Tag Archives: Accra

One of the daughters of President Akufo-Addo says she was not paid $25 million to paint parts of Accra. Ms. Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, who is the CEO of Creative Arts Agency, said such allegations are completely false. According to her, the projects were privately conceived and funded, contrary to claims being …

Very soon, a journey from Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra to Nsawam in the Eastern Region will take just 35 minutes due to the planned 33.6killometer long road project to be undertaken, Gabby Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said.   In his view, when …

Torrential rains have left some parts of Accra flooded again. Tuesday morning’s downpour has been ongoing for about three hours now.     Current situation at Kwame Nkrumah Circle. People are reportedly stuck under the overpass due to the downpour. #AccraFloods #DaybreakHitz https://t.co/30Y7rh3axa — Hitz 103.9 FM (@Hitz1039FM) July 5, …

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA), has admonished freshers of the university to focus on their studies and ignore love proposals from their colleagues.   Addressing the first-year students during the matriculation ceremony on Friday, Prof. Abednego Amartey, said the campus boys and girls will break …

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has announced that parts of Accra will experience power outages due to the reconstruction of power transmission lines along the Achimota substation through Avenor to Mallam substation.   The work involves removing two 161Kv transmission lines on Saturday, April 9, 2022 to Thursday, June 30, …

The Ghana Police Service says it will temporarily close some major roads in Accra ahead of the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State slated for today, February 3, 2022. A statement signed by Head of Public Affairs Unit, Greater Accra Region Police Command, DSP Juliana Obeng explained that the …

Accra is the 3rd most polluted city in Africa, according to the 2020 World Air Quality Report, published by Swiss firm, IQAir. The Malian capital, Bamako, topped the list of most polluted African cities, with the air quality there considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups”. Sebokeng in South Africa followed in …

Ghana’s capital city, Accra, is the second most expensive city in the world in terms of the property price to income ratio, according to Numbeo. Numbeo, a crowd-sourced global database of reported consumer prices, perceived crime rates, quality of health care, and other statistics, explained that the Price to Income …

Some parts of Accra are expected to experience power outages from today, October 5 to December 5, 2021. The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says this has become necessary to enable them to execute “planned works” within the Achimota – Mallam corridors for the decommissioning and replacement of existing lines …

The Government Statistician Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, has announced that Greater Accra Region is now the most populous region in Ghana, with 5,446,237 people overtaking the Ashanti Region, 5432485 which has been the most populous region since 1970. Ashanti Region closely follows as the second most populous region. These regions, according …