Tag Archives: Tano

Police sergeant found dead at Bia-Tano Forest checkpoint

A policeman who was detailed to a checkpoint at the Bia-Tano Forest has been shot dead by unknown assailants, MyNewsGh.com reports. The lifeless body of Sergeant Titus Avoka Azasiyande in a pool of blood was discovered in the early hours of Thursday, July 13, 2023. His service rifle number 158468 …

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Arrest Kennedy Agyapong and ex-Fomena NPP chair for bribery – Asani Tano demands

Political analyst, Yaw Asani Tano has called for the arrest of New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong and the former chairman of the party in the Adansi Fomena Constituency, Kwasi Nti. According to him, the two ought to be arrested and prosecuted for the payment and receipt of bribery respectively. …

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Christians now performing ablution like Muslims because they can’t afford t-rolls – Asani Tano

Yaw Asani Tano, the National Organiser of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), has berated the government over the increasing cost of living in the country. According to him, the cost of producing goods and services in the country has become so high that manufacturers have no choice but to …

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Asiedu Nketia’s son joins Tano South NDC Parliamentary race

Charles Asiedu, a son of NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has declared his intention to contest in the party’s Tano South parliamentary primaries. The former NDC Organizer for the Ahafo Region said his contributions to the party’s electoral fortunes in the region and the constituency make him the best …

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85-year-old man burnt to death in fire at Tano-Dumase

An 85-year-old man, Mr. Kwame Tawiah has been burnt to death in a fire outbreak at Tano-Dumase in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, when the octogenarian was sleeping in a room that previously served as a security room for …

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Ghastly accident in Tano North reportedly claims lives of 6 children, many critically injured

It is being reported that some children on board a school bus with about 50 pupils in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region have died after a ghastly accident. According to a post made by a Facebook user, Andy Frimpong Manso, the fatal accident happened on the Terchire-Adrobaa …

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Government destroys structures of Akonta Mining in Tano Nimiri Forest reserve – Report

Government has ordered the burning of structures and equipment belonging to Akonta Mining, a company owned by New Patriotic Party, NPP, Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Bosiako, alias Chairman Wontumi. Accra-based Joy News, in a report stated that their sources confirmed that the destruction of the properties took place on …

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Cocoa farmers mount wooden bridge on Tano River to escape Ivorian rebels

Cocoa farmers around Elubo in the Jomoro District of the Western Region now use a makeshift wooden bridge and walk for about 7 kilometers just to avoid using the Tano River, where Ivorian rebels attack them for their produce. TV3 in February 2021 carried a story in which they complained about …

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