Tag Archives: VOLTA

Hopeson Adorye, a former National Security Ministry official has lamented the circumstances under which he recently lost his job. He states in one breath that he is unperturbed by the turn of events but also that his contributions to the party, particularly the rise to the presidency of Nana Addo …

The Oti Regional Police Command, the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) of Krachie East and Biakoye Districts, with support from International Justice Mission (IJM), have rescued ten children recruited into fishing on the Volta Lake. In two different operations launched on 5th and 7th October 2022 respectively brought nine and …

Ms Sarah Dugbakie Pobee, Ada East District Chief Executive, says some portions of the Volta River will be dredged to reduce the trend of tidal waves and high rate of flooding in the district. She said the river had not been dredged in more than 20 years, resulting in flooding …

A 26-year-old woman at Ahiatsikope, near Dzodze in the Volta Region, Joyce Fianu, and her nine-year-old niece were burnt to death when fire gutted their house last Saturday. The girl was identified as Christie Fianu. Meanwhile, an elder sister of the deceased, Mavis Odor, who sustained serious burns, was rushed …

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has given a clear indication of his desire to still marry a woman, even in his retirement years. The president explained that the dream to marry a woman from the Volta Region has been a longstanding one and that not even the lapse …

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, says human trafficking remained a threat to the human resources of the country that deprived the youth and children of their right to education. According to him, Volta Lake had been identified as one of the places where human trafficking remained prevalent. Dr Letsa …

The Ghana Police Service in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare has rescued nine trafficked victims from Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region. The joint operation rescued four adult men and five boys from exploitation on the portion of the Volta Lake in Yeji. …

Some 40 people are feared dead on the Volta Lake after a boat carrying them capsized due to a storm. The boat was travelling across the Lake from Tongor-Dzemeni in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region to Havorkope in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the Eastern …

The lives of passengers and canoe operators on Zantani River (White Volta) in the Tolon District of the Northern Region are in danger as they cross the river with weak canoes without life jackets. On a visit to the area, Adom News‘ Illiasu Abdul Rauf observed that Zantani and other communities …

This year’s Independence Day celebration in the Volta Region was held in honour of 14-year-old- Etornam Gorni Attippoe who died ten years ago during a rehearsal for the 2012 Independence Day parade. The JHS 1 pupil of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Junior High School, Ho Fiave collapsed during …