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Paramount Chief of Sankana, Naa Paraninge Saakoe Mornah III

Also known as: Nana Odeefour Ogyeamansan Boahen Korkor II · Bonaba Baba Salifu Atamale Lemyaarum · the Paramount Chief of the Bongo Traditional Area · Nana Okropagyan Bofobene IV · Nana Bofobene IV · Nai Abokuade Agyeman Wyettey Otabil III · late Omanhene · Nana Dr. Boakye Darkwah III · Nana Osei Kofi Abiri · Omanhene of the Kenyasi No.1 Traditional Area · Otumfuo Baidoo Bonsoe XVI · Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII · Paramount Chief of the area

2026-04-262026-10-28

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  1. April 2026
  2. Joy Online

    Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has been honoured with a traditional title during a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Sunyani Traditional Area as part of his official tour of the Bono Region. …

    Basintale honoured as ‘youth chief’ during Sunyani tour
  3. Joy Online

    … Paramount Chief of Sankana, Naa Paraninge Saakoe Mornah III, recounted how the valiant Dagaaba people of Sankana stood firm and repelled the marauding slave raiders. …

    Kalibi festival blends Sankana’s history of resistance with renewed push for development
Society

Central Regional Prisons launches medicine and equipment bank

The News

The Ghana Prisons Service's Central Regional Command has launched a Medicine and Equipment Bank to mobilise medicines and medical supplies for prisons across the region, with the initiative anchored on availability and centralisation, accountability, and partnership and sustainability.

2 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 2 October

  1. Central Regional Prisons launches medicine and equipment bank

    The Ghana Prisons Service's Central Regional Command has launched a Medicine and Equipment Bank to mobilise medicines and medical supplies for prisons across the region, with the initiative anchored on availability and centralisation, accountability, and partnership and sustainability.

    2 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 1 October

  1. Central Regional Prisons launches medicine and equipment bank

    Ghana Prisons Service's Central Regional Command launched a Medicine and Equipment Bank in Cape Coast to mobilise medicines and medical supplies for prisons in the region. The initiative aims to improve healthcare for inmates and officers through availability, accountability, and partnership.

    1 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Monday 31 August

  1. EPA CEO urges revival of traditional values to combat plastic pollution

    The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority says Ghana's environmental challenges, including plastic pollution and water degradation, stem from the loss of traditional values that once treated forests, water bodies and farmlands as sacred community inheritances. She called for a revival of stewardship, discipline and communal responsibility to address the crisis.

    31 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. EPA CEO says traditional chiefs vital to tackling plastic pollution

    The CEO of the Environmental Protection Authority says success in fighting plastic pollution and environmental degradation depends on active leadership and participation of traditional authorities and communities, not laws and institutions alone. She attributed the weakening of environmental stewardship to a decline in traditional values that once protected forests, water bodies and farmlands as sacred inheritances.

    31 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 29 June

  1. Anona Royal Family opposes Ahanta Heritage Month plan for late king's remains

    The Anona Royal Family of the Ahanta Paramount Stool says it has been excluded from discussions about incorporating the repatriated remains of Otumfuo Badu Bonsoe II into the 2026 Ahanta Heritage Month celebration, arguing that decisions over the sacred remains must rest with the Paramount Chief, Paramount Queenmother, and principal elders. The family's lawyers have petitioned the Ministry of Defence to suspend a June 30, 2026 meeting on the matter.

    29 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Saturday 27 June

  1. Kenyasi chief funds new classroom block for deteriorating JHS

    The Omanhene of Kenyasi No.1 Traditional Area has funded and commissioned a new three-unit classroom block for the Roman Catholic Junior High School in the Asutifi North District, replacing the school's deteriorating infrastructure that posed safety risks to students and teachers.

    27 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 12 June

  1. Illegal mining threatens students, farms in Akim Pankese

    The Dwatoahene of Akim Pankese has warned that intensified illegal mining (galamsey) activities in the Birim North District are destroying farmlands, degrading the environment, and putting school children, farmers, and residents at risk, including operations near a school and electricity infrastructure.

    12 June 2026 · Daily Guide →

Tuesday 9 June

  1. Awutu Traditional Council names acting chief after Omanhene's death

    The Paramount Chief of Awutu Traditional Council in the Central Region has died following a short illness. The Queen Mother announced that the Gyasehene has been appointed Acting Omanhene pending the installation of a successor, as the Traditional Council follows due process to select a replacement.

    9 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 8 May

  1. Paramount Chief calls for Nkoko Nkentenkete programme expansion

    The Paramount Chief of the Dwenem Traditional Area has urged the government to expand the "Nkoko Nkentenkete" chick-distribution programme, saying current distribution models do not create enough jobs despite the scheme's potential to boost local poultry production, improve food security, and reduce dependence on imported poultry products.

    8 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 28 April

  1. NDC chairman's nationwide tour hailed as grassroots engagement boost

    The Paramount Chief of Bongo has commended NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia's nationwide "Thank You" tour for deepening grassroots engagement and strengthening ties between political leadership and traditional authorities. The Chief described such visits as important for fostering collaboration, understanding local concerns, and promoting national cohesion.

    28 April 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 27 April

  1. YEA CEO honoured with traditional youth chief title in Sunyani

    The CEO of the Youth Employment Agency, Malik Basintale, received the traditional title of Mmranteɛhene (Youth Chief) of Sunyani during an official tour of the Bono Region, where he met with the Paramount Chief to discuss youth employment and sustainable development initiatives.

    27 April 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 26 April

  1. Vice President pledges development support at Sankana's Kalibi festival

    Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang attended the Kalibi festival in the Sankana Traditional Area and pledged government commitment to easing community burdens through ongoing interventions including road construction and rehabilitation, classroom building with modern facilities, teaching aids provision, and supply of free sanitary pads. The festival, held in the Upper West Region, celebrates Sankana's history of resistance against slave raiders and continues its struggle for roads, healthcare, and dignity.

    26 April 2026 · Joy Online →

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