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Protect NHIS From Political Interference – NHIA Boss to Unionists

Tamale, Ghana – Chief Executive Officer of the NHIA, Dr Samuel Annor, has implored citizens, leadership and members of Ghana’s Trades Union Congress to protect and defend the country’s ailing NHIS from political influence. According to Dr Annor, it was imperative that Ghanaians and for that matter the country’s labour …

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Open Letter to The CEO of Northern Television (NTV)

Dear Siita Sofo Hissan, I could still recount moments I had with you in 2015 at a time you established Northern Television (NTV) in Tamale. In fact, our first encounter was at your residence through a third-party who recommended me to you and since then I became inspired and have been …

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NPP Suspends Elections in Bimbilla, Daboya And Nalerigu Due to Insecurity, Fraud

Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Regional Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party, at its Executive Committee meeting yesterday, has indefinitely suspended all electoral processes leading to the elections of Polling Station Executives, Electoral Areas Coordinators and others in the Bimbilla and Daboya-Mankaragu Constituencies in the Northern Region. This decision …

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Fugu Festival Launched in Tamale

Tamale, Ghana – Fugu, the most distinctive and highly revered traditional attire, worn by thousands of indigenous people from Northern Ghana, is about to receive the biggest form of marketing since its invention many decades ago. Though a highly revered attire, worn by different classes of people including traditional rulers, …

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Buipewura Brokers Peace Between Gonjas And Tampulmas

Diisah, Ghana – Paramount Chief of the Buipe Traditional Area in the Gonjaland Kingdom in the Northern Region of Ghana, His Royal Highness Buipewura Mahama Abdulai Jinapor II, has initiated moves to resolve the chieftaincy dispute between Gonjas and Tampulmas in the North Gonja District. The two tribes have been at …

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The Navrongo Cathedral And The Lack of Confidence in Us

History has it that the Cathedral in Navrongo, built with ‘mud’ has been standing for over a 100 years. Yes, built with ‘mud’. And yes, over a 100 years. I suppose that we are unwilling to acknowledge that the people who built this edifice with ‘mud’ that withstood the vagaries …

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NGO Supports Immunisation Drive of Nandom District Health Directorate

Nandom, Ghana – Sustainable Action through Voluntary Establishment (SAVE Ghana), a Non-Governmental Organisation [NGO], has presented some items to the Nandom District Health Directorate to help increase immunization coverage in the district. The items include; a motorbike for nurses, wellington boots for 10 Community Volunteers and immunization registers to the …

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Have You Been Born Again According to Acts 2:38?

When a person makes the decision to give their life to God by “receiving” Jesus as their savior, they have taken the FIRST step to becoming born again. However, the new birth ENTAILS MORE than professing Christ as your savior. Believing on the Lord is certainly a great start, but …

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Infrastructure Deficit Impeding Teaching of ICT in Northern Region

Sagnarigu, Ghana – The Gbolo Alzariya English and Arabic Primary school in the Sagnarigu District is one of many schools in the Northern Region without Information Communication and Technology (ICT) laboratories and tools. The school’s headmistress, Madam Mahama Maria, revealed to Citi News that the only laptop used for teaching the pupils has been …

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REGSEC Mobilizes Relief Items After North Gonja Clashes

Diisah, Ghana – The Northern Regional Security Council is mobilizing food items and water for victims of the recent chieftaincy clashes between Gonjas and Tampulimas in the North Gonja district. Hundreds of displaced persons, particularly children and women, have sought refuge in the bushes and are living there without the …

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