Dear reader, kindly note that this story was first published in The Daily Dispatch and The ADVOCATE Newspapers in 2011. Francis-Xavier – The Truck Pusher Now Turned Lawyer If you are one of those who have never understood what the aged mean when they express the adage “Never despise smaller …

In the Ghanaian academic parlance, a “shark” is a commonly used term that refers to someone who is exceptionally brilliant and usually comes atop in his/her class in terms of academic performance. Sharks usually pass their examinations with distinction to the admiration of their colleagues, teachers, and all well-meaning school …

Tamale, Ghana – Executive Director of Grassroots Sisterhood Foundation (GSF), Fati Alhassan, has asked community leaders in the Northern Region to come together and make good use of water tanks provided by their district assemblies for water storage during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. According to her, although government …

Tamale, Ghana – Non-profit organisations have been urged to seriously consider investing in simple technologies that can aid them to do their work with ease an efficiency. According to the Executive Director of Grassroots Sisterhood Foundation (GSF), Fati Alhassan, who made the call at a Zoom training programme in Tamale …

LETTER TO THE YOUNG MINISTER Dear young minister, Youthful exuberance could be an advantage in ministry, as it could be a disadvantage! Personally, i have been behind the pulpit for almost a decade. I spent most of my university days as a Christian leader. President of AGCM for two consecutive …

Tamale, Ghana – The people of Dagbon Traditional Area overwhelmingly voted for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the 2020 general elections. The NPP won nine out of the 18 Parliamentary seats in the Northern Region with majority of them in the Dagbon Traditional Area. These are Yendi, Mion, Nantong, …

Accra, Ghana – The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) advocates a complete overhaul of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). This comes at the back of the party’s narrow escape from defeat at the just ended 2020 general elections. AFAG’s General Secretary, Arnold Boateng in an interview described the NPP’s abysmal …

Savannah Regional Secretariat of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has congratulated President elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on His Reelection In a statement, the Regional Chairman, Alhaji Iddrisu Sulemana alias Professor Kalamonia said Nana Addo deserved a second term to do more. “The victory of the New patriotic party in …

Tamale, Ghana – A senior lecturer with the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Gunu has been overwhelmingly elected Dean of the Faculty of Education. He secured a hundred percent of the total votes cast at the just ended faculty elections held on Wednesday 2nd December 2020 at …

Tamale, Ghana – Budding media and publishing company, Rudder Communications– long awaited “Most Influential Personalities Magazine” is finally out. The biography magazine, first of its kind in Ghana, has loads of lifelong lessons and experiences shared by 32 distinguished and accomplished sons and daughters of Northern Ghana. A product of …