Savannahnews has gathered that, the acting Northern Regional Director of the National Sports Authority, Salamatu Alhassan, has given a 10 day ultimatum to four churches to vacate the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium as their base. The affected churches are Grace Gospel Church, Holy Hill Worldwide, Converted Christian Ministry and Prophetic Fire …
Read More »Concerned Ghanaian Writes to Prez On Persistent Fuel Price Hikes
Dear President Nana Addo Danquah, Less than 15 months ago (in opposition), some of us blindly joined the NPP to condemn the Mahama-led government and how it kept increasing fuel prices. During the NPP campaign whilst addressing students of the Sunyani Polytechnic on November 11 2016, you made this statement, …
Read More »Operation Calm Lives Launched in Northern Region
Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, on Monday launched “Operation Calm Lives”, an initiative to combat increasing crime rate in the Northern Region. About 300 security personnel drawn from all the law enforcement agencies have been put together to clamp down on criminal activities. In recent times, …
Read More »Canada Worried Funding in Ghana’s Sanitation Sector Reaping Less Results
Tamale, Ghana – The Development Officer at the Consulate General of Canada in Ghana, Eric Chimsi, has noted that there had been an intense funding and intense activity in the sanitation sector in the three regions of the North but said survey results always keep them at the bottom. He …
Read More »Tamale Metro Takes Bottom Spot Again in Latest Open Defecation Ranking
Tamale, Ghana – The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly in the Northern Region of Ghana, has for the fourth consecutive time, scored lowest in the latest district Open Defecation Free (ODF) rankings with Mion and Tatale-Sanguli Districts emerging first and second respectfully. With this latest ranking, it means that the Tamale Metropolis …
Read More »We’ll Use National Security to Quell Sand Winning Activities at Nawuni – GWCL MD
Dalun, Ghana – Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Dr. Clifford Braimah, has hinted of employing the might of national security to quell growing sand winning activities at Nawuni in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region of Ghana. He said the activities of recalcitrant sand winners …
Read More »REGSEC to Launch Operation “Suhu doo” in Northern Region
Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) led by its Chairman, Salifu Saeed, will on Monday February 5, 2018 launch operation “Suhu doo” (calm lives). The operation, according to a statement signed by the Chairman, is expected to restore total calm in the region to enable residents go about …
Read More »I Will Support Passage of RTI Law Over Homosexual Legalisation – US Ambassador
Tamale, Ghana – Ambassador of the United States of America to Ghana, Robert Porter Jackson, said that if he was left with to choose between supporting the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) bill and the legalisation of homosexuality, he would choose the former. According to him, the Ghanaian …
Read More »Sensitisation on 2018 Budget Begins in Northern Region
Tamale, Ghana – A ten day sensitization on the 2018 budget statement and economic policies of government has begun in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital. The sensitisation programme, aimed at disseminating government flagship policies and programmes, is to be carried out by the Information Service Department (ISD) in collaboration with …
Read More »REGSEC Warns Conflict Profiteers to Stay Off Northern Region
Dissah, Ghana – The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) led by its Chairman, Salifu Saeed, has issued a direct warning to faceless conflict profiteers to stay off the region with their arms trade otherwise they will face the full rigours of the law if they are caught. He observed that, …
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