This write-up will put the spotlight on just twenty (20) of the comparative strategic superiority of SALAGA over the other towns within the Savannah region. The Salaga area (East Gonja) is the most populated area among the six (6) districts that form the Savannah region. It has a total population …
Read More »Bole Chieftaincy: I Have Not Taken Side – DCE
Bole, Ghana – The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bole Madam Veronica Alele Heming, has refuted claims that she has taken side in the Bole chieftaincy conflict. She also debunked allegations that she has been supporting one faction of the dispute with weapons and local warriors to come and destroy …
Read More »N/R: Sagnarigu Municipality Scores Below 50% at Annual BECE For 5 Years – Report
Tamale, Ghana – For five (5) years running, the Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly in the Northern Region of Ghana, has scored an average of 44.69 percent at the annual Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), that is according to a new research report released by the Centre for Active Learning and Integrated …
Read More »US Embassy Issues Security Alert; Cautions Citizens, Staff to Stay Away From Tamale And Yendi Areas
Tamale, Ghana – The United States of America (USA) Embassy in Ghana, has issued a security alert warning its citizens and staff to stay away from Tamale, Yendi and their surrounding areas for their own safety because it is risky. According to a publication on its website https://gh.usembassy.gov dated December 10, …
Read More »N/R: “NPP Regional Execs Are Unreachable Now That They Have Power” – Progressive Ladies
Tamale, Ghana – Members of the NPP Progressive Ladies in Tamale are feeling despondent and neglected by the partys Regional Executives and other government functionaries, that is according to the President of the group, Andaratu Mumuni. Ever since the current Northern Regional Executives were elected into office a couple of …
Read More »60-yr-old Graduate Wins National Best Farmer 2018
Tamale, Ghana – A 60-year-old farmer from the Nkoranza South District of the Brong Ahafo Region, James Obeng Boateng, has been crowned the overall National Best Farmer for 2018.Mr Boateng was rewarded with a cheque for GHS 480,000 in addition to other prizes.President Nana Akufo-Addo, who graced the 34th National …
Read More »Military Brutality Against 16-yr Old: Journalist Appeals to Prez to Take Action Against Perpetrators
Tamale, Ghana – A former investigative journalist with the Chronicle Newspaper, Edmond Gyebi, has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to consider taking action against two soldiers who severely brutalized Christopher Bama for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. The two soldiers, Corporal Sampson Atuahene who is owner of the mobile phone and …
Read More »Abuse of 16-yr Old Boy: Journalist Chastises CHRAJ For Abandoning Investigations Against Military Perpetrators
Tamale, Ghana – Renowned Ghanaian human rights and investigative journalist, Edmond Gyebi, has chastised the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for their lackadaisical attitude towards a case of severe human rights violations involving a 16-year old boy brought before it about 3 years ago. Christopher Bama, who …
Read More »Joseph Ziem Writes: Adentan Demo Should be Replicated Across Northern Ghana
#Facebook post The Chief Editor of Savannah News writes in a Facebook post. Adentan Demo Should be Replicated Across Northern Ghana. People of Northern Ghana, have you seen what’s happening in Adentan? If we don’t come out in our numbers: the Tamale-Yendi, Chuchuliga, Tamale-Salaga, Wa-Tumu, Nandom-Hamile, Salaga-Kpandai, Yendi-Bimbilla, Gushegu-Karaga, Sawla-Tuna-Wa, …
Read More »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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