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Tamale, Ghana – Budding media and publishing company, Rudder Communications (RudCom), has launched the 2020 edition of its annual human capital development project. Dubbed “The 100 Most Influential Personalities From Northern Ghana” (The 100 MIPs), the project seeks to promote literacy and entrepreneurship amongst young people from the Upper West, …

Tamale, Ghana – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid a total amount of GHs784, 809,164.70, covering Claims and withholding taxes to service providers. These payments were effected within the period of January 1 to July 1, 2020, in which National Health Insurance Scheme (|NHIS) service providers in the …

Accra, Ghana – The usage of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Mobile Renewal Service has been increasing on monthly basis since the lockdown was lifted. The latest summary report indicates an increase of 8.2 percent for the month of June 2020 which stood at 482,314 being the total number …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will begin the registration exercise for the new Voters’ Register to be used for the December, 2020 general election from the last week of June until July. The EC says the exercise will start each day from 7am to 6pm. It will …

SELECTIVE JUSTICE; A THREAT TO FIGHTING COVID – 19 PANDEMIC IN GHANA When Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo issued a directive instructing everyone to observe protocols as recommended by the world health organization in the fight against the novel, deadly COVID-19 that continued ravaging even the advanced of nations, …

Nandom, Ghana – The Member of Parliament for Nandom Constituency and Minister for The Interior, Ambrose Dery, has donated medical equipment and consumables to the St. Theresa’s Hospital in Nandom in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The gesture according to Mr. Dery was meant to support the Hospital in …

When the EC becomes a Tool for Executive Manipulation By Wisdom Peter Awuku When the devil wants to use people, he looks for someone who is willing to be used. He doesn’t go for a person whose spirit opposes the acts of the devil. This is exactly what Nana Addo-Bawumia …

Lawra, Ghana – Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has lamented that apart from COVID-19 and meningitis that are currently threatening the lives of people, there is a third pandemic known as stigmatization. According to the Minister, there is severe stigmatization against suspected COVID-19 and those who had …

Tamale, Ghana – Residents of Changli, a suburb of Tamale have petitioned the Minister of the Interior to transfer senior police officers at the Northern Region Police Command who sanctioned the dawn raid of their community that saw at least 200 residents severely brutalised. The residents are also demanding a …

Wa, Ghana – First confirmed COVID-19 patient in the Upper West Region has recovered fully and ready to be integrated back to the society. This was revealed by the Upper West Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih when he visited the Sissala West District and the Sissala East Municipal to …