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  Torgbui Nuwordu, a fetish priest from Klikor has been crowned the overall best farmer in the Ketu municipal at the  41st National Best Farmers day held on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at Agbozume Logove A M.E Zion School park.  He took home a tricycle, 10 cutlasses, 2 pairs of wellington boots, 4 bottles of herbicides, 4 bottles of insecticides, 1 spraying machine, 1 50kg bag of NPK, 1 50kg bag of Urea and a flat screen TV. Torgbui Nuwordu beat 8 other contestants. His scale of operation includes maize 62.5 acres, Cassava 52 acres, Okro 10 acres, Cowpea 10 acres, Chilli Paper 5 acres, Coconut 5 acres, 20 Cattle, 30 goats, 10 sheeps, 10 Turkeys, 20 Guinea Fowls, 20 doves and 175 local poultry The over 60 years experience farmer receiving his award, thanked the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Nicholas Kwabla Worklatsi and Agric department in the Municipality for the honour. He used the opportunity to advise everyone especially the youth to take farming serious. "The youths...

  The 2025 Hogbeza will take place at Dugame-Battor in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region on 13th December, 2025. It will be attended by the President, HE John Dramani Mahama, and the Volta Regional Minister, Hon Gunu. This was disclosed by the paramount chief of Battor Traditional Area, who is the Vice President of the Volta Regional House of chiefs and a member of the National House of chiefs, Togbega Patamia Dzekley VII, in a speech at a mini Hogbeza held at Manya-Battor on the 15th of November, 2025, to herald the main festival in December. He praised the chiefs and people of Manya and Kodokorpe for hosting the mini durbar and called for forgiveness and peace. He called on the people to attend the festival and contribute to the development of the area. The chairman of the mini Hogbeza, Mr Harrison Vortuame, observed that festivals are one of the vessels of developments and bemoaned conditions that obstructed Hogbeza over the years. He was, however, happy that Hog...

November 9, 2025 The Patriots of Nogokpo Association in the Ketu South Municipality has celebrated its fifth anniversary on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at Nogokpo. The Association serves as a medium of unity, friendship, and vision. The Association was founded in 2020 by Mr. Bright Agbesi Bokorvi to create a community where members could support each other in times of need. Speaking at the anniversary, Mr. Bokorvi recounted how the Association started as a WhatsApp group. "Five years ago, this vision of bringing especially the youth together for a common purpose, which is supporting each other in times of need, began," he said. "So, I created a WhatsApp group and added my friends. I sold my vision to them, and they all bought into the idea — and this is how far God has brought us," he stated. The main objective is to support each other during occasions like marriages, graduations, naming ceremonies, bereavements, and in any other way our support may be needed, Mr. Bok...

October 26, 2025. Ewe Loyalty Foundation (ELF), a non-governmental organization (NGO) on Saturday October 25 launched its five years of existence under the theme "5 Years of Serving Humanity Together: Celebrating Loyalty and Our Next Steps" with a call on all Voltarians and other stakeholders to unite and pull resources together towards the development of the region. The launch also marks the foundation's annual general meeting. Speaking at the anniversary launch event in Sogakope, the founder and  President of the foundation, Mr. Julius Kukubor stressed the need for all well-meaning individuals and organizations to team up and pull together scarce resources towards the socio-economic advancement of the Volta region. He said over the past five years, the foundation has made a significant impact in the lives of countless individuals, schools and communities. “Our donations to the less privileged have empowered young minds with access to quality education, while our support...

October- 13 - 2025 The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region has organised a tree planting exercise to mark this year’s international day for disaster risk reduction. The programme, was held on Monday October 13, under a national campaign theme:"Fund Resilience Not Disaster." The exercise focused on environmental sustainability through tree planting and education. The tree planting exercise saw NADMO officials and pupils from some basic schools in the municipality plant over 1000 tree seedlings at the schools and some  communities. Some of these communities includes Gamadzra, Yame, Lente Wute and some parts of Wudoaba. The tree species planted included Acacia, Eucalyptus, Neem and Terminalia which were acquired from the Forestry Commission. The municipal chief executive, Hon. Nicholas Kwabla Worclachie, in an interview with the Fafaa Fm, stated that planting of trees is saving the life of people. "Planting o...

1st October, 2025 Madam Faustina Elikplim Korwu, the Assembly member for Avoeme West Electoral Area in the Ketu South Municipality has donated some educational materials to pupils of Avoeme Basic School. Over 100 school uniforms, exercise books and school bags were presented to the pupils during a short ceremony. Hon. Faustina Elikplim Korwu reiterated her commitment to motivating the pupils to take their studies seriously to enable them to have a brighter future. “It’s my personal motivational scheme instituted to encourage our children to make education their priority regardless of where they find themselves.” She revealed the gesture received funding from her own pocket and support from some individuals adding, “this has been my commitment in recent years which I will continue to do.” Mr. William Katamani, headteacher of the school who received the items on behalf of the school and pupils, thanked the assembly member for the kind gesture. He further tasked the pupils to take good ca...

