The Akosombo-based Santa Barbara Catholic Church in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region emerged as the winner of legendary musician Akosua Adjepong’s peace cooking competition held on March 7 at Afrikiko Resort.

Twelve agencies, including the Immigration Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Ghana Commercial Bank, Methodist Church, Ghana Police Service, Pentecost Church, Ghana Revenue Authority, Queen Mothers, Volta River Authority, and Santa Barbara Catholic Church, among others, participated in the contest.

The program was aimed at educating women on how to exercise restraint and maintain peace with their spouses at home to help protect their marriages.

Speaking to journalists, the legendary musician Akosua Adjepong, who spearheaded the program, stated that her outfit had realized that when most women encounter a small problem at home, they find it difficult to resolve it.

“Since we can’t engage them one-on-one to talk to them, we decided to organize the cooking, dancing, and musical chairs competition to utilize the opportunity and educate them on strategies to be used to calm nerves down when they are angry, to avoid their marriages collapsing, and restore peace at home,” she told Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Mrs. Adjepong advised married women to stay focused and exercise patience if someone tells them their husbands are seeing another woman, because it might not be true.

In doing so, she said, they would safeguard their marriages and ensure their homes remain peaceful.

At the end of the contest, Santa Barbara Catholic Church scored 265 points to cement the first position, followed closely by the Ghana Police Service with 264 points in second place. The Methodist Church secured third place with 263 points, while the Volta River Authority (VRA) placed fourth with 258 points.

Speaking on behalf of the Catholic Church team, Linda Bour gave thanks to God for their victory.

She revealed that although they had not planned for it, they told themselves they had to represent Santa Barbara Catholic Church because they believed they would be declared winners, and indeed, they won the competition.

Legendary musician Akosua Adjepong presented gifts to other participants to appreciate them for honoring her invitation to the program.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

On Saturday, March 7, the Dan Botwe Highway was flooded as hundreds attended the maiden edition of the Get Okere Walk. The exercise begins from Adukrom and ends at Aseeseso.

The program was championed by Daniel Nana Addo Kenneth, the Member of Parliament for the Okere Constituency in the Eastern Region, and it aimed at showcasing the beautiful tourist sites in the area to the world.

Speaking to Kontihen Kofi Oboh, Daniel Nana Addo Kenneth mentioned that walking plays an important role in the human body.

According to him, many young people are suffering from stroke and dying because they lack walking exercise. He indicated that walking exercise cures many diseases and makes people healthy and stronger.

Mr. Addo used the opportunity to call on fitness clubs, institutions, and individuals to come and experience the Dan Botwe Highway in the future exercises.

The Okere MP also thanked Patrick Osei Agyemang, popularly known in the sports fraternity as Countryman Songo, the Nanaanom of the Akuapem Nifa Division, and the youth of Okere for making the maiden Get Okere Walk exercise successful.

The District Chief Executive of the Okere District Assembly, Williams Ayettey, commended the organizers of the program for projecting the image of Okere to the world and for letting people know that they also have mountains for health walk exercises.

He believes that such events bring unity among the people irrespective of their political affiliations because the citizens can only work to transform the economy when they are healthy, which is why he joined the walk.

The Akuapem Nifahene, who serves as the overlord of Adukrom, Ahunuabobrim Osuodomgya Otutu Ababio V, said unity is the backbone of the progress of every developed country, and walking together to exercise their bodies as one people demonstrates their commitment to uphold the peace God has bestowed on the country, especially in Okere.

He pledged that the Nanaanom of the Akuapem Nifa Division will make sure that such a program becomes an annual event because it boosts the local economy and helps others get the opportunity to meet new people and discuss business ideas with them to help Okereman develop.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Atiwa East District Assembly joined the nation on Friday, March 6, to mark the 69th Independence Day Anniversary celebration, themed “Building Prosperity, Restoring Hope.”

In Atiwa East, 11 Junior High Schools, 6 Primary Schools, 3 Cadet groups, and the Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association participated in the march-pass to commemorate the colorful occasion.

Speaking at the Anyinam Presby School Park, where the program was held, the District Chief Executive of the Assembly, Ernest Owusu Ntim, said every individual has a role to play in developing the country.

