Residents of Kobilmahagu, a suburb of the Tamale Metropolis have dismissed claims that they attacked staff of the Volta River Authority’s Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). The residents claim that instead, the misunderstanding ensued between the staff and the occupants of a room where an illegal connection was detected. “We …
Read More »VIDEO: Atta Akyea chased out of town by angry residents
Some angry residents of an unidentified town in the Akim Abuakwa South area have chased out their Member of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea. In a video shared on Facebook, the MP is seen taking steps towards a pick-up vehicle, as scores of people hooted and booed at him, sending him away …
Read More »Chief, residents bemoan lack of potable water in Okper communities
Residents of various communities in the Okper division in the Yilo Krobo Traditional Area of the Eastern Region have appealed to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and the government of Ghana to help solve the water crisis in their communities. They said they currently resort to well water for …
Read More »Hundreds of Oforikrom slum residents rendered homeless after demolition exercise
Hundreds of inhabitants at Dagombaline, the largest slum in Kumasi have been rendered homeless as the government begins the construction of a road network. Some of the affected residents want the government to provide them an alternative shelter as dozens of structures have already been demolished leading to the displacement …
Read More »Assin Akortey residents living in fear after missing farmer was found dead
The decomposing body of a man believed to be in his 40s has been found in a cocoa farm at Assin Akortey Nō. 2 in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The deceased has been identified as Kofi Koranteng, popularly known as Agenda. According to information gathered, the …
Read More »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, …
Read More »Settlement residents mount roadblock to protest deplorable roads
Aggrieved residents of Agric Settlement, suburb of Canteen in the West Gonja Municipal of the Savannah Region have mounted a road barricade in protest of deplorable road network leading to the community. The residents say there was an urgent need to fix the deplorable road network which has since become …
Read More »Residents of Navrongo want sports stadium, street named after Kofi Adda
Residents of Navrongo have appealed to government to name the Navrongo sports stadium after the late Joseph Kofi Adda to preserve his memory. Even before the clergy started the funeral service morning of Saturday, February 12, 2022, some of the residents who flooded the COS Park, were screaming suggestions of …
Read More »Residents at Kromoase ‘bare teeth’ at Wontumi for abandoning 6-unit classroom project
Pupils of Kromoase D/A Basic School in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region have appealed to the government to complete a six-unit classroom block that has been abandoned for so many years as the resident accused the Ashanti regional NPP chairman Mr Bernard Antwi Bosiako aka chairman Wontumi who …
Read More »Kpongunor residents reject pre-paid meters
The residents of Kpongunor in the Krobo area, have rejected plans by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to install pre-paid meters in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities. The management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), on Tuesday, began a comprehensive meter reading and pre-installation survey in the …
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