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After controversial Council of State elections,the former Ashanti regional chairman of the governing NDC,Mr Yaw Owusu Obimpeh has been elected as the 2025 Ashanti Region’s representative on the Council of State after winning a closely contested rerun election on Monday, 17th,February. Obimpeh secured 49 out of 85 votes, defeating the Ashanti regional chairman,Council of elders of the opposition New Patriotic party NPP,Nana Nkansa Boadu Ayeboafo, who garnered 35 votes. The rerun became necessary after the initial election ended in a deadlock, with both candidates. To break the tie, the Electoral Commission (EC) organized a second round of voting to ensure…

Valentine’s Day:MTN Ghana Rescues Lives Organizes Nationwide Blood Donation As part of it’s effort to save lives, MTN Ghana Foundation on valentine’s day intensified massive nationwide blood donation exercise to Support National Healthcare delivery. MTN Ghana Foundation organized its annual ‘Save a Life’ blood donation drive in Kumasi. MTN is aiming to collect 6,110 units of blood. The event was held in three Senior High Schools On Valentine’s Day, the MTN Ghana Foundation organized its annual ‘Save a Life’ blood donation drive in Kumasi, aiming to collect 6,110 units of blood. This initiative, which began in 2011, has successfully collected…

Ash Reg. Council of State Elections:Team Nkansah Boadu Warns EC Over Alleged Register Tempering and Change of Venue: Campaign team for the Ashanti regional council of state representative,Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo (Chief of Agric Nzema) alleges that,,the electoral commission of Ghana are planning to temper the approved register in favour of one aspiring candidate from the ruling National Democratic Congress NDC. They insisted that,the team will not keep mute but will advise themselves should they fail not to abide by the electoral commission directives and do anything contrary to the voting rules. They again requested for a deployment of…

AYD Break Silence Replies NDC Ascesion On Nana Nkansa Boadu Ayeboafo As we are gradually approaching rerun election of Council of State representative in Ashanti region scheduled on Monday,17th February 2025,a group calling itselves,the Ashanti Youth for Development (AYD) has responded boldly to allegations made by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regarding Nana Nkansa Boadu Ayeboafo’s eligibility to contest in the Council of State representative elections. AYD claims these allegations are false and baseless, emphasizing that no one has the constitutional right to prevent Ayeboafo’s candidacy. According to AYD, the Council of State elections are non-partisan, as stated in Article…

DCOP Emmanuel Teye Cudjoe Resumes Office As Ashanti Regional Police Commander DCOP Emmanuel Teye Cudjoe has been named the new Ashanti Regional Police Commander. He replaces DCOP Frank Abrokwa, who has been transferred to the Police Headquarters in Accra by Police administration. His transfer was triggered by his poor management of security during the Ashanti Regional Council of State election, held at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (ARCC) in Kumasi on Tuesday, February 11. The election, which began peacefully, turned chaotic after machomen, allegedly affiliated with the NDC from Obuasi, disrupted the process while the sorting of ballot papers was…

MTN Ghana Invites Blood Donors To Support Its Annual Save Life Initiative The MTN Ghana Foundation is organizing its annual Save a Life” Blood Donation exercise on Friday, February 14, 2025. The goal of this initiative is to collect 6,110 units of blood to help re-plenish the National Blood service and the blood banks of major regional hospitals throughout the country. The event will take place on Valentines Day from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM across all 16 regions of Ghana. Nana Kofi Asare, General Manager, Legal and Regulatory Affairs on behalf of the Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer…

AGRIC NZEMAHENE WINS ASHANTI REGION COUNCIL OF STATE ELECTIONS AS NDC THUGS DISRUPT PROCEEDING: A group of thugs suspected to be loyal and faithful to the ruling National Democratic party NDC on Tuesday,11th February 2025 at Ashanti regional coordinating council caused disruption to the council of state election proceedings after realizing that chief of Agric Nsema,Nana Nkansa Boadu Ayeboafo was leading to victory. According to reliable report by this medium,www.dailywatchgh.com,the thugs stormed the electoral sight at the premises of the regional coordinating council and chaos erupted immediately after they started Knowing the the opposition New patriotic party NPP affiliated chief,Nana…

NDC THUGS ATTACK, DISRUPTS ASHANTI REGIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE ELECTIONS: Reliable source on news desk of this medium www.dailywatchgh.com indicates that,group of thugs suspected to be sponsored by the ruling National Democratic Congress NDC from Obuasi in the Ashanti region have invaded the Ashanti regional coordinating Council,where the council of State elections was taking place destroyed some alleged ballot papers, disrupted the entire election process. The suspected NDC thugs attacked all personality on sight including media practitioners (Journalists),the officials from the electoral commission,Police(security officers on duty destroyed the ballot boxes,tables,chairs,during the counting process. About five Journalists from various media house…

Thugs Disrupt Ashanti Regional Council of State Elections: Nana Nkansah Boadu’s Team Calls for EC Declaration The campaign team of Nana Nkansah Boadu, a candidate in the just-ended Ashanti Regional Council of State representative elections, has condemned the violent disruption of the electoral process, describing it as a serious dent on Ghana’s democratic progress. Addressing a press conference on Monday, the team’s spokesperson, Nana Obuor Sika, expressed deep concern over the chaos that marred the election process. He accused the Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Dr. Frank Amoakohene, who also serves as the head of the Regional Security Council (RESEC), of…

MTN Shutting Down 3G Network By 31st December, 2025 MTN says it will shut down its 3G network by 31 December 2025 — a full year ahead of its planned switch-off date. This comes after the mobile network operator conducted a pilot project in Cape Town to migrate customers off 3G within a ring-fenced area. “In September 2022, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies indicated its intention to phase out 2G and 3G networks,” MTN said in a letter addressed to customers who were part of the pilot. “Although this process will affect our customers, MTN is committed to…