Upper East Region

Stories from Upper East Region

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Bawku Update: IGP, Interior Minister, Chief of Defense Staff visit Bawku to meet with factions

September 25, 2022
GNA

Accra, Sept 25, (GBC/GNA) – A high profile delegation on Sunday, September 25, 2022, visited Bawku in the Upper East Region to meet factions…

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Anglican Bishop blames growing corruption on clergy, politicians, public servants

September 25, 2022
GNA

By Eric K. Amoh  Bolgatanga, Sept. 25, GNA – The Right Reverend Dennis Dabukari Tong, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Tamale, has blamed…

Education

Assist teachers to overcome challenges of new education curriculum- Former Principal 

September 24, 2022
GNA

Fatima Anafu- Astanga  Bolgatanga, Sept. 24, GNA – Mr Alfred Ndago, a former Principal, St John Bosco College of Education (COE) in Navrongo in…

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Make friends with your adolescent children – parents urged

September 23, 2022
GNA

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo  Kodorogo (U/E), Sept 2, GNA – Mr Martin Anyoka, the Field Officer in charge of Bongo, Planned Parenthood Association of…

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Dr Nkrumah was an icon of the political terrain – Educationist 

September 23, 2022
GNA

Fatima Anafu-Astanga  Bolgatanga, Sept. 23, GNA- Mr Alfred Ndago, a Retired Educationist has reiterated that Dr Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah was an icon of the…

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The Bawku conflict is unfortunate—Peace Council  

September 21, 2022
GNA

By Fatima Anafu- Astanga  Bolgatanga, Sept. 21, GNA- Alhaji Sumaila Issaka, the Chairman of the Upper East Regional Peace Council, says the recurrent conflict…

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Peace Council appeals to chiefs, people of Bawku to cease fire

September 21, 2022
GNA

By Iddi Yire Accra, Sept 21, GNA – Reverend Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, Chairman, National Peace Council (NPC), has appealed to the chiefs and people…

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Renewed Chieftaincy clash in Bawku allegedly claims lives

September 21, 2022
GNA

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo   Bawku (U/E), Sept 21, GNA – There has been a renewed Chieftaincy clash at Bawku in the Upper East Region,…

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48 Districts in Northern Ghana to benefit from Social Cohesion project

September 21, 2022
GNA

By Godfred A. Polkuu  Bolgatanga, Sept. 21, GNA – The Government has secured a credit facility from the World Bank to roll out the…

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Young leaders trained on rights and responsibilities 

September 20, 2022
GNA

By Godfred A. Polkuu Bolgatanga, Sept. 20, GNA – The Rural Initiative for Self-Empowerment – Ghana (RISE-Ghana), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in the Upper…

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Anglican Church rewards members for dedication 

September 18, 2022
GNA

By Eric K. Amoh Bolgatanga, Sept. 18, GNA – The Parrochial Church Council (PCC) of the Saint Cyprian’s Anglican church in Bolgatanga at the…

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Anglicans urged to make right and steadfast decisions  

September 18, 2022
GNA

By Eric K. Amoh Bolgatanga, Sept 18, GNA – Reverend Camillus Baba Ababagre, the Parish Priest at the Saint Cyprian’s Anglican Church in Bolgatanga,…

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A retired BDR Officer calls for efficient registering of births and deaths 

September 17, 2022
GNA

By Fatima Anafu-Astanga  Bolgatanga, Sept.17, GNA – Mr Somalia Mohammed, a retired officer of the Birth and Death Registry (BDR) in the Bolgatanga Municipality…

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World Vision lauded for impacting vulnerable lives at Kassena-Nankana West 

September 17, 2022
GNA

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo  Sirigu (U/E), Sept 17, GNA – Some chiefs and people of the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region…

Health

Good news as Sandema Hospital gets power plant

September 16, 2022
GNA

By Godfred A. Polkuu Sandema (U/E), Sept. 16, GNA – After publications by the Ghana News Agency (GNA), coupled with appeals by some government…

Health

Sandema Hospital appreciates Ghana Gas Company 

September 15, 2022
GNA

By Godfred A. Polkuu  Sandema (U/E), Sept. 15, GNA – Management and staff of the Sandema Hospital in the Builsa North Municipality of the…

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UNFPA encourages adolescent mothers to return to school, learn a trade 

September 14, 2022
GNA

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo  Bongo (U/E), Sept 14, GNA – Ms Adjoa Yenyi, Adolescent and Youth Specialist, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has encouraged…

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Three hundred and two girls receive certificates in various Vocational Skills

September 13, 2022
GNA

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo   Sumbrungu (U/E), Sept 13, GNA – The Bolgatanga Technical University in the Upper East Region has trained and awarded certificates…

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Public, healthcare services in Kassena-Nankana West lack WASH facilities  

September 12, 2022
GNA

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo    Paga (U/E), Sept 12, GNA – Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in healthcare facilities and public places in…

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Water Resources Commission decry farming activities along buffer zones

September 10, 2022
GNA

By Fatima Anafu-Astanga Bolgatanga, Sept. 10, GNA – The Water Resources Commission (WRC) says farmers who still cultivate within the buffer zones of water…