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Effiduasehene, Nana Adu Ameyaw II, is dead

The Chief of Effiduase Amanfo in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region, Nana Adu Ameyaw II, who is one of the prominent chiefs of Asanteman, is dead. Nana Adu Ameyaw II, who is known in private life as…

KsTU responds to ‘social media onslaught’ against Vice-Chancellor

The management of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has issued a statement calling on a petitioner, Nana Yaw Acheampong, to cease what it describes as a sustained and damaging social media campaign against the University’s Governing Council and Vice-Chancellor Professor…

Ken Ofori-Atta was not arrested over extradition request – Oliver Barker-Vormawor clarifies

Ghanaian activist and lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor has clarified that the former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, was not arrested in connection with any extradition request, but rather for overstaying his visa. Speaking on the matter via an X post on January…

Bicycle repairer who sexually-abused 3 siblings sentenced to 18 years imprisonment

A 28-year-old bicycle repairer, Benjamin Kwabena, popularly known as Wofa Atta, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the sexual abuse of three young siblings in the Atwima Kwanwoma District. The final verdict was delivered by the Presiding…

Kennedy Agyapong loses cool over alleged intimidation at Asokwa

Former Member of Parliament for Assin North and NPP flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, lost his cool during his campaign tour of the Ashanti Region. In a video circulating on social media, an animated Kennedy Agyapong was seen furiously lamenting and blasting some persons…

‘I was never arrested; I’ve been chilling at home’ – Prophet Fire Oja’s ‘fights’ back

Head pastor of Zion Prayer Ministries International, Prophet Fire Oja, has refuted circulating reports that he was arrested by the Ghana Police Service. In a message posted on his official Facebook account on January 6, 2026, the cleric said he…

Watch as the new Mamponghene, Asanteman’s second-most powerful ruler, is sworn in

Leslie Nkansah Osei Bonsu has been sworn in as the new paramount chief of Asante Mampong (Mamponghene) with the stool name Daasebre Osei Bonsu III. Daasebre Osei Bonsu III succeeds the late Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, who died in March…

Heartwarming moment as policeman sends MoMo to man pretending to be stranded

A police officer has been captured in an unusual, touching moment offering help to a driver who was pretended to be stranded on a highway in Accra. In the video making waves on social media, the driver, who identified himself…

Presidency, police, army and other laws in the Constitution to be unmade entrenched provisions

The Constitution Review Committee (CRC), which was set up by President John Dramani Mahama, recently presented its reports, which contain some recommendations for the amendment of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. One of the recommendations was that some entrenched provisions, which…

‘No violence, no bitterness’ – Kennedy Agyapong appeals for peace in NPP race

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant Kennedy Agyapong has called for peace among party faithful and Ghanaians as the January 31 presidential flagbearer race approaches. Speaking at the Ken’s National Praise 2026 event held in Accra on January 2, 2026, Agyapong, a…