2,949 killed in road accidents in 2025, the highest in 35 years
Road traffic accidents claimed 2,949 lives in Ghana in 2025, the highest death toll recorded in 35 years, data from ...
Tag: Eastern Region
5,888 motorcycle crashes kill 1,239, injure 5,113
Ghana’s motorcycle safety crisis has deepened sharply in 2025, with official data revealing that motorcycles are now responsible for an ...
NACOC arrests 72 across two regions over illicit drug trade
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has conducted a series of intelligence-led operations across the Eastern and Greater Accra regions, dismantling ...
79 arrested in Eastern Region, Tema swoops
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a total of 79 suspects in separate security operations conducted in the Eastern Region ...
Atiwa East MCE jailed over galamsey
The Koforidua High Court 2 has sentenced the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Atiwa East, Ernest Ntim, to eight days’ ...
82-year-old crowned 2025 overall Best National Farmer
An 82-year-old farmer, Opanyin Abraham Kwaku Adusei, from Eastern Region, has been crowned the 2025 overall Best National Farmer, earning national recognition ...
Sammi Awuku commissions Akropong PCE Ademim field
The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Samuel Kwabena Awuku, famously known as Sammi Awuku, has officially ...
Road accident at Asikuma Junction claims 5 lives, 4 injured
A tragic road accident has occurred at Asikuma Junction in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, resulting in the ...
21-year-old wife allegedly stabs husband during dispute over food
A domestic disagreement over dinner turned tragic in Maamaso, near New Abirem, when a 29-year-old man was allegedly stabbed by ...
Wee packaged as tea bags found in SHS student’s bag
A shocking incident unfolded at a Senior High School at Asamankese in the Eastern Region when a substance suspected to ...
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