Tag Archives: Assin

Tricycle rider dies in gory accident at Assin Atwereboanda

A 31-year-old tricycle rider, George Appiah, aka Osimpo, has died in a gory accident at Assin Atwereboanda in the Assin North District of the Central Region. The Assin Praso District Police Commander, DSP Moses Osakonor, confirming the incident, said the tricycle, which had its bucket removed, was conveying volumes of wood from …

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Assin Akortey residents living in fear after missing farmer was found dead

The decomposing body of a man believed to be in his 40s has been found in a cocoa farm at Assin Akortey Nō. 2 in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The deceased has been identified as Kofi Koranteng, popularly known as Agenda. According to information gathered, the …

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Court processes served on Assin North MP by post on his house

Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson has been served with Supreme Court processes by post on his house, the notice board of the Supreme Court, and that of the High Court. The move comes after a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court on Tuesday 22nd February 2022 granted an application exparte …

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Farmer’s decomposing body found on a cocoa farm at Assin Akortey

The decomposing body of a farmer has been discovered in bizarre circumstances in a cocoa farm at Assin Akortey-no.2 in the Assin South District of the Central. The deceased has been identified as Kofi Koranteng popularly known as Agenda who hails from Larteh in the Eastern but until his death …

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Judges who ordered substituted service on Assin North MP

A seven-member panel of Supreme Court Justices ordered a substituted service on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson. The panel included: Justices Jones Dotse as President, Prof. Henrietta Mensah Bonsu, Mariama Owusu, Agnes Dordzie, Nene Amegatcher, Gertrude Torkornor and Yoni Kulendi. …

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Prepare for by elections in Assin Central, Ayawaso Central and Dome-Kwabenya – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Amidst reports that the ruling New Patriotic Party is planning to move for the declaration of the Dome Kwabenya seat in parliament as vacant, a member of the opposition party has described the move as a selective application of the law. The absence of Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo in parliament …

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Heavy downpour destroys property at Assin Anwiasu

The Assin District office of the National Management Organisation (NADMO) has taken inventory to enable it to support some 60 households who had their property destroyed during a powerful windstorm accompanied by heavy rains at Assin Anwiasu . The rains left many residents in the area devastated and stranded as …

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Hundreds displaced in Assin Anwiasu after heavy downpour

Hundreds of residents in Assin Anwiasu in the Assin North District of the Central Region have been displaced following a heavy downpour that destroyed a number of houses on Thursday night. Over 50 houses and properties worth millions of cedis were affected by the rainstorm.     The chief of …

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Mobile money vendor shot by armed robber at Assin Nyankomase

A 27-year-old Mobile money vendor at Assin Nyankomase in the Central Region, Akwesi Baah has been hospitalized after armed robbers attacked and shot him. Information gathered indicates that he was attacked on his way home after he had closed from work on Monday, February 14, around 8:30 PM. The victim …

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Assin North MP pleads not guilty to perjury; granted GHc100k bail

The National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Assin North Constituency has pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges. James Gyakye Quayson, denied the charges of deceit of the Public officer, forgery of passport or travel certificates, knowingly making a false statutory declaration, perjury and false declaration for office when …

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