Tag Archives: DRIVERS

Mozambican man arrested for trying to cut off taxi driver’s genitals

Mozambican police have arrested man who has admitted attempting to cut the genitals of a taxi driver. The incident took place in Chimoio, central Mozambique, according to a BBC Africa LIVE report. The suspect told officers he posed as a customer to lure the taxi driver to a forest, where …

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Drivers to march naked over rising cost of fuel

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana is threatening to march naked on the streets of the national capital to express its anger at the government over the ever-increasing prices of fuel. The drivers intend to block major roads during that demonstration. The group’s National Public Relations Officer, Mr David Agboado, …

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How a taxi driver’s wife’s advice turned around the fortunes of their family

Francisca Ackon, the beautiful wife of the famous taxi driver, who earned the admiration of many by returning a whopping GHC8,000 cedis found in his taxi, has narrated her side of the story. Wallowing in poverty for a period of eight years, the typical ‘adamic human nature’ wouldn’t have resorted …

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Concerned Drivers increase fares by 20%

Members of the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana have increased transport fares by 20 per cent. They cite the high cost of fuel in the country as the main reason for this increment. Public Relations Officer of the Association, David Agboado said on the mid day news on TV3 Saturday May 7 …

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Driver’s mate remanded over defilement

  A 22-year-old driver’s mate has been remanded into Police custody by the Asante Juaben Circuit court for defiling a 15-year-old girl at Kenyase-Bosore in the Kwabre East Municipality. Abdul Ganiru Adamu was said to have defiled the girl in her parents’ bedroom and afterwards took away large sumS of …

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Commercial drivers up in arms against kwahu chiefs over escort charges

Some commercial drivers in the Kwahu municipality of the Eastern Region are up in arms against chiefs in the Kawhu Traditional Council over their decision to charge for escort during the Easter festivities. As per the escort charges, drivers will be given dispatch services to navigate traffic gridlock during the …

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Commercial drivers to receive mini buses

The International Drivers and Road Transport Union of Trade Union Congress (TUC) has hinted at plans to supply over 5000 minibusses to commercial drivers in the Greater Accra region. The move, according to the transport operators, is to replace and eliminate rickety vehicles in the country. Chairman of the drivers’ …

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Uber, Bolt, Yango drivers strike tomorrow

The leadership of the Online Drivers Association of Ghana has declared a sit-down strike over welfare concerns. The two-day national sit-down strike will start on Tuesday, April 5, and end on Wednesday, April 6. It is meant to drum home their demands for better conditions of service. The association is …

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Commercial drivers to increase fares by 15% from 29 March

Transport fares will go up by 15 per cent effective Tuesday, 29 March 2022, the Public Relations Officer of the National Concerned Drivers Association, Mr David Agboado, has told Nasaria Abdul Rahman on Class91.3FM’s mid-day news 12 Live. “When we increased transport fares the other time, it was GHS7.99 [per …

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Takoradi online drivers strike over high charges by Apps Service providers

The Sekondi-Takoradi branch of the Ghana Online Drivers Association (GODA) has urged service providers to reduce their commission charges per trip on online drivers. According to them if the service providers reduce their percentage on charges, it would not affect both the providers and driver, “You won’t make losses if …

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