Twenty-two people from Agou, farming community in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region have been hospitalised due to an alleged food poisoning. The victims are said to have suffered acute diarrhoea and other symptoms after eating at a funeral on Sunday morning. While 13 of them have been admitted to Nkwanta South Municipal whilst […]
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Thank you for giving us identity – Oti Regional House of Chiefs to Akufo-Addo
Members of the newly created Oti Regional House of Chiefs have expressed their profound gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for the creation of the region. The Oti Region was created out of the Volta Region after an emphatic yes in a referendum last year, and the process was completed with an historic inauguration of the Oti […]
First lady to partner Volta and Oti Queen Mothers to empower women
The First Lady of the Republic, Mrs. Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo has called for collaboration between The Rebecca Foundation and Paramount Queen Mothers in the Volta and Oti regions to empower young women in their communities, as part of a working visit to Ho in the Volta region. The First Lady acknowledged the immense responsibility […]
‘’You have brought unprecedented development to Oti Region” – Chief of Nkwanta Akyode to President Akufo-Addo
“All the people in the region and beyond will attest to the fact that within this very short period of our independence, we as a region have begun to witness remarkable and progressive development. His Excellency, we wish to appreciate your good leadership since your assumption of this high office of the Presidency. Under your […]
NPP created Oti Region because it was neglected – Rawlings
Former President Rawlings says the creation of the Oti Region out of the once Volta Region is due to years of neglect NDC. He says though some interest groups approached him to speak out on the creation of Oti Region, he was constrained by the reality of deprivation in the area by his own party. […]
Two kidnapped girls rescued by Police in Oti Region; reunites with family
Police at Tepa-Abotoase in the Oti Region are investigating circumstances that led to the kidnapping of two girls who were later found tied in an uncompleted building near the local Zongo community. The Worawora District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Simmons Amenu who confirmed the story to the Chronicle said that the […]
NIA: 1.9m Ghanaians Registered-Volta starts July 22 while Oti starts August 22
The mass registration exercise of the National Identification Authority (NIA) in the Greater Accra Region has ended, capturing over 1.9 million (1,972,692) qualified Ghanaians. It comprises institutional, pilot and mass registration exercises conducted in the region since the commencement of the exercise. A total of 581,767 cards were not printed instantly due largely to connectivity […]
Boy locked indoors for 20 years; sleeps, eats in his urine and faeces due to medical condition
A stripling of 23-years-old has been spending the last 20 years in isolation in the Nkwanta south District of the Oti region, because of a medical condition. Basty Abass passes urine, defecates, eats and sleeps in a room locked and heavily secured with a padlock so that he would not get the opportunity to walk […]
President Akufo-Addo presents vehicles to Oti Regional Co-ordinating Council
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented eight (8) vehicles to the Oti Regional Co-ordinating Council, to help facilitate the smooth take off of the newly created region. The vehicles, which include 3 Nissan Patrol SUVs, and five pickup vehicles, were presented to the Oti Regional Minister, Hon. Kwasi Owusu Yeboah. […]
Chiefs of Oti Region corners Volta Regional Minister, makes him development chief for Oti Region
The Chiefs and People of the newly created Oti Region have selected the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa as the Nkosuohene (Development Chief) for the newly created region under the stool name of Nana Oti Letsa I. The Krachiwura (Chief of Krachi) Nana Mprah Besemuna III who was the President of the Joint Consultative […]
O/R: Volta Regional Minister enskinned as development chief for Oti Region
The Chiefs and People of the newly created Oti Region have selected the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa as the Nkosuohene (Development Chief) for the newly created region under the stool name of Nana Oti Letsa I. The Krachiwura (Chief of Krachi) Nana Mprah Besemuna III who was the President of the Joint Consultative […]
Kofi Adams roots for Oti Region, calls for a massive yes vote
Immediate past National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams is busy in the trenches campaigning for the creation of the Oti Region which is expected to be carved out of the Volta Region. The Oti region’s creation has met some serious resistance from some powerful forces in the Volta Region, particularly […]