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90% of Alleged Witches at Gambaga Willing to be Reintegrated

Tamale, Ghana –  The Presby Go Home project, an initiative of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has revealed that 90 percent of all alleged witches currently seeking refuge at the Gambaga Witches Camp in the East Mamprusi District of the Northern Region of Ghana, are willing to be reintegrated into …

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I Will Support Passage of RTI Law Over Homosexual Legalisation – US Ambassador

Tamale, Ghana – Ambassador of the United States of America to Ghana, Robert Porter Jackson, said that if he was left with to choose between supporting the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) bill and the legalisation of homosexuality, he would choose the former. According to him, the Ghanaian …

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Sensitisation on 2018 Budget Begins in Northern Region

Tamale, Ghana – A ten day sensitization on the 2018 budget statement and economic policies of government has begun in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital. The sensitisation programme, aimed at disseminating government flagship policies and programmes, is to be carried out by the Information Service Department (ISD) in collaboration with …

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The Myth About Female Virginity

There’s a very common myth in South and Central Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan etc.) and Africa (Nigeria and many other nations ) that you can tell if a woman is a virgin, by whether or not she bleeds the first time she has sex. There is zero truth in this. …

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Why African Women Wear Waist Beads

Beads have been considered to be one of the powerful adornments women can use to get whatever they want from men. In Africa, it is considered as as waist-shaper aside from its numerous uses for women. Women’s sexuality in Africa as a whole is attached to a woman’s bum and …

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UDS Acquires 1000 Acres of Land for Seed Production

Damongo, Ghana – The Faculty of Agriculture of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has acquired 1,000 acres of land at Damongo in the West Gonja District of the Northern Region Ghana for the production of variety of certified seeds for farmers to increase their yields. The project, which is …

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People Who Want to Contest Me Don’t Have NPP at Heart – Bugri Naabu

Tamale, Ghana – Controversial Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Northern Region, Daniel Bugri Naabu, has hinted that some party bigwigs seeking to contest him in an upcoming election in February do not have the party at heart. Sounding very acerbic, he said some of the people …

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REGSEC Warns Conflict Profiteers to Stay Off Northern Region

Dissah, Ghana – The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) led by its Chairman, Salifu Saeed, has issued a direct warning to faceless conflict profiteers to stay off the region with their arms trade otherwise they will face the full rigours of the law if they are caught. He observed that, …

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Gonja Tribesman Takes on Starr FM’s Correspondent in an Op-ed

I have resisted several attempts to engage this Eliasu Mohammed Tanko who claim to be a journalist but, this time I couldn’t hold my breath after engaging him for the first time today on his useless post on Facebook seeking to patronize unsuspecting public into believing that Gonjalanders were/are the …

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Proposed Gonjaland Region Named ‘Savannah Region’

Damongo, Ghana – Yagbonwura Sulemana Jakpa Tuntumba Boresa 1, King and Overlord of Gonja Traditional Council has settled on Savannah as the name of the proposed region for the seven districts of Gonjaland. This was after broad consultations with the Gonja Traditional Council, the coordinating committee, constituent groups and other …

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