Audio By Carbonatix
The Ministry of the Interior has renewed curfew hours for Nkwanta Township and its surrounding communities in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, following advice from the Oti Regional Security Council.
In a press release dated January 19, the Ministry stated that the curfew will now run from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am, effective Monday, January 19.
The government has called on chiefs, opinion leaders, youth, and residents to exercise restraint and resolve conflicts through non-violent means to help restore and sustain peace in the municipality.
Meanwhile, a total ban remains in force on the carrying of arms, ammunition, or any offensive weapons within Nkwanta Township and its environs.
The statement warned that anyone found in possession of such weapons will be arrested and prosecuted.
Latest Stories
-
BoG calls for industry-wide system to fight fraud across banks, fintechs and mobile money platforms
16 seconds -
Flood-damaged Aflao Market road prompts temporary intervention as calls grow for permanent fix
12 minutes -
Recurring floods expose growing humanitarian crisis in Agbozume as hundreds receive emergency relief
19 minutes -
Margins delivers first GAM ID – President Barrow is inaugural recipient
28 minutes -
Drug Abuse and Ghana’s Human Security Crisis: The silent destruction of a generation’s potential
54 minutes -
Floods ravaged Ghana could generate GH¢556 in economic benefits for every GH¢1 invested in sanitation
1 hour -
Digital payments can formalise Ghana’s informal economy, but fraud threatens uptake – Economist
1 hour -
Gov’t pays $700m Eurobond bill ahead of schedule, total hits $2.1bn
1 hour -
‘Suspend it now’ – FABAG appeals directly to Mahama to halt new import verification programme
2 hours -
Gov’t cannot talk ease of doing business while adding more costs – FABAG rejects Ghana Easy Pass
2 hours -
You cannot threaten people into silence about their own history
2 hours -
‘This is another tax by another name’ – FABAG warns new import rules will push up prices
2 hours -
BoG injects $2.01bn into forex market as cedi records first monthly gain of 2026
2 hours -
Ghana congratulates U.S. on 250th Independence Anniversary
2 hours -
Science-driven conservation critical to Africa’s sustainable future – Prof Debrah
2 hours