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The Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area, Dr. Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has pledged to walk from Dormaa Ahenkro to Accra if President John Dramani Mahama completes the proposed Accra-Kumasi Expressway before the end of his tenure. According to the chief, the road project is one of the most important infrastructure developments Ghanaians have long anticipated and would …

Traditional authorities in Kumasi will visit the Afari Military Hospital and the Sewua Hospital next week. They resolved to embark on the visit and communicated the decision to the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, after he appeared before them on June 11, 2026, to answer questions on healthcare developments within Kumasi. The visit was initially set for June 12, …

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 …