Anama Dotse Set to Challenge for ABU Lightweight Title

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By: Eric Eli Adzie | Voltaonlinegh.com |

Ghanaian Boxer Anama Dotse known as Polo Pala (17-1, 15KOs) is set to challenge Nigerian boxer Oto ‘Joe Boy’ Joseph on Sunday, October 14 for the African Boxing Union (ABU) Lightweight title.

The ABU champion Oto Joseph (15-0, 4KOs) defended the African title when he beat fellow Ghanaian Nathaniel Nukpe in Nigeria on July 29.

The encounter will be one of the headline bouts at the GOtv Boxing Night 16 at the Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun stadium in Surulere, Lagos Nigeria.

Dotse the knockout specialist will challenge undefeated Nigerian boxer Oto Joseph for his Africa ABU Lightweight title in a ten-round contest.

A confident Dotse said he knows a lot about his opponent and very confident of knocking him down.

“This is my first title bout so am training very hard for this bout, I know Oto is a very good boxer but I am going to knock him down.”

“Moreover he’s fighting in his home country so I have to judge him first before the judges do so, this bout means a lot to me,” he added.

Meanwhile, Oto Joseph also vowed to batter the face of his Ghanaian challenger when they clash.

“I am in the best shape possible. This is a bad omen for Dotse, who should know that Nigeria is superior to Ghana in every way. I will prove that superiority by battering his face. His face is smooth because he has been meeting soft opponents. That will end at GOtv Boxing Night 16.”

There will also be West African Boxing Union Lightweight title clash between Ridwan ‘Scorpion’ Oyekola of Nigeria and Ghana’s Benjamin Lamptey.

Also scheduled is the National Light Heavyweight title bout between Kabiru Towolawi and Adewale Masebinu.

In the Featherweight class, Waidi Usman will have a rematch with Chibuzor Obi.

Anama Dotse hails from Ho, the Volta regional capital.

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Some 182 Women Screened for Cervical Cancer in Hohoe

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By: Kris Delali Asare | Voltaonlinegh.com |

A 2-day cervical cancer screening exercise in Hohoe saw about 182 women participate in the exercise.

Ninety seven women were successfully screened on Monday with 87 on the register as at 4:27pm on Tuesday when Voltaonlinegh.com paid a visit to the municipal assembly, venue for the screening.

Speaking in an interview, Mrs. Cynthia Badasu, the nurse in charge said turnout had met her expectation as she was hopeful the target to screen 500 women will be achieved at the end of the exercise.

She revealed that 3 serious cases needed immediate attention while others had been scheduled for another screening.

Mrs. Badasu said there was a cause for alarm since “the virus which causes the infection is prevalent and moreover, this type of infection is difficult to detect at the early.”

A number of successfully screened women expressed how important the exercise meant to them because it would pave way for the detection of other viral diseases in their private parts if any.

Mrs. Badasu affirmed the team’s presence at Alavanyo for the same screening exercise on Wednesday to be followed by Fodome on Thursday and then to Likpe on Friday.

She advised sexually active women to consider the screening a priority and urged interested women who could not go through the screening during the weekdays to visit Hohoe campus of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) on Saturday, October 13, 2018 for the last section of the exercise.

The screening comes at a cost of GH₵20 per woman.

Signs and symptoms of a more-advanced cervical cancer include, Vaginal bleeding after intercourse, between periods or after menopause, watery or bloody vaginal discharge that may be heavy and have a foul odor, Pelvic pain or pain during intercourse. Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

Secessionist Group Warns Govt to Stay off Minerals in Volta Land

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By Ewoenam Kpodo | Voltaonlinegh.com |

A secessionist group, Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) has warned government and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to halt the proposed oil exploration activities in the Nkwanta North District of the Volta Region.

The group in a release signed by it convener, George Nyakpo said Nkwanta North in the Volta Region falls in the boundaries of Western Togoland and cautioned government to stay away from exploring for oil there.

