Tag Archives: REGION

Alex Sarfo Kantanka, the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Juaben Constituency of the Ashanti region, popularly known as Aluta, has revealed what he referred to as divisions within the party. Aluta claims that he and two other chairmen of the party were sacked from a meeting organized by …

The Safohen of Amosima in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region is in the grips of the police for shooting his niece, a 40-year-old during the coronation of Ebusuapanin at Amosima The suspect chief as tradition demands during such events fired the gun but mistakenly shot his …

The Sehwi Wawso Traditional Council last week performed rituals as part of measures to summon Onua FM/TV presenter Captain Smart over controversial comments. In a June 30, 2023 post shared by Oyerepa TV, elders of the area are sighted pouring libation over the issue with reports indicating that the slaughtering …

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has accused the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) of harassing its members in the Ashanti Region. At a stakeholder meeting organised by the Chamber of Automobile Dealership Ghana (CODEG) in collaboration with the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority …

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has reported the confiscation of a substantial amount of smuggled crude oil and diesel in the Western Region between January and April 2023. During separate operations conducted by the Ghana Navy and Marine Police, a total of 108,000 litres of diesel and 73,000 litres of …

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 …