The youth of Teleku Bokazo a mining community in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region have been thrown into a state of sorrow after one of them was shot dead and four others injured by some supposedly armed men at Nkroful Magistrate court. The deceased, Andrew Donkor, was among …
Read More »All about the one-shilling Gold Coast tax which was abolished after nine years
The introduction of taxes by any government has somehow been met with discontent by citizens or residents of that state. Although taxes are paid to ensure a nation generates domestic revenue for socio-economic development, payment of taxes have become unpopular, especially in the Ghanaian context. Many still question why they …
Read More »Asemasa accident: Two families fight over one body; hospital demands DNA test
Authorities at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital have resolved to conduct a DNA test on six female bodies that were part of the Tuesday, March 22 accident at Asemasa as one body has become a source of contention. A total of nine out of the 14 burnt bodies from the …
Read More »One dead in accident at Kwahu Akwaboa junction
One person has died in an accident at the Kwahu Akwaboa junction on the Kumasi-Accra road. The accident, which occurred on Thursday, 24 March 2022, involved 3 vehicles; an STC bus, a trailer, and a Toyota Vitz. According to eyewitnesses, the Driver of the STC, heading towards Kumasi from Accra, …
Read More »Tarkwa: One dead, others injured after clash between two galamsey groups
One person has died after a free for all fight between two illegal mining (galamsey) groups at Bonsaso near Tarkwa in the Western Region. Several others have also sustained deep machete wounds as a result of the clash. Reports point to the fact that, there is an existing tension between …
Read More »Drivers issue one week ultimatum for Gov’t to reduce fuel prices
Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana(C-DAG) has given government a one-week ultimatum to have the price of petrol reduced. The drivers contend the GHC 8.44 mark per litre of petrol is highly abnormal and causing an unbearable hardship on them, hence the call. They have threatened failure to heed to this …
Read More »Ablekuma West NPP polling station acclamation turns bloody as one hospitalised
One person was critically injured while others sustained minor injuries at the Liberty Football Pitch in Dansoman during the acclamation of polling station executives in the Ablekuma West Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). This was as a result of brutalities perpetrated by some party members during the exercise …
Read More »Haphazard shooting leaves one dead at Tweapease, suspects on the run
Haphazard shooting by some irate men at Tweapease, a community in the Kwaebibrem District of Eastern Region, has led to the untimely death of a 45-year-old man called Eric Twumasi. The gunshot dismantled the head of the deceased causing his brain to ooze out of his skull. The Asuom Police …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: One in critical condition as trailer crashes ‘pragya’
A tricycle (pragya) driver is in critical condition after a collision with a trailer on the Nkwanta road. The trailer, with a foreign registration number, 6759 AM, is said to be conveying a container from Accra to the Northern part of Ghana, when the crash occurred. Eyewitnesses account indicated that …
Read More »VIDEO: Mourners in car crash: One feared dead at Ekumfi Dunkwa
One person is feared dead with others sustaining various degrees of injuries as a result of an accident that happened at Ekumfi Dunkwaw on the Apam-Mankesim highway in the Central Region. The accident occurred at around 4:30am on Saturday. Driver of a Tema-Cape Coast bound Toyota mini bus with registration number …
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