Tamale, Ghana -The Northern Region is said to be one of the poorest areas of Ghana, recording negative statistics in many areas of socio-economic development. One of such negative development indices is child malnutrition. Malnutrition in Ghana is measured by three indicators; stunting growth which measures height-for-age, wasting which measures …

Tamale, Ghana – The Bauk clan in Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo has expressed disgust over the gruesome murder of members of their family at Najong number one by persons suspected to be members of the Tanmung clan. According to the clan, on Sunday 10th December, 2017 between 1800 and 1900 GMT, a group …

An uninformed generation is without doubt, a lost generation. In other words, people who do not have any knowledge about themselves or their belief systems don’t seem to know what they are about. Apparently in Ghana, many young people have very little or no knowledge at all about their culture …

The 2016 National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Nandom Constituency, Dr. Richard Kuuire, has appealed to all supporters and sympathizers of the party to go out in their numbers to register when the party begins its re-registration exercise. According to him, there was no better time to express …

A positive ‘change of attitude’ is beginning to creep into the moral fabric of old students’ associations of various senior high schools (SHS) in the Tamale Metropolis. This is because, some of the associations, have started seeing the need to give back to their former schools in various ways as …

Tamale, Ghana – The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Sulemanu Koney, has implored Ghanaian businesses to take advantage of the enormous opportunities that exist in the mining sector especially along the value chain. According to Mr. Koney, unless and until many Ghanaian businesses bid for contracts …

Sagnarigu, Ghana – The Northern Regional Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Felicia Konaah Tettey, has implored caterers engaged under the programme to follow lay down hygienic practices and nutritional requirements when preparing their meals. According to her, meals prepared for school children must contain nutrients from the …

Tamale, Ghana  – A Deputy Minister for Health, Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu, has inaugurated an Infectious Disease Treatment Centre (IDTC) at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern Region of Ghana.  The construction of the IDTC, which was financed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) at a cost of GH₵1.5 …

Karaga, Ghana – As part of efforts to improve governance and the quality of service delivery at the district level, Rural Initiatives for Self-Empowerment Ghana (RISE-Ghana)is implementing a long term project that seeks to promote service delivery in the Karaga and Gusheigu Districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Dubbed …