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PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEMANDS URGENT ACTION IN OBUASI SHS SEXUAL ABUSE CASE Committee calls for expedited investigations,protection and psychological support for affected students and accountability for officials who allegedly failed to act on earlier complaints. By:Justice Baffour Awuah/Managing Editor,DailyWatchGH.com-0246930931 The Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights has called for expedited investigations and urgent support for students affected by alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS),following reports that 19 girls have come forward in connection with the case. In a press statement dated October 21,2026, and signed by the Member of Parliament for Kumawu and Chairman…

SEWING MACHINE DONATION TRIGGERS CALL FOR VOCATIONAL SKILLS INVESTMENT TO CURB YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT Presbyterian Church Catechist Samuel Annan urges stakeholders and philanthropists to equip young people with practical skills as journalist Ofori Boateng Samuel supports a seamstress apprentice. By:Justice Baffour Awuah/Managing Editor, DailyWatchGH.com/0246930931 The Catechist of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Peace Assembly at Sokoban in the Atwima Kwanwoma Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Catechist Samuel Annan, has called on stakeholders, philanthropists and financially capable individuals to invest in technical and vocational training as part of efforts to address youth unemployment. He stressed that equipping young people with practical skills…

AMA TIWAA TAKES BREAST CANCER AWARENESS TO ATWIMA FOASE;WOMEN RECEIVE FREE SCREENING AND HEALTH EDUCATION NPP Women’s Organiser leads community outreach as health professionals urge early detection,regular self-examination and prompt medical attention to save lives. By:Justice Baffour Awuah/Managing Editor, DailyWatchGH.com-0246930931 As part of efforts to promote breast cancer awareness and encourage early detection,the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Women’s Organiser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP),Ama Tiwaa,has organised a breast cancer awareness programme featuring health education,practical training and free breast cancer screening at Atwima Foase in the Ashanti Region. The initiative attracted a diverse gathering of young and elderly women,men…

OVER 150 NDC DELEGATES ENDORSE CAPTAIN (RTD) SOLOMON REUBEN JABARI AS NEXT ATWIMA KWANWOMA CONSTITUENCY CHAIRMAN Jabari’s campaign gains significant grassroots momentum as more than 150 delegates declare support ahead of the October 25,2026, constituency executive elections. By:Justice Baffour/Managing Editor, DailyWatchGH.com Captain (Rtd) Solomon Reuben Jabari’s bid to become the next Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Atwima Kwanwoma has received a significant boost following an endorsement by more than 150 party delegates ahead of the upcoming constituency executive elections. The endorsement is expected to strengthen Jabari’s campaign as aspirants intensify efforts to secure the support…

SUAME ASSEMBLY ENDS MONTHS-LONG DEADLOCK AS NANA OBOUR SIKA I WINS PRESIDING MEMBER ELECTION New Presiding Member pledges to revive stalled development projects, unite Assembly Members and accelerate development across the municipality. By:Justice Baffour Awuah/DailyWatchGH.com-0246930931 The Suame Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region has ended months of uncertainty after electing Nana Obour Sika I as its new Presiding Member,following two previous unsuccessful attempts to elect a substantive presiding officer. Nana Obour Sika I,the Assembly Member for the Breman East Electoral Area and Akyeamehene of the Agric Nzema Traditional Council,secured an overwhelming endorsement from members present at the election,bringing an…

NPP Atwima Kwanwoma First Vice Chairman Launches Church-to-Church Campaign Ahead of 2028 Victory By:Justice Baffour/Managing Editor,  DailyWatchGH.com-0246930931 Michael Gyau Nantwi,popularly known as Sir Miki,has begun a church-to-church campaign component visitation across the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency as part of preparations towards the New Patriotic Party’s victory in the 2028 general elections. The initiative, which seeks to strengthen engagement with religious communities and deepen grassroots mobilisation,forms part of broader efforts to consolidate the party’s support base ahead of the polls. As the NPP’s First Vice Chairman for the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency,Sir Miki is expected to use the visits to…

Kumawu MP Leads Delegation To UN Human Rights Office In Senegal.. The Chairperson of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Hon. Ernest Yaw Anim, has led a high-powered delegation to the Regional Office of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Dakar, Senegal. The delegation comprised members of the Human Rights Committee, the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration between OHCHR, the Parliament of Ghana, and CHRAJ. the discussions centered on Ghana’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations, Ghana’s…

Manso Nsiana Shooting:Residents Give IGP Three Working Days to Deliver Justice for 30-Year-Old Man Angry demonstrators demand a transparent probe into the fatal shooting of Misark Addo at a drinking spot, insisting that any police officers found culpable must face the full force of the law. Residents of Manso Nsiana in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region have issued a three-working-day ultimatum to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), demanding urgent action over the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man, Misark Addo. The ultimatum was issued during a peaceful demonstration organised by residents to express their outrage over…

TENSION BREWS AT NUMERESO OVER ALLEGED CHIEF INSTALLATION:RESIDENTS APPEAL TO OTUMFUO FOR INTERVENTION Traditional authorities,residents and elected unit committee members call for due process as police intervene to prevent a potential chieftaincy dispute in the Amansie Central District. By:Justice Baffour Awuah/ManagingEditor, DailyWatchGH.com-0246930931 Tension is mounting at Numereso,a farming community in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region,as traditional authorities, residents and elected unit committee members have raised strong objections to the alleged planned installation of a self-acclaimed Zongo chief without what they describe as the proper traditional approval and due process. The concerned residents are calling on Nana…

DEVELOP YOUR LANDS IMMEDIATELY OR FACE SANCTIONS-NANA KWASI ATOWARE II WARNS PLOT OWNERS Sefwi Basengele Chief Raises Alarm Over Bushy Plots, Criminal Hideouts and Rising Substance Abuse Among Youth By: Justice Baffour Awuah The Chief of Sefwi Basengele in the Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Nana Kwasi Atoware II, has urged landowners in the Bibiani Municipality to develop their acquired plots without delay, warning that failure to comply could attract serious sanctions under the law. Nana Atoware II, who also serves as the administrative head of customary stool lands in Bibiani, issued the warning on Saturday during a programme on Okyeame Radio,…