The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has called for stricter measures in the recruitment process of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to prevent a repeat of the November 12th, 2025, disaster. 

The incident, which occurred during the commencement of the recruitment exercise, led to the death of six people and left several others injured following a stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium. 

Reacting to the tragedy, the IGP emphasized the need to take responsibility and act to create safer, fairer, and more efficient systems to prevent such occurrences in the future. 

“Such a tragedy should never happen again in any of our national recruitment exercises and I call for sober reflection and decisive action,” he said. 

Mr. Tetteh Yohuno further stated that the recruitment process must be reviewed, reformed, and strengthened by identifying areas for improvement to ensure the safety and dignity of all applicants. 

The Inspector General of Police made these remarks while speaking at the 68th Speech and Prize Giving Day of Okuapemman Senior High School, where he was a special guest of honor and a former student of the institution. 

The event was celebrated under the theme: “Reconnecting With Our Core Principle of Discipline, Dedication, and Patriotism: Inspiring Hope in the Younger Generation.” 

On behalf of the Police Management Board, IGP Yohuno extended condolences to the bereaved families and expressed solidarity with colleagues in the Ghana Armed Forces during this difficult time. 

For her part, the Girls’ Prefect of the school, Miss Klakani Blessing Klenam, lamented the challenges confronting them, noting that they are affecting teaching and learning. 

According to her, some dormitories and classrooms are in dire need of refurbishment. 

She added that the poor road network within the school does not favor visually impaired students. She therefore appealed to the government to tar the roads to enable easy access to classrooms and dormitories. 

Ms. Klakani further pleaded with the alumni of the school, stakeholders, and philanthropists to support visually impaired students with modern learning equipment to make their studies more manageable. 

The Headmaster of the school, Rev. Richard Afari, noted that while the school is performing well academically, they have introduced the Success Agenda to enhance students’ learning abilities.

The initiative aims to prepare them to excel in WASSCE without resorting to examination malpractices. 

“The Okuapemman Senior High School has, over the past 68 years, trained many prominent people who are contributing to the success and development of the country, and is looking forward to nurturing more learners to become good products of the nation.”

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Atiwa East District Assembly in the Eastern Region has assured that there will be uniform development across the length and breadth of the country. 

According to him, President John Dramani Mahama has tasked all 261 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to champion infrastructure projects in smaller communities within their jurisdictions during their first term in office. 

Mr. Ntim believes that before President Mahama’s tenure ends in January 2029, the entire country will see massive developmental projects, to earn him praise from Ghanaians. 

The Atiwa East DCE made this known when he cut sod for the construction of the Anyinam Islamic Kindergarten two-unit classroom block and the pavement of the Anyinam Zongo lorry station on Friday, November 14, 2025. 

“I have already cut sod for the construction of both Nanapa Community-based Health Planning and Service compound and Bebome Number 2 six-unit classroom block, and this demonstrates the government’s commitment to tackle all the sectors in the country,” he stated. 

Mr. Ntim noted that this forms part of President Mahama’s vision to expand projects to every corner of the country, to enable Ghanaians to get their fair share of the national cake. 

“Government has allocated funds for all the aforementioned four projects I have cut for, so once the contractors complete them within the six-month time frame given, they will receive their money,” he emphasized. 

Some drivers at the Anyinam Zongo station, speaking to Kontihen Kofi Oboh, expressed excitement about the pavement project, saying it will benefit them in many ways. 

According to them, when it rains, the station becomes muddy, disrupting their work.

For this, they expressed gratitude to the DCE and the government for coming to their aid and cutting sod for the commencement of the pavement project. 

They also pleaded with the DCE to monitor the project to ensure the contractor completes it within the expected three-month period.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The District Chief Executive for the Atiwa East District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Ernest Owusu Ntim, says the Assembly has outlined measures to give back to the communities and relieve them of some infrastructure challenges.

According to him, without tax contributions from the various communities in the country, the government wouldn’t have had the funds to run and manage the country’s affairs.

Ernest Ntim mentioned that all the communities in Atiwa East will benefit from the tax revenue generated by the Assembly.

“I will collaborate with all my 20 Assembly members in the District to use a digital channel to collect the taxes from the residents in the area,” opined Ernest Ntim.