According to him, attaining prosperity requires self-discipline, dedication, hard work, and commitment. He indicated that by doing so, the nation could build the country it wants and restore hope for the unborn generation.

The Director of Education of the Assembly, Pearl Acquah, mentioned that Atiwa East recognizes that building prosperity begins with stakeholders and from the classrooms.

She described the work of teachers as nation-building, stating that every lesson taught, every learner encouraged, and every life mentored contributes to Ghana’s prosperity.

Furthermore, the Member of Parliament for the constituency, Abena Osei Asare, emphasized that freedom comes with responsibility, therefore charging every Ghanaian citizen to discharge their duty to move the country forward because this day reminds us of the sacrifices our forefathers made.

She used the occasion to advise women, especially young girls, to refrain from taking naked pictures and sharing them with their partners, as it has negative implications for their future, reminding them that the internet does not forget.

On his part, the Anyinamhene, Okogyeabusua Banin Duodo, stated that 69 years ago, some people secured independence and used the little resources available to them to undertake infrastructure projects to develop the country.

He added that many of the leaders the country has produced after them are amassing wealth for themselves instead of thinking about the nation’s prosperity.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The SOS Foundation, based in the New Juaben North Municipality in the Eastern Region, organized a free registration and renewal of the National Health Insurance cards for the entire Asokore community.

More than 700 residents benefited from this program.

This initiative is part of the Foundation’s benevolence to give back to the vulnerable members of the community who are unable to afford NHIS enrollment.

Speaking to journalists, the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Samuel Osei Sarkodie, popularly known as ‘SOS’ in the political circles, noted that the development of any country depends on the good health of its citizens.

“If every Ghanaian citizen has a valid NHIS card, it will help them to go to the hospital or any health center to do screening to know their health status, and get treatment, to enable them to live longer,” opined Mr. Sarkodie.

He maintained that healthy citizens are more likely to work diligently and help contribute to the growth of the economy.

SOS, also the Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party in the New Juaben North constituency, explained that the Foundation found it necessary to assist the community, especially the elderly who lack the funds to register or renew their NHIS cards.

He added that this will propel them to access healthcare and regular check-ups.

He further stated that all other communities within New Juaben North will benefit from similar initiatives, and indicated that the health of local residents remains paramount for the SOS Foundation.

Some beneficiaries, speaking to Kontihen Kofi Oboh, expressed their gratitude to the SOS Foundation for its generous support.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The General Overseer of the Leaders Light International Church, Apostle Dr. Samuel Kofi Dadzie, has cut sod for the construction of five major projects at Suhyen in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region.

The projects are; Ankomah Basapong Teaching Hospital, Hotel De Leaders, Leaders Professional University, Leaders International School, and Leaders Nursing and Midwifery Training College.

Speaking to Kontihen Kofi Oboh, Apostle Dadzie stated that it had been his dream to embark on such projects to uplift the image of Suhyen, thanking God for making such aspirations a reality.

“The individuals have a role to play in helping the government develop the country because building a nation is a shared responsibility,” he mentioned.

Dr. Kofi Dadzie emphasized that the government alone cannot employ every Ghanaian.

He believes that the aforementioned projects, when completed, will create numerous job opportunities for Ghanaians, especially those in New Juaben, and will help reduce unemployment menace in the country.

The Municipal Chief Executive for New Juaben North Municipal Assembly, Samuel Adongo, who joined the sod cutting, hailed the church for bringing development to the doorstep of the area.

He assured them that management of the Assembly will rally its support behind them to enable them to have a sound mind to do their work because this is what the government expects of individuals to contribute their quota towards development of the nation.

For her part, the Queen Mother of Suhyen, Nana Amoanimaa Okokodrufuo, acknowledged the projects with excitement, noting that such development in the area has been long overdue for decades. 

She expressed gratitude that, fortunately, a grandson of the land, Apostle Samuel Dadzie, has brought progress to the community. 

“Suhyen is a gateway to Koforidua, and when these projects are completed, the community will look beautiful,” she said.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Kingdom Group of Companies, Dr. Jonathan Kwame Amofa, has commissioned an ultramodern 40-bed capacity Medical Centre in Akropong, Eastern Region, to enhance access to quality healthcare delivery in the area.

Speaking at the commissioning as the Guest of Honour, the Founder of the Movement for Change and a former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen, lauded Dr. Jonathan Amofa for his vision, foresight, and organisational skills in putting together the investment to serve the country.

