Tag Archives: UBER

Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber

Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice. They detail the extensive help Uber got from leaders such as Emmanuel Macron and ex-EU commissioner Neelie Kroes. They also show how the taxi firm’s former boss personally ordered the use …

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Uber, Bolt, Yango drivers strike tomorrow

The leadership of the Online Drivers Association of Ghana has declared a sit-down strike over welfare concerns. The two-day national sit-down strike will start on Tuesday, April 5, and end on Wednesday, April 6. It is meant to drum home their demands for better conditions of service. The association is …

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Robbery gone wrong after Uber driver arranged with robbers to steal father’s dollars

Police are investigating a foiled robbery incident involving an ride hailing app driver believed to be in his 30s and allegedly connived with armed robbers to steal his father’s dollars. The robbery went wrong after the suspected driver called a supposed assailant to arrange an operation to rob his father, …

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A/R: Uber, Bolt drivers strike over stagnant fares

Online drivers in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, have declared a sit-down strike to protest against the ride-hailing apps’ stagnant fares despite the persistent rise in fuel prices. The drivers of Uber, Bolt and other ride-hailing apps, said although the fares have not been increased, the Apps have increased the …

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Driver killed in Tema Harbour dual carriageway accident not with Uber

Isaac Parker Yeboah, who was killed in an accident on the Tema Harbour dual carriageway on Wednesday, July 7, was not registered with the Uber ride-hailing service network. The 28-year old, who was driving a Nissan Versa Saloon car, with registration number GR 9685-21, according to the Police, crashed into …

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Why man beheaded Feyiase ‘Uber’ driver

• 33-year-old Israel Agyei Manu was beheaded on Sunday • The suspect said he was going to use the deceased’s head for money rituals • He is yet to be arraigned before court Rashid Ibrahim, the prime suspect in the murder of Israel Agyei Manu, a headteacher of Rogel Montessori …

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Accra Uber driver loses car after passenger dazed him with Don Simon

  An Uber driver whose name is given as Joseph Aryee has lost his vehicle after he was intoxicated by a passenger he picked on Friday, March 26, 2021. Police (DSP), Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command, who made this known said Mr …

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[PHOTOS]: Uber driver mysteriously disappears in Kasoa

A young man believed to be in his twenties has mysteriously gone missing in Kasoa in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana My News Ghana can confirm.     The young Uber driver, identified as Edwin Fofoe is said to have left his home in Adenta to work …

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Uber driver injured in carjacking at Ejisu

A 22-year-old Uber driver, Prince Ampofo, has sustained serious body injuries in a machete attack during a carjacking at the Ejisu town of Besease in the Ashanti Region. The victim was attacked by two men, who hired his services from Atinga Junction at Ahodwo to Besease under the pretext of …

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