Residents of Shieni, a community in the Tatale/Sangule district of the northern region and also shares boundaries with the western part of Togo, on daily basis continue to face life’s toughest challenge as they struggle to make a living. Sheini, and its cluster of villages, has a population of about 25,000 – mostly peasant farmers and […]
Seven more suspects have been declared wanted by police in Kumasi for their alleged roles in the skirmishes at Asawase in the Ashanti region that led to the death of Mohammed Saddique 37 in front of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency office last Friday. The wanted persons include the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency
PROBE WITHHOLDING OF MINERAL ROYATIES-ADANSIHENE PETITIONS PREZ The Adansihene, Opagyakotwere Bonsra Afriyie, has petitioned President John Mahama to cause an investigation into the reason underlining the non-payment of mineral royalties to the Adansi Traditional Council since October 2012. According to him, the non-payment of the royalties has made it very difficult for the Council to
COP, John Kudalor, has been appointed as the Acting Inspector-General of Police by President John Dramani Mahama. He replaces the Mohmmed Alhassan who has begun his accumulated leave leading to his retirement from the service. Mr. Alhassan was appointed IGP in February 2013. Mr. Kudalor, until his appointment, was the Director General, Operations, of the
Two Ghanaian cocoa farmers Osabarima Adusei Peasah IV, Chief of Akyem Tafo in the Eastern region and Abubakari Alidu of Ahafo Ano South in the Ashanti region have received the internationally acclaimed Cocoa of Excellence award 2015.The awards ceremony took place at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre, Paris during the 21st Edition of the
The international Rastafari community has held a banquet and awards ceremony to recognize some outstanding members.The ceremony organized by the Diaspora African Rastafari Congress (DARC) was held at the Golden Terrace Banquet Hall in Queens, New York on Sunday November 8 , 2015 and attended by Rastafari faithful from across the United States.Addressing the gathering,
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has described as a major breakthrough, its arrest of some of its wanted suspected criminals including Mohammed Abubakar popularly known as Manam, 32 years old and believed to have played a key part in several violent crimes in the Ashanti region. The Police Command is as well happy to have
Police in Asawase in the Ashanti Region, say they are unable to immediately establish if the stabbing of a New Patriotic Party (NPP) member in the area on Friday was politically motivated. The Police will not conclude that the criminal act was carried out by persons from rival political grouping in the NPP, insisting that
President John Mahama has described the stance of the opposition New Patriotic Party in the ongoing voter register discussion as overly entrenched for the democratic development of the country.According to him, democracy requires that dialogue and mutual respect is applied in resolving national differences instead of violence.Speaking at an event in the Upper East region
An Islamic Scholar in the Ashanti Region has strongly condemned the killing of a party supporter of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Asawase constituency. Sheik Yussif Alhassan who is also the Imam of the Asawase Community described the act as “barbaric and shameful” not only to the party but also the Islamic
