Rain Storm Claims 3 Lives; several others hospitalized.

By CUG NEWS MEDIA
A heavy rain storm has perished the lives of three youngsters in their twenties. This occurred after an old school building roof fell on multiple spectators who were watching football match at Badu in the Bono Region of Ghana.The Assemblyman for Lawaage Electoral area and Secretary for Badu town Council spoke to our correspondent;‘Initially, we thought of nineteen affected victims, but as I’m speaking now they are up to twenty-eight in number. The 3 who have died have been identified and reported to their families. Let me clear the air, some are saying the deceased number is more than 3; which is not true beacause the doctors have only confirm 3 dead’, Hon. SheehuDuada said. 
Fodjour Festival is organized annually by the Badu Traditional Council. During the celebration, football gala is one among many activities which attracts a lot of spectators.

The sad incident occurred during the football gala organized to entertain the indigenes and visitors.

An eye witness and victim narrates how the incident occurred to our correspondent; ‘it started around 4pm; we were playing football match when it began to rain. When the storm got scary, we all run to take shelter under the old R/C JHS abandoned classroom. All of a sudden the storm removed the roofing and the entire building collapsed on those running towards the direction of the wind, Samuel Osie Labister told.                                    Hon. Lucy Acheapong visiting victims at the hospital

The traditional council haunts all activities related to the festival, to mourn and console with the victims’ families; and has gone a step further to take the cost involved.‘’The Paramount Chief of Badu Nana BoakyiYiadom II and his elders at the Traditional Council have agreed to take all the  cost related to the dead, and give them a befitting  burial and also take care of the bills of   those hospitalized’’; Nana Ansu Gyabour Maxwell the Lindquist for the chief said to the media.The 3 deceased persons are currently kept at Nsawkaw Government Hospital mortuary.

Story by Justice Addai (CUG)

 


This bog is for students to practice and enhance their news gathering ability.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF GHANA HOLDS HISTORIC VICE-CHANCELLOR HANDOVER CEREMONY

By CUG NEWS MEDIA
Image
  Fiapre, Sunyani – September 1, 2025 The Catholic University of Ghana (CUG) on Monday, September 1, 2025, officially marked the transition of its highest leadership office, as Professor Sir Daniel Obeng Ofori handed over the Vice-Chancellorship to Professor Mathew Glover Addo. The colourful ceremony at Lecture Theatre 2 (LT2) drew staff, students available on campus, university council members, and dignitaries from the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, underscoring the moment’s historic significance. In his farewell address, outgoing Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Daniel Obeng Ofori, who has served the institution with distinction for the past nine years, expressed deep gratitude to God, the university community, and the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference for their unwavering support throughout his tenure. With a mixture of humility and hope, he officially relinquished the headship of the university, expressing confidence in the leadership of his successor, Professor Mathew Glove...
Read more

Professor Matthew Glover Addo Assumes Office as New Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University of Ghana

By CUG NEWS MEDIA
Image
  The Catholic University of Ghana (CUG), Fiapre, has welcomed a new era in its academic leadership with the appointment of Professor Matthew Glover Addo , a distinguished microbiologist and molecular biologist, as the new Vice-Chancellor. Professor Addo will officially take over office on Monday, September 1, 2025 , at a brief handing-over ceremony following a welcoming meeting with the University community. Later in the day, he will pay a courtesy call on the Bishop of Sunyani, who also serves as the Episcopal Moderator of the University. Born on May 2, 1965 , Professor Addo brings to CUG over 23 years of rich academic, research, and administrative experience at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and beyond. He is the immediate past Director of the Institute of Distance Learning at KNUST and a former Dean of the Faculty of Biosciences. His academic journey has taken him across Ghana, Norway, and France, where he earned multiple advanced degrees inclu...
Read more

BONO GJA AWARDS 2024: CELEBRATING JOURNALISM AS A TOOL FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT

By CUG NEWS MEDIA
Image
  The Bono and Ahafo Chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has celebrated the region’s finest journalists at its third awards ceremony in Sunyani, where Daily Graphic correspondent Biiya Mukusah Ali emerged as the Overall Best Journalist of the Year 2024. The event, held under the theme “The Role of the Media as a Tool for Peace Building and Development in the Bono and Ahafo Regions,” brought together government officials, traditional leaders, members of the clergy, corporate partners, and the media fraternity. It was an evening that not only honored excellence but also reflected deeply on the responsibility of journalism in nurturing peace and development. In her keynote address, Mrs. Regina Benneh Siaw, Regional Chairperson of the Bono and Ahafo GJA, underscored the media’s crucial role as both a watchdog and an agent of social cohesion. She anoted that journalists in the region often face intimidation, harassment, and the growing challenge of misinformation, bu...
Read more