Tag Archives: BONO

Rabies kills six in Bono Region

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 …

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Asantehene can elevate a chief to Omanhene status in Bono – Obiri Boahen challenges Dormaahene

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, …

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3 persons burnt to death in accident at Bono Manso

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 …

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Bono: Chief orders shutdown of school over dust pollution

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 …

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Mother of 6 allegedly butchered by her husband In Bono Region

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 …

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Bono East: Five arrested over chaos at NDC regional office; one on admission

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. …

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Inter-school football competition turns rowdy in Bono Region

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. …

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Bono forest reserve under threat following Fulani invasion

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 …

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Forest reserves threatened by Fulani herdsmen in Bono region

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 …

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Bono East immigration repatriates 358 irregular migrants

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 …

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