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37yrs Old Woman Sadly Buried With Her Two Kids In Kumasi.

37 years old woman Philomina Osei has been buried sadly alongside her two kids. The younger ones are 9 years old Donald Osafo Sagoe and his brother 7 years old Darlington Akomea Sagoe. The three reportedly died in a fire outbreak in Kumasi. The inferno occurred some fews weeks ago.

  9 months ago ago
37yrs Old Woman Sadly Buried With Her Two Kids In Kumasi.

SOCIETY

Burial Of Ebenezer Boakye: What Happens When A Typical Fireman Dies On Duty

The Command of the Ghana National Fire Service, led by Ashanti Regional Fire Commander, ACFO I Henry Fatai Giwah, yesterday Saturday, September 10, 2022 laid to rest the gallant fallen hero, RFM Ebenezer Boakye (a.k.a. Kwadwo) at Akrokeri near Obuasi in Ashanti Region.

  9 months ago ago
Burial Of Ebenezer Boakye: What Happens When A Typical Fireman Dies On Duty

SOCIETY

Why Fire Officers Should Retire at 45 Years

The Ghana National Fire Service is a body under the Ministry of Interior Responsible for Ensuring fire Outbreak is properly managed within the country. The Institution has several officers including Station Officers Across the Country. They are also mandated to distribute water to homes. Issues of fire needs swift attention and as at now the fire Service should be well equipped with other options aside fire tenders, there should be other mobile machines that can manage average fire Outbreak without the fire tender going there necessarily.

  6 months ago ago
Why Fire Officers Should Retire at 45 Years

SOCIETY

Ghana National Fire Service arrested fake cylinder producers in Accra

Recently, Ghana National Fire Service reported that there are refurbished cylinders I'm circulation. They also stated that an investigation have started. On Sunday, 14th August 2022, the Ghana National Fire Service posted on their Facebook page with photos showing the apprehended culprit of the refurbished cylinders.

  9 months ago ago
Ghana National Fire Service arrested fake cylinder producers in Accra

CULTURE

Exclusive: House Closer To Nana Addo's Creative Art SHS In Kwadaso Set Ablaze By Fire

Information reaching Opera News Ghana this afternoon indicated that a building close to the old Cambridge International and the Creative Art School which is being constructed by the Nana Addo's led administration has been set ablaze by fire this afternoon. Fire which is a good master but a bad servant has devoured a building which is about 150 meters close to the ongoing Creative Art School building in Kwadaso today, 9th January, 2023 as it destroys major properties worth GHC 80000 with no casualty

  5 months ago ago
Exclusive: House Closer To Nana Addo's Creative Art SHS In Kwadaso Set Ablaze By Fire

SOCIETY

Chief Fire Officer E. E. Blankson Passes On - GNFS Headquarters

Death is very heartless and cruel. Take heart as you scroll down to read detail information from the title of this article. The management of the Ghana National Fire Service with a heavy heart announces the sudden demise of the immediate past Chief Fire Officer, Edwin Ekow Blankson (E. E. Blankson) to Personnel an the General public.

  10 months ago ago
Chief Fire Officer E. E. Blankson Passes On - GNFS Headquarters

SOCIETY

One Dead, three others injured in Bogoso Timber Truck fatal accident

One person died in an accident on Saturday 19 November 2022 in Bogoso, in the western region of Ghana. A fully laden lumber truck AS 2765-R crashed into cars going downhill in reverse after failing to break while ascending to the BOGOSO market Roundabout. Three passenger vehicles and a Toyota Corolla private automobile were hit by falling logs, trapping one of the occupants inside.

  6 months ago ago
One Dead, three others injured in Bogoso Timber Truck fatal accident

ENTERTAINMENT

Fake Jubilee House Nurse Dupes More Than 200 Job Seekers

A 28-year old con woman, who presented herself as a nurse attached to the Jubilee House, the seat of the Presidency, and succeeded in swindling more than 200 job seekers of a staggering amount of Ghs1,286, 600.00 has been caught by the police to face the law.

  10 months ago ago
Fake Jubilee House Nurse Dupes More Than 200 Job Seekers

SOCIETY

Policeman, wife and their four-month-old baby burnt to death at Apromase in the Ashanti Region

Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi, his wife Millicent Agyei, and their infant child, who was three months old, perished in a fire that is thought to have broken out on Sunday night. Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) were on the site to start an investigation even though it is unknown what started the fire.

  4 months ago ago
Policeman, wife and their four-month-old baby burnt to death at Apromase in the Ashanti Region

SOCIETY

Another Sad News Hits Ghanaians; Prominent Former Chief Fire Officer Finally Dead- Read Details

The recent circulating news that has caused massive reactions across all social media platforms aside from breaking the hearts of most Ghanaians was when the untimely death of the prominent former chief fire officer finally popped up online. Ghana has over the past couple of months lost prominent individuals in high authority as the unexpected sad demise of the immediate past Chief Fire Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has broken lots of hearts.