The group’s release was in response to Voltaonlinegh.com’s story on October 4 about the proposed oil exploration activities in the district. The District Chief Executive for the area, Jakayi Jackson during a town hall meeting at Sibi informed residents of the presence of the GNPC officials and solicited their prayers for successful activities.

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The HSGF was of the view that per the 1956 plebiscite which unionised Trans-Volta Togoland (now a region) to the Gold Coast, now Ghana, Government of Ghana cannot touch the mineral resources or its boundaries without citizens of the land sanctioning it.

“The area in question is a Mandated Territory by the Leagues of Nations /UN, under the Trusteeship Agreement pending the full realisation of the independence of the Western Togoland. Those resources are what will be used to take care of our citizens and Ghana cannot lay her hands on it.”

“We hereby, wish to inform and caution the government of Ghana, GNPC and any entity to as a matter of urgency put a stop to any other activities leading to the said exercise and any other exercise which we have not sanctioned,” the release noted.

The release added that the proposed creation of the Oti Region out of Volta “is highly aggressive because it is a clear land grab behaviour since the area is part of the Togoland under British administration originally recognised in 1922 as Western Togoland when the obnoxious division of mother Torgo was done by an invading Franco-British Army in a war in which the land and its people had no hand at all.”

In a recent interview, Nana Mprah Besemuna III, Paramount Chief of Krachi and also Chairman of the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) of Oti Movement, a group advocating for the creation of the proposed region warned the Ewes in the southern and middle parts of the region from laying claim on the northern part saying, “we don’t know the Ewes until 1950s when the Germans brought us together and we had brought clearly defined boundaries that we only joined the Ewes, we were not under them.”

The Homeland Study Group Foundation was formed by secessionists to unite all the supporters of Togoland. The movement made waves last year when police arrested some of its leaders on March 7, in Ho for agitating for the restoration of so called Western Togoland as a state and a declaration of independence on March 9.

The group has since been campaigning for the Volta Region in the southeast and parts of Eastern, Northern and Upper East regions of Ghana to join the new state.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

CAF Cancels Black Stars Nations Cup Qualifier against Sierra Leone

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By: Eric Eli Adzie | Voltaonlinegh.com |

Sierra Leone’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Ghana in Kumasi will not go ahead on Thursday after the country’s football Association failed to get a FIFA suspension lifted.

Sierra Leone authorities petitioned FIFA to get the ban lifted after they reiterated their interventions in footballing activities wasn’t against the FIFA rules thereby not meeting a Tuesday ultimatum to reinstate ousted football Association president Isha Johansen.

“Our appeal has been rejected,” Sierra Leone Football Association President Brima Mazzola Kamara, who replaced Johansen, told Reuters.

“It is not what we were hoping for, especially since this now means the CAF match won’t be happening.

“FIFA told us that Isha’s reinstatement was a prerequisite for our suspension being lifted, and when we told them she had not returned to work, they denied us.”

Mazzola Kamara said that the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission will not shove on their pronouncement to oust Johansen and the Association’s General Secretary Christopher Kamara over the several allegations of match-fixing leveled against them involving the national team.

The country’s Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Francis Kaifala, has criticized FIFA saying their suspension of the country is an attack on the sovereignty of Sierra Leone.

“Corruption is the biggest emergency Sierra Leone faces right now, and these actions from FIFA are nothing less than a violation of our national sovereignty,” Kaifala said.

“They may have their rules but we also have our own and will not be bullied around. We will play the game in our hearts even if they block us from playing with them.”

Johansen and Christopher Kamara however, denied any wrongdoing.

Confederation of African Football (CAF) released a statement on its official twitter handle confirming the cancellation of their pending AFCON qualifiers against Ghana.

