Ashanti Report
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GoldBod exports $11.6bn in Small-Scale Mining Gold in 2026 – Sammy Gyamfi
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has exported artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold worth US$11.6 billion between January 1 and October 20, 2026, surpassing earnings from large-scale gold…
Wa: Day-old baby boy rescued after being abandoned in Sombo bush
A day-old baby boy has been rescued after being found abandoned in a bush at Sombo, a suburb of the Wa Municipality in Ghana’s Upper West Region. Community…
NDC Clears Obuasi SHTS Headmaster Zakaria Abdulai to Contest Constituency Chairmanship
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reversed its earlier directive barring Obuasi Senior High Technical School headmaster Zakaria Abdulai from contesting the party’s constituency chairmanship election, allowing him…
Man accuses fetish priestess of using and dumping him after 35 years
A man from Konongo-Odumase, Akwasi Wusu, has accused fetish priestess Komfour Frimponmaa of abandoning him after 35 years of living together. The former couple has nine children five…
Mahama pays visit to former President Kufuor
President John Dramani Mahama has paid a visit to former President John Agyekum Kufuor at his private residence. In a post shared on social media, Mahama said he…
Obuasi SHTS: Victim A recounts how headmaster tried to silence her with GH¢100 after alleged rape
A second-year student of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) who is among 19 students accusing the school’s headmaster of sexual abuse at his official residence says Zakaria…
Court orders suspension of Ex- Buffer Stock CEO’s trial pending appeal
The Court of Appeal has ordered a stay of the trial of the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab…
Mahama sets 2030 deadline to end exports of raw mineral ores
President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to phase out the export of unprocessed mineral ores by 2030 as part of efforts to expand local processing, promote industrialisation…
Mahama’s mineral agenda could help break poverty cycle – Asantehene
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has endorsed President John Dramani Mahama’s reset agenda, describing the government’s push to add value to Ghana’s mineral resources locally as a…
NDC election: Tension mounts over alleged bloated voters’ register in Atwima Kwanwoma constituency
Tension is mounting within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency of the Ashanti Region, following concerns raised by the party’s women’s wing over an…