Tag Archives: POWER

‘We’ll toil for Alan to come to power just as we did for Akufo-Addo’ – Dismissed Hopeson Adorye

Hopeson Adorye, a one-time parliamentary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced on live radio this week that he had been fired from his government job. He said during a discussion on Oman FM’s Boiling Point programme, on which he is a regular guest; that he had been fired …

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Africa’s oldest President marks 40 years in power

Africa’s oldest president and one of the continent’s longest-serving rulers – President Paul Biya – will mark 40 years in power this weekend. Nationwide commemorative activities have been planned and his supporters are celebrating his achievements. But the 89-year-old’s opponents are lukewarm, calling on him to step down and hand …

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Reverend Anthony Boakye’s wife leaves Resurrection Power, sets up her own church

Mrs Anthony Boakye has fallen out with her husband and leaders of Resurrection Power Church Aggrieved wife of the founder and leader of Resurrection Power New Generation Ministries, Reverend Mrs Anthony Boakye has finally left her husband’s church to form her own church. This comes after several months of a …

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Power customers owe NEDCo GH¢1.27bn – Report

Government of Ghana owes the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) more than ¢1.27 billion for power consumed, the Auditor-General’s 2021 report has revealed. Section 91 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) provides that the board of directors of a public corporation shall ensure the efficient management of …

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Kroboland: Nuaso town disconnected from power grid again

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been forced to disconnect power to Nuaso Old Town in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region from the national grid. This follows the claims of rejection of prepaid meters by the residents who allegedly threatened to pour hot oil on …

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Only a government ready to lose power can effectively fight galamsey – Ken Agyapong

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has submitted that political commitment remained the missing link in the fight against illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey. He contends that any government that commits to fighting the scourge must be ready to lose the next election. Asked during an interview on …

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VIDEO: ‘I’ll show you where power lies’ – Alleged soldier says as he assaults civilian, fires AK47

A social media user, Solomon Kusi has reported an alleged assault meted on him and some other people by a retired military officer. According to Kusi, a certain Major Konadu who he alleges to be a soldier threatened to shoot him because he had refused to allow him to use …

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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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