Tag Archives: OKADA

A 19-year-old boy has met his untimely death in an accident that got him trapped under a cement truck at the Bogoso main lorry station in the Prestea Huni Valley District of the Western region. Emmanuel Adu Gyamfi who hails from Oppong Valley in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality had …

A 45-year-old farmer, Michael Akrofi, alias Kofi, is on the run after allegedly murdering his friend, Oboye Joe, 32, an Okada rider and burying him on his farm at Ebehn near Asenema in the Okere District of Eastern Region. The Police have since mounted a search for the farmer who …

Two persons died on the spot on Sunday after they collided head-on with their motorbikes at Wenchi while towards Wurompo Akete to Nwoase The incident which happened at about 5:15 pm on Sunday, February 7, 2021, has left two  pillion riders identified ad Veronica Okrah 21 and Hannah Marfo 22 …

Four motor riders were on Thursday arrested by the Police at Ashaiman, in Accra, for failing to wear nose masks. After hours of interrogation, the four were forced by the police to wear the masks and cautioned to adhere to the COVID-19 safety protocols. A police source told GNA that personnel were …

A 20-year-old ‘okada’ operator, William Cephas, who allegedly sped with a hawker on the back seat of his motorbike to a bush behind the Ho Airport, and raped her, is standing trial at the Ho District Magistrate Court ‘2’. The court, presided by Mr Akosah Agyare-Amoanpong Yaw, was told that prior …

A rider of a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, was yesterday crashed to death in a road accident on the Kwame Nkrumah Overpass, in Accra. The accident occurred when the motorcycle with registration number M-20-GR-3745 Lamid Mohammed was riding crashed into a Zoomlion Street Sweeper vehicle with registration number …

The government has outdoored specialised four-passenger quadricycles to drivers and Okada riders on hire-purchase for use as public transport. The Bajaj Qute vehicles, according to a report by Citi News were outdoored on Saturday, November 28, 2020, by the Coastal Development Authority (CODA). According to the report, Chief Executive Officer …

Two persons who, allegedly attempted to rob a commercial motor rider “okada” of his motorcycle has been arrested by the police at Ashalaja, in Accra. The suspects, William Armah,30, and Kofi Domado are in the custody of the police assisting in investigations, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Accra …

A video which is currently at the disposal of mynewsghana.net has seen moment some okada riders were seen engaging in a fistfight on the road as people watched in amazement at the scene of the event. From the video, some four men could be seen fighting over an issue which …

A gory accident involving two motorcycles on the Tumu –Kowie road in the Sissala East Municipality, has claimed three lives. The accident happened at about 8:30pm on Sunday night. The four persons on the two motorbikes that were involved in the accident were rushed to the Tumu Municipal Hospital, but …