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The Concerned Youth of Essienimpong in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region has made an urgent appeal to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to intervene in a matter concerning the recent actions of their chief. Led by Mr. Osei Kwadwo Eric, the youth association has expressed deep concerns …

The Savannah Regional Minister, Hon. Salisu Bia Wurbe, has formally conveyed condolences to the family of Alhaji Limuna Muniru following his tragic passing in the Adansi helicopter crash. Led by the minister, a government delegation visited the family house in Langbonto, a suburb of Damongo, to break the sad news …

A horrific military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6, has reportedly claimed the lives of the Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. According to initial reports, the high-ranking …

The Offinso Traditional Council, under the leadership of Paramount Chief Nana Dwamena Akenten II, has released over 600 bags of fertilizers to the Offinso North and South Municipal Assemblies. The fertilizers were seized by the council after a violent clash between NDC and NPP supporters in Akomadan on December 30, …

The Abuakwa Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region has sentenced a 45-year-old tricycle rider, Asamoah Gyan, to 3 years imprisonment for stealing diesel. Gyan was found guilty of siphoning three jerrycans of diesel from a truck belonging to Asanko Gold Mines at Bonteso in the …

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Offinso South Municipality in the Ashanti Region, Hon. Owusu Amoah Frank, popularly known as “Abodie” haas called on his colleagues to leverage DRIP machines in driving development in their respective municipalities. Speaking to the media from his experience in Offinso South, where the machines …

Cervical cancer remains a major global health challenge, ranking as the fourth most common cancer in the world with an estimated 604,000 new cases and 341,800 deaths each year. Alarmingly, 84% of these cases and 86% of the deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, including Ghana. In Ghana, cervical …

  The Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ghana, Dr Fiona Braka, has reiterated the urgent need for strong collaboration among stakeholders to accelerate the fight against cervical cancer, particularly through the effective rollout of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine across the country. Speaking during a high-level stakeholder …

The residents of Anou Community in the Offinso South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the local chiefs (Nananom) and the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for their efforts in disposing of over 50 years’ worth of refuse in the community. This long-standing challenge had posed …

The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has described the government’s response to the escalating Mpox outbreak in Ghana as “very, very abysmal,” citing a lack of seriousness and deliberate public health action. Speaking in an interview, Dr Agyemang expressed concern over the apparent low level of …