Residents of Obuasi have been advised to take advantage of the presence of the Legal Aid Commission in the Municipality to seek legal services at no cost to them. This was revealed by the Public Education and Advocacy Specialist at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Mrs Esther Poku Adu-Hene at …
Read More »65-year-old woman writing 2021 BECE at Obausi
A 65-year-old mother of five children, is among the candidates writing the 2021 BECE at the CKC centre “B” in the Obuasi East District. The woman, Rita Offin, started her basic education from class four at the Brahabebome Independence Junior High School, at Obuasi. She told Mr Kwabena Owusu-Nketia, Obuasi …
Read More »FIFA slaps transfer ban on Prishtina for failing to pay Dreams FC over Abdul Basit’s transfer
World Football Governing Body, FIFA have slapped an indefinite transfer ban on Kosovo giants FC Prsihtina for failing to pay Dreams FC proceeds for the transfer of Ghanaian striker Abdul Basit. Per the transfer agreement between Dreams FC and Prishtina, the Ghanaian side is entitled to a percentage from the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo cuts sod for 100-bed Obuasi Trauma & Accident Hospital
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, 4 October 2021, cut the sod for the construction of a 100-bed Trauma Hospital for the Obuasi Municipality. The construction of the Obuasi Municipal Trauma Hospital is being facilitated by a €55 million facility acquired by the Akufo-Addo government, which will also …
Read More »Two women sustain gun shot injuries in Obuasi
Two women have been hit by a stray bullet at Tutuka a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. An eyewitness said some gun wielding men shot sporadically on their way to bury the Dagomba chief of the area. The mourners were on their way to the Kyekyewere cemetery when …
Read More »Fury in Obuasi suburb over grisly murder of two-year-old girl
Residents in the Obuasi suburb of New Estate in the Ashanti Region are unhappy with increasing violent crimes fueled by rampant power cuts, which they say are affecting normal life in the area. Their agitation comes after the lifeless body of a little girl was found last Friday, after she …
Read More »Five illegal miners grabbed in Obuasi
Five illegal miners have been arrested at Buabenso in the Adansi Akrofuom of the Ashanti Region. The Obuasi police acted upon a tip-off that a group has defied the government order to halt illegal mining also known as Galamsey. The police command swooped on these five illegal miners at Buabenso …
Read More »Why #Obuasi is topping Twitter trends on a Saturday
There’s ecstasy on social media platform Twitter as the town of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region has topped the trends on Saturday, March 20, 201. The development comes amid a rather interesting but humor-filled love story shared by one Abena Manokekame on Facebook. Narrating the ordeal, Abena Manokekame shared details …
Read More »We don’t believe you’ll return our excavators – Obuasi miners to Mahama
The Association of Small Scale Miners at Obuasi in the Ashanti region say they do not trust the NDC will deliver on their promise to return their seized excavators if they win the December polls. Former President John Mahama while unveiling the NDC’s manifesto for the 2020 elections, among other …
Read More »Obuasi no longer coronavirus hotspot – Medical Superintendent
The Medical Superintendent at the Obuasi Government Hospital, Dr. Kwadwo Nyarko Jectey, has stated categorically that the COVID-19 situation in the Obuasi Municipality have stabilised. This follows the implementation of a series of measures by the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Municipal Chief Executive and Health Workers in the Municipality. …
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