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Western North Minister Leads Two-Day Sanitation Exercise in Aowin

865  The Western North Regional Minister, Hon. Wilbert Pretty Brentum, has led a two-day nationwide sanitation exercise in the Aowin Municipality, urging citizens to actively participate in efforts to keep their communities clean and prevent disease outbreaks following recent floods. The exercise forms part of a nationwide sanitation campaign directed by President John Dramani Mahama […]

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Aowin Municipal Assembly Declares Two-Day Clean-Up to Restore Communities After Floods

470 The Aowin Municipal Assembly has announced a two-day general cleaning exercise aimed at restoring environmental cleanliness and reducing the risk of disease outbreaks in the aftermath of recent floods that affected parts of the municipality. The exercise, scheduled for Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11, 2026, forms part of the national post-flood sanitation […]

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Flood Crisis at Aboi-Nsuoakyi in Western North Beyond MCE’s Capacity — Punch Editor Appeals for National Support

247  The worsening flood disaster at Aboi-Nsuoakyi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region has reached alarming levels, with local authorities struggling to contain the situation as hundreds of residents remain displaced. According to observations by The Punch Newspaper team during a visit to the affected community, the floods, which have persisted for […]

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 “We Are Solidly Behind You”— Aowin MCE Assures Flood Victims At Aboi-Nsuoakyi, Donates Relief Items

377  The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Aowin in the Western North Region, Hon Stephen Morcher has assured victims of the recent floods that devastated parts of the municipality that the Assembly remains fully committed to supporting them through the difficult period. Addressing affected residents during a relief donation exercise at Aboi-Nsuoakyi, the MCE emphasized […]

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NPP’s Samuel Damoah Ayensu Declares Bid for Boinso Electoral Area Chairmanship

882  A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Aowin Constituency in the Western North Region , Hon. Samuel Damoah Ayensu, has officially declared his intention to contest for the position of Chairman for the Boinso Electoral Area ahead of the party’s internal restructuring activities toward the 2028 general elections. Running on […]

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Aowin MCE honoured with doctorate, reaffirms commitment to development

504  The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Aowin in the Western North Region, Stephen Ntow Morcher, has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters in recognition of his outstanding contributions to public service and community development. The prestigious honour was jointly awarded by Elohim Theological College and Seminary in collaboration with Apostolic […]

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Enchi Court Remands 13 Galamsey Suspects, Cites Lack of Jurisdiction

573  Thirteen suspected illegal miners arrested by forest guards in the Enchi enclave in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region have been remanded into police custody for seven days following their arraignment before the Enchi Magistrate Court, as Ghana intensifies its nationwide fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The suspects were […]

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Aowin MCE Questions MP Over ‘Illegal’ Galamsey Raid

901  Stephen Morcher, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Aowin, has condemned a recent anti-galamsey operation carried out by a task force allegedly associated with the local MP, Hon. Oscar Ofori Larbi, saying it undermined official efforts to curb illegal mining.   Hon. Morcher said he received an early-morning call on Monday, 5th January, from […]

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NAIMOS arrests 10 armed men impersonating anti-galamsey taskforce in Aowin

862  The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested 10 armed men at the Nyankamam-Armori Forest in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region for posing as members of the task force. The suspects, believed to have links with the Aowin Traditional Authority, were reportedly operating with impunity, extorting money from illegal miners […]

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NDC Youth Besiege Forestry Commission Office in Enchi; MCE Intervenes, Calls for Calmness

1,559  On Monday, May 12, 2025, a group of irate youth from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region besieged the Forestry Commission Office in Enchi. The protest was sparked by allegations of biased job recruitment, with the youth claiming that the District Manager, Mr. Joe Appiah Frimpong, […]