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328 The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council (ARCC) has issued a press release calling on individuals who recovered items from the recent helicopter crash site to return them to the authorities. The crash, which occurred on August 6, 2025, resulted in the loss of several lives, including high-profile government officials. According to the ARCC, intelligence gathered […]
228 The family members of the deceased in the recent Mpasatia armed robbery case occurred at Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti Region have expressed disappointment and discontent over the bail granted to Sgt. Karim, a police officer and one of the suspects. Victim of the alleged robbery incident, Emmanuel Kwabena Boakye, on May 26, 2025, […]
700 The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council led by Dr. Frank Amoakohene, Ashanti Regional Minister has expressed deep condolences to the family of the late Alhaji Abdul-Malik Azenbge, Chief of Kusaase, following his fatal shooting in Asewase on July 22, 2025. In response to the incident, the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) convened an emergency meeting on […]
324 The Asawase Zongo Community Chief, Alhaji Shaibu Suleiman M. B., under the leadership of the Sarkin Zango Palace in Kumasi, has issued a public statement expressing deep sorrow and condemnation over the assassination of the Kusasi Chief of the Ashanti Region, Chief Abdul-Malik Azenbe. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in […]
303 The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi has sued media personality Afia Schwarzenegger, also known as Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa for defamation. In a Statement of Claim filed at an Accra High Court, and sighted by Citi News on Wednesday July 23, the plaintiff, through his lawyers Sustineri Attorneys PRUC, […]
477 The Kusasi Chief of the Ashanti Region and Head of the Kadi Divisional Area in Binduri, Abdul-Malik Azenbe, was shot and killed on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, by unidentified gunmen in a targeted attack. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. at his residence near the Asawase F-line Community Centre. The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, […]
705Chairman of the Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, Kojo Peprah, has been arrested by the IGP’s Special Anti-Galamsey team for trying to intervene in the arrest of illegal miners operating in the Desiri Forest Reserve in the Ashanti region. According to the police, Kojo Peprah confronted the special team sent to flush out illegal miners […]
350 The National Security in charge of the Ashanti Region has taken over the Akom Toll Booth, managed by the Ghana Highways Authority (GHA), due to allegations of corruption. According to credible sources, fines collected from overloaded vehicles are being underdeclared, with authorities reportedly cutting deals with drivers. Underdeclared Fines. Ordinarily, trucks exceeding the recommended […]
395 The Akom toll booth, managed by the Ghana Highways Authority (GHA) in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region, is embroiled in corruption allegations. According to credible sources, fines collected from overloaded vehicles are being underdeclared, with authorities reportedly cutting deals with drivers. Underdeclared Fines. Ordinarily, trucks exceeding the recommended axle weight […]
1,144 A disturbing incident has unfolded in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital , where investigative journalist Isaac Nsiah Foster was viciously stabbed on his way home after a heated argument with a commercial bus conductor over a mere 50 pesewa fare dispute. The altercation occurred yesterday when Foster boarded a TD bus with registration number […]