Tension is brewing between fulani herdsmen and some Konkomba farmers at Sene East and West districts following an alleged destruction of farmlands by cattle belonging to the herdsmen. The konkomba farmers are suspected to have burnt down the houses of the fulani herdsmen in a reprisal which has left over 562 families homeless. The burning … Read more
2016 Jigwe Award winner, Rashidatu Mohammed whose controversial video popularized the term ‘malafaka’ has been arrested by police in Berekum in the Brong Ahafo region for leaking her nude video. Dominic Donyina, a local journalist with Berekum-based Kris FM confirmed this to Adom News Tuesday. The 18-year-old caused a stir on social media after her … Read more
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) has stated categorically that it will not condone gold mining activities in its attachment areas that pose danger to public health. The gold mining company’s comment was in a reaction to widespread media reports suggesting that Wacam has warned Ghanaians not to buy foodstuff and fish from Kenyase in the … Read more
Students of the St. Ambrose College of Education at Dormaa Akwamu in the Dormaa East District of the Brong Ahafo Region, are appealing to government and the Ministry of Education (MoE) as a matter of urgency, to attend to the school’s many plights to prevent it from collapse. They fear their tutors’ impending strike due … Read more
A vulcaniser and employee of the Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) at its Sunyani Depot, Patrick Salifu, aged 37, was arraigned before the Sunyani District Court ‘A’ on a charge of stealing. Salifu pleaded not guilty to the charge and the Court presided over by Mr. Jojo Amoah Hagan admitted him to a bail of … Read more
An innovator and lecturer at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region, Dr. Mark Amoo Boateng is seeking a $300,000 to enable him develop a programme to monitor the country’s ocean systems. Dr. Boateng, a civil engineer, has a number of innovations to his credit including an … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong Ahafo Region has set Saturday, July 22 as the date for its Regional Annual Delegates Conference at the Sunyani Technical University. The party earlier settled on Thursday, 20th July, 2017 to hold the Conference but rescheduled it to the new date. Confirming the new date to Citi … Read more
Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Ms. Freda Akosua O. Prempeh, has cautioned officers at the Rent Control Department (RCD) to desist from extorting money from clients who patronise their services. The deputy minister, who doubles as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region, in an exclusive interview … Read more
The vigilance of some residents of Ashaiman Lebanon zone 5, has led to the interception of a supposed government SUV 4×4 Toyota Land cruiser. The vehicle with registration number, GV 2155-14, was discovered at a mechanic shop at Lebanon, a suburb of Ashaiman. According to some of the residents, they became alarmed and suspicious when … Read more
One person has been killed at Sankore in the Asunafo South district of the Brong Ahafo Region during some clashes between supporters of the governing New patriotic Party (NPP) and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The deceased, popularly known as Gatuso who lives at Sankore Zongo, was gunned down on Saturday night during … Read more
Dancehall artiste Livingstone Etse Satekla known in music circles as StoneBwoy has been using music to preach cocoa farming to youth in the country especially in the cocoa growing areas. The musician has been touring parts of the Volta region as an ambassador of MASO programme that aims at empowering the youth of the country … Read more
A Senior Lecturer at the Guidance and Counseling Department of the Catholic University of Ghana-Fiapre in the Brong Ahafo Region, Prince Affum has advised graduating students from the country’s universities to create job opportunities for themselves by diversifying into areas that will make them self-employable. He urged graduates to develop entrepreneurial skills and take advantage … Read more
Donor partners will soon withdraw their funding for immunisation exercise in the country, Ms Evelyn Bema Darkwah, the Vice President of the Brong-Ahafo Regional Chapter of the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health has hinted. This, she said, was because successive governments had failed to demonstrate true political will and commitment to improve on national … Read more
One person is reported dead and more than 20 others in critical condition after a bus they were traveling on somersaulted into a valley around Lake Bosomtwe on Monday. The victims, students of Afia Serwaa Kobi Nursing School, were said to be on an excursion to the Lake when the accident occurred. Reports say the … Read more
A 22-year-old armed robber, Kingsford Kwaku Yeboah, who is said to have been terrorizing residents of Sunyani and its environs in the Brong-Ahafo Region with his gang, has been sentenced to 45 years’ imprisonment by a Sunyani court. Kingsford, who is termed by friends of the court as ‘Almighty Kingsford’ or ‘talented robber,’ pleaded guilty … Read more
The trial of an immigration officer, who allegedly defrauded a Sunyani-based teacher of GHC 31,000.00 commenced at the Sunyani Magistrate Court ‘A’ presided over by Mr Jojo Hagan. The accused, Justice Amissah-Baiden, 39, stationed at Aflao in the Volta Region made his fourth appearance before the court on a charge of defrauding by false pretense. The … Read more
The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has ordered the indefinite suspension of two officials of the Techiman Municipal Assembly. The duo, Alfred Osei Berko, the Municipal Engineer and Isaac Yeboah, the Building Inspector of the Assembly, have been suspended on the orders of the Minister for their possible acts of complicity, and for reneging … Read more
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Sunyani, Dr. Evelyn Kumi Richardson, has expressed worry about the 2016 sentinel HIV survey which puts the prevalence rate of the Sunyani Municipality in the Brong-Ahafo at 4.2 %, a rate far higher than the National prevalence rate of 2.4%, a situation she described as unacceptable and detrimental to … Read more
One person is feared dead after a storey building under construction collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday June 28, 2017. The structure, which was part of several construction projects at the Techiman market, caved in at about 4:00am. According to reports, three young men were sleeping in the uncompleted building and it is feared … Read more
The Ministry of Gender and Social Protection has registered 250,000 children in the country to benefit from the National Health Insurance Scheme. Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba, the sector Minister, who announced this said more children would be registered to make quality health care accessible to them. She was speaking at a durbar to climax the … Read more