Some irate residents of Suame Magazine in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti Region have smashed a popular elephant statue erected by some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during a demonstration The residents who were protesting bad road networks in the area blocked the road to traffic for …
Read More »Pokuase: Residents run toward fuel tanker gutted by fire despite ‘Appiatse explosion’ experience
Some daredevil residents of Pokuase, a suburb of Accra in the Greater Accra region were seen rushing toward an exploding tanker. The fuel tanker was involved in an accident at Pokuase at 2:30pm The tanker sparked flames but some eyewitnesses in their quest to take videos decided to move closer …
Read More »PHOTOS: Tension at Homabenase as residents in bloody clash with landguards, many injured
OTECNEWS’ intelligence and monitoring of the operations of landguards at Homabenase within Bosomtwe District in the Ashanti Region have spotted a number of the Ghana Police operating with these landguards against the residents. Already tension in the area has reached its zenith as the people of Homabenase have vowed to …
Read More »VIDEO: High cost of goods forcing Kumasi residents to buy coffins ahead of their death
Strange things are happening in Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi where residents are forced to buy coffins ahead of their death due to the high cost of living and the skyrocketing prices of coffins Akwasi Baafi who manufactures and sells coffins at Kumasi Asafo Labour Roundabout revealed that some people …
Read More »Tension at Krobo as Nuaso residents confront military, ECG team
There is tension in Nuaso, a suburb of the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern region following a confrontation between some agitating residents who spontaneously protested Monday morning against the presence of the military and the installation of prepaid meters without engagement with the community. The volatile atmosphere forced …
Read More »PHOTOS: Sehwi Asafo residents live in darkness over stolen ECG transformer
The Asafo community, a suburb of Sehwi in the Western North Region, has been plunged in darkness after unidentified persons stole the entire ECG transformer. The transformer emitting 200kvA is a main source of power for other adjoining Sehwi communities. The Assemblyman for the Asafo electoral area, Robert Ebate Boah, …
Read More »Land guards attack residents at Dome, destroys homes
An attack by land guards on properties on a land at Sawmill Down at Dome Pillar Two in Accra on Sunday morning has left more than 60 residents, including children and pregnant women, displaced. The land guards, wielding guns and machetes, destroyed makeshift structures occupied by the residents, in an …
Read More »Residents shock at dead body of teenage girl dumped in gutter at Ablekuma Manhean
A teenage girl’s lifeless body was discovered in a gutter at Ablekuma Manhean in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Reports given to the media by some residents indicate the body was found in the early hours of Thursday, June 23, 2022. A resident disclosed that …
Read More »Tiger storms Sunyani as residents lockdown, eats intestines
Some residents of Sunyani are reportedly living in fear for some days now following a suspected wild animal roaming around some suburbs of the city and killing stray animals. The wild animal, believed to be a tiger, is said to be attacking and killing animals such as goats, sheep and …
Read More »Obuasi residents ‘fight’ AngloGold Ashanti for mining concession, jobs
Obuasi residents are up in arms against managers of AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi mine over the company’s refusal to cede part of its mining concessions to community members. Some held placards which read: “We are tired of the joblessness”, Enough is Enough, AngloGold keeps failing us”, We are tired”, as they …
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