{
  "id": 19929597,
  "title": "EPA shuts down Opambour Ebenezer’s church at Ahenema Kokoben",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/epa-shuts-down-opambour-ebenezers-church-at-ahenema-kokoben",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T05:25:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/epa-shuts-down-opambour-ebenezers-church-at-ahenema-kokoben/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered the immediate shutdown of the Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre, operated by Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom, also known as Prophet One, in the Ashanti Region. The closure stems from the church's operation without the necessary environmental permit, which was identified during a special environmental compliance and enforcement exercise conducted by the EPA National Compliance Team and the EPA Ashanti Regional Office. The EPA has served an enforcement notice, mandating the church to rectify the permit violation promptly, highlighting the agency's dedication to upholding Ghana's environmental regulations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}