Tag Archives: BONO

Rabies killed six people in the Bono Region in 2023, Dr. Donald Joachim Darko, the Bono Regional Director of the Veterinary Services Department (VSD) has said. Comparatively, he said the deaths marginally declined because the Department recorded eight deaths in 2022. Rabies is a deadly virus transmitted through the saliva …

The former deputy general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has refuted an assertion by the Dormaahene, Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu II, that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has no authority to elevate a chief to a paramount chief (Omanhene) in the Bono Region. According to him, …

Three persons have been burnt to death in an accident at Bono Manso in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region. The accident happened around 11 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023. The accident involved a Kia Granbird bus with registration number AK 285-22 from the North with …

The Chief of Yawhima in the Sunyani East Constituency of the Bono Region has ordered the shutdown of Yawhima SDA Primary School over dust pollution emanating from the construction of the road from the area to Chira. According to the chief, the pollution levels due to the construction site is …

Kwabena Frimpong, also known as Wofa Blue, who is 31 years old, is said to have killed his wife, Abena Benewaa, who is 33, at a place called Suromanii near Dormaa Ahenkro in the Bono Region. Eyewitnesses who spoke to Filasconews said that the event happened on the weekend. Some …

Police in Techiman have arrested five people for their alleged involvement in an attack at the NDC regional office in the Bono East region. The suspects, according to a statement by the Police, are Kojo Agyei alias Kojo Cocaine, Illiasu Sulemana aka Oboot, Andrew Kemire, Fatau Abdallah and Alhaji Nuhu. …

An ongoing Zone C Inter-Schools Football Competition in the Bono Region between Suma Senior High School and Nafana Presbyterian Senior High School turned into a near brawl on Friday, July 8, 2022. The confusion erupted after Suma Senior High won the penalty shootout after a goalless draw in regulation time. …

Forest reserves in the Bono and Bono East Regions are suffering degradation due to the evasion of Fulani herdsmen. The Forestry Commission has over 20 forest reserves in the regions but majority have witnessed some degrees of degradation. According to reports, herdsmen from Burkina Faso and Mali use unapproved roots …

Tens of thousands of cattle have virtually taken over five out of the seven forest reserves within the Sunyani forest district, contrary to Forest Protection ACT 1974, (ACT 243) as amended by the Forest Protection ACT, 2002 (ACT 624). Per the ACT, it is completely illegal for any domestic animal …

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has repatriated 358 irregular migrants in the Bono East to their respective countries of origin, Chief Superintendent Mr. Enoch Abrokwa, the Bono East Regional Commander of the GIS, has announced. He said those irregular migrants had entered the country through unapproved routes and they were …