Tag Archives: POWER

Officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana have reportedly disconnected the Accra Sports Stadium from the national grid. The exercise was undertaken by the National Task Force of ECG due to the heavy indebtedness of the stadium management to a tune of GH¢508,000 for power supplied to the stadium for …

General Manager of the Tema region of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Ing. Emmanuel Akinie, has indicated that, as part of the company’s effort to solve the issue of power theft in the region, a number of customers were apprehended last year and billed over GH¢6 million. “We were able …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has said political parties do not have the power to remove any Member of Parliament no matter the reasons they may have against the lawmaker. According to him, it is only the Speaker who can take that decision. Mr Bagbin specifically told the New Patriotic Party …

A broadcaster with Accra-based Power FM, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, sentenced to 14 days to the Nsawam prison, has been released today, Monday, 21 February 2022. The Accra High Court Criminal Division sentenced Mr Boamah. Apart from that, he was also to pay GHS3000 to the court. Mr Boamah posted alleged …

A controversial Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile river began generating electricity for the first time on Sunday, according to state TV. The $4.2bn (£3.8bn) dam, located in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, has been a source of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan since its construction started in 2011. Sudan …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced it will be undertaking planned maintenance works, today, February 16. This is to improve service delivery in parts of the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions, according to a communiqué. The affected areas in Greater Accra will experience outages from 9:00 am to …

Pollster and Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper, Ben Ephson, has suggested the opposition National Democratic Congress may be afraid revenue accrued from the controversial E-levy if passed will help the NPP retain power in 2024 hence their stiff opposition. According to him, the extent of opposition by the …

The management of XYZ Broadcasting Limited, owners of Power 97.9 FM, Radio XYZ, and TV XYZ, have expressed shock over a jail term handed to Power FM news anchor Oheneba Boamah Bennie. An Accra High Court (Criminal Division 2) slapped the host of Battle Ground on Power FM with a …

Management of XYZ Broadcasting has expressed shock about a 14-day jail sentence given by an Accra High Court to an employee of one of their media firms – Power FM. Radioxyzonline.com earlier today reported that Power FM broadcaster, Oheneba Boamah has been jailed over allegations against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and …

Power FM broadcaster Oheneba Boamah Bennie has been jailed over his claims against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and judges in the country. According to a report by Radioxyzonline.com, the maverick broadcaster was given 14 days jail term on Tuesday by the High Court in Accra after the Attorney General charged him …