced an outbreak of Avian influenza (AI) a disease of viral etiology that ranges from a mild or even asymptomatic infection to an acute, fatal disease of chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, and other avian species, especially migratory waterfowl. Apexnewsgh.com Reports Ghana reported the current outbreak on the 7th July 2021 at a farm in Nungua in the Greater Accra region, the outbreak has since been reported in 11 regions of the country. On the 17th of January 2022, a farmer from Bolga Zaare reported of a sudden deaths of 41 birds out of a flock of 500, a team of veterinary staff were immediately dispatched to the farm to investigate the cause of deaths, while on the farm another 30 died, Postmortem conducted on two dead and two live birds revealed cyanosis and hyperemia of the comb and wattles. Congested carcasses, haemorrhages in the Proventriculos, necrotic enteritis, ascites and greenish intestinal contents. Initial test with AI rapid Diagnosis test kit proved positive. Kindly find full details below: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Ghana’s Vice President visits Appiatse explosion scene
On Friday, January 21, 2022, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia paid a visit to the scene of the explosion at Appiatse, a town between Bogoso and Bawdie in the Western Region where the disaster happened. According to reports, Dr. Bawumia’s visit is to assess the extent of the disaster and its damages. Whiles addressing a gathering during his visit, Dr. Bawumia said: “We are here, on behalf of the president and the government, to see the extent of this very horrible disaster that has befallen us as a country”. “I have received briefings from the various agencies, the police, the fire service, NADMO.” The Vice President was accompanied on his visit by the National Security Advisor, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Minister for the Interior, Minister of Information and officials of the Mineral Commission. Seventeen people have so far been confirmed dead in the huge explosion. Fifty-nine others were also injured out of the 76 rescued so far. However, a statement issued by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, following the tragedy, said: “As of 17:00 hours, a total of seventeen (17) people have, sadly, been confirmed dead, and fifty-nine (59) injured persons had been rescued, bringing to seventy-six (76), the number of persons known, so far, to have been affected by the tragedy”. “Out of the fifty-nine (59) injured persons, forty-two (42) are receiving treatment and some in critical condition.” Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Appiatse Explosion: 17 died so far; 59 injured – Gov’t
Seventeen (17) persons have died in a massive explosion that happened at Appiatse, a town between Bogoso and Bawdie in the Western Region yesterday. A total of Fifty-nine (59) persons were injured out of the 76 that have been rescued so far. According to a statement issued by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah following the tragedy said: “As at 17:00 hours, a total of seventeen (17) people have, sadly, been confirmed dead, and fifty-nine (59) injured persons had been rescued, bringing to seventy-six (76) the number of persons known, so far, to have been affected by the tragedy. “Out of the fifty-nine (59) injured persons, forty-two (42) are receiving treatment and some in critical condition.” “All hospitals within the vicinity are being used to treat injured persons, and an evacuation plan has been activated to move those in critical condition to medical facilities in Accra so they can get the needed assistance.” However, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has launched investigations into the circumstances that led to the explosion of explosives that were being transported to a mine at Apiate, a town between Bogoso and Bawdie in the Western Region. “The investigation will among others help the government to determine whether the regulations covering transportation of explosives were complied with and also what led to the unfortunate tragedy,” a statement issued by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources on Thursday, 20 January 2022 said. The explosion occurred when a truck conveying explosive material for a mining company, a motorcycle, and a third vehicle close to an electronic transformer was involved in an accident leading to the explosion Thursday, 20 January 2022. The explosion has caused a lot of death and destroyed several properties. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Breaking News: Scores feared dead in gas explosion at Bogoso, W/R
In some other report, scores are feared dead as reports trickle in about a gas explosion at Apenti, a suburb of Bogoso, in the Western Region. Rescue efforts are underway to save lives. More to come soon
2 Nursing Students Crushed To Death
Two nursing trainees who went to town to braid their hair and get some food items after school hours have met their untimely death when a grader machine crushed them to death. The deceased identified as Priscilla Antwi Williams, a Level 300 student, and her Level 200 counterpart, Ellen Kwoffie, were students of the Asankragwa Midwifery and Training College. The incident as gathered occurred over the weekend when they were returning to campus aboard a tricycle, popularly known as ‘Pragya’ when the grader machine crushes them. A medical Doctor at the Father Allan Rooney Memorial Hospital, Dr. Emmanuel Ankama, who confirmed the incident on radio said the two were dead on arrival. According to him, four others have sustained severe degrees of injuries, adding that “we are attending to them, and they are responding to treatment.” Mynewsgh Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Three pupils knocked down to death at Sankore
Three pupils have died after they were knocked down on their way to school by an overspeeding car at Sankore in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region. The pupils of Royal East Academy Preparatory School whose names were given as Maxwell Baah, Atta Sekyi and Peter Akompe were crossing the N12 highway at Sankore Resurrection Power Ministry junction when the overspeeding driver knocked all three down. All three pupils who were on their way to school Wednesday, January 12, 2022, did not alter a word as all the three died on the spot. Information available to DGN Online indicates that Maxwell, the first to be hit, as he was walking ahead of all of them when the car crushed him. He sustained injuries in the head and his legs as he was reportedly dragged by the car after hitting him. Atta Sekyi and Peter Akompe tried running back to the pedestrian lane but the driver in charge of the Nissan hatchback, crushed them to death. Atta somersaulted before crashing the windscreen of the car. Peter Akompe was pinned to the accident guides on the road before dying. Peter could have survived the accident, but the car pinned him so hard to the extent of his intestines coming out of his anus, an eyewitness stated. However, the unidentified driver of the Nissan vehicle did not obtain any critical injuries after the accident as he took to his heels after he was rescued from the wrecked car. Frank Owusu, a motorcycle rider who witnessed the accident, noted that all three students were already dead when he tried saving them. “One was already under the car when I got there. “He had been dragged beneath the car while the remaining two were on the car. None of them seemed to have a life in them during the rescue to the hospital”, the eyewitness explained. He noted that the driver was overspeeding hence the accident, saying that if the driver was using a minimum speed, the students would have been saved. Meanwhile, the bodies have been deposited at the morgue of the Sankore Hospital while the driver of the Nissan vehicle is still on the run after killing all three. —DGN online Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093