Tag Archives: Kumasi

The Vice President of the Republic and the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphatically rejected the practice of LGBTQ in Ghana. In his first public commentary on the raging issue, Dr. Bawumia minced no words in completely shooting it down while addressing thousands of …

Preparations are gradually advancing as the Asante Kingdom gears up to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II following his ascension to the Golden Stool in 1999. The grand durbar of the anniversary slated for May 12, 2024 would see both local and foreign dignitaries gracing …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that the Kumasi and Tamale International Airports are going to be renamed. The Kumasi International Airport, he said, is going to be renamed Nana Agyeman Prempeh I International Airport.   Watch the ongoing redevelopment of Kumasi International Airport.     He also added …

A group of sports journalists in the Ashanti Region has announced plans to petition Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II as part of a scheduled demonstration against what they term a decline in football in the country. This follows a similar action by sports journalists and enthusiasts in Accra earlier last …

A ground-breaking health and medical outreach program was launched in Kumasi on Saturday, January 20, 2024, by the Amuzu Foundation and the Amuzu Herbal Clinic. Doctor Joseph Amuzu conducted a free health check that helped more than 450 people from Kumasi and the surrounding areas. Participants in the health screenings …

Asante Kotoko held on to secure a thrilling 3-2 victory against Hearts of Oak in a captivating Super Clash on Sunday, December 10, 2023, in the Ghana Premier League, gaining the first bragging rights of the season in Kumasi. They orchestrated a comeback at the Baba Yara Stadium, delivering an …

In a tragic incident during Wednesday evening’s heavy rainfall, a 45-year-old man named Kwaku Aboagye has gone missing after being swept away by flood waters in Atafoa, a community within the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region. The victim was riding a bicycle and attempted to cross the Atafoa River, …

  The city of Kumasi in Ghana is in mourning after the tragic and senseless killing of a young woman named Maadwoa.   The incident occurred in the forecourt of Dufie Towers in the Adum area of Kumasi, a few meters away from the deceased’s house, and has left the …

One of the most well-known religious figures among Muslims, Sheikh Muhammad Rashaad Ahmed, has passed on. Sheikh Rashaad, a Kumasi resident, was known as a “Professor Emeritus of Islamic Jurisprudence” whose life was devoted to upholding the principles of Islam as it was revealed to Prophet Mohammed (SAW). He was …

An Accra High Court has sentenced the four young men who kidnapped two Canadian ladies in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital in 2020, to a total of 40 years’ imprisonment in hard labour. This was after the court found them guilty of the four charges of conspiracy and kidnapping contrary …