Tag Archives: KUMASI

Asantehemaa Nana Konadu Yiadom II has called off an election exercise scheduled to appoint various trading commodity leaders in the Kumasi City Market. The election, scheduled for Wednesday, October 26, 2022, according to reports, was called off by Asantehemaa after she summoned the organisers to her palace for questioning. According …

A young girl believed to be 12 year-old has met her untimely dead after she was knocked down by a speeding vehicle at Kotwi in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti. The unfortunate accident occurred on Tuesday October 11, 2022 around 5:00 pm. Some eyewitness who narrated the story …

Residents of Atonsu-Bokro in Kumasi have been thrown into a state of shock after glimpsing a 23-year-old girl, Joycelyn Adator allegedly faking a pregnancy. The residents mobbed Joycelyn Adator after finding out she had faked pregnancy but for the timely intervention of Director for Journalists Against Abuse (JBA) Aboagye Frank …

Fire swept through more than 10 shops at the leather and footwear section of the Kumasi Central Market on Monday morning, destroying properties worth thousands of Ghana cedis. Items including leathers, bags, shoes, slippers and sandals were burnt in the inferno. Traders at the leather and footwear section of the …

Some parts of Ashanti region experienced flooding after torrential rains in the early hours of Tuesday, September 28, 2022. Some affected areas included Sokoban, Santasi-Anyinam-Hemang, Kronum-Adonko, Moshie-Zongo, and Atafua. Other areas also affected were Abuakwa-Maakro, Ahenema-Kokoben, Asuofua, Asawasi, Aboabo, Sawua and its surroundings. Apiedu, Emena, Kotei and its surroundings also …

Severe flooding at the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti Region has destroyed wares estimated to be over 10 billion old cedis About 300 shops filled with wax prints, provisions, kitchen wares, children’s clothing, assorted drinks, and food items among others as water submerged their area early Monday morning. Some …

Fire has gutted portions of a Cargo Terminal at Ashtown in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti destroying about 15 coffins. The ravaging fire which occurred on Saturday September 24,2022 also burnt other valuables amounting to thousands of cedis. OTEC News’ Kwame Agyenim Boateng , said firemen responded promptly to …

Caleb Amankwah scored late to give Hearts of Oak a point against Asante Kotoko in the first Super Clash of the season on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium. Kotoko thought they had won all three points minutes to the end, but Amankwah stunned them with a goal in the …

Commercial activities at Adum in the Ashanti Region came to a halt as about fifteen minutes of heavy rains rendered roads in the area impassable. OTEC News’ Kwame Agyenim Boateng on Thursday, September 15, 2022, reported that commercial and residential places were inundated by flood waters accompanied by heavy vehicular …

Former Minister for Defence, Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, has been appointed as Chancellor of the Kumasi Technical University. Dr. Addo-Kufuor’s investiture is scheduled for Friday, September 30, 2022. Dr. Addo-Kufuor will become the first chancellor of the university, which was formally Kumasi Polytechnic. “Kumasi Technical University is pleased to announce the investiture …