He explained that a percentage of these taxes will be given to the communities to use to do their own project to enable them to benefit from the national cake.

The Atiwa East DCE stated this when he joined the Chiefs and elders of Anyinam to cut the sod for the construction of the Anyinam Community Center and pledged that the Assembly will support them to complete the project.

The Committee Chairman of the project, Dr. Lawrence Misa Aboagye, said they need over GH¢3 million to raise the project, but will use the right strategy to mobilize funds from the residents to complete it for Anyinamman.

Anyinamhene, Osaberima Okogyeabusua Banin Duodo, said that it has been his dream to construct a community center so that they can have an official place to hold their programs.

He expressed his excitement for breaking the ground for the project to commence and admonished his people to come on board and contribute something to help with its completion.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Atiwa East District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Ernest Owusu Ntim, on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, cut the sod for the construction of two development projects in the area.

The projects, Nanapa Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS compound) and Bebome No.2 six-unit classroom block, will each be complemented by a mechanized borehole.

With work expected to begin soon, both projects are scheduled for completion within six months.

Speaking to journalists at the sod-cutting ceremony, the DCE noted that the government is committed to delivering quality healthcare and education, hence the extension of infrastructure projects to smaller communities to ensure equitable access to the national cake.

Mr. Owusu Ntim stated that any country that downplays its education and health sectors lags in development, which is why President John Dramani Mahama has made both sectors his topmost priority.

He further emphasized Mr. Mahama’s intention to bring development to the doorsteps of residents in hard-to-reach areas, making them feel deserving of these social amenities and thereby improving their standard of living.

The Atiwa East DCE added that proximity to schools and health centres enables residents in remote areas to access education and healthcare more easily, noting that the two sectors complement each other.

Some women in the Nanapa community praised the government for initiating the construction of the ultramodern CHPS compound, describing it as a dream come true.

They explained that when they fall sick, they currently travel to either Nkawkaw Holy Family Hospital or Enyeresi Hospital for medical care. Thus, believed that the completion of these projects would significantly improve their access to healthcare.

On her part, the Atiwa East District Education Director, Pearl Acquah, said the current classroom block at Bebome No.2 Primary School is in a sorry state and poses a threat to learners’ lives.

“I’m very excited to join the DCE, Ernest Owusu Ntim to cut the sod for the commencement of the project because this is the day I have been waiting for a long time,” he opined.

Madam Acquah believes that once the Bebome No.2 Primary School is completed, many parents will enroll their children, as the new facility will provide a conducive learning environment.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsoline.com.

The lawmaker for the Okere Constituency in the Eastern Region, Daniel Nana Addo Kenneth, has expressed optimism that the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will secure victory in the 2028 general elections.

He admitted that only God knows why the NPP could not retain power during the 2024 elections; however, a comeback beckons for the elephant family.

Mr. Addo projects the 2028 election as a very tough one but assures that the NPP will put in significant effort to snatch power from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

He made this known at Adukrom during the ‘Arise And Build Conference’ organized by the Okere NPP youth wing, dubbed ‘Energizing The Base For Victory 2028.’

According to the Okere Member of Parliament, as the saying goes, “a downfall of a man is not the end of his life,” the great elephant party draws inspiration from the saying.

Therefore, he charged the party’s youth wing to come together, form a united front, and assist the party leadership in achieving a resounding victory in the 2028 polls.

Mr. Addo further admonished party faithful to put aside the defeat suffered in the 2024 elections and turn their focus to the forthcoming 2028 edition by working hard, as it forms part of the foundation for unseating the NDC.

For his part, the Youth Organizer for the Constituency, Daniel Abboah Osew, who spearheaded the program, said that after every election, they must reorganize the youth to return to the grassroots and work for the party to regain power.

He underscored the importance of youth in politics, stating that it is the youth who win power for every political party across the globe, hence the motivation behind the Arise and Build Conference.

Mr. Osew used the opportunity to commend his MP, Daniel Nana Addo Kenneth, for prioritizing youth development in the constituency, citing his initiative to sponsor 16 youth from the area to Russia to help shape their lives.