Sierra Leone has three points from their opening two Nations Cup qualifiers.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

National Best Teacher Returns Home to a Standing Ovation

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October 9, 2018

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By: Ewoenam Kpodo | Voltaonlinegh.com |

Mr. Nicholas Mawunya Gborse, who won the Ghana Teacher Prize after being adjudged the Most Outstanding Teacher for 2018, has been greeted with a standing ovation when he visited his former school, Keta Business College (KETABUSCO) for its maiden Speech and Prize Giving Day (SPGD) under the transformational agenda of the school.

The old student of KETABUSCO (Coronat) on Saturday received a rousing welcome when he showed up for the event after winning the national award the previous day.

Mr Gborse in a handshake with VR Educ Dir, Mad Amafugah while former headmaster, Mr Dzogbeta (in a hat) KEBSOSA Prez, Dr Anani and current Headmaster, Mr Seake-Kwawu (left) look on

The SPGD which saw prizes awarded to deserving students as well as to best performing teachers was themed, “Indiscipline, the Bane of Academic Excellence”.

The event was as a result of a decision taken by the leadership of KETABUSCO Old Students Association (KEBSOSA) to propel academic excellence to help realise the bigger agenda of transforming the school from its current Grade B to Grade A in 5 years.

Coronat Nicholas Gborse who is a teacher at Bishop Herman College (BIHECO) was presented with the award on Friday during a durbar to mark National Teachers’ Day which coincided with World Teachers’ Day on the theme, “The Right to Education Means the Right to a Qualified Teacher”.

For the prize, he received a 3-bedroom house valued at GH¢180,000, a laptop, educational materials and life insurance worth GH¢500,000 from headline sponsors of the awards, SIC Life Insurance.

Vice President Dr Bawumia presenting the award to Mr Gborse

Mr. Gborse in a speech, spoke of his educational background which began from a deprived community, Tregui in the Keta Municipality and how with determination, he had emerged the winner of the Ghana Teacher Prize.

Speaking in an interview with Voltaonlinegh.com, Mr. Gborse was grateful to God for His mercies which saw him through the rigorous criteria, reforms and processes that characterised the 2018 Awards which was the rebranded and upgraded version of the hitherto Best Teacher Awards to emerge the ultimate winner.

He expressed gratitude to the Volta Regional Education Directorate, KETABUSCO and his 2000 year batch (EWOEM), Management and Staff of BIHECO and people of Adaklu for their prayers and support that won him the Award.

The Ghana Teacher Prize Award winner called on all teachers regardless of their location, to continue with whatever good service they are rendering to the nation because God will surely identify them for recognition.

“I am not oblivious of the fact that many of them out there are doing their best for Mother Ghana but perhaps are yet to be recognised. Maybe because of where they are or it is not yet their time. I want to believe that God has an appointed time for everybody. Today could be my time but tomorrow would be their time.”

He charged teachers to do more, saying, “besides the teaching and learning in classroom context, I’ll continue to admonish my colleagues to take a special interest in the formation of the students or the pupils entrusted into their care. For me, that’s even paramount than the As and Bs that they get in the grades because after all the A1s and B2s, it’s about how they live their lives and the kind of life they live is not depended on the grades.”

He also advised teachers to take personal development serious, attend relevant workshops, diversify, be current and global citizens who are exposed and know about happenings around them.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

TTAG Directs Teacher Trainees to Halt Payment of Exorbitant Fees, Says Discussions Are Ongoing

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By: Ewoenam Kpodo | Voltaonlinegh.com |

Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) has directed its members nationwide to put on hold payment of fees the Association deemed exorbitant pending parliament’s scrutiny and approval.

The Association called on all teacher trainees to remain calm and resolute while it continued with discussions to resolve the matter of the bills.

“The executives of the Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) in an opportunistic meeting with the Minister of Education on Monday, 1st October, 2018 discussed the exorbitant fees and it is worthy to note that, the Minister of Education stated emphatically that Parliament has not approved any bill for Colleges of Education for the coming academic year.”

TTAG in a release jointly signed by the President, General Secretary, and Public Relations Manager, expressed outrage at the exorbitant bills being handed out to its members for the start of the 2018/2019 academic year.

