Tag Archives: Taxi

Unknown assailants kill taxi driver after hiring him

A taxi driver, believed to be in his late 20s, has been found dead after some passengers hired his services to Komfo Addai near Winneba in the Central region. Information gathered by Adom News’ Kofi Adjei indicates that the unknown assailants told the driver they were going to Winneba Secondary …

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Eyes on the Ground: Two reported dead as taxi submerges after heavy rains at Madina

Two people have reportedly died after a taxi submerged during a rainstorm in Madina, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region. An eyewitness who spoke to GhanaWeb said that an hour of rain led to the roads and gutters around some parts of Madina, including the Ridco area, becoming heavily flooded, which …

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How a female passenger was used to rob and stab taxi driver at Kasoa Ofaakor

A taxi driver at Kasoa Ofaakor has narrated how some unknown assailants used a lady to nearly kill him after hiring his services. The incident, he told Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem, happened last Thursday around 11:00 pm. Albert Donkor, 26, who is currently nursing his wounds at home, revealed …

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VIDEO: Angry taxi driver goes naked, invokes curses over blocked SIM card

There is growing public frustration over the impact of the punitive measures being implemented in line with the ongoing SIM re-registration exercise. As earlier announced by the Ministry of Communications, persons with unregistered SIM cards effective the beginning of the week have been restricted from some mobile network services such …

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Doctor injects taxi driver to death

A medical doctor is in the grips of law enforcement authorities after it emerged that he had injected a poisonous substance into the body of a cab driver, causing him to die instantly, threw his corpse away, and then stole his car. The suspect, identified as Abass Adebowale, is a …

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New York: 2 arrested over Ghanaian taxi driver’s death

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has charged two men in connection with the death of a city taxi driver. The two, Austin Amos and Nicholas Porter, both 20 years old, are said to have turned themselves in. They have been charged, among others, with gang assault, manslaughter and theft. The …

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Ghanaian taxi driver beaten to death in America

A 52-year-old Ghanaian taxi driver has been beaten to death by a group of rogue passengers in a suburb of New York City – United States of America. Gyimah Kutin was dropping off five passengers at Beach 54th Street and Arverne Boulevard in the Rockaways when the situation turned violent …

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Taxi drivers in Western region declare strike over poor roads

Taxi drivers in Asankragwa, Manso Amenfi, Bogoso and Wasa Akropong Municipality of the Western Region have declared a 3-day sit-down strike. The drivers disclosed that they have declared the strike action over bad road networks in the area. According to them, the poor nature of the roads is affecting their …

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2 Men chop off a Taxi Driver’s head

Luck eluded 2 men who tried to flee after chopping off the head of a taxi driver as their car was involved in an accident on their way to sell the head. The men, (names unknown) killed and chopped off the head of the driver in an attempt to sell …

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Church of Pentecost employs honest taxi driver at its Headquarters

The Church of Pentecost has announced the employment of 36-year-old taxi driver, Kwesi Ackon at its General Headquarters in Accra. Ackon who is a member of the church shot to fame somewhere last month for his act of honesty when he returned an amount of GHC8,400 to a woman who …

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