Aspiring Eastern Regional Youth Organizer, who also serves as the Youth Organizer for the NPP in New Juaben North Constituency, Samuel Osei Sarkodie, popularly known as ‘SOS’ also recalled that statistics indicated that in the 2024 general elections, most of the NPP youth did not participate in the exercise, leading to the party’s worst-ever defeat in the country’s electoral process.

He described the Arise And Build Conference as timely and necessary, highlighting the youth’s role in reorganizing the NPP to recapture power in 2028.

He emphasized the active role of the youth in championing unity before and after the party’s forthcoming presidential primaries and advised against internal politics of insults ahead of the anticipated exercise.

“In my speech, I admonished my fellow youth to be circumspect in their utterances against each other in the upcoming NPP’s presidential primaries scheduled for January 31, 2026, to elect a new leader for the party, so that after everything, they can unite and work for the party to win the 2028 elections,” he recounted.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Aspiring National Youth Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vera Oye Bram-Larbi, has stated that the party did not lose the 2024 general election.

According to her, the NPP’s defeat was largely due to low voter turnout among party members, particularly the youth, during the electoral process.

Miss Bram-Larbi explained that in the lead-up to the 2024 polls, internal misunderstandings and dissatisfaction with the national leadership caused many loyalists, especially the youth, to abstain from voting, ultimately costing the party the ability to retain power.

She argued that had the party been better organized and more attentive to the concerns of its grassroots base, the NPP would not have ceded governance to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The aspiring National Youth Organizer further claimed that the NDC’s vote tally in 2024 did not surpass its 2020 performance, but rather saw a significant decline.

This scenario, Mrs. Bram-Larbi, said, shows that many Ghanaians, especially NPP members, did not participate in the 2024 electoral exercise due to apathy, contributing to the NDC’s landslide victory.

She made these remarks in an interview with Kontihen Kofi Oboh at the Okere Constituency Youth Wing’s Arise and Build Conference, themed “Energizing the Base for Victory 2028.”

She described the conference as timely and necessary, emphasizing its importance in mobilizing and reorganizing the NPP youth toward reclaiming power in the 2028 elections.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Ada Kyerematen ‘B’ has been crowned the winner of the maiden cluster-based reading and spelling competition held in the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern region.

The competition initiated by the New Juaben South Education Directorate aimed at encouraging reading at the basic level to enhance learners’ knowledge acquisition, vocabulary and language skills, critical thinking and analytical skills, personal growth and empathy, and to better learners’ academic performance.

The competition was held for upper primary 5 and 6  and Junior High School 1, 2, and 3 learners.

The following Schools participated in the exercise: Ada Kyerematen Basic ‘B’, Falahiya Islamic Basic School, and Ada Kyerematen Basic School ‘A’.

On a principal account of promoting good reading habits among learners, judges awarded marks to the contestants’ reading ability and qualities such as curiosity, active engagement, strong comprehension, vocabulary awareness, patience and persistence,  reflection and connection, as well as open-mindedness.

The contestants who emerged as winners at all levels were awarded learning materials, such as exercise books, pens, and pencils.

The English teacher for Ada Kyerematen Basic School ‘B’,  Hilda Dompeh who facilitated the preparation of his learners for the competition, acknowledged that reading is the foundation of learners’ academic journey, hence it must be prioritized as learners’ basic need at all levels.

She admonished the learners to adopt a relentless reading habit to achieve excellence in reading.

By// Stephen Ansah.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Ada Kyerematen ‘B’ has been crowned the winner of the maiden cluster-based reading and spelling competition held in the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern region.

The competition initiated by the New Juaben South Education Directorate aimed at encouraging reading at the basic level to enhance learners’ knowledge acquisition, vocabulary and language skills, critical thinking and analytical skills, personal growth and empathy, and to better learners’ academic performance.

The competition was held for upper primary 5 and 6  and Junior High School 1, 2, and 3 learners.

The following Schools participated in the exercise: Ada Kyerematen Basic ‘B’, Falahiya Islamic Basic School, and Ada Kyerematen Basic School ‘A’.

On a principal account of promoting good reading habits among learners, judges awarded marks to the contestants’ reading ability and qualities such as curiosity, active engagement, strong comprehension, vocabulary awareness, patience and persistence,  reflection and connection, as well as open-mindedness.

