Tag Archives: Kumasi

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 …

The Presidency says President Akufo-Addo’s convoy did not hear the supposed booing during the President’s recent tour of the Ashanti Region. According to the Communications Director at the Presidency, even President Akufo-Addo did not hear it. He added that himself (Eugene Arhin) was not aware of the jeers from onlookers. …

The Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, was on Monday, October 17, the scene of jeers and catcalls for President Akufo-Addo, who was inspecting the Phase II of the Kejetia/Central Market Project. On their way to the Kumasi Central Market, the president’s convoy was met by scores of traders at Adum in …

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his daughter, Ohemaa Afia Kobi Ampem, on Friday morning joined dignitaries to plant trees to mark this year’s Green Ghana project. The dignitaries were; the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, Mayor of  Kumasi, Sam Pyne and other District and Municipal Chief Executives Executives. The Lands Ministry says …

A task force of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has raided an illegal fuel depot suspected to be the hub of a fuel siphoning syndicate in Kumasi. Large quantities of fuel products believed to have been smuggled into the facility were seized.   Three persons, including the manager of the …

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Roland Affail Monney has called on stakeholders to pay attention to the remuneration of journalists across the country. Speaking at the opening of the Media Capacity Enhancement Programme in Kumasi on Monday, Mr. Affail Monney emphasized that, the performance of journalists is tied …

A toddler is feared to have drowned at Sawaba near Affordable Housing Estate in Kumasi after a downpour, Tuesday evening. The child was travelling with the mother on a tricycle, popularly known as ‘pragyia’, when they got stuck in floodwaters. In an attempt to continue the journey on foot, the child …