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N/R: Anbariya Sunni Community Donates to Flood Victims

Tamale, Ghana – The Anbariya Islamic Institute in Tamale has presented relief items valued at GH¢385, 490 to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for onward distribution to flood victims in the Northern Region. The assorted items included clothing, food, detergents, building materials, utensils and mats. The Leader of the …

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N/R: NDC’s Aljazeera Bloodily Assaults Party Execs., Disrupts ‘Secret’ Meeting

Tamale, Ghana – The Aljazeera vigilante group linked to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern Region, on Saturday, 3 November 2018 attacked some executives of the party and violently disrupted an ongoing meeting.About a dozen members of the group stormed the Global Dream Hotel and destroyed furniture …

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Northern Ghana: PF&J Not Benefitting Female Farmers – Group

Tamale, Ghana – Many female farmers in the Northern, Upper West and Upper East Regions of Ghana have complained about their inability to participate in the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme and other policies being implemented by the Akufo-Addo government.In six farming communities of the three regions up …

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Ghanaian Youth Urged to Take Active Part in Fight Against Corruption

Sagnarigu, Ghana – The 2018 African Youth Day has been commemorated in 10 regions of Ghana with a call on the youth to join the discourse and debate on ending corruption in the country. The fight against corruption over the years has been led largely by state and government machinery …

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Wa: Student of Presbyterian Sch. Subjected to Severe Torture By Teacher

Wa, Ghana – A form two student of the Presbyterian Junior High School in Wa in Ghana’s Upper West Region has been subjected to a severe torture by the school’s mathematics teacher only named as Ahmed. The torture has left the student with major cuts on his knees after he …

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UWR: NPP Constituency Chairman Goes Wild on Mining Company

Wa, Ghana – The Wa Constituency Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana, Chairman Ali Kamara, has bemoaned the recent activities of Australia mining company Azuma Resources Limited which has been prospecting for gold in the Upper West Region for about seventeen years now. The recent brutality …

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N/R: 80% of Primary 6 Pupils in 3 Districts Can’t Do Class 2 Tests – Survey

Tamale, Ghana – A new survey conducted in three districts in the Northern Region of Ghana has uncovered that, eight (8) out of 10 pupils in primary 6 in those districts cannot do class 2 level tests in numeracy and literacy. The report of the survey which was released on Thursday …

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GWCL Inefficient in Management of Non-Revenue Water Problem – Report

Accra, Ghana – A new report on access to clean drinking water and sustainable water management in Ghana has found that the proportion of non-revenue water in the country is more than twice the international level of 20 percent and the benchmark of 33 percent for the low-income country peer …

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Upper East, Upper West Most Peaceful Regions in Ghana – IPEG Report

Tamale, Ghana – Institute for Peace and Governance (IPEG), a Ghanaian peace and security think-tank has revealed in its latest quarterly report that the Upper East and Upper West Regions are Ghana’s most peaceful regions. According to IPEG, between July and September 2018, 165 incidents were recorded out of which …

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Soldiers Cannot Stop us – Upper West Small-scale Miners Fume at Minister

Cherikpong, Ghana – Some small-scale miners in Cherikpong in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region have told the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, that the use of soldiers to stop them from mining will not deter them. “You see, you can bring millions of your …

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