Tag Archives: Assin

Woman, 47, found dead floating on river at Assin Sibinso

A woman believed to be in her 40s has been found dead floating on the river Kyina in Assin Sibinso in the Assin South District of the Central Region after going missing with her 12-year-old son since June 27, 2022. The Linquist for Council of Elders in the area, Nana …

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Assin South: Students, residents rush for 3-month-old expired drinks

Some residents of Assin Aworoso, Kasim, Aduanom, Awuro camp, and Nyamebekyere, all in the Assin South District of the Central Region are scrambling for 2,000 cartons of expired energy drinks which were improperly disposed of. A former Assembly member for the area, Mr. Benjamin Amoaning who spoke in an interview …

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VIDEO: Students celebrate killing of snake after colleague’s ‘balls’ were bitten at Assin Fosu College

Some students of Assin Fosu College of Education in the Assin Foso Municipality of the Central Region have taken up the task of reducing the invasion of snakes on their campus after a snake bit the testicles of their colleagues. On May 14, a level 300 student was reportedly bitten …

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Chief, 76, hangs himself at Assin Brofoyedru

A 76-year-old Chief and Pastor of the Apostolic Resurrection Society Church at Assin Brofoyedru in the Central Region has hanged himself in a bush. The deceased is said to have left for farm on Tuesday but did not return home. Upon a search, he was found hanging on a tree …

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Boy, 14, commits suicide at Assin Fosu

A 14-year-old boy Kofi Senyo Mensah has allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Assin Fosu Abisewa in the Central Region. The incident happened on Thursday, April 28, 2022, around 11 PM when the Form 3 student of Roman Catholic School left his room to urinate only to be found hanging. …

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Assin North MP’s stay of proceedings dismissed

An Accra High Court hearing the case involving Mr James Gyakye Quayson, the Assin North Member of Parliament, has dismissed a motion to stay proceedings. The Court presided over by Justice Elfreda Dankyi said the applicant through his lawyer had not addressed the issues, stating that there must also be …

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Assin North MP files Review against injunction restraining him from performing duties

Embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North Constituency, James Gyakye Quayson has filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking a review of the restraining orders against him from performing his parliamentary duties. The Apex Court in a 5-2 majority ruling on April 13, 2022 granted an interlocutory injunction filed …

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Has the law lost commonsense in the Assin North case? – Sylvester Mensah

Leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Sylvester Mensah has averred that the Supreme Court needs to consider holding public for a to explain some of their judgments to members of the general public. His views are in relation to the case involving Assin North Member of Parliament, James …

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Assin North MP should be banned from contesting any election – Lawyer

A private legal practitioner, lawyer Okyere Darko has called on the court to permanently ban the Member of Parliament(MP) for Assin North from contesting for any elections in the country. According to him, the Member of Parliament has committed a crime that should not go unpunished. Lawyer Okyere Darko believes …

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Assin North MP files motion for ‘relistment’, Stay of Execution

The Embattled Member of Parliament for the Assin North Constituency James Gyakye Quayson has filed two motions at the Cape Coast Court of Appeal including seeking for “relistment” of his appeal. The other motion is also seeking for a Stay of Execution of the High Court judgement on July 28, 2021. The Court of …

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