“If you have both vision and foresight, and if you don’t have organizational skills, your vision will forever remain a dream,” he mentioned.

According to him, all successive governments in the country believe it is their duty to build hospitals, clinics, and CHPS compounds, stating that this is why the country lagsbehind in development.

Mr. Kyerematen added that if the country had offered support to entrepreneurs by giving them incentives to use their own money to build hospitals and clinics to enhance the health sector, Ghana would have been developed.

The Acting Medical Director of the facility, Great Kingdom Medical Centre, Dr. Evans Asiedu Sefa, indicated that the purpose of establishing the facility was to create direct and indirect job opportunities for the people of Akuapem.

“Before the inauguration of the facility, we had already employed over 100 people, and this demonstrates our commitment to reducing the unemployment menace confronting the country as well as providing quality healthcare delivery to Ghanaians, especially the residents of Akuapem,” he opined.

Furthermore, Amonokromhene, Nana Osim Kwatia, expressed confidence that the facility will go a long way to expand healthcare delivery in the area to add to the services of the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital in Akuapem-Mampong.

Nana Osim Kwatia further made a passionate appeal to Dr. Amofa to set up a foundation to assist the less privileged residents of the area who will come to the hospital for medical care.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The General Overseer of the Leader’s Light International Church, Apostle Dr. Samuel Kofi Dadzie, has entreated Men of God to allow the wealthy men in their churches to marry two wives to curb the situation of the numerous unmarried women in the country.

According to him, he has observed that in every church in Ghana, you will find young ladies and women praying to God to give them a man to marry.

Apostle Dadzie stated that there are about 15,000 to 200,000 young ladies and women between the ages of 25 and 40 who are aggressively looking for marriage, but they are not getting it.

“This hard to find a man to marry menace among women in the country would have been solved if the churches amended their doctrines to allow their financially stable men to marry two wives,” he suggested.

“Where things are going, the leadership of the various churches has to apply knowledge and wisdom to address this worrying issue because the Bible says that whatever we bind on earth will be bound in heaven, so the men of God have the power to do something about this menace to enable these young ladies and women to get married,” he noted.

He emphatically stated that polygamy is not a sin before God, provided it will pave the way for other women to also get married to avoid collapsing other marriages.

The Man of God added that women and young ladies are more than men in the country, and all of them are praying to God to give them husbands to marry.

“The men of God are praying for the women in their churches to get married, and these prayers have led to many marriages collapsing, and others are also using force to snatch People’s husbands from them,” he noted.

“It is about time the leadership of the churches woke up to find a lasting solution to this problem so that at least most of the Ghanaian women can get married,” he said.

“The Bible says that if you are married and divorced, don’t marry again, and if you want to remarry, then you must marry the same person, and how many people are complying?” he asked.

He posed a rhetorical question: between a man of God who marries, divorces, and remarries, and another who marries two wives but takes good care of them, who is truly doing justice to God and to the nation?

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Chief Justice (CJ) His Lordship Paul Baffoe Bonnie, has inaugurated the long-awaited Okere District Court in Adukrom in the Eastern Region.

Addressing the gathering at a brief ceremony, His Lordship Paul Baffoe Bonnie stated that district courts are the foundation of the Ghanaian justice system, resolving disputes that affect lives because they are closer to people.

“When justice is accessible at the district level, public confidence in the rule of law is strengthened, and this court will ensure that residents of Okere can now access judicial services within their own district,” he added.

Chief Justice then charged the Magistrate who will work in Okere to administer justice with integrity, patience, and courage because anyone who comes to court hopes to return home with justice.

He was joined by the Eastern Regional Minister Rita Awatey, former Member of Parliament and former Local Government Minister Dan Kwaku Botwe, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Okere, Eric Ayettey, and Member of Parliament for the area Daniel Nana Addo Kenneth joined the commissioning ceremony.

Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, extended her appreciation to the Chief Justice and the Judiciary for upholding the vision to decentralize the justice system in the country, describing it as a step in the right direction.

She assured His Lordship Baffoe Bonnie of continued support of the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council (ERCC) and government in the discharge of their mandate to enable them deliver equal justice to all calibres of persons across the region.

