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Police Operational Men’s from the Nkwaie District Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers for posing as military officers and attacking miners at Kotokuom in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The suspects, dressed in military-style uniforms and armed with guns, knives, and other weapons, allegedly targeted miners in the area. The suspects have been identified as: …

The Chief of Akyem Kwae in the Kwaebibirim Municipality of Eastern Region, Barima Kwaku Amankwah II, has vowed that his community will block any political party attempting to campaign there ahead of upcoming elections. According to the Chief, the town has suffered a total lack of developmental infrastructure—including schools, healthcare facilities, and proper roads—since 1971. Barima Amankwah II highlighted that …

Police Operational Men’s from the Nkwaie District Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers for posing as military officers and attacking miners at Kotokuom in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The suspects, dressed in military-style uniforms and armed with guns, knives, and other weapons, allegedly targeted miners in the area. The suspects have been identified as: …

A police post at Asukese in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District has been left abandoned and is now rotting away in the bush, 12 years after it was constructed. A visit by Gadeka Multimedia host and Onua TV/FM Afram Plains correspondent, Bright Gadeka, revealed that officers stationed at the post have been forced to operate under a tree because …

The Mayor of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Hon. Richard Ofori Boadi, popularly known as “King Zuba”, has called on residents and business operators along the Santase Roundabout to Asokwa stretch to cooperate fully with contractors working on the road dualisation project. Inspecting the site, Hon. Ofori Boadi said the project is aimed at providing a modern, motorable road network that will …

The chiefs of Samreboi and its surrounding communities in the Western Region have issued a one-month ultimatum to government and relevant authorities to address what they describe as decades of neglect in infrastructure and basic social services. At a press conference on Friday, community leaders and residents expressed frustration over the poor state of roads, unreliable electricity supply, weak telecommunications …

Flooding has cut off traders and farmers in the Fumsua electoral area in the Sekyere Afram Plains district,Ashanti region who were heading to Sempoa Market to trade. The heavy rains submerged roads and bridges, halting all vehicular movement. With vehicles unable to cross, some traders had their goods carried on their backs by strong men in the community just to …

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, PURC, Committee in Afram Plains South District has engaged utility users in Ekye Amanfrom to listen to complaints about billing and meter-related challenges. The community engagement brought together residents, church leaders, and private business owners who voiced out various grievances affecting their electricity supply. A number of participants complained about alleged overbilling, and extortion of …

A six-member firefighting crew from the Sekondi Metro Fire Station, led by ADO I Kingsley Annane Ayakwah, responded to a fire outbreak at the Government Secretariat School hostel in Sekondi on Saturday, June 13, 2026, after a distress call was received at 0935 hours. The crew arrived at 0938 hours to a fully developed fire involving two rooms on the …

GNFS rescuers from the Konongo Fire Station, led by Leading Fireman (LFM) Siale Richard, responded to a vehicular crash involving a MAN Diesel Tanker (GN 4470-22) carrying 54,000 litres of diesel, a DAF XF Truck (GN 1591-20), and a Toyota Matiz Taxi (SE 6425-14) at Konongo Lady Diana on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The distress call was received at 1536 …