Upper East Region

Stories from Upper East Region

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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…

Social Top Story

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,…

Social

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…

Social

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…

Social

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…

Social

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,…

Social

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…

Social

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…

Social

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…

Social

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…

Social

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…

Social

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…

Social

NADMO prepared to deal with Bagre Dam spillage—DG

September 8, 2022
GNA

By Godfred A. Polkuu  Galaka (U/E) Sept. 8, GNA – Mr Eric Nana Agymang-Prempeh, the Director-General (DG) of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO)…

Social

Poor rood network tops Town Hall meeting at