Northern Region

Stories from Northern Region

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Catholic Relief Services holds training on civil-security engagement in preventing violent extremism 

June 5, 2026
GNA

By Albert Futukpor Tamale, June 05, GNA – Representatives of security agencies, civil society organisations, the media and civilians in the Northern Region have undergone a five-day training…

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Faith in Action Ghana trains Christians, Muslims to champion community development 

June 5, 2026
GNA

By Albert Futukpor Tamale, June 05, GNA – Representatives of Christian and Islamic faith groups in the Northern Region have undergone training in community mobilisation, negotiation, and advocacy, to…

Education

Tamale Metropolitan Assembly distributes 1,170 dual desks to 29 schools to reduce furniture deficit 

June 5, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah Tamale, June 05, GNA – The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly has distributed a total of 1,170 dual desks to 29 basic schools…

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OH-WE Fund: Tamale North MP disburses GH¢400,000 to women entrepreneurs

June 4, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah Tamale, June 04, GNA – Alhaji Alhassan Suhuyini, he Member of Parliament for the Tamale North Constituency and Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, has…

Education

Tamale North MP hands over six-unit disability-friendly classroom block to Darul-Ulum Primary

June 3, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA  Tamale, June 03, GNA – Alhaji Alhassan Suhuyini, Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency and Deputy Minister for Roads and…

Environment

CORD Ghana equips youth with green business skills to turn waste into wealth 

June 2, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah / Ramatu Mantenso Yakubu  Tamale, June 02, GNA – The Center for Opportunities and Rural Development (CORD Ghana), an NGO, has intensified…

Science

Farmers embrace Songotra-T Cowpea as adoption surges 

June 1, 2026
GNA

By Albert Futukpor, GNA  Nyankpala (N/R), June 01, GNA – Barely two years after its release, many farmers in the country have embraced the genetically modified…

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Women CBO leaders empowered to track development projects, demand accountability in Northern Ghana

May 30, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah Tamale, May 30, GNA –A total of sixty women-led Community-Based Organisation (CBO) leaders from three Districts in the Northern Region have undergone intensive…

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Savana Signatures reaches over 1.1 million people through development interventions in 2025 

May 29, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA  Tamale, May 29, GNA – Savana Signatures, a non-profit Information and Communication Technology and Development (ICT4D) organisation, has launched its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting interventions that…

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MCE calls for religious unity, collective fight against drug abuse in Tamale

May 28, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah  Tamale, May 27, GNA – Alhaji Adam Abubakari Takoro, the Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), has called for stronger religious unity and collective efforts to combat…

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Professor Amin Alhassan commissions four-unit residential facility for GBC staff in Tamale 

May 26, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah Tamale, May 26, GNA – Professor Amin Alhassan, Director-General, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has commissioned a four-unit residential accommodation facility for staff…

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Bridge digital gap for just transition – Professor Kranjac-Berisavljevic 

May 26, 2026
GNA

By Albert Futukpor  Tamale, May 26, GNA – Professor Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic Professor of Agriculture Engineering, University for Development Studies, has called for urgent and…

Education

DCF urges students to prioritise education and resist drug misuse 

May 26, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah Tamale, May 26, GNA – The Danish Children Fund (DCF), a Denmark-based NGO supporting children’s education, has encouraged students to prioritise their…

Environment

FES, YARO launch study on gender-sensitive climate change adaptation

May 25, 2026
GNA

By Albert Futukpor, GNA  Tamale, May 25, GNA – A study on gender-sensitive climate change adaptation for sustainable livelihoods in Northern Ghana has called for targeted…

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A 33-year-old suspected drug dealer arrested in Tamale with large quantities of Tramadol  

May 24, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA  Tamale, May 24, GNA – The Northern Regional Special Operations Team of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a 33-year-old…

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Bible Bridge Ghana builds capacity of Sunday school teachers to strengthen children’s ministry

May 24, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA  Tamale, May 24, GNA – Bible Bridge Ghana has organised a capacity-building and consultative meeting for Sunday School teachers, teen ministry workers, and pastors from four regions in Northern…

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Songtaba calls for special slot to enroll alleged witches onto LEAP Programme

May 24, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA   Kpatinga (N/R), May 24, GNA – Songtaba, a women and children advocacy organisation, has called on government to prioritise enrolling inmates from alleged witches camps in Northern Ghana onto the…

Science

2026 Africa Science Week celebration launched to promote youth-led innovations for development

May 24, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah Tamale, May 24, GNA – The 2026 edition of the Africa Science Week has been launched in Tamale to encourage the…

Science

Professor Ibrahim urges more investment in science education for national development  

May 24, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah Tamale, May 24, GNA – Professor Abdul-Rauf Ibrahim, a Chemical Engineering Lecturer at Tamale Technical University has called on government to…

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CREDA urges government to address barriers to inclusive public service delivery

May 23, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah  Tamale, May 23, GNA – The Centre for Research and Development Alternatives (CREDA) has called on government to address barriers hindering inclusive…