Politics

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, A/R Minister Lead Joint Operation On Offin Shelter Belt Forest Reserve

1,239  Lands and Natural Resources Minister,Hon Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene together with the security agencies alongside the forestry commission have launched a crackdown on illegal miners operating in the Offin Shelter Belt Forest Reserve in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The joint operation has resulted in […]

Politics

Government To Convert Seized Excavators into Road Construction Equipment-Lands Minister

1,241  In a creative move, the NDC government has decided to repurpose seized excavators from illegal mining sites for road construction. Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, announced that the excavators will be incorporated into the District Roads Improvement Program (DRIP) machine. This initiative aims to promote infrastructure development while tackling […]

Social

Abuontem Residents Fury at Chief for Disregarding Asantehene’s Directives

843  Residents of Abuontem in the Bosomtwe Constituency are seething with anger over their chief’s blatant disregard for Asantehene’s directives. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II had issued a directive halting all construction work in the area until surveyors completed their work, but Chief Nana Akomea Sakyi Tutu II allegedly collected money from private developers and gave […]

Education

Ashanti Regional Minister Vows to Revive Abandoned Drobonso community day school

831  The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has announced plans to revive the dilapidated Drobonso E-block Senior High School, which was abandoned by the previous NPP government for 8 years. Dr. Amoakohene made the announcement during a visit to the school last Friday , where he assessed the state of the facilities. The Minister […]

Education

Chief of Drobonso Seeks Minister’s Intervention on School’s Infrastructure

819  Obrempong Dwamena Dankwah Dwebisaw, the chief of Drobonso,District Capital of the Sekyere Afram Plains in the Ashanti Region , has made a passionate appeal to Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister, to provide electricity to the Drobonso Community Day School and complete the road leading to the school. The chief made this appeal […]

General News Social

RAINSTORM TRAGEDY AT TWIFO ATIMOKWA:Man Fights for Life After Being Struck by Falling Roofing Sheet

1,113  A devastating rainstorm that hit Twifo Praso, the district capital of Twifo Atti Morkwa , has left a local resident, Mr. Joel Kuwonu Adzi, battling for his life at the Twifo Atti Morkwa District Hospital. The storm, which occurred during a heavy downpour, destroyed a room where Mr. Adzi was taking shelter. As the […]

Sanitation

Kenkey Mill Opposite Adehyeɛ Market Closed Down By FDA Over Sanitation Concerns

1,112  In a swift response to allegations of insanitary conditions, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and Environmental Health Officers in Kumasi have shut down the Kenkey Mill opposite Adehyeɛ Market, effective immediately. The decision follows a joint assessment of the premises on Thursday, February 20, 2025, which revealed violations of Section 52 of the […]