Northern Region

Stories from Northern Region

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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…

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Northern Regional Police arrest 24 suspects, retrieve suspected Indian hemp and Tramadol

May 23, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah  Tamale, May 23, GNA â€“ The Northern Regional Special Operations Team of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 24 suspects and retrieved quantities of substances…

Science

Agriculturist encourages Ghanaians to do backyard farming   

May 22, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA  Tamale, May 22, GNA – Alhaji Yussif Fuseini Amuda, Tamale Metropolitan Director of Agriculture in-charge of Crops has called on households…

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Ghana CSOs Platform on SDGs calls for stronger sanctions for non-compliance on town hall meetings 

May 22, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah/Ramatu Mantenso Yakubu Tamale, May 22, GNA – A survey conducted by the Ghana CSOs Platform on SDGs has recommended the introduction…

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Mamprugu Traditional Council calls for probe into alleged abuses linked to Bawku conflict

May 21, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA  Nalerigu, May 21, GNA – The Mamprugu Traditional Council has called for independent, transparent, and credible investigations into allegations of unlawful killings, disappearances, torture,…

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A development worker inducted as certified ADR practitioner, accredited mediator

May 21, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA  Tamale, May 21, GNA – Mr Mathew Yekinan Duut, Executive Director of Aid for Peace, Rural Education and Development Ghana (APRED-Ghana) is among 70…

Health

Le Mete Ghana, TUMSC launch 10th anniversary celebrations

May 21, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah  Tamale, May 21, GNA – Le Mete Ghana, a non-profit organisation, and the Tamale Urology and Modern Surgical Centre (TUMSC) have jointly launched…

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Radio Tamale launches 10th anniversary celebrations  

May 21, 2026
GNA

By Albert Futukpor, GNA  Tamale, May 21, GNA – Radio Tamale, based in Tamale, has launched its 10th anniversary celebrations to reflect on the station’s…

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Suspected gay flees community following death threats from youth  

May 20, 2026
GNA

Diari (NR), May 19, GNA – A 32-year-old man accused of being gay from Diari, a muslim dominated community in the Northern Region is gone missing as…

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NCCE Director urges students to play active role in fight against corruption

May 16, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA  Tamale, May 16, GNA – Mr Mahama Abdul-Fataw, Tamale Metropolitan Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged students to play…

Education

FEAD Ghana engages stakeholders to improve literacy outcomes at Kumbungu District

May 16, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah, GNA  Kumbungu (N/R), May 16, GNA – The Female Empowerment and Advocacy for Development (FEAD Ghana) with support from the KGL Foundation has…

Science

Professor Ibrahim urges more investment in science education 

May 15, 2026
GNA

By Solomon Gumah Tamale, May 15, GNA – Professor Abdul-Rauf Ibrahim, a lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the Tamale Technical University, has called on…