The District Chief Executive for Sekyere Afram Plains, Hon. Abubakar Issaka, has assured BECE candidates who began their exams that the E-Block Drobonso Community Day Senior High School will admit its first students in the 2026 academic year. The NDC government led by President John Mahama cut the sod for the Drobonso Community Day SHS in 2015, but work stalled …

The Member of Parliament for Sekyere Afram Plains, Hon. Hajia Nasira Gyekye Afrah, has renewed her commitment to promoting quality education for young people in the constituency. In her first year in office, the MP awarded scholarship packages to more than 30 brilliant but needy students who performed well in the BECE. The scholarships will support them to pursue STEM …

According to a report, on Sunday, May 3, 2026, a video that is currently making waves on social media has got many Ghanaians talking after a powerful man of God in Kumasi was caught on camera hitting a female church member and ordering her out of his church simply because she was on TikTok while he was preaching. The pastor …

A 36-year-old man has been butchered to death during a fight over a woman at Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Kwabena Anokye, was allegedly killed by one Akwasi Anyam following a confrontation over a woman identified as Adwubi. A source in the area told OTEC News Reporter Kwame Agyenim Boateng on Monday, May 4, 2026, that Anokye had …

Members of the opposition New Patriotic Party in the Asante Akim Central Constituency have raised concerns over alleged irregularities in the ongoing polling station executive elections. Aggrieved members who spoke to journalists expressed frustration over the process. They alleged that MP Hon. Anyimadu Antwi had interfered in a bid to impose his preferred candidates as polling station executives. Mr. Gyekye …

The Mid-West Ghana Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church marked its 40th anniversary in Sunyani under the theme _“Legacy of Faith – Celebrating 40 Years of Discipleship, Witnessing and Nation Building.”_ The event drew prominent political and traditional leaders, including NPP flagbearer Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia and NDC National Chairman Hon. Johnson Asiedu Nketia. The celebration attracted dignitaries including Omanhene …

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has secured a total of 195 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for five convicts at the Nsuta Circuit Court for conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery. On 30th April 2026, the Nsuta Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Mr. Simon Nketia Gagah sentenced the five in two separate cases. The convicts are: 1. …

Residents in several communities within the Ashanti Region are facing a severe water shortage, with supply cut off for over a week and no immediate relief in sight. The affected areas include Bronikrom, Abrepo, Asuofua, Oforikrom,Bomso and Abuakwa, where households say they have been without piped water for seven days. The situation has forced many to rely on sachet water …

Solomon Reuben Jabari, a prominent figure within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency, has pledged to fully sponsor nomination forms for all aspirants in the party’s upcoming branch elections. The intervention is already generating excitement across the constituency, with many party faithful describing it as a “game-changing” move that will remove financial barriers and deepen grassroots …

  Residents of Suhum in the Eastern Region have been left in shock following the sudden deaths of two security guards assigned to a local mortuary, both occurring within hours of each other. The first incident reportedly happened during the night shift when one of the guards collapsed while on duty. Sources indicate he had complained of feeling unwell earlier …