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Wa, Ghana – Upper West Region’s leading hospital, the University for Development (UDS) Hospital in Wa– has received a shot in the arm with the donation of modern medical equipment and consumables from Rotary Club International in the United States of America. The donations were presented to the UDS Director …

Bongo, Ghana – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 19th July, 2018, visited the construction site of the 1-village-1-dam project in Bongo, as part of his 2-day tour of the Upper West Region.With a total of five hundred and seventy (570) dams to be constructed in the Upper East, …

The number of beneficiaries of the School Feeding Programme has increased from 1.6 million children to 2.1 million children, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori Atta has announced. The minister was presenting the mid-year budget review in Parliament Thursday afternoon. “We increased the School Feeding Programme from 1.6 million children to 2.1 …

A world citizen who received his education at six different universities across three continents, professor of modern languages, literature, and cultures Paschal Kyoore is the 2018 winner of the Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment award at the Gustavus Adolphus College. Kyoore, who teaches courses in French, African Studies, and Caribbean Studies, was …

Bolgatanga, Ghana – Government has presented some vehicles to boost the implementation of the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ programme in the Upper East Region. The 13 pickup vehicles will be sent to the districts and municipalities in the region to facilitate the implementation of the agricultural programme initiated by …

Bole, Ghana – The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied being behind the troubles of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Bole-Bamboi Constituency prior to their recent executive elections. Speaking to Bole based Nkilgi FM, the Northern Regional Communication Director of NPP, Mohammed Issah, said the NPP …

Damongo, Ghana –  The NPP Chairman for Damongo, Hon Nana Kwame Aboagye has tasked the youth not to trust politicians. Speaking at the launch of Yagbon Youth Association,a youth group in the Yagbonkura residential area, a suburb of Damongo, Chairman Kwame Aboagye advised the youth not to rely on politicians …

Tamale, Ghana – The population growth rate in the Northern Region has increased persistently from 2.8 per cent in 2000 to 2.9 in 2010. A release issued by the Northern Regional Secretariat of the National Population Council (NPC) to mark this year’s World Population Day, which falls on July 11, …

Wa, Ghana – The Wa Naa, Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, has oudoored a first-ever queen mother for Wa at an elaborate traditional ceremony in Wa, capital of Upper West Region. Pognaa Hajia Fati Imoro Gberikubo, a 73-year-old mother of seven, was enskinned in the presence of royals and subjects at the palace …

Nandom, Ghana – The Nandom District Assembly in Upper West Region has held a town hall meeting in to explain the status of implementation of government policies and programmes in the neighbourhood. The meeting jointly organised with the Information Services Department attracted dozens of people from both private and public …