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The third Wednesday in September 2022 has been designated as a legal holiday. Ambrose Dery, the interior minister, proclaimed the day off in honor of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president. In a statement released on Monday, September 19, 2022, the Ministry asked all citizens to observe the day as …

Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ashanti region’s Suame seat, has appealed for community participation in the fight against illegal mining. He said that in order to safeguard the forest and water resources, the chiefs and district assemblies would have the legal authority to …

At Asuyeboah North, close to Kwadaso in the Ashanti Region, a fire calamity claimed the lives of a 48-year-old woman and her two children by burning them to death. One patient with serious wounds has been sent into the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for care. On Monday, September 19, 2022, …

Beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corp (NABCO) had planned to picket at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, September 20, but the Ghana Police Service has put a stop to it. The group’s executive team revealed this. Last month, the members demonstrated in Black Star Square to pressure the government to …

The illicit mining (galamsey) operations in the Western Region, according to Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), make it difficult to produce water every day. According to GWCL, the region was utilizing 20 gallons of alums per day to treat water, but that number has now increased to 60 gallons per …

Just like the incessant pressures on the NPP to fix the dwindling fortunes of the country, so is the story of Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC today. The kitchen is too hot, so is the pressure. The pressure mounts when the club slips. Unlike other clubs, Kotoko settles for nothing mediocre. …

At 8:20 a.m. on September 18, 2022, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in South Suntreso, an Ashanti Region neighborhood of Kumasi, something very strange happened. The Secretary called a man to introduce this year’s Youth Harvest as the Mass was about to close. A group pleaded with him and seized …

Asante Kotoko was ousted from the 2022–23 CAF Champions League in the first round by the Burkinabe team Rail Club du Kadiogo. The match concluded 1-1 on aggregate, but the defending champions of Ghana fell 3-1 on penalties. In the rematch, Asante Kotoko was defeated 1-0 on Sunday at the …

Today in the United Kingdom is the late Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service. On King Charles III’s invitation, a large number of foreign leaders attended the historic occasion at Westminster Abbey in London. The US president, Joe Biden, was driven in his official vehicle, “The Beast,” but it was an …

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was invited by Buckingham Palace to attend the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II in England, but the King has other equally important responsibilities, according to the Manhyia Palace in the Ashanti Region. Today, Monday, September 19, 2022, is the late Queen of …