Following the announcement of the funeral ceremony of Sunyanimanhene, Nana Bosoma Asor Nkrawiri ll, the Sunyani Traditional Council has formally declared a one-month ban on making noise in Sunyani. The news was announced at the Sunyani Traditional Council’s emergency meeting, which was held at Sunyani Palace. Residents in the region …
Read More »Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park temporarily closed for commercial preparations
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) in Accra, Ghana, has been closed down temporarily from midnight on Friday, July 7, 2023, until Tuesday, July 11, 2023. This closure is necessary to facilitate preparations for the park’s upcoming commercial operations. An official statement signed by Mr. Edward Quao, the Acting Director …
Read More »Commercial vehicle burns to ashes in an accident on Akatsi-Dzodze highway
One person has lost her life and others injured in an accident at Tadzewu Torkpokope stretch on the Akatsi-Dzodze road in the Volta Region. The accident, which occurred near Wovenu Senior High School on Friday, at about 1700 hours, saw the commercial sprinter vehicle with registration number ER 849- 19 …
Read More »About 50 Nigerian, Ghanaian commercial sex workers arrested in Koforidua
About fifty (50) commercial sex workers have been arrested last night in Koforidua through a special operation initiated by the Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi and the police. Sources say majority of the suspects are Nigerians some of whom were trafficked. Few of the suspects are however Ghanaians. They …
Read More »Dying passenger ‘thrown out’ of commercial vehicle on Accra to Kumasi Highway
A dying passenger has reportedly been thrown out of a commercial vehicle at Akyem Apedwa junction stretch of the Accra to Kumasi Highway in Eastern region. The passenger identified as Henry Owusu Agyemang Ankobea in his 40s believed to be traveling from Asante Bekwai to Accra was allegedly removed from …
Read More »Passenger dies in commercial vehicle at Mankessim
A Passenger believed to be in his 60s has died in a commercial vehicle traveling from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to Mankessim in the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicates that the man who is yet to be identified was escorted by someone to the lorry station …
Read More »Femi Otedola gains $8.3 million in 29 days from stake in commercial bank – Report
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola is one of the many shareholders in Nigeria’s oldest bank, First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc (FBNH), who have seen their net worth increase significantly in recent weeks as a result of the rise in the share price of the financial services group. According to data …
Read More »Social media reactions trail Bawumia’s commercial flight trip to Tamale
Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia was spotted aboard a local flight on an in-country flight. A photo shared by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni on social media disclosed that the Tamale-bound flight took off in the morning of Saturday, November 26. A smiling Bawumia is strapped with his seat belt aboard the Africa …
Read More »DVLA to implement controversial mandatory seatbelts in commercial vehicles next year
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has hinted at plans to implement the controversial mandatory seatbelt for each passenger in commercial vehicles next year. Section 119 of the Road Traffic Regulation Legislative Instrument (LI) 2180 passed by Parliament in 2012, lays emphasis on the use of seatbelts. It is …
Read More »Supreme Court grants ‘commercial sex worker’ big win in breach of promise to marry case
After years of walking the corridors of the courts of Ghana to seek justice for the unfairness and deceit she suffered at the hands of a man who once gave her hopes of marriage, a ‘commercial sex worker’ has won her case at the Supreme Court of Ghana. Ama Serwaa’s …
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