30 h. ago Police nab three in Ashanti region for distributing fake insecticides from Nigeria

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three shop owners and distributors suspected of distributing and retailing counterfeit mosquito and insecticide spray products. The arrests, made in the commercial hubs of Adum and Tech in Kumasi, follow a formal complaint from Evergreen Chemist Limited, the legitimate UK importer of the popular ‘Kill It’ insecticides. The […]

Events

38 h. ago A/R: Police investigate death of TikTok sensation ‘Atom De Morale Spirit’

The police in the Ashanti Region have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of Emmanuel Agyie Baffour, a second-year Visual Arts student at the Mampong Technical College of Education.

Events

3 d. ago Mahama pledges to complete Kejetia Market, Suame Interchange, other Ashanti Region projects

President John Mahama has pledged to complete several stalled infrastructure projects in the Ashanti Region, calling the delays a symbol of broken promises and neglect.

Politics

3 d. ago Robbers break into church at Achinakrom, bolt with musical instruments

Robbers have allegedly broken into the Symbols Yehweh International Church at Achinakrom in the Ejisu municipality of the Ashanti Region to steal.

Events

4 d. ago KNUST and the Death of Applied Knowledge: A National Embarrassment in Full View

Whenever I drive through some of our public universities, particularly those outside Accra, I am struck by a disturbing contradiction: these institutions with large populations, located in regions rich in raw materials and surrounded by skilled artisans and small-scale industries, remain visibly underdeveloped, deprived, and utterly dependent. They do not produce much for themselves, and worse, they do not seem to see the need to. Let us take the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana’s premier institution for science, technology, and innovation. With over 85,000 students, sprawling departments in engineering, applied sciences, art, agriculture, and architecture, and a location in the craft and industry-rich Ashanti region, one would expect this university to be a hotbed of functional innovation, a self-sustaining ecosystem, and a driver of local economic transformation.

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4 d. ago Evodia Foundation’s health care outreach aids vulnerable Lake Bosomtwe residents

The over 27 communities around the Lake Bosomtwe in the Ashanti region are reeling from the impact of limited local health facilities, compelling children, women and the aged to trek miles to reach care.

Politics

7 d. ago President of Concerned Small Scale Miners refutes allegations of intervening in Anti

President of the Concerned Small Scale Miners Association, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, has described as misleading reports of his intervention in pleading for clemency for miners invading the Desiri Forest of the Ahafo Ano North District in Ashanti Region. According to him, he had only inquired about the police operations, leading to his arrest. In a […]

Politics

9 d. ago 2 arrested for unlawful firearms possession in Ashanti Region

The Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested two individuals for unlawful possession of firearms. The suspects, identified as Acheampong Kwadwo, 21, and James Antwi Adjei, 24, were arrested during an intelligence-led operation conducted in the early hours of Tuesday at a known criminal hideout in Nweneso, Trabuom, and Nkwawie, following […]

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9 d. ago A/R: Illegal abortion clinic, unlicensed drugstore uncovered in Asawase

An illegal abortion clinic and an unlicensed drugstore have been uncovered in the deep slum of the Asawase enclave in the Ashanti region. The illegal facilities, both situated in the densely populated slum along the Peleele Stream in the Asokore Mampong Municipality, were found to be operating without regulatory approval, raising grave public health and […]

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9 d. ago Small Scale Miners Association Chair arrested for confronting anti

Chairman of the 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.

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1 week ago A/R: 2 police officers, one other die in gory accident at Adanwomaso, 2 in critical condition

A gory accident at Adanwomaso in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region has claimed three lives, with two others in critical condition.

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1 week ago GJA Dispute Adjudication Committee urges delay of A/R swearing

The Election Dispute Adjudication Committee (EDAC) of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has formally requested a postponement of the swearing-in ceremony for the Ashanti Region executives following a petition challenging the results of the June 30 regional elections.

Sport

1 week ago One injured in clash between Manso Mpatasie residents and National Security in illegal mining crackdown

One person is injured in a clash between national security operatives and residents of Manso Mpatasie in the Amansie South District of Ashanti Region.

Events

1 week ago Samdakus opposes use of ‘Kumawood’ name in new Ashanti film group

Ghanaian film producer Samuel Darko, known in the industry as Samdakus, has expressed displeasure over the use of the name Kumawood in a new filmmakers’ association formed in the Ashanti Region.

Politics

1 week ago EKAJ Educational Fund partners UCC to train local artisans to improve standards

Artisans in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti Region have received training to enhance the standard of work delivered to their clients.

Politics

1 week ago NACOC and FDA raid Offinso hideout to shut illegal cannabis liqueur factory

A secret cannabis-infused liqueur factory has been shut down by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) and the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in a joint operation at Ntiribuoho in the Offinso Municipality, Ashanti Region.

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2 w. ago Ayoum community appeals for fixing of collapsed bridge to ease commuting

The Ayoum Community located between the Oforikrom and the Bosomtwe districts in the Ashanti Region, are faced with transportation challenges due to stalled fixing of a collapsed bridge in the area.

Politics

2 w. ago Commercial use of tricycles still illegal – Judge reminds operators 

The Presiding Judge of the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region has reminded the public, especially tricycle (Pragia) riders, against the use of that vehicle for commercial purposes. 

Events

2 w. ago Telecel Ghana expands reforestation initiative to Ashanti Region with additional 3,000 trees

Telecel Ghana has extended its ongoing reforestation initiative to the Ashanti Region, with over 40 employee volunteers from across the region joining forces with schoolchildren.

Politics

2 w. ago 4 Chinese remanded for illegal mining, police mount search for fifth suspect

Four Chinese nationals arrested for alleged involvement in illegal mining have been remanded for two weeks by the Bekwai Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region.

Events