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Asogli holds durbar to climax Yam Festival
•Togbe Afede exchanging pleasantries with people
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, says to succeed in our collective effort to maintain peace and unity as a country, an attitudinal change of all and sundry is required.
Togbe Afede XIV made the call at the grand durbar held last Saturday at Ho Jubilee Park to crown their 2024 Asogli Yam Festival.
It was on the theme: “Let’s ensure Freedom and Justice for all” with people coming from far and near, political parties and other dignitaries. Togbe Afede entreated all to stop illegal mining (galamsey) in the country, which is destroying water bodies and natural resources.
He also urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to ensure all it takes to hold a free and fair elections.
Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, a former Minister of State, who was the special guest of honour also added his voice to appeal to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to come out with measures that can stop galamsey.
From Kafui Gati, Ho
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Abronye remanded in police custody for one week
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been remanded into prison custody for one week.
He was brought before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, September 12, 2025, on charges of offensive conduct conducive to breach of the peace and publication of false news, which are classified as misdemeanours under Ghanaian law.
After hearing the case, the court ordered that he be kept in custody while investigations continue.
He is expected to reappear before the court on Thursday, September 19, 2025.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Mahama promises more jobs and support for Zongo communities
President of the republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has assured Muslim leaders that his government will continue to do everything possible to improve the economy and create jobs for the youth.
Speaking to a gathering of imams, Mr. Mahama emphasised the government’s main focus in education was to expand technical and vocational training so that young people could gain the skills they need to work and support themselves.
He added that special attention would be given to Muslim communities to ensure they benefit from the rollout of new training centres.
He mentioned that programmes such as Ajumawura, which offers small loans to start businesses, and the National Apprenticeship Programme, which helps especially young women to learn trades like dressmaking, would also help the youth to build a future for themselves.
On support for Zongo communities, Mr. Mahama said a coordinator and deputy had been appointed to lead the Zongo Development Fund.
He announced that they would soon begin work on a microcredit scheme called the Soya Fund.
The fund, he explained, would provide small loans to poor households in Zongo communities, especially women engaged in small-scale businesses such as selling waakye, cocoa, or running small shops.
He said artisans like dressmakers would also benefit.
The president thanked the imams for their continuous prayers for Ghana, saying their intercession had helped the country remain one of the most peaceful nations in Africa.
By: Jacob Aggrey