The Association claimed the fees released by the Conference of Principals of the Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) for the first semester of the academic year was way too higher and attempts to discuss the fees with PRINCOF failed.

“The leadership of the TTAG upon critical analysis, consultations and concerns received from teacher trainees realised the exorbitance of the bills. Surprisingly, in the absence of feeding fee on the bills which will be taken from each teacher trainee’s allowance, the bills are even higher as compared to previous bills which included the feeding fee. All attempts to reach PRINCOF to discuss the exorbitant fees charged have proven futile.”

Meanwhile, the leadership of TTAG appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) not to deny newly trained teachers posting based on licensure examination results asking that the maiden examination “should be used as a formality to license all individuals who sat for the examination due to numerous challenges coupled with the implementation of the policy before, during and after the examination.”

The Association also commended government for its assurance to continue the payment of the teacher trainees’ allowances and asked that measures are put in place to effectively disburse allowances for the 2018/2019 academic year.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

Volta TUC Welcomes Establishment of Consolidated Bank

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By: Kris Delali Asare | Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Acting Volta Regional Secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Edith Abla Amenuvor has welcomed the recent development in the banking sector which resulted in Bank of Ghana merging five banks into Consolidated Bank Ltd as a step in the right direction saying, it was to “sanitise the system.”

The Bank of Ghana recently revoked the licenses of 5 banks: BEIGE, Sovereign, Construction, UniBank and Royal Bank following their insolvency and merged them into Consolidated Bank to protect the interests of depositors.

Madam Amenuvor was of the view that the Consolidated Bank offers a safe haven for depositors’ fund to maintain trust in the banking sector.

She was speaking in an interview with Voltaonlinegh.com at the annual general meeting of District Council of Labour (DCL) under TUC held at the Hohoe Municipal Assembly Conference Hall to deliberate on recent happenings in the country.

Madam Amenuvor however, urged the government and the Bank of Ghana to safeguard existing jobs to prevent an increase in the unemployment rate in the country.

She called for proper investigation and possible punishment of those found culpable with regards the collapse of the five banks.

The Acting Regional Secretary decried constant fuel price hikes and called on government to properly regulate fuel prices in the country to meet the income of workers in the country.

She also advised government not to burden the Ghanaian worker with increased and nuisance taxes without reviewing workers’ salaries, adding that “failure to do this means we have to advise ourselves.”

The District Council of Labour meeting which usually discusses issues that affect workers and the impact of government policies on the welfare of workers in the various districts across the country, started on September 12, 2018 and it is scheduled to end on October 12, 2018.

It is expected to cover major districts in the Volta Region with areas such as Krachi, Nkwanta, Kpando, Jasikan and Hohoe already covered. The team will later visit Sogakope, Keta, Akatsi, Denu and Adidome to climax the meeting on October 12, 2018.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

Freshman Is Volta’s Best Radio Personality, the Second in a Row

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Freshman, winner, 2018 Volta Region RTP Award

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The General Manager of Heritage FM, Hohoe, Mr. Frank Foley popularly known as Freshman has emerged Best Radio Personality at the just ended Radio and Television Personality (RTP) Awards for the Volta Region.

Freshman, the winner of the 2017 edition of the RTP Award for the region has retained the title for the second consecutive time amidst cheers and excitement when announced as the ultimate winner.

The event which was organised by Big Event Ghana over the weekend at the Accra International Conference Centre sought to recognise and appreciate media practitioners in both radio and television who against all odds, stood tall throughout the stipulated year.

Speaking to Voltaonlinegh.com after the event, Mr. Foley was all grateful to God for his tender mercies and prophesies in his life. He recalled how he was behind time to canvass for votes but God been so good, his will had been done.

Freshman was grateful to the entire Hohoe Municipality and beyond for the undiluted support and encouragement which enabled him achieve this milestone.

He dedicated the award to all and sundry for their individual votes which actually made a difference.

