Author: HON JUSTICE BAFFOUR AWUAH 0246-930931

Kona Market Women Cry for Help After 29 Years of Trading in the Open Source:www.dailywatcgh.com Credit:Kwame Wiredu Residents and market women at Kona, a community in the Sekyere South District near Agona, are urgently appealing to government and stakeholders to fix their deplorable market, which has been left in ruins for nearly three decades. According to them, since 1996, when the old market structure collapsed, they have been forced to trade in the open, exposed to harsh weather conditions. They describe the situation as shameful and embarrassing, noting that the current state of the market does not reflect the dignity…

BREAKING NEWS: Fire Guts New China City Mall at Kumasi Santase Source:www.dailywatchgh.com(0246930931) A fierce fire has reportedly gutted the newly opened China City Mall located at Santase in Kumasi, sending shoppers and workers fleeing for safety. Eyewitnesses say the blaze began suddenly, spreading quickly through parts of the building. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Firefighters are currently at the scene battling to bring the situation under control. The extent of damage and whether there are casualties remain unclear.

Ahafo Ano South West MP Withdraws Support for Bawumia Over Abronye’s Insults, NPP Indiscipline The Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South West, Hon. Elvis Osei Mensah Dapaah, has announced that he will no longer support Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. According to the MP, his decision is driven by what he describes as disrespectful conduct and persistent indiscipline within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), particularly recent insults from Bono Regional Chairman, Abronye DC. Hon. Dapaah condemned the trend of verbal attacks among party ranks, stating that such behavior undermines unity and healthy political engagement. He emphasized that until the…

Military Police Storm AFSHTS: Female Teacher Assaulted as Staff Demand Removal of Headmaster Within 48 Hours Teachers at the Armed Forces Senior High Technical School (AFSHTS) in Kumasi are up in arms after two armed Military Police officers allegedly invaded the school and attacked a female tutor, sparking outrage and a 48-hour ultimatum to authorities. According to staff, the victim, Madam Rita, was physically assaulted in an attempt to force her into providing a statement backing the controversial return of the school’s former headmaster, Colonel Godwin Agbekey, who is currently under investigation for alleged misconduct and corruption. The attack reportedly…

OUTRAGE IN KUMAWU: MP ERNEST YAW ANIM CONDEMNS BARBARIC TORTURE OF 7-YEAR OLD GIRL Source: www.dailywatchgh.com // Managing Editor: Justice Baffour Awuah (0246930931) The Member of Parliament for Kumawu and Chairman of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Ernest Yaw Anim, has fiercely condemned the shocking torture of a 7-year-old girl who suffered severe burns after her guardian allegedly pressed a hot spoon against her private parts, upper thighs, and buttocks as punishment for bed-wetting. In a strongly-worded statement, the Human Rights Committee described the act as barbaric, inhumane, and a gross violation of fundamental human rights, insisting that no cultural…

BIG PUSH BOOST: GOVERNMENT TO PAY ROAD CONTRACTORS ON TIME- AGBODZA Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has reassured road contractors across the country that they will receive timely payments under the government’s renewed infrastructure initiative, the Big Push Programme. Speaking before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Parliament on Wednesday, Mr. Agbodza indicated that his ministry is working aggressively to clear outstanding arrears and streamline payment systems to eliminate undue delays. According to him, the government is prioritising actual prompt disbursement of funds, explaining that this approach makes the inclusion of rigid contract clauses on payment timelines…

Silence Is Betrayal,I Speak Only for Truth, Ken Agyapong Fires Back Source: www.dailywatchgh.com Managing Editor: Justice Baffour Awuah (0246930931) Outspoken Ghanaian politician and businessman Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has once again provoked public debate with a bold reaffirmation of his outspoken political style and personal philosophy. According to the former Assin Central legislator,who is also an aspiring NPP presidential candidate, he is not the trouble-maker his critics paint him to be, but rather a fearless defender of truth, especially in moments when silence would amount to complicity. “I am not a troublesome person; I only speak when silence would betray the…

Tragedy at Aburaso: Nursery Pupil Crushed to Death After Logs Fall From Moving Truck A heartbreaking accident at Aburaso near Adugyama in the Ashanti Region has claimed the life of a young nursery pupil identified as Daniel after huge cyber logs fell from a moving truck and crushed him. According to reports, the long vehicle, with registration number GE 9901-11, was transporting logs on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, when part of its load slipped off and tumbled onto three children walking home from school. Little Daniel was rushed to the Bechem Hospital, but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. Two…

Kwadaso Residents Push for Contractor Change on Ohwimase-Foase Road Residents of four communities within the Kwadaso Municipality are demanding an immediate reassignment of the stalled Ohwimase-Foase road project, calling for reputable contractor Kofi Job to replace Asabea Constructions, whom they accuse of abandoning the project for nearly eight years. The aggrieved residents hit the streets on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, to protest the poor condition of the road, insisting government must intervene to terminate the existing contract. They argue that Asabea Constructions has failed to show commitment to the project, leaving the road in a deplorable state that continues to…

BRYAN ACHEAMPONG TO NPP DELEGATES: “VOTE FOR ME TO UNITE THE PARTY AND RESTORE THE TRUE NPP SPIRIT” Source: Justice Baffour Awuah/Managing Editor, www.dailywatchgh.com 0246-930931 Former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Bryan Acheampong, has passionately appealed to delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to rally behind his bid to become the party’s 2028 presidential flagbearer, promising to restore unity, discipline, and the true spirit of the NPP. Speaking to a large crowd of party faithful at Ahenema Kokoben in the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency of the Ashanti Region on Friday, 24th October 2025, Acheampong declared that his leadership would…