After 150 years, 39 artefacts that form part of Asante’s royal regalia are due to return to the Asantehene (ruler of the Asante people) in Kumasi, Ghana, in February and April this year. The Asante empire was the largest and most powerful in the region in the 18th century and controlled an area that was […] The post Ghana’s looted Asante
The Electoral Commission (EC) has strongly rejected accusations of poorly conducting the District Level Elections (DLEs), emphasizing that they met the expected standards despite challenges encountered during the process. The District Level Elections, conducted nationwide on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, faced various challenges, leading to the postponement of elections in some district assemblies to Thursday, […] The post District
Dr. Gideon Boako THE ECONOMIC Policy Advisor and Spokesperson to the Vice President, Dr. Gideon Boako, has unseated the Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Dr. Freda Akosua Prempeh in Read More... The post Gideon Boako Unseats Freda Prempeh appeared first on
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye, has retained his seat as the Parliamentary candidate for Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region for the second time. The incumbent Bantama lawmaker won last Saturday’s primary with a comfortable 650 votes against his opponent, RalphaelAgyapong, who polled 181 votes out of the total 877 votes cast. […] The post Asenso-Boakye,
Deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei-Asare has defended the 2017 financial sector clean-up, which led to the liquidation of 420 institutions. She put up the defence in response to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, who attributed the tax default of some of the institutions to the financial sector clean-up. The Ghana […] The post Abena Osei-Asare
The incumbent Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Gifty Twum-Ampofo has lost her bid to represent the Abuakwa North constituency. She polled 202 votes while Nana Ampaw Addo-Frempong popularly known as Buffalo polled 222 votes to win the parliamentary primary. A prominent figure in Ghana’s security and governance, Palgrave Boakye Danquah polled 76 votes while […] The post #NPPDecides:
The incumbent Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Gifty Twum-Ampofo has lost her bid to represent the Abuakwa North constituency. She polled 202 votes while Nana Ampaw Addo-Frempong popularly known as Buffalo polled 222 votes to win the parliamentary primary. A prominent figure in Ghana’s security and governance, Palgrave Boakye Danquah polled 76 votes while […] The post #NPPDecides:
Nottingham Forest travel to Ashton Gate to face Bristol City in one of four FA Cup fourth round ties on Friday night. Liam Manning‘s side were the only lower-league club to knock out a Premier League side in the third round, as they got the better of West Ham United in a replay here. Tommy Conway was the hero for Bristol […] The post Nottingham Forest travel away to face Bristol
Kwaku Asante-Boateng raising his hands to the crowd New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in the Asante Akim South Constituency in the Ashanti Region have openly declared their support for Kwaku Read More... The post Delegates Declare For Asante-Boateng appeared first on
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has started a policy dialogue that seeks to establish a policy framework for transnational education in the country. The policy dialogue being done in collaboration with the British Council is geared towards engaging all stakeholders in the tertiary education space to come out with a policy framework to regulate […] The post GTEC to implement
The UK is sending some of Ghana’s “crown jewels” back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king. A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal. The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the […] The post UK to loan back Ghana’s looted ‘crown jewels’ appeared
A total of 652 out of 870, representing 75% of New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in the Asante Akim South constituency on Thursday, January 25, 2024 overwhelmingly declared their support for the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Kwaku Asante Boateng. Many of the delegates, who publicly declared their support to the MP, […] The post Asante Boateng is our darling
Former President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to make AngloGold Ashanti more vibrant, focusing on job opportunities for Obuasi residents and host communities to help enhance the local economy. He made this commitment during a dialogue with traditional authorities in Adansi as part of his extensive stakeholder engagement tour in the Ashanti region. Additionally, Mr. […] The post Next
Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has called for a holistic restructuring of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to help improve the performance of the country’s national football team, the Black Stars. The former Sports Minister, who serves as the Member of Parliament for Odododiodioo, believes that the GFA is bedevilled with […] The post Ghana’s
Addapath Wellness, anNon-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Obuasi has provided various food items worth GH¢17,000 for the upkeep of over 80 children living with HIV and AIDS in Obuasi and its environs. The food items included; bags of rice, milo, cooking oil, canned fish, tin tomatoes, soya beans and eggs. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Executive […] The post Addapath
Fifty 50 Club, an Obuasi-based Non-Profit Making Association has donated an amount of GH¢10,000 to support the medical bill of Stephen Aboagye, a 8-year old boy suffering from congenital disorder, that causes the skull to grow abnormally large and heavy. The condition affects the patient’s vision, hearing, speech and mobility and puts him at risk of serious […] The post Fifty
The Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Forest Service Division has confiscated and set ablaze 29 chamfines, ten pumping machines and three motorbikes in the upper Wassa Forest, near Ampontenkrom. Mr. Baiden, who assumed office barely a week ago, set ablaze the confiscated equipment in the forest reserves, as part of his working visit to familiarise himself with issues on […] The post Forestry
The Ashanti regional chapter of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has strongly criticized the government, accusing it of neglecting the Ashanti region and sidelining it in terms of development. The party specifically points fingers at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what they perceive as a deliberate lack of attention and resources directed toward […] The post Akufo-Addo
Committed to positively impacting the communities in which it operates, AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, in collaboration with the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation has donated 47,825 ICT and Science books, valued at over GHC1.9 million, to basic schools in Obuasi. Presenting the books at a short ceremony, Mrs. Mavis Nana Yaa Kyei, Social Development and Gender […] The post AGA,
The Member of Parliament of Manhyia South, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, has presented 150 lecture hall desks to the St. Louis College of Education in Kumasi. Mrs. Monica Konnie Mensah, the Principal of the College, who received the items on behalf of the Council and Management of St. Louis College of Education, […] The post Manhyia South MP donates to St. Louis
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