Tag Archives: KUMASI

He was the biblical Sampson of his days, his story, a mixture of bravery and notoriety. A defender of the poor and vulnerable and model figure for citizen vigilantism in Kumasi, specifically Buokrom. Owing to his much-touted strength and bravery which made him an ‘area champion’ in Kumasi in the …

Scores of passengers sustained varied degrees of injury when their car veered off the road into a bush on the Accra – Kumasi Highway. According to a report by myjoyonline.com, the incident involving a sprinter bus happened at the Juaso-Atwedie area of the Highway. The Kumasi-bound vehicle with registration number …

For some infants in the Kumasi Metropolis, the fire and explosion recorded at a plastic water storage factory in Atonsu on Friday, has left them with a traumatic memory on their minds. This is visible in a video showing some kindergarten school children running helter-skelter for safety while a raging …

A polytank manufacturing company located at Atonsu near the Kumasi Shoe factory has been gutted by fire. Three people have so far sustained serious life-threatening injuries as a result of the explosion. According to residents, the fire incident happened on Friday morning when the gas tanker was discharging gas which …

On Monday, June 13, 2022, an operation by the Kumasi Regional Police Command to disperse a group of demonstrating students led to over 30 of the students being admitted to a hospital. The students of Kumasi Islamic Senior High School had blocked portions of the Abrepo Road passing through the …

It was a day filled with joy and an opportunity for most Asante Kotoko players to connect with the people of Kumasi after ending the 2021/2022 Ghana Premier League successfully as champions. Being the first of its kind, the management of Asante Kotoko together with the technical team and the playing body thronged the …

Scores of students of the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi have reportedly been rushed to the hospital following an incident with police. According to a 3news report sighted by GhanaWeb, some students of the school early on Monday morning blocked the Abrepo Junction-Barekese road to protest the absence of …

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested the driver of a DAF truck with registration no. AS 7324- 12, seen in a viral video plying the Ejisu-Kumasi road, without his back tires, an official statement has confirmed. The Ghana Police Service said in a statement that the suspect driver, Kofi …

The Electricity Company of Ghana has warned of an imminent power and water crisis within the Greater Kumasi areas if stringent measures are not instituted to check encroachment on lands bordering transmission sites and power lines. The power distributor is also worried as the situation is adversely affecting its operations, …

Parts of the Central Business District of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on Thursday June 9, 2022 flooded heavily following a pipe burst in the city. Several thousands of gallons of treated water were seen gushing out at a place between the new Kejetia Market and the Kumasi Central Market …