One hundred and ten (110) Buruli ulcer and 40 yaws cases have been recorded in the Upper Manya Krobo District in the Eastern region since 2017 to 2022, according to the District Health Directorate. Buruli ulcer Lymphatic Filariases, Onchocerciasis, trachoma, Leprosi, Yaws among others are Neglected Tropical diseases (NTDs) that …
Read More »PHOTOS: Students of Yilo Krobo SHS sleep outside due to lack dormitories
Students of Yilo Krobo Senior High School in the Eastern Region sleep outside due to lack of dormitories. The situation is very worrying and calls for immediate action. The current Wooden structure in the school, housing the students was constructed in 1972. It supposed to accommodates 70 students but …
Read More »Two NGOs support three( 3) schools in Yilo Krobo- Obawale
Story by: Evans Kweku Oboafi Junior (HARDROCK) The Chief Executive Officer of OYE Foundation and KGL Foundation Miss. Abigail Anani and her team have donated Textbooks and other relief items to Schools at Obawale in the Yilo Krobo municipality of Eastern Region. According to Nenebi AYERTEY of Rite fm, …
Read More »Another ECG high tension pole in Yilo Krobo cut by unknown persons
Another high-tension pole belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) that transmits power to some areas in the Yilo Krobo and Okere Districts in the Eastern Region has come under attack. It was discovered on Friday, November 11, 2022, at Adelakope in the Yilo Manya Krobo Municipality on the …
Read More »How six Lower Manya Krobo residents sustained gunshot wounds in clash with military: The inside story
At least six persons have allegedly been shot by military personnel assisting personnel of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Monday, August 22, 2022 when the ECG personnel went to disconnected a transformer at Nuaso, a suburb of the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region. Soldiers allegedly …
Read More »VIDEO: Odumase Krobo residents mobilizing amidst tension over alleged military brutalities
Residents of Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region are alleging that they are being brutaliised by some military personnel. Currently, the residents are mobilizing on the streets of Odumase Krobo right from Nuaso community and they are chanting songs while the military and police are patrolling the area. Meanwhile, the Electricity Company of Ghana …
Read More »“Any Krobo that will vote for NPP in 2024 is a big fool” – Captain Smart fumes
Captain Smart has added his voice to the ongoing confusion between the youth at Krobo and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) over the introduction of prepaid meters being introduced in homes and shops by ECG. Speaking on ONUA TV, Captain blasted the NPP for trying to break the 8 whilst …
Read More »Unknown persons reconnect ECG transformers, steal fuses at Krobo
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has discovered that some unknown persons in the Krobo District have illegally reconnected transformers and cable ends the company had previously disconnected. Ms. Sakyiwaa Mensah, the Tema ECG Regional Public Relations Officer, told the Ghana News Agency that the illegal connection was discovered when …
Read More »Lady who lost limb in ‘Krobo power clash’ calls for support to get life back
A victim of the clash which occurred in Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region in 2019, Ruth Mankata, has said her life came to a standstill when she lost a limb to a stray bullet. According to Ruth, her dream has been to train either as a nurse to help …
Read More »VIDEO: Krobo ‘dumsor’: Odumase residents charge phones in mortuary
It has emerged that some residents of Odumase in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality now charge their phones in the mortuary due to the power cut in the area. According to the head of the department, Mr Amotey, residents from far and near troop to the mortuary every day to charge their phones. …
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