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Nanumba North, Ghana – Grameen Ghana, with support from Global Giving, has donated reading materials to the Bolni D/A primary school in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region. Grameen Ghana is a non-governmental organization working in the north with a focus on issues relating to food, nutrition and …

Tamale, Ghana – A Senior Officer in charge of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Northern Regional Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mohammed Abdul-Salam, has appealed to disability groups to mobilise their members who have no NHIS membership card for registration. According to him, persons with mental illness …

Wa, Ghana – A Deputy Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Supervision in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region, Huudu Alkilah Kunnatey, has disclosed that the district has recorded high enrolment levels in recent times, but the lack of infrastructure is compounding the situation. …

Tamale, Ghana – Municipal Chief Executive for the Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly, Mariam Iddrisu, has underscored the power and influence of the media in helping government and non-state actors such as nongovernmental organisations to achieve gender parity and equality in Ghana. According to her, the media was relevant in so many …

Tamale, Ghana – A Ghanaian-American agribusiness company, POP Diesel Africa Limited– has announced its intention to engage smallholder farmers in this year’s farming season to plant jatropha, an energy plant. With hundreds of lands being made available to POP Diesel Africa by local farmers in the Yendi Municipality estimated between …

Tamale, Ghana – A Senior Lecturer at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Michael Ayamga, has recommended the siting of basic amenities closer to communities as a step geared towards reducing the burden of unpaid care work. According to him, siting of basic amenities such as potable water sources, schools, …

Jirapa, Ghana – The Paramount Chief of the Tumu traditional area, Richard Babini Kanton IV has declared that the private sector had become more effective and was thus complementing efforts of the Government. He said the effectiveness of the private sector is gradually being felt in the region, saying that …

I lived most of my early days in Tudu, a suburb of Accra; right at the centre of Accra, near the Accra Polytechnic. That was where I spent most part of my childhood and young adult life. In that neighbourhood, we were surrounded by people from different tribes and ethnic …

Yendi, Ghana – The Regent of Dagbon, Kampakuya-Naa Andani Yakubu Abdulai has condemned the burning of heavy duty vehicles used for illegal sand winning activities in the Northern Region. Over the weekend, some members of the operation Vanguard taskforce set ablaze 14 tipper trucks and an excavator. The action followed …

#IStoppedMyself (From Cheating: Part 1) “1. “I cheated in my past relationships, and I tried to hide it, and failed horribly. It destroyed my relationship and first marriage. With my current wife, I’ve been presented the same opportunities to cheat, and I just think about how it’s not worth it. …