Tag Archives: ASHANTI

Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, Hon Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has named a library complex after the late Queen Mother of Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Apem II. He said the naming of the facility after the late Asantehemaa was to honour her in her passion for …

The Bantama wing of the group by name Asanteman Youth has called on the Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Ashanti Region to use their large numbers to push for development projects for communities in the region. Addressing a press conference Wednesday morning at the Center for National Culture,  spokesperson …

In the past days, the Bantama Youth in the Ashanti Region have been protesting what they describe as neglect by the NPP government as far as developmental projects are concerned. Displaying the green, yellow and black flags of the Ashanti kingdom, alongside the Ghana flag, the agitated youth clad in …

Obuasi residents are up in arms against managers of AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi mine over the company’s refusal to cede part of its mining concessions to community members. Some held placards which read: “We are tired of the joblessness”, Enough is Enough, AngloGold keeps failing us”, We are tired”, as they …

A National Organiser hopeful of of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Henry Osei Akoto has indicated that the Ashanti Region has realised the goodness in the pposition party as compared to the governing New Patriotic Party. According to him, he will work hard to make sure that the Ashanti …

Some residents in the Ashanti Region have asked companies providing utility services to reconsider their proposed increment on electricity and water tariffs. Some noted that the services rendered by these companies were below standard and do not deserve any form of increment from the common Ghanaian in times of high …

Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), incumbent regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party appears to have garnered more votes compared to his close contender, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (Coka) in the ongoing NPP regional executives election in the Ashanti Region. GhanaWeb’s Ashanti Regional Correspondent indicates that after votes in 3 zones were counted, …

A founding member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti region, Mr. George Ayisi Boateng has appealed to the delegates in the region to change the current regional chairman of the party and opt for someone who can bring all party members together to win power in …

AviationGhana sources have confirmed that Ashanti Airlines is nearing the completion of its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) to enable it operate as an airline in Ghana. Two licenses, Air Carrier Licence (ACL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC), are required by the aviation sector regulator, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), …

The name Asantehene evokes not only power and authority, especially among the Akan clan, but it also carries with it a lot of admiration and beauty. From the secrecy, or little that is known about such details such as the kind of food or daily routines that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei …