Tag Archives: REGION

Ghanaian actor and host of UTV’s ‘Realnews’ programme, Akwasi Boadi ‘Akrobeto’ has asked the Member of Parliament for Ketu South in the Volta Region to do something about the increasing rate of teenage pregnancies in her region. This follows a report from the GHS District Health Information Management System (DHIMS), …

The Member of Parliament for Ejura-Sekyedumase in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Bawa Braimah is urging the national executives of the party to set up a parallel campaign structure in the Ashanti Region or lose the 2024 general election. The MP who was retained in Saturday’s parliamentary primaries has accused the …

Two persons suspected to be armed robbers have been beaten to pulp and nearly set ablaze by residents at Ninja Junction, a suburb of Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The suspects numbering three wielding knives and other offensive weapons are said to have jumped …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has identified, the Ashanti Region as one of the epicenters of the rabies disease in Ghana. According to GHS the data available to them show that Ashanti Region recorded the most rabies cases followed by the Greater Accra Region. This was disclosed during sensitisation program …

An 8-year-old girl lost her life in a petrol explosion at her home in Fahiakobo, Amansie South District, in the Ashanti Region. Vebu Eva, a primary 2 pupil, was burnt beyond recognition in the inferno that engulfed her room on Monday night, around 8pm. She rushed to the room to …

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have uncovered an illegal explosives manufacturing hub in Tarkwa, Western Region, resulting in the arrest of 13 foreign nationals. The syndicate, comprising eight Chinese, three Togolese, an Ivorian, and a Nigerian, were found to be producing over 20,000 pieces of illegal explosives, including around 10,000kg …

Progress on three major projects in the Ashanti Region have come to a stand-still due to lack of funds. These projects include phase two of the Kumasi International Airport and Kejetia Central Market and the 500-bed capacity maternity and children block at the KATH. The Mayor of Kumasi Samuel Pyne …

The North-East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Abdulai Abukari, has expressed concern about the high rate of teenage pregnancies in the Region. He said the GHS noticed that a high rate of teenage pregnancies was recorded among women at Ante-Natal Clinics (ANC) in the Region, which stood at …

A member of the NDC in the Asawase Constituency, Fatiu Salihu, has petitioned the National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti Region to suspend and call to order, the member of Parliament for Asawase constituency, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak for taking legal action against 11 executives of the constituency. Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has hailed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region for the tremendous show of love shown him. He described the gesture not only as surprising but also tremendous urging the rank and file of the party in the region to continue to forge ahead in unity. …