6 h. ago Educator, community matriarch, and woman of uncommon generosity: Deborah Sesime Adzoa Kufe

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, VEK, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/educator-community-matriarch-and-woman-of-uncommon-generosity-deborah-sesime-adzoa-kufe/Madam Deborah Sesime Adzoa Kufe was a retired teacher, church leader, community organiser, and devoted mother to many. She passed away after a long and meaningful life of service to God, family, and society. She was born on April 2, 1934, at Abutia-Kloe in the Volta Region to Presbyter B. K. Alifo, also known as […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, VEK, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/educator-community-matriarch-and-woman-of-uncommon-generosity-deborah-sesime-adzoa-kufe/

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10 h. ago Ten Injured as Shooting Disrupts Friday Prayers at Ho Central Mosque

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ten-injured-as-shooting-disrupts-friday-prayers-at-ho-central-mosque/At least ten people sustained gunshot wounds when masked assailants stormed the Ho Central Mosque in the Volta Region on Friday, December 26, disrupting worship services and reigniting tensions over a prolonged leadership dispute within Ghana’s Muslim community. The violence occurred at approximately 9:00 a.m. as worshippers gathered for Friday Jumu’ah prayers, according to multiple […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ten-injured-as-shooting-disrupts-friday-prayers-at-ho-central-mosque/

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5 d. ago Tanyigbe Traditional Council reaffirms the authority of Togbega Kodi Adiko VI

The Tanyigbe Traditional Council has formally reaffirmed the legitimacy and authority of His Royal Highness Togbega Kodi Adiko VI as the Paramount Chief of the Tanyigbe Traditional Area in the Ho Central Municipality of the Volta Region, pushing back against what it describes as growing misinformation in sections of the media regarding his status.

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6 d. ago Adidome Central Assembly Member urges facelift for Atigo bridge in Volta Region

Mr Guggisberg Fiagbenu, the Assembly Member for Adidome Central Electoral Area in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region, has called on the Ghana Highways Authority in the region to prioritise the rehabilitation of the Atigo Bridge at Battor in his area.

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7 d. ago NPP’s Irene Naa Torshie rallies Volta Region delegates behind Kennedy Agyapong

Irene Naa Torshie has urged New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in the Volta Region to throw their support behind presidential hopeful Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, arguing that the party needs a “kind-hearted, courageous and business-minded leader” ahead of the next elections. Naa Torshie, a former Member of Parliament and leading figure in the NPP, delivered the message during a campaign tour of all constituencies in the region, where she accompanied Mr Agyapong on his ongoing outreach to delegates. She was met with enthusiastic welcomes at several stops, with supporters chanting and engaging with her messages.

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9 d. ago GES, NADMO move to prevent future bee attacks after Anloga school tragedy

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is working closely with the Ghana National Fire Service, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), and the Anloga District Assembly to eliminate the habitat of the bees responsible for a deadly attack at Anloga E.P. Basic School in the Volta Region and to put measures in place to […]

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9 d. ago Afeku calls for major tourism investment in Volta Region to drive jobs and growth

Former Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Catherine Afeku, has called for substantial government investment in tourism, arguing that targeted development particularly in the Volta Region could generate billions of dollars for the national economy and significantly reduce unemployment.

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1 week ago Mahama Announces GH¢1.5bn Housing Investment as Ho Oxygen City Takes Off

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mahama-announces-gh%c2%a21-5bn-housing-investment-as-ho-oxygen-city-takes-off/President John Dramani Mahama has announced a GH¢1.5 billion government investment into housing delivery over the next three years, as work officially begins on the TDC Ho Oxygen City Community 27 Project in the Volta Region. The President made the announcement at Takla-Agbokope in the Ho Municipality during a sod-cutting ceremony for the project, which […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mahama-announces-gh%c2%a21-5bn-housing-investment-as-ho-oxygen-city-takes-off/

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1 week ago Dr. Zaato criticises government for sending engineers abroad while local projects stall

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr Joshua Zaato, has questioned the government’s decision to deploy military engineers to Jamaica while several devastated communities in Ghana remain unrepaired. Speaking on the AM Show, Dr Zaato said the country has unresolved infrastructure challenges that could benefit from the expertise of the 48th, 49th and 50th Engineer Regiments currently being sent to support Jamaica’s reconstruction efforts after Hurricane Melissa. “We have so many areas in Ghana that still need rebuilding,” he said. “Have we finished fixing the Volta Region after the tidal wave destruction? There are deprived communities across the country that could make good use of the expertise of these engineering regiments.”

