Tag Archives: KUMASI

Asantehemaa’s 5th anniversary celebration: Kumasi shops to be closed down on Saturday February 5

The Kumasi Kejetia/Central Market together with Concerned Central Market Traders Association have agreed to closed all shops in the Greater Kumasi City for a special cleanup exercise ahead of the 5th anniversary celebration of the Asantehemaa Nana  Konadu Yiadom III.   The exercise which is expected to come off on Saturday …

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A/R: Kumasi Children’s Park now dumpsite for dead bodies, haven for criminals – Assemblyman

The Assembly Member for the Afful Nkwanta Electoral area, Mr Otuo Acheampong, has bemoaned the transitioning of the Kumasi Children’s park located in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region into a den for criminals and drug peddlers.   The abandoned Children’s Park has also been turned into a refuse …

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Kumasi dumsor fixed

The Ghana Grid Company Limited has announced the completion of power restoration works to the Ashanti Region. The capital, Kumasi, has been experiencing an interrupted power supply for the past few weeks following the collapse of two towers on the 330kV Aboadze-Anwomaso Transmission Line at Bogoso. The line was restored …

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Power supply in Kumasi normalised

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced the successful completion of repair and restoration works on three collapsed towers, which plunged Kumasi and its environs into darkness. Mr Vincent Boakye, the Director in charge of Northern Network at GRIDCo, said the repair of the tower had stabilised the power …

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VIDEO: This story of two missing coffins from a carpentry shop in Kumasi will shock you

Coffin sellers amazed over two missing coffins Thieves step up their game in Ashanti region CHECK OUT THIS: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote against it Social media reacts to missing coffins in Mamponten Of all the items that could catch a …

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Use of contraceptives among adolescents in Kumasi increasing- Pharmacist

A painstaking investigations conducted by OTECNEWS indicate that,  the use of contraceptives in the Kumasi Metropolis  in preventing unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and abortion-related complications that expose adolescents to health-related risks  are on the increase. According to the reports, the youth between the ages of fifteen-thirty patronize contraceptives especially those at the Senior …

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2021 BECE: Kumasi candidates express optimism about obtaining good grades

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for the 2021 academic year Monday November 15, 2021 at various examination centres across the country as candidates  expressed optimism about obtaining good grades. The BECE, which is usually written in the month of June each year, had to be delayed some four months due …

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Alien child beggars takeover Kumasi streets; harass residents as authorities look unconcerned

Residents in Kumasi Metropolis have been thrown into a state of fear following an invasion of some alien beggars in the city as the authorities in the Garden City of West Africa look unconcerned. READ ALSO: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote …

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11-year-old girl stabbed in Kumasi

An 11-year-old girl suffered serious knife wounds after she was attacked by a male adult at Akwatialine, a suburb of the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. The incident happened just before 8p.m., on Friday, October 22, when the victim, Adama Hudu was on her way to buy food. She was reportedly …

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Angry residents fight Kumasi authorities over failure to deal with flooding

Residents of Ohwim, Abrepo, Adankwame, Asuofua have sparked outrage on the leadership of the Kumasi city over their incompetence to solve the flooding situation in their community. According to the angry residents, it’s time leaders such as the NABMO, the Kumasi Mayor, Parliamentarians and all other stakeholders perform their duties. …

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