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Wa, Ghana – The Upper West Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service, has trained one hundred and five (105) fuel station pump attendants and their managers in the Wa Municipality. The training was to enable participants understand the statutory role of the Ghana National Fire Service as enshrined in …

Wa, Ghana – The Head of Planning, Research and Training at the Upper West Regional Health Director, Richard Basadi, has urged women in the region to walk into health facilities in the region to request for safe abortion. He said though he was not encouraging abortion among young girls, but …

I write this with an opened and a sincere heart. No malice intended, no partisan inclinations, just a common stakeholder (Kawute) in the land of Jakpa. I do this with an utmost love for the culture, tradition and values of Gonjaland. I eavesdropped in a conversation about a month ago. …

The reason Ghanaians supported the ban on illegal mining were two (2). First was the devastating EFFECT of illegal mining on ancestral river bodies, and the second was the silent inner anger of seeing Chinese nationals in particular, “stealing” and polluting our ancestral rivers whilst people with power looked on. …

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 …

Yendi, Ghana – The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC), led by the Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed,  has inspected progress of work at the Gbewa Palace in the Yendi Municipality ahead of the funerals of the late overlords of Dagbon. The reconstruction of some portions of the Gbewa Palace in …

Medical Drones to Supply Blood and blood products / Essential Medical drugs My Take I will try to fashion my discussion around the 3-Delays concept of causes of maternal mortality ( Why pregnant women die!), it can be applied to all other group of patients / causes of mortalities. So …

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, …

Bolgatanga, Ghana – The Upper East Regional Minister, Paulina Patience Abayage, has described President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a development-oriented leader who is desirous of transforming Ghana through ambitious policies and programmes. These policies and programmes, which include the One Village One Dam, One District One Factory, One District One …

From my salary, I pay about 15% as tax to the government monthly. When I make certain purchases, stay over in hotels, make flight bookings, shop for groceries, I still pay taxes – consumption tax, VAT, state tax… Most Nigerians I know pay tax. And we don’t even have a …