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VIDEO: Soldiers storm Krobo land over ECG poles cutting

Military Officers have deployed in the Krobo land over cutting down high-tension wooden electricity poles with a chainsaw at Adelakope on the Tema-Akosombo highway in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region which connects power to communities such as Akuse junction, Akorley and Aseseeso in the Okere district”. …

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Unknown person cuts down ECG high voltage pole in Krobo

Pictures emerging from the media in Krobo area indicate that an unknown person has cut down high-tension wooden electricity poles with a chainsaw at Adelakope on the Tema, Akosombo high way in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of Eastern region. The electricity lines connect power to communities such as Akuse …

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Tension mounts in Krobo municipalities as ECG disconnects power again

There is tension mounting in the Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern Region due to the unavailability of electricity since Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG has reportedly switched off feeders at the Bulk Supply Point supplying power to municipalities following the tempering …

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Two of Krobo quintuplets die at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

Two of five babies delivered on Wednesday at the St. Martin De Pores Hospital at Agomanya in the Eastern Region in extremely rare naturally-conceived quintuplets, have died at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital in Accra. The quints were referred to the hospital Thursday morning for further medical attention but one of …

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Tension at Krobo as Nuaso residents confront military, ECG team

There is tension in Nuaso, a suburb of the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern region following a confrontation between some agitating residents who spontaneously protested Monday morning against the presence of the military and the installation of prepaid meters without engagement with the community. The volatile atmosphere forced …

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VIDEO: Proposed site for 1D1F in Upper Manya Krobo remains empty

The planned establishment of a gari, starch, and starch spray factory for the people of the Upper Manya Krobo District (UMKD) of the Eastern Region has still not seen the light of day for more than six years on. The building of the factory, among others, was to address the …

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VIDEO: Schools in Yilo Krobo lack furniture – GES

Majority of the basic schools in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region are contending with an acute shortage of furniture in their respective institutions, the Municipal Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. Mr. Solomon Sakitey in an interview said the situation continues to …

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Give Yilo Krobo a mango processing factory – Group to govt

A youth group within the Eastern region – “Action Movement Youth” (AMY), is calling on His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo to give Yilo Krobo and its environs a mango processing factory. Yilo Krobo is one of the few leading mango farming districts in Ghana which makes it a hub …

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5,000 residents living without electricity in rural communities in Lower Manya Krobo

More than 5000 residents living in various rural communities in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal of the Eastern Region known as the ‘Middle Belt’ have bemoaned the lack of electricity in their communities, saying the situation is adversely impacting their livelihoods and social activities. The communities include yongwasi suisi, Gyekiti, …

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PHOTOS: Rats, weed take over newly constructed Yilo Krobo District Hospital

Rats and weed have taken over the newly constructed Yilo Krobo District Hospital in the Eastern Region. The 120-bed health facility, which was completed in January 2021 and handed over to the government, is yet to be put to its intended use. The facility, which lacks human resources, already has …

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