The contestants who emerged as winners at all levels were awarded learning materials, such as exercise books, pens, and pencils.

The English teacher for Ada Kyerematen Basic School ‘B’,  Hilda Dompeh who facilitated the preparation of his learners for the competition, acknowledged that reading is the foundation of learners’ academic journey, hence it must be prioritized as learners’ basic need at all levels.

She admonished the learners to adopt a relentless reading habit to achieve excellence in reading.

By// Stephen Ansah.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

Ghana’s former Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Francis Danti Kotia, has revealed that the recent spate of geopolitical developments continues to test the strength of the regional body.

The three African countries, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali, withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to form the Alliance of Saharan States (AES) in January 2024, due to dissatisfaction with ECOWAS’s handling of the security crisis and a desire for greater autonomy in collective defense.

According to Ambassador Danti Kotia, efforts have been made to bring these three countries back to ECOWAS. As a result, President John Dramani Mahama is at the forefront of these efforts to facilitate their return to the organization.

“Ghana, our beloved country, remains steadfast as a pillar of stability, and our commitment to ECOWAS and its objective is resolute,” he noted.

He made this known on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at the Koforidua Centre for National Culture, during a sensitization workshop on ECOWAS protocols organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration for Senior High School and Tertiary students in the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly of the Eastern Region.

He further explained that the aim of the workshop was to enlighten and inspire participants about the aims and objectives of ECOWAS, and the opportunities available to citizens of member states.

Francis Kotia indicated that the strength of the regional integration body depends not only on the protocols signed by leaders but also on the knowledge, enthusiasm, and active participation of the youth, in whose hands the future of the organization lies.

“Beyond peace and security, ECOWAS has brought tangible benefits to its citizens. The Protocols on free movement and the Rights of Residence and Establishment have facilitated cross-border cooperation and expanded economic activities,” he mentioned.

Mr. Danti Kotia said current data demonstrates that the sub-region has an annual economic output of about 740 billion dollars, with an export value of approximately 122.70 billion dollars.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

The Aburihene, Otoobour Djan Kwasi, joined the good people of Tutu to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Nana Appiah Nti IV, the Tutuhene.

The Aburihene lauded his fellow traditional ruler’s transformational leadership on the throne.

According to him, Nana Appiah Nti IV is the only long-serving chief in Okuapeman whose legacy and contributions toward the development of Ghana, especially the Akuapem Traditional Council, have been phenomenal and unprecedented.

“As a nation, when God blesses you with such people, we honor and take good care of them because they still have more things to offer the country to benefit the younger ones,” he added.

Coincidentally, the 40th reign of Nana Appiah Nti coincided with the Tutu Ohum 2025 Festival celebration, themed: “Building On The Past, Shaping The Future, All Hands On Deck.”

Aburihene, who serves as Akuapem Adontenhene, added that Okuapeman, particularly Tutuman, is proud of him for championing infrastructure projects in the area as well as impacting lives under his stewardship over the past four decades.

As chairman for the occasion, Otoobour Djan Kwasi II, on behalf of the Okuapehene, Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III, extended his congratulatory message to the Tutuhene for serving 40 years on the stool and asked God to keep and protect him so that he can live long and make chieftaincy in the Akuapem Traditional Council attractive.

Otoobour Djan Kwasi’s 37-year reign as Aburihene is the second-longest among traditional rulers in the Akuapem Traditional Area, after the Tutuhene.

In his speech, Nana Appiah Nti IV expressed heartfelt appreciation to his people for rallying behind him to succeed in his four decades as Tutuhene.

“Tutu doesn’t have any of the natural resources to enable it to get royalties to be used to run and manage its affairs but with the support from my people I have been able to reign for 40 years and chopped many successes, for the community,” he recounted.

Nana Nti IV appealed to his people to continue backing him to journey through the years ahead together and work assiduously to lobby for more infrastructure projects for them.

The Member of Parliament for the Akuapem North Constituency, Sammi Awuku, on his part, reiterated his commitment to serve, work hard, and partner with Nana Appiah Nti IV in developing Tutuman.

By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.

Source// Obohnewsonline.com.