Tag Archives: CENTRAL

One of the main armed groups in the Central African Republic, a member of a rebel coalition seeking to overthrow the regime of President Faustin Archange Touadéra, announced on Friday the death of its leader, Sidiki Abass, from injuries sustained during an attack in November. In a statement, the group …

Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) has given traders at the Kumasi Central Market up to midnight of March 13th this year, to vacate the market for the reconstruction works to begin. The entire market would be barricaded and the structures pulled down after the deadline and any wares …

Traders at the Kumasi Central Market on Tuesday stormed the premises of Otec FM, a private radio station, to register their displeasure at Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) over their eviction.   The traders, according to them, have their stalls fenced on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, and prevented entry, without prior …

The Ho Municipal Security Council has closed down the Central Mosque for two weeks to allow for the settlement of litigation involving the regional Imam. The ‘lockdown’ according to the regional police command, Mr. Alexander Yeboah is meant to prevent clashes between the two factions. “We went there to maintain …

There was confusion at Okaikwei Central Collation Centre as New Patriotic Party (NPP) officials demand a recount of the parliamentary votes at Ansurudeen Islamic School 1-Abeka polling station over alleged cheating. The National Democratic Congress officials, however, rejected the request by the NPP for a recount since their agent at …

There was heavy security presence at the Central Mosque at Asawase following demands from some Muslim youth for the Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haroun, to resign. The youth are angered the religious head continues to make political comments that connote his allegiance to the governing New Patriotic …

Tension is mounting at the Ashanti Regional Central Mosque, after armed police and military personnel are deployed there to maintain law and order. It follows a misunderstanding between some Muslims Youth and Ashanti Regional Chief Imam Sheikh Abdul Mumin Harun. Personnel of Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service …

More than 50 traders have been affected by a fire that swept through some container shops and other structures at the French line section of the Kumasi Central Market. The fire, which started at about 10 pm on Friday, July 31, 2020, destroyed properties running into thousands of cedis. Machines …

    After settling the Kumasi Central Mosque’s 56-year-old accumulated lease arrears, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has decided to renovate the facility. The Vice-President’s gesture followed a request from the Islamic community in the Garden City which has one of the largest members of the faith in the country. The …