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The Western North regional acting head for National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Oheneba Kwame Acheampong has briefed the general public on the rate of road accidents in the second quarter of the year 2026. According to him, the region has recorded 86 road accidents in second quarter of the year, in these road accidents commercial vehicles involved were 40, private …

The newly elected Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, has charged media practitioners to use their offices to put pressure on the government for development. According to him, the media has a critical role to play in holding government accountable and ensuring that abandoned projects in the region are completed. …

The newly elected Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, has called on media practitioners in the region to help put an end to politics of insults. According to him, such attitudes do not promote decent democracy and his administration will not allow any member of the party to engage in …

The District Chief Executive for Amansie West, Hon. Prince Manu Morris, has reaffirmed the NDC government’s commitment to improving the welfare of Persons With Disabilities in the district. Speaking during the presentation of items to 75 Persons With Disabilities, Hon. Morris said government has increased the District Assemblies Common Fund allocation for PWDs from *2% to 5%*, describing it as …

A police pickup vehicle carrying suspected cannabis smokers has crashed into a commercial car, on the KNUST campus in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred at the KNUST traffic light leading to Ayeduase. According to reports, the police pickup, with registration number GP 1035, was transporting about seven suspected cannabis smokers to the police station after …

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT GRIDCO OUTAGE AFFECTS ENTIRE ASHANTI REGION The Ghana Grid Company Ltd, GRIDCo, has shut down all Bulk Supply Points (BSPs) in the Ashanti Region due to technical challenges. The outage which started at *4:10am* today, Wednesday, August 20, 2026, affects the following areas: 1. RIDGE @ MAIN CM- K1BSP 2. ANWOMASO @ MAIN DJ – K2BSP 3. …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2026 HON. BETTY KROSBI MENSAH: A PROVEN CHAMPION OF WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION The attention of the Constituency Executives of Afram Plains North has been drawn to attempts to suggest that Hon Betty Krosbi Mensah’s defeat in the 2024 parliamentary election was as a result of poor performance as Member of Parliament for Afram …

Amansie South District Assembly Anti-Galamsey tasksforce comprises, NADMO, and the Small-Scale Miners Association have begun a joint operation to stop illegal mining on river bodies in the district.   The team moved to the Offin River at Keneago where they chased out individuals engaged in illegal mining and burned several tools used for the illegal activity, including chanfan machines and …

The Ashanti South Regional Police Commander, DCOP Joseph Nyaaba Hammond, has issued a stern warning to armed robbers operating in the region to leave or face arrest.  DCOP Hammond gave the warning during the presentation of a 4×4 pickup vehicle donated to the command by the House of Power Ministry. He noted that with the support of institutions, individuals, and …

Youth Organizers across the country pick form for Asanteman Dehye3 Hon. Clement Opoku Gyamfi Esq to contest for National Youth Organizer position in NPP. Accra, August 18, 2026 — Youth organizers and delegates under 40 from the Eastern Region, Greater Accra, Ashanti Region, Central Region, and Volta Region today mobilized to pick nomination forms endorsing Clement Opoku Gyamfi, popularly known …

Combined traders in Kumasi have pledged their total support to the newly installed Asantehemaa, Nana Yaa Akyaa II, to help drive development in Asanteman. The traders, led by Mr. Kwabena Fosu and Queenmothers of various groups from Kejetia Market paid a courtesy call on Nana Yaa Akyaa II during her first Awukudae celebration at the Manhyia Palace. Speaking on behalf …

The Ashanti Region has recorded the 2nd highest number of HIV/AIDS cases among young people in Ghana, according to the Ghana AIDS Commission. This was revealed at a sensitization workshop organized by United Nations Population Fund Ghana, in collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, with support from Global Affairs Canada. …

The Ashanti Regional Department of Gender has expressed concern over the increasing cases of teenage pregnancy among the young people in the region. As part of efforts to combat the effects,the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),and Ashanti regional Coordinating Council is conducting sensitization workshops for young men and adults …

Combined traders in Kumasi have pledged their total support to the newly installed Asantehemaa, Nana Yaa Akyaa II, to help drive development in Asanteman. The traders, led by Mr. Kwabena Fosu and Queenmothers of various groups from Kejetia Market paid a courtesy call on Nana Yaa Akyaa II during her first Awukudae celebration at the Manhyia Palace. Speaking on behalf …

The Queenmother of Effiduase Bomeng in the Sekyere Kumawu District,Nana Yaa Akyiaa I, has marked her 2nd anniversary on the throne with a call to revive the cultural heritage of the people through the rekindling of the Bragoro Festival. Addressing chiefs, elders, and residents during the anniversary celebration, Nana Yaa Akyiaa said the Bragoro Festival, which celebrates the passage of …