Tag Archives: KUMASI

Piloting of new voters’ register compilation takes off in Kumasi

The pilot of the new voters’ register compilation has taken off in the Ashanti regional office of the Electoral Commission (EC). JoyNews’ Erastus Donkor Asare reports that a lot of voters gathered at the office of the EC to partake in the exercise. According to the reporter, security officers were …

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LOCKDOWN MATTERS: Kumasi Anglican SHS Student S3xTape goes Viral [VIDEO]

An ‘action’ video of a student with her boyfriend has surfaced online this morning and it’s going viral.   The young lady is said to be a student of Kumasi Anglican SHS and identified as Monica. The video shows Monica having fun with her unknown boyfriend. The video is said …

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Fire Guts Royal Foam Factory in Kumasi

Accurate information reaching My News Ghana reveals that Kumasi Based Foam Manufacturer, Royal Foam is on Fire.   Confirming the News was UTV Reporter, Jeffrey Nsiah from the Ashanti Region who was an eye-witness.   However, the cause of the fire outbreak is currently not known but according to reports …

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Commuters stranded as transport, business activities halt in Kumasi

Many commuters found it difficult getting to their destinations as transport activities came to a virtual halt in the Kumasi metropolis on Friday, March 27.   This was as a result of the ‘National Disinfection Exercise’, a programme spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) and …

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BETWEEN MEMORIES AND FORGETFULNESS: A Focus on Monuments in Kumasi

Kumasi is replete with powerful history and rich culture. Some aspects of Kumasi’s history are embedded in monuments speaking volumes. Monuments in public spaces don’t just emerge out of thin air. In the strictest sense, monuments are the products of collective human efforts — often expensive and time-consuming — erected …

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Stray animals take over major streets in Kumasi

Major streets and intersections in the once “Garden City” of Kumasi have been taken over by stray animals, especially, cattle. The age-old phenomenon appears to have worsened due, perhaps, to high demand for livestock for Christmas festivities. Beside the public nuisance and danger, sanitation is a major worry as the …

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PHOTOS: Kumasi rainstorm destroys properties, one person injured

A rainstorm on Thursday evening in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region capital, has left scores of people displaced. Roofs were ripped off buildings and giant billboards fell, in some instances on moving vehicles, at Afful Nkwanta, Stadium and Asokwa, all in the Kumasi metropolis.   One person has been hospitalized after …

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