Project Site The Chief Executive Officer of Let your light shine enterprise at Denu in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, Mr. Vincent Gbadegbe, on Friday September 19, 2025 cut sod for the construction of a new ward complex at the Denu Health Centre.  The project is aimed at providing a dedicated, comfortable space for people of Denu and the entire municipality at large requiring medical care. Mr. Gbadegbe explained that the idea for the facility emerged after a visit to the facility and realized that there is no accomodation to admit people for proper care and attention when the need arises. Project Site The ward complex will cater not only for the sick but also for the pregnant women who will come to deliver and need to stay for proper medical attention, recognising that many new mothers that needed to be kept for check ups are always discharged due to lack of accommodation. Mr. Gbadegbe assured the media that the project will be completed in just two months, saying...

Celebration's Banner The 49th edition of the Somètutuza or Somè Festival, celebrated by the people of the Somè Traditional Area in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region is scheduled to take place from September 13 to 28, following a successful launch in Denu in July this year. The festival will be celebrated under the theme “Consolidating Peace and Unity for Socio- cultural and Economic Development in the Somè Traditional Area."  The festival will showcase a rich tapestry of Ghanaian culture and heritage, while honouring the sacrifices of ancestors who helped secure peace and unity in Somè. The 2 week-long celebration will feature a variety of activities, including clean up exercise,  prayers by all religious bodies towards the celebration, visit to tourist sites in Somè for rituals, football gala, students durbar, health walk and health screening, Borborbor night, street carnival, youth summit, boxing night,  paying courtesy call on Makorsor, Kete cloth fest, a...

The Municipal Chief Executive for Ketu South Municipality  in the Volta Region Hon. Nicholas Kwabla Worclatsi is on a mission to prevent a full-blown flooding situation as he embark on a major de-silting exercise at Agbozume in the Ketu South Municipality.   The exercise is to prevent homes and shops flooding.   Many drainage systems in the town are heavily choked with sand debris and filth from households and commercial activities.    MCE- Ketu South Municipality The situation poses a precarious risk to houses and shops along these drains with imminent threats of flooding.     The Dzanyigome stream near the  Agbozume market is one of the many streams which has always been at the mercy of the environmental menace.    “I am doing this to prevent the water from overflowing onto the roads and blocking access. I want to clear the sand debris to ensure the water flows freely in the drains. This is to prevent any disaster that may occur i...

The Duamenefa Foundation in collaboration with Treasures of His Eyes, a UK based Non-Profit Organization, led by the Country Director, Rev. Adefunke Adeoye has organized a free skills acquisition program for  Duamenefa Foundation members from the various Communities in and around Ativuta in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region. The primary objective of the training program is to empower members of the Duamenefa Foundation to tackle unemployment and to eradicate poverty among the populace of the country.  Members presented with certificate of participations.  The program is an annual event which seeks to empower its members with varied skill. This year, the participants were taught production of batik tie & dye, liquid soap, bar soap, Vaseline and farming tips. Rev. Adefunke Adeoye, the Country Director of Treasures of Eyes, UK, has urged the participants during the training to put into practice their newly acquired skills and endeavor to train other people ...

  Fare thee well, Mama. Indeed, death they say is inevitable And breaks bonds that existed for thousands of years But mama, your memories, love, teachings, guidance, advices, Would forever be in our heart and be remembered It just pains, that we couldn't accomplish the plans we drew together And the achievements we planned together I am deeply hurt mama That you left so early and I wouldn't see you again Who would I call "mama"? Who would I share my problems with? Oh! I miss the sound of you calling me by my name, Jo! Joa ɖɛ?  Hmmm! how I wish it's a lie that you are forever gone I keep seeing your face everywhere I go and in everything I do And I feel you are still alive But no, the reality is you are gone forever Sometimes, my thought is if I come back from school I will see you as usual and say, mada! Mile aƒeame?  And your respond always cheers me up Hmmm mum I would forever cherish the times we spent together. Indeed, blewu, blewu, blewu, ye miade aƒe. Theref...

                       Depressed young man   To me, the future still remain a mystery but what about you? This piece of work is literarily fiction in nature. The sun is about to set yet we're still here contemplating and don't know where to head towards, oh how? What is this? Should I call it malapropism or a dilemma?  How do I describe this place? A place where different mysterious happenings keep occurring. Oh why? all of us are born as humans and in the image of God So why should some fall on a sandy ground whilst some on the gravels? So those that fell on the gravels, what is their offense?  Ok, so those that have fallen on the sandy ground, I would like to know their luck too. Oh why? Why can't we have an equality here? Now here we are, getting to the apex of the cone, but no hope, no firm guarantee of having such luck anytime soon. Oh how? Are some born of inhuman? Come to think of it, while growing up, peo...