Hot!
Drug abuse on the rise among youth in Lawra …3 dead,Paramount Chief concerned
● Naa Puowele Karbo III
The Paramount Chief of the Lawra Traditional Area Naa Puowele Karbo III has called on Government and stakeholders in the Upper West Region to implement programmes and policies that would help address substance abuse and its impact on the youth.
He said three young people have died as a result of substance abuse in the Lawra Municipality in 2023, confirming concerns that illicit drug abuse was becoming a serious problem among the youth.
The Paramount Chief made the call during the celebration of this year’s Kobine festival of the Chiefs and People of the Lawra Traditional Area during last weekend.
It was on the theme “substance abuse, impact on human resource management.”
The festival was to give thanks to God and the ancestors for a successful end of the farming year and to welcome another farming season with the expectation of a good harvest.
Naa Karbo III stressed on the need for policy makers to develop social interventions that would create jobs and permanent livelihoods for the youth.
“The cause of the alarming rate of substance abuse especially among the youth can be attributed to the high unemployment rate among them and the frustration of highly qualified students not having access to further education or jobs and the general economic situation in the country”, he said.
The Chief said the effect of the harmful drugs included mental illness, labour diseases, kidney disorders and low productivity among the youth.
He called on development agents to ensure that programmes providing interventions to substance abuse be targeted at the family, schools and communities leaders with the view of raising awareness among peers.
The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Sallih said the fight against substance abuse was a shared responsibility which required all hands to help fight the menace.
He called on stakeholders in the country to get involved in the advocacy and fight against substance abuse among the youth.
He encouraged the youth to be advocates against the use of drugs among their peers and other youth in their various communities
From Rafia Abdul Razak, Wa
Hot!
Atuabo Gas Plant to Shut Down for Maintenance from August 16 to 30
The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced that the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region will be shut down for scheduled maintenance from August 16 to August 30, 2025.
The Ministry said it had approved a request from the Ghana National Gas Company Ltd. to carry out the maintenance, describing it as essential for the continued safe and reliable operation of the plant.
In a statement, the ministry stated that during the shutdown period, Ghana Gas will temporarily stop supplying gas to allow for critical works such as inspections, repairs, and upgrades to key equipment and systems.
The Ministry explained that these activities will help improve the plant’s efficiency and overall performance.
To ensure the shutdown does not affect power supply, the Ministry said it is working with key players in the energy sector to deploy alternative fuel sources.
It assured the public that these measures will help keep electricity supply stable across the country.
The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining reliable power supply and promised to give regular updates on the progress of the maintenance.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Hot!
”99% of prophecies in Ghana are most likely designed to extort money from unsuspecting victims” – Mussa Dankwah
Executive Director and Head of Global Research at Global InfoAnalytics, Ghana, Mussa K. Dankwah, has alleged that the majority of prophecies in the country are schemes to take money from people.
He claimed that 99% of such prophecies are targeted at powerful and wealthy individuals, especially those in politics, rather than ordinary citizens.
“They target the most powerful, the rich, and the political class. Ordinary people do not feature in their prophecies”
We should not fall for it. If they are genuine, they will pray over it hoping that God will avert it. But we are told in the Quran that what is written is written and what is not written can never happen. The Bible does not dispute this” Mr Dankwah said.
In a Facebook post, he urged Ghanaians to be vigilant and not become victims of deceptive religious practices.
“Don’t be a victim, biɛ wa ni fiii,” he warned, stressing that if a prophecy is truly from God, it should be handled with prayer and not used as a tool for financial gain.
By: Jacob Aggrey