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1 week ago 77th Mafi Hogbetsotso: Traditional leaders call for unity and peace to drive development in Central Tongu

The Chief and people of the Mafi Traditional Area in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region have marked the 77th edition of the Mafi Hogbetsotso Festival with a strong call for unity, peace, and love as essential drivers of development.

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1 week ago Rising adolescent pregnancies: ActionAid Ghana pushes for stronger adolescent health services

ActionAid Ghana, in collaboration with the Young Urban Women’s Movement, has intensified efforts to address rising adolescent pregnancies and sexual harassment by strengthening adolescent-friendly health services across the Volta Region.

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1 week ago Volta Region is getting its first share of the national cake – Mahama

President John Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to equitable national development, stating that the Volta Region is beginning to receive its fair share of the country’s resources, in line with pledges made during the 2024 general election campaign.

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1 week ago Black Volta Crisis Exposes Security Gaps in Upper West Region

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/black-volta-crisis-exposes-security-gaps-in-upper-west-region/What was once a lifeline for fishing, farming, and cross border trade is rapidly becoming a frontline of lawlessness. Along stretches of the Black Volta in Ghana’s Upper West Region, armed illegal miners are operating with boldness that local authorities describe as unprecedented undermining environmental safety, border security, and confidence in the state’s ability to […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/black-volta-crisis-exposes-security-gaps-in-upper-west-region/

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1 week ago One dead, another in critical condition after wild bees’ attack

Akuvi Egbor, a farmer from Avega, a farming community within Akatsi North in the Volta Region has lost her life when he was attacked by a swarm of bees on her farm at Kunyorwu, near Avega.

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2 w. ago Low condom use among young people in Volta Region disheartening – AIDS Commission

The low condom use among the youth, especially adolescent girls and young women, is posing a serious challenge to efforts to reduce HIV infections in the Volta Region, the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has said.

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2 w. ago Parents call for return of corporal punishment to address indiscipline in schools  

 Some Parents and guardians in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region have called for the return of corporal punishment in schools to address the growing concerns of indiscipline among students.  

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2 w. ago Former South Tongu MP Mourns NDC Communicator Killed in Tragic Adaklu Accident

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-south-tongu-mp-mourns-ndc-communicator-killed-in-tragic-adaklu-accident/The former Member of Parliament (MP) for South Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Mr Kobena Mensah Woyome has mourned the untimely death of the Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Constituency, Nicholas Yao Akorbotu, who died in a tragic motorbike accident at Adaklu in the Volta Region. “We lost Nicholas […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/former-south-tongu-mp-mourns-ndc-communicator-killed-in-tragic-adaklu-accident/

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2 w. ago Simon Madjie writes: Oti Region: Ghana’s emerging growth frontier

Introduction Nestled along Ghana’s eastern borders is a region brimming with untapped opportunities. The Oti Region, one of the country’s youngest, is fast emerging as a promising frontier for growth in Ghana’s investment landscape. Carved out of the Volta Region in 2019, Oti spans 11,070 square kilometres, has an estimated population of 786,142 and is […]

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2 w. ago Signal Bureau Training Centre to be established in the Volta Region – Mahama

Ghana’s quest to strengthen national security and become a regional hub for intelligence training has received a major boost as President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that the Signal Bureau has secured 100 acres of land in Hohoe, in the Volta Region, to establish a National Signals Bureau Intelligence Training Academy.

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2 w. ago Signal Bureau Training Centre to be established in the Volta Region

Ghana’s quest to strengthen national security and become a regional hub for intelligence training has received a major boost as President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that the Signal Bureau has secured 100 acres of land in Hohoe, in the Volta Region, to establish a National Signals Bureau Intelligence Training Academy.

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