‘No Galamsey, No Vote’ Threats
The threats by illegal miners at Obuasi not to vote in December’s presidential and parliamentary polls if they are not allowed to resume their mining activities in the municipality do not hold up...
Tag: Ashanti Region
Galamseyers Will ‘fight To Death’
Galamseyers in the country will “fight to the death” to “protect their livelihood,” security analyst Dr Kwesi Aning has warned, and urged state security agencies to think through whatever...
Nana Addo Promises To Establish Ginger Factory In Atwima
The presidential nominee of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to establish a ginger processing factory in the Atwima Kwanwoma constituency of the...
58 Chiefs In Ashanti Region Endorse Akufo-Addo
Some fifty-eight chiefs in the Atwima Kwanwoma area of the Ashanti Region have pledged their support for the NPP 2016 flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo. The chiefs led by Nana Yaw Owusu, the...
When All the Presidents Men Take To the Campaign Trail
Do we have a functioning government at the moment? We are afraid not. Everything points to a non-functioning governance system, as the President and all his men and women take to the road,...
No Galamsey, No Vote
About 200 irate youth in the Obuasi East municipality of the Ashanti Region have vandalised the offices of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) amidst chants of “no galamsey, no...
Kotoko Denies Transfer Rumours
Kumasi Asante Kotoko has debunked reports in a section of the media that the club has put seven players on transfer. According to the reports, Kotoko has placed top players including defender Richard...
Girlfriend of Dead Kumasi Journalist Granted Bail
Florence Osei, also known as Afua Birago, the girlfriend of deceased Kumasi-based journalist Confidence Eric Kwadwo Baah, has been granted bail by the police after being held for close to 24 hours...
I Love Kotoko But Won’t Return
Former Asante Kotoko and Black Stars head coach Ralf Zummdick has ruled out any chance of him returning to coach the Porcupine Warriors. The German manager who has had stints as assistant manager...
Police Grant Dead Kumasi Journalist Girlfriend’s Bail
Police in Effiduase in the Ashanti Region say they found no incriminating evidence against the girlfriend of deceased journalist of Kumasi-based Kessben Radio and TV. Thirty-seven-year-old Florence...
We Have Fixed Kpando Pontoon – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that the provision of a working pontoon is one of the important contributions of government to improve economic activities in Kpando. Even though...
NPP Unfazed By Mammoth Crowd At NDC Campaign Launch – Sam Pyne
The New Patriotic Party(NPP) executives in the Ashanti say they are not bothered by the crowd that the governing NDC pulled over the weekend at the launch of its campaign. The party’s Secretary,...
‘Kayayei’ In Ashanti Region March For Change In Protest of Harsh Economic Conditions
play videoHead porters in Kumasi marching in protest of increased cost of utilities and consumables Scores of head porters in the Ashanti Region march on the streets of Kumasi in protest of harsh...
How Kessben FM’s Confidence Baah Died
Grief-stricken journalists in the Ashanti region and staff of Kumasi-based Kessben Fm and Television (TV) are yet to come terms with the sudden demise of their colleague Confidence Eric Kwadwo Baah...
Police Arrest Girlfriend of Dead Kumasi Journalist
Police at Effiduase in the Ashanti Region are questioning a 37-year old lady over the death of a journalist with Kumasi-based Kessben TV and Radio. Florence Osei, also known as Afua Birago, described...
I’ll Construct Roads To Boost Tourism
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidate for Bosomtwe constituency Dr. Yaw Osei Adu Twum has pledged to improve the deplorable state of road network in the area to boost tourism if voted...
The Kalyppo Influence On the Vote
The Kalyppo influence on the vote I do not remember ever tasting Kalyppo before yesterday. All I knew about the product previously, was children’s testimonies on radio and television. ‘Kalyppo...
Woman Commits Suicide By Poisoning
A woman believed to be in her late 30s is reported to have committed suicide by drinking poisonous substance at Asuofia in the Ashanti region. It is unclear what might have caused her to take her own...
NDC Parliamentary Candidate Lauds NPP’s Simon Osei-Mensah
The ruling National Democratic Congress’(NDC) parliamentary candidate for Bosomtwe constituency Madam Veronica Antwi Adjei has showered praises on the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of...
Nduom’s Disqualification Sad
Progressive People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary candidate for Atwima Kwawoma constituency in the Ashanti Region, Abraham Kofi Davis, has registered his displeasure over the disqualification of the...