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21-year-old man pounds grandparents to death with pestle at Akyem Hemang

A 21-year-old man has allegedly murdered his grandparents at Akyem Hemang in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern region. The suspect Moses Appiah alias Kuffuor allegedly committed the dastardly act Saturday April 2, 2022, at about 5:30pm. The incident happened after pounding fufu for his now-deceased grandparents Appiah Korang, …

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Asante Akyem South: 120 roofs ripped off; 500 residents displaced by heavy rainstorm

About 120 roofs of houses have been ripped off, displacing several people at Obogu in the Asante Akyem South District of the Ashanti region following a torrential rainfall on Sunday, March 20. The incident occurred around 5:00 pm during the heavy downpour which was accompanied by strong winds. The affected …

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Man, 45, shot dead at Akyem Twapease

A 45-year-old man had been shot dead by unknown assailants at Akyem Twapease in Kwaebibirem Municipality in the Eastern Region. The deceased who has been identified as Eric Twumasi was shot in the head. Narrating the incident, Asuom District Police Command said on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at about 1:15 …

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Mob of NPP supporters chase out regional chairman at Akyem Oda

The Eastern Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kingston Akomeng Kissi has been chased out by a mob of party supporters at Akyem Oda. The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, after the Regional Chairman, Mr. Akomeng Kissi allegedly decided to call off the polling station election in …

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Fire guts houses, shops at Akyem Osiem

Several houses and shops have been destroyed in a fire outbreak at Akyem Osiem in Abuakwa North Municipality in the Eastern region. The fire reportedly affected fifteen rooms in clustered houses and four shops. Unquantified items and household properties were consumed by the inferno which has displaced over 30 occupants. …

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6 arrested for illegal mining at Birim North and Asante Akyem districts

Six individuals have been arrested for illegally mining at Birim North and Asante Akyem districts of the Eastern and Ashanti regions respectively during a special operation. The six suspects include a female Ghanaian, other West African nationals, and a financier who was at one of the sites. The joint military …

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Asante Akyem Agogo traditional council bans expensive funerals

The Asante Akyem Agogo Traditional Council has introduced comprehensive measures to curb expensive funerals in the area. Among the measures is a ban on the performance of widowhood rites and the use of beer and other drinks to serve mourners, special clothes, and T-shirts during funerals. This was during a meeting …

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I won’t allow Community Mining in Akyem – Okyenhene to gov’t

Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin says the Akyem Abuakwa traditional council will no longer tolerate the community mining policy introduced by the Akufo-Addo government. According to the Okyenhene, the policy is illegal and causes destruction to lands and water bodies in the Akyem area. President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, 25th July …

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Akyem Sakawa tag: Nobody can ban us – Mahama to angry Akyems

Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Dramani Mahama has called the bluff of some chiefs and people of Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku and Akyem Bosome after they issued a one-week ultimatum to him to retract and apologise for the “Akyem Sakawa Boys” tag. The angry indigenes threatened that without an apology, …

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Watch Video: Akyems stage massive demonstration over Mahama’s ‘Akyem Sakawa’ post

A group calling itself, Concern Citizens of Akyem, has taken to the streets to demonstrate against former President John Mahama and National Democratic Congress (NDC) for allegedly describing them as ‘Akyem Sakawa Mafias’. The group, made up of the chiefs and residents of Akyem Abuakwa, Kotoku, and Bosome, all in …

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