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‘I TRUST NDC GOVERNMENT TO DELIVER FOR MY COMMUNITY’ – DOMPOASE CHIEF Adansi Dompoase – The Paramount Chief of the Adansi Dompoase Traditional Council in the Adansi North District, Nana Okofo Kwabena Bonsu, has commended the NDC government for its commitment to development in the district, stating that his community has also benefited. Speaking during a visit by NDC National …

AMANSIE WILL GET ITS SHARE OF ROAD PROJECTS – ASIEDU NKETIAH ASSURES National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has assured chiefs and people of Amansie South and Amansie West that, the NDC government will not deny them their share of road infrastructure. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Manso Nkwanta Manhene, Nana Bi-Kusi Appiah, …

MINORITY CAUCUS ENGAGES FARMERS ACROSS BONO EAST REGION – ATEBUBU-AMANTIN, PRU WEST & KINTAMPO NORTH Today, the Minority Caucus, led by the Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, continued its nationwide farmers’ engagement with a focused visit to Atebubu-Amantin, Pru West, and Kintampo North Constituencies in the Bono East Region. The team interacted with maize, cashew, …

AKOKOFE KRONTIHENE MARKS ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH FOCUS ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Akokofe – The Office of the Akokofe Krontihene has announced its One-Year Anniversary celebration, themed _Contributing to Community Development Through Traditional Leadership. The planning committee says further details of the event will be shared shortly. For sponsorship, partnership, and more information, contact 0540686463, 0542389639, 0248935305, or 0245678000.

AMANSIE RURAL BANK LADIES ASSOCIATION HOLDS SECOND FOOD FESTIVAL IN KUMASI Kumasi – The Amansie Rural Bank Ladies Association PLC, a women’s group within Amansie Rural Bank, has held the second edition of the Amansie Food Festival in Kumasi. The festival created a platform for female staff from all branches of the bank to showcase Ghanaian local dishes including fufu, …

LET’S WELCOME GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO DEVELOP OUR COMMUNITIES – NANA AKWASI OKOH II   Nana Akwasi Okoh II, Chief of Manso Tretrem in the Amansie West District, has called on his fellow traditional leaders to embrace government initiatives aimed at developing their communities. He also emphasized the need for citizens to join traditional leaders in organizing routine communal labour to …

SACK “24-HOUR POLITICIANS” FROM NDC – ASIEDU NKETIAH TELLS EXECUTIVES The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has urged party executives not to entertain politicians who switch between political parties. Speaking to residents of the Asawase Constituency during his Thank You tour of the Ashanti Region, Mr. Asiedu Nketia said some individuals play “double standards” …

EFFIDUASE HEMAA CALLS FOR MUNICIPAL STATUS FOR SEKYERE EAST The Queen Mother of the Effiduase Sub-Traditional Council, Nana Konadu Yiadom I, has appealed to the NDC government to upgrade the Sekyere East District Assembly to municipal status. She noted that Sekyere East is among the oldest assemblies in Ghana and has birthed two other districts — Sekyere Kumawu and Sekyere …

TRADERS AT ABOABO STATION THREATEN TAX BOYCOTT OVER PERSISTENT FLOODING Traders at Aboabo Station (Bodey) within the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti Region have threatened to boycott the payment of taxes, citing neglect by authorities over persistent flooding in the area. According to the traders, their shops are inundated during every downpour, resulting in the destruction of goods and …

“Cashew Rotting, Farmers Suffering” – Bono East Farmers Blast Govt Cashew farmers across the Bono East Region are expressing deep distress over the lack of ready markets for their produce, as the ongoing agricultural crisis spreads beyond cocoa to affect multiple crop sectors. The farmers, who depend heavily on cashew as a primary source of income, say they are unable …

Release Funds For Buffer stock To Procure Our Farm Produces” Atebubu Farmers Cry On Government Farmers in Atebubu Amante are crying out for help, pleading with the government to release funds to the Buffer Stock to purchase their produce. Speaking to the minority caucus, they revealed that prices have plummeted – a bag of maize now sells for GH₵200, down …

The Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has launched a fierce attack on claims that locally produced maize is unsuitable for poultry feed, describing such assertions as “blatant lies” deliberately peddled to justify the importation of foreign maize at the expense of Ghanaian farmers. Speaking during an engagement with farmers and traders at Atebubu-Amantin in …

*MINORITY CAUCUS CONCLUDES 3-DAY COCOA FARMERS’ TOUR IN BONO REGION* On Sunday, the Minority Caucus, led by the Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, successfully concluded a three-day intensive engagement with cocoa farmers across the Bono Region. The tour, which began with preliminary meetings, saw the team interact directly with farmers in key cocoa-growing constituencies and …

*One shot dead, two injured in Land Dispute at Nyalewa, Kumasi* A fatal shooting incident has claimed one life and left two others critically injured following an alleged land dispute at Nyalewa in the Asawase Constituency, a suburb of Kumasi. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at about 6:00 a.m., throwing the community into …