On his part, the DCE, Eric Williams Ayettey, noted that the moment marks a significant milestone in their collective effort to strengthen the justice delivery and deepen the rule of law within the district.

He indicated that access to justice remains the cornerstone of democratic governance and sustainable development.

Mr. Ayettey added that for many years, residents of the community had to travel long distances to seek redress in court, often at a cost and inconvenience, but with the commissioning of this court, those stresses will now be a thing of the past.

The Adukromhene, who doubles as  Nifahene of Akuapem Traditional Council, Ahunuabobrim Osuodomgya Otutu Ababio V, said this new building symbolizes the rule of law and the Judiciary’s commitment to providing an enabling environment for justice to thrive, and that the court must be seen as a constitutional fortress of refuge.

On behalf of Adukromman, he requested the inclusion of an alternative dispute resolution in this house for the public and the Bar to utilize due to its potential for faster, cheaper, and less administrative resolutions.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

As part of its corporate social responsibility to give back to society, the management of Sinapi Aba Trust has successfully graduated 290 apprentices it sponsored into an artisanal program in Koforidua.

The program aims to create job opportunities for young people and help curb unemployment, which remains a major concern for the country.

The 290 youth who graduated were drawn from 33 constituencies across the Eastern Region.

Meanwhile, the Ghanaian government has also targeted training 100,000 youth through its National Apprenticeship Programme in 2026.

Speaking to journalists, Program Manager in charge of International and Partner Relations at Sinapi Aba Trust, Araba Mosner Ansong, said that since inception of the Youth Apprenticeship Programme in 2003 to 2026, they have trained more than 5,500 youth between ages of 15 and 25 and have helped change their lives.

“We give them start-up capital after graduation with no interest to enable them to establish their business to avoid wasting what they have learned,” she hinted.

Mrs. Ansong further said that if all private institutions in the country offer support such as this to empower young men and women, high unemployment rate would be reduced drastically, and the central government would be relieved.

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency, Michael Okyere Baafi, through his representative at the program, John Arthur, commended management of Sinapi Aba Trust for such an important initiative, adding that he is also embarking on similar program for his youth.

“Michael Baafi doesn’t want to see any of the graduates staying at home because they don’t have a shop to commence work.

“The New Juaben South MP said I should tell them to use their homes to start the work for now and take advantage of the new media to advertise their items, and they will make a lot of income to better themselves,” mentioned John Arthur.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Willingway Recovery and Rehabilitation Center in Kumasi, Lydia Abena Manu Adofo, together with her team, on Saturday, February 14, 2026, took to the principal streets of Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital, to campaign against illicit drug abuse among the youth.

She was accompanied by legendary musician Akosua Agyapong, Evangelist Suro Nyame, her spouse, and other supporters.

The public advocacy walk against hard drugs commenced at Effiduase Prisons Park in the New Juaben North Municipality and ended at the forecourt of All Nations University in the New Juaben South Municipality.

The aim of the sensitization exercise was to educate those engaged in drug abuse about its health hazards, urging them to desist from living longer and contribute meaningfully to national development.

Speaking to journalists, Abena Manu Adofo said that the organization has established a new facility at Suhyen, which will soon be commissioned to admit drug addicts for free treatment, rehabilitation, and reintegration into society.

Mrs. Manu Adofo noted that she started this project in 2018 with legendary musician Lord Kenya, now a man of God, through which they have positively impacted the lives of many young people in the ghettos.

On his part, Evangelist Suro Nyame described drugs as ‘the most dangerous thing in the world’ because they are sending many young people to their early graves, a situation he described as very worrying.

He admonished parents to pay closer attention to the welfare of their children by monitoring their daily movements to ensure they are not influenced by bad friends who may introduce them to substance abuse and destroy their future.

Furthermore, the Eastern Regional Commander for Narcotics Control, Felomina Obenewaa Saka, clarified that their outfit has not legalized the use of cannabis.

“We don’t want people to abuse it when being legalized, so we are waiting for the passage of the law that will control both the export and import of cannabis and its usage as it comes into the country,” she mentioned.

Mrs. Obenewaa Saka expressed confidence that, hopefully, by the end of May this year, they will finalize everything to commence its implementation, since the Parliament of Ghana has already gone through the new cannabis law.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.