Human Rights

Damongo, Ghana – The Linguist of the Palace of the Overlord and King of Gonja called Alhaji Afuli Losina has said that he is still at post discharging his traditional duties as the linguist of Yagbonwura and therefore entreated the people of Gonjaland to disregard a rife rumour that he …

Salaga, Ghana – Police personnel have been deployed to the East Gonja District of the Northern Region in search of Asuma Sulley, a teacher at the Salaga Senior High School for allegedly shooting a student. Drumbeatsgh.com.com gathers that the victim, Mohammed Abdul- Rauf, 18, a final year student of the Salaga Senior …

Bimbilla, Ghana – As part of the global campaign against violence, over 900 women groups in the Nanumba District of the Northern Region have presented a petition to the District Chief Executive (DCE) Abdulai Yaqoub. Women in rural areas are often marginalized in the management of the home. They have …

Koforidua, Ghana – The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr. Kwame Adu Nsiah has said that the Government has solid plans to migrate the Junior High Schools (JHS) onto the school feeding programme immediately when all the primary schools in Ghana are fully covered. He said …

Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Alhaji Abdul Razak, has observed that if Ghanas business sector is going to grow then citizens would have to an enabling environment devoid of corruption. He said the biggest issue currently confronting private sector development …

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 …

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 …

Damongo, Ghana – The Concerned NDC Youth of Damongo Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana, has condemned what they said is the irresponsible actions of the Regional Chairman of the party which led to damage of properties and injuring of individuals. A statement signed by Alhaji Fuseini Rambo, former Damongo …

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 …

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 …