He also hinted of plans to establish a media school to enhance the tentacles of journalism in Hohoe Municipality and the region at large.

Freshman beat six other radio personalities from the Volta Region including Kofi Awoonor also known as K.G of Lorlornyo FM also based in Hohoe to win the award.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

Pencils of Promise Commits to Quality Education in Volta and Eastern Regions

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By: Albert Kuzor | Voltaonlinegh.com |

A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Pencils of Promise (PoP) has built more than 140 basic schools in Volta and Eastern regions of the country to improve on quality education in the less privileged communities.

Some 22 districts and municipalities which benefited from the interventions of the NGO included Ketu North, Akatsi South and North, Ho Municipality, Afadzato South, Asuogyaman.

The Country Director of PoP, Mr. Freeman Gobah noted during the organisation’s 2018/19 Programme Expansion Launch held at Ehi-Horme in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta region.

The event was purposely organised to boost activities of the organisation and to also expand its organisational goals to include quality and literacy education in its targeted areas.

Mr. Gobah said the NGO had built “147 school project, serving 38,674 pupils in 22 districts of the Volta and Eastern regions of Ghana with 13 more ongoing.”

He said Pencils of Promise had also worked to improve literacy education in these regions by providing “3,500 E-readers in 28 schools with over 390,000 e-books across the schools, 14,300 paper books in additional 20 schools.

He added that PoP had also worked to ensure health and sanitation in the beneficiary schools. “We have delivered 60 water filters, 168 hand washing stations, 215 dustbins, mounted 70 polytanks, built 50 toilets,” he said.

According to him PoP is expected to expand their activities this academic year by aiding these and additional schools with 40 new classroom projects with sanitation facilities, some 9,000 extra paper books, 100 washing stations, 300 dustbin, 60 teaching and learning materials and many more.

Mr. Freeman Gobah, who is also an educationist indicated that PoP has as its organisational vision to provide quality education for every child and have partnership with local governments and communities to positively impart students, parents, and teachers in Ghana, Laos , Guatemala and Nicaragua. It had provided a total number of 480 schools and serving 94,241 students directly in these countries.

Togbe Dzeble Adukpo IV, Chief of Ehi-Horme expressed gratitude to PoP for assisting their community and its service to the world.

Representative of the Volta Regional Director of Education, Madam, Enyonam Afi Amafugah commended PoP’s interventions and assured of government’s support and personal motivation in providing quality education for every Ghanaian child.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com

‘The Fund’ Marks International Day of Older Persons, Celebrates Retired Teachers

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By: Kris Delali Asare | Voltaonlinegh.com |

The Hohoe-Afadzato South Ghana Education Service Welfare Fund known as ‘The Fund’ has marked this year’s International Day of Older Persons with a celebration to honour retired teachers at Cobies lodge in Ve-Golokuati in the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region.

There was also a free medical screening which saw the retired teachers screened for illnesses including high blood pressure and diabetes.

Speaking to Voltaonlinegh.com, Chairman of the Welfare Fund, Mr. G.M.K Sadzi said the celebration was the second of its kind and promised to maintain the annual celebration which coincides with the international day of older persons.

Mr. Sadzi was grateful to the retired teachers present at the occasion which also witnessed the unveiling of a GH₵30,000.00 mobile clinic van to cater for the health needs of members.

He blamed the low turnout on poor roads which are not friendly for most aged people and promised to procure a welfare van to facilitate the movement of the teachers in the coming year.

Meanwhile, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Hohoe Municipality donated an amount of GH₵1,000.00 to support the celebration.

In an interview with the Municipal GNAT Chairman, Mr. Kennedy Motiglo, he said the essence of the welfare was to bring the retired teachers together and give them a sense of belonging.

The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year and was observed for the first time on October 1, 1991.

The day is about raising awareness on issues affecting the elderly such as senescence and elder abuse. It is also observed to appreciate the contributions that older people make to society.

Source: www.voltaonlinegh.com