Tag Archives: CHIEFTAINCY

The Chief of Tamale, Dakpema Naa Fuseini Bawa, and four other residents, have reportedly been shot, following controversies surrounding who owns the right to carry himself as the chief of the area. It is alleged the incident took place after the talking drum was beaten in the palace on Monday …

Since last year, the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs has on three occasions failed to give its final judgement on the Kwahu-Nkwatia chieftaincy judgement over reasons yet to be unraveled. It will be recalled that a previous ruling delivered by the Judicial Committee of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs …

A circuit court in Koforidua has given the police a one-month period to complete investigations and charge suspects involved in the attack on the Asamakese chief’s palace and subsequently aiding the installation of a parallel chief. The court granted the plea of the Attorney General on Tuesday, February 22 to …

The Omanhene of Dormaa Traditional Area, Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu II has emphasized that it cannot be said that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is bigger than him. The Dormaahene, having dominated the news some weeks ago is back for the same reason – accusing the Asantehene of twisting history. Otumfuo …

A man in his late 30s has been shot dead following a chieftaincy clash at Asamankama, a community in the Offinso South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Thursday. This was after one of four men chosen as chief of the area resulted in a bloody scuffle, witnesses say.The deceased, Nana …

  The Nalerigu District Court presided over by His Worship Abdul-baki Abdulai, has jailed aspiring Chiefs of Jopal village namely Nanyab Bilemlem, 64-year-old farmer, of the “Late Settlers” and Yekum Buyork, a farmer, 75, of the “Earlier Settlers” in connection with Chieftaincy clashes at Jopal in the Chereponi district of …

A chieftaincy clash at Gomoa Nyanyanno in the Central Region has left one person dead while several others are injured and properties running into thousands of Ghana cedis destroyed. Information gathered by EIB Network’s Central Regional correspondent Yaw Boagyan indicates that elders of the Gomoa Nyanyanno Stool land in a …

The police command in the Northern region has arrested 15 people in connection with a recent chieftaincy clash at Yong Dakpem Yili in Tamale, in which dozens of homes were torched as well as motorbikes, foodstuffs among others. Also, five fugitives, including a chief, Fuseini Chemson, have been declared wanted. So far, …

At least one person has been shot dead at Bonakye in the Nkwanta South Municipality in the Oti Region after an alleged chieftaincy clash between Konkomba and Akyode settlers. The incident which occurred on Thursday evening has also led to the arrest of some 13 others. The clash follows a …

Fresh Chieftaincy violence erupted Friday dawn between rival factions at Kpatinga in the Gushegu District of the Northern Region, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. MyNewsGh.com gathered that the violence started at about 2am, according to residents, and continued till 5am when fighting was temporarily stopped by a heavy downpour in the town. …