  10 months ago ago
Another Sad News Hits Ghanaians; Prominent Former Chief Fire Officer Finally Dead- Read Details

SOCIETY

Sad News Hit Ghana National Fire Service As A Former Chief Is Reported Dead;More Details

We are all going to die someday no matter how hard we exercise or strong our immune systems are. An accident, a disease, or a heart attack out of the blue can take us to our early graves. In all of these cases, it would be very difficult to predict which one would be the causal agent.

  10 months ago ago
Sad News Hit Ghana National Fire Service As A Former Chief Is Reported Dead;More Details

SOCIETY

Video: Ameyaw Debrah praises Ghana National Fire Service for responding quickly to his call.

Ghana's national fire service is provided by the Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service (GNFRS), an organization under the Interior Ministry of Ghana. It was first created by Act 219 to put out fires and offer humanitarian aid, and it was reestablished by Act 537 in 1997 with the broad goal of preventing and managing unwanted fires as well as other associated issues.

  9 months ago ago
Video: Ameyaw Debrah praises Ghana National Fire Service for responding quickly to his call.

EDUCATION

Fire Guts One Of The Universities in The Ashanti Region

A sad incident that occurred in the Ashanti Region of Ghana indicates that fire has gutted Akenten Appiah-Menka University of skills, entrepreneur, and training development. According to the student, Bismark Ahenful, the fire started around one o'clock am (1:00 am) which is dawn and the cause of it is unknown.

  5 months ago ago
Fire Guts One Of The Universities in The Ashanti Region

SOCIETY

Ghanaians React To A Video Of Shatta Wale Wasting GNFS Water In The Name Of Music Video

The Ghana National Fire Service is doing its job in Ghana very well. This is because without them most Ghanaians will lose their lives and property in fire outbreaks. But sometimes, some Ghanaians blame the Ghana National Fire Service for not arriving on time when they call them for assistance.

  10 months ago ago
Ghanaians React To A Video Of Shatta Wale Wasting GNFS Water In The Name Of Music Video

SOCIETY

Gory Accident On Kintampo-Tamale Highway Claims Two Lives

An accident this morning on the Tamale - Kintampo Highway has left two people with another person battling for his life at Kintampo Government Hospital. The three, 2 males and a female were on board a Toyota Landcruiser with registration number GR 5031-U when one of their front tyres burst and forced them off the road into nearby bushes where they eventually hit a tree.

  5 months ago ago
Gory Accident On Kintampo-Tamale Highway Claims Two Lives

EDUCATION

8 Students Injured As Fire Guts Koforidua Technical Institute Dormitory

The boys' dormitory of the Koforidua Technical Institute in the Eastern Region's New Juaben North Municipality has been destroyed by fire. The fire, which began at 11:45 p.m. on Monday, spread through four rooms before being brought under control by National Fire Service officials and preventing further damage to other rooms.

  6 months ago ago
8 Students Injured As Fire Guts Koforidua Technical Institute Dormitory

SOCIETY

Watch how fire massively destroyed Mile 7 Market at dawn. Check details

The Ghana National Fire Service issued an update on their social media page around 2 a.m. on Saturday showing a blazing fire at Mile 7 Market. From the video and photos posted, it was seen that the fire was actually extending and that the fire service personnel were putting various measures in place to cap it.

  10 months ago ago
Watch how fire massively destroyed Mile 7 Market at dawn. Check details

SOCIETY

NPA and security officials search an illicit operation that refurbishes cylinders.

In Makola, Accra, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), and the Ghana Police conducted a raid on an illegal cylinder refurbishing facility and detained seven people. The criminals who were apprehended after receiving a tip were involved in repairing damaged cylinders and reselling them.

  8 months ago ago
NPA and security officials search an illicit operation that refurbishes cylinders.

SOCIETY

3,678 fires recorded in first half of 2022 – Fire Service

The Ghana National Fire Service says it kept a sum of 3,678 flames in the principal half of the year 2022 with an expected expense of harm to properties at GH¢30,197,948.20 as against 3030 flames with a comparing assessed cost of harm to properties at GH¢24,236, I13 for a similar period in 2021.

  10 months ago ago
3,678 fires recorded in first half of 2022 – Fire Service

SOCIETY

Fire Service sacks 11 of its personnel for recruitment fraud

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has excused 11 of its staff for including themselves in demonstrations of indiscipline. These demonstrations included "vacation of post and enrollment fraud." The excused officials included two senior and nine junior officials. They were positioned across different local and area orders.

  10 months ago ago
Fire Service sacks 11 of its personnel for recruitment fraud