The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe has assured that government will allocate resources to complete the runway extension project of the Prempeh I International Airport in Kumasi by end of this year. The completion of the extension project will allow some international aircrafts land in Kumasi safely. Speaking to journalists at a stakeholders’ breakfast […]
President John Mahama is set to launch the government’s flagship programme, ‘Adwumawura’, in Kumasi today, April 28, at the Prempeh Assembly Hall. This is to mark the beginning of a bold new push to tackle youth unemployment and ignite entrepreneurial spirit across Ghana. The Adwumawura Programme is a special business start-up initiative crafted to facilitate […]
The Mayor of Kumasi, Mr Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has issued a stern two-week ultimatum to traders operating along pavements and roadsides within the central business district (CBD), warning that those who defy the directive to vacate will face sanctions, including the controversial threat of being beaten. Addressing the media at a news conference in […]
Victims of the recent devastating fire at Adum in Kumasi have rejected a donation of 1,500 bags of rice, 800 boxes of cooking oil, and soap provided by the Interior Minister and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak. The donation, intended to support those affected by the fire, which destroyed several properties and left […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is poised to receive 28 more gold ornaments and regalia dated to the 19th-century creations of royal artisans of the Asante Court and others. The official presentation this weekend would be at a mini durbar at the Manhyia Palace which coincides with the centenary anniversary of the return from […]
The Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Patience Adams has announced that the Baba Yara Sports Stadium is ready to host football matches following the completion of renovations. In an interview with Akoma FM, Miss Adams confirmed that the venue is operational but still requires formal approval from their superiors in Accra […]
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has closed the Prang-Atebubu stretch of the Atebubu-Kumasi Highway in the Bono East Region to traffic because the White Volta has submerged the Nyomoase Bridge on the highway. Several communities along the stretch have been cut off due to the flood, resulting in the slowing down of the movement of […]
The Asokwa Circuit Court One in Kumasi has sentenced four carjackers to 120 years imprisonment, each convict serving 30 years in prison. Twenty-two-year-old Jeffrey Jomoh, aka Jeff; Clifford Opoku, aka Spider, 28 years; Prince Opuni and Kwabena Kyei Baffour were convicted for a series of robbery incidents in the Kumasi metropolis. Before their arrest in […]
King Charles III welcomed the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu III to the Sandringham House in the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is currently in the UK as part of his Silver Jubilee celebrations. This is the first visit of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to the King of England since King […]
The management of Ghana Airports Company Limited has announced that the new terminal building at Prempeh I International Airport in Kumasi will be functional from Monday, July 1, 2024. In preparation for the transition from the old terminal to the state-of-the-art facility, the Ghana Airports Company Limited in collaboration with stakeholders, says there would be […]
The 2024 flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has visited gospel musician, Yaw Sarpong who has been sick for some time now. It emerged in March 2024 that, the legendary musician was not in good health, prompting concern from his fans. The Vice President, who is currently on a campaign […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has responded to critics and said those especially in the Ashanti Region who have been peddling unfounded and un-substantiated allegations about him would be ashamed individually. He was speaking at a sod cutting ceremony for a four-tier interchange at the Suame roundabout in Kumasi on Tuesday (October 18, 2022). President […]
