The Ashanti Regional Police Command is investigating an incident in which a Jacobu District patrol team was attacked by a group of civilians at Bepotenten Sukuum while carrying out routine duties. The incident occurred on 23rd January 2026 when officers recovered a pump-action gun from a 15-year-old boy and instructed …

As part of its social corporate responsibility, BonAgro Company Ltd. fumigated Kumasi City Market in the Ashanti Regional capital to get rid of insects.     Fumigation Exercise Victor Nchonah, the country manager for BonAgro Company Ltd., said that fumigating marketplaces like Kumasi City Market to control insects like cockroaches …

The Kwadaso Municipal Assembly’s environmental department has cleared a long-standing refuse dump at Ohwimase near the market and Apatrapa Basic School.   The waste dump has been posing health hazards to residents for almost eight months.   The evacuation exercise aimed to promote responsible waste disposal was lead the Municipal …

Samuel Kwame Adomako, a prominent Cybersecurity and Data Expert, has expressed optimism about the government’s anti-scam efforts, citing recent successes in combating cybercrime. The government’s collaborative approach with agencies like the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and the Ghana Police Service has led to significant arrests and seizures, disrupting organized cybercrime …

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the Public Utility Workers’ Union of Ghana (PUWU) say the sharp rise in revenue at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is clear evidence that the utility can be turned around without being privatized, if workers are fully supported and management is given clear, …

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has directed all teachers in possession of hard copies of the SHS Physical Education & Health teachers’ manual to return them immediately. The move follows concerns over a controversial definition of gender identity in the manual, which is currently in use in …

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is spending the night and possibly the next few days in the former Virginia Jail (Peumansend Creek Regional Jail), repurposed into a detention centre (The Caroline Detention Facility). This is a former regional jail repurposed to house immigration detainees under the United States Immigration and …

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been detained by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over questions surrounding the status of his stay in the country, his legal team has confirmed. According to a statement released on the matter, Mr Ofori-Atta is currently cooperating fully with ICE while …

The Chief of Chirapatre in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Nana Offe Kusi Wiredu II, is overseeing the construction of a fence wall around the public cemetery to improve security and prevent future disputes. The chief explained that the decision followed observation that non‑residents had been illegally burying …

The Member of Parliament for Ho West and Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late MP for Ayawaso East, Naser Toure Mahama. Describing the loss as “profound,” Bedzrah said the nation, Parliament, and the constituents of Ayawaso East have …