The Central Regional Office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) spent GH¢94,671.24 to replace electric poles burnt through bush fires in 2016, the office has stated. According to the Regional Maintenance Engineer of the company, Mr William Coleman, the figure did not include the cost of labour and transport to carry out the exercise. … Read more
When a president has to run a whole motherland, economy, politics, religion, culture, societal issues and all, it is easy to overlook little things. Indeed, when a president is busy trying hard to ensure his compatriots are healthy and well educated (and not just schooled) his priority is not whether the number one symbol of … Read more
A rainstorm that swept through the Bawku West district in the Upper East Region last Sunday left over 150 houses destroyed and more than 300 residents displaced. Among the wrecked structures were Kukuruzua Junior High School, Kansoogo and some other schools. Also about 15 electricity poles were vandalized by the storm on stretch between Zebilla … Read more
A rainstorm that swept through the Bawku West district in the Upper East Region last Sunday left over 150 houses destroyed and more than 300 residents displaced. Among the wrecked structures were Kukuruzua Junior High School, Kansoogo and some other schools. Also about 15 electricity poles were vandalized by the storm on stretch between Zebilla … Read more
The most prominent insurgent group in Thailand’s south rejected the military’s peace plan in a rare statement on Monday, underscoring Bangkok’s inability to open negotiations with the actual fighters in the conflict. The country’s southernmost border provinces, which were annexed by Thailand more than a century ago, have been plagued with violence for over a … Read more
Nearly two dozen arson and bomb attacks erupted across Thailand’s insurgency-torn south shortly after midnight, the army said Friday, causing widespread blackouts but no casualties in the Muslim-majority region. The violence, which saw tires set alight and dozens of electricity poles damaged by explosives, struck only hours after Thailand’s king Maha Vajiralongkorn signed a new … Read more
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disclosed that the destructive activities of illegal miners are affecting its operation in some parts of the Eastern region. The company explains that, the illegal miners sometimes prospect for gold around both high voltage and low voltage poles making poles vulnerable to collapsing by the slightest rainstorm. According … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made good a campaign promise he unconditionally made to one of the numerous thirsty communities in the Upper East region before the 2016 general elections by providing the area with a manual borehole drilled at Gh¢15,000. Water from the new pump, provided by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), … Read more
With the appointment of Mr. Joseph Anokye as new Acting Director-General of telecoms regulator National Communications Authority (NCA), some telcos say they expect institutional and regulatory reforms and greater collaboration from the NCA under his leadership. The telcos said in separate responses to a questionnaire from Adom News that they welcome and congratulate the new … Read more
The Eastern Regional Office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has recovered a total of GH¢351,307.51 lost through illegal power connection between January and October this year. This followed a special exercise carried out by the Loss Control Unit of the company. The power had been stolen through meter tampering and bypass and unauthorized … Read more
So-called Islamic State (IS) shot dead 40 civilians on Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after accusing them of treason, the United Nations says. Their bodies were then hung from electricity poles in several districts, the office of the UN Human Rights Commissioner said, citing sources. A man was also reportedly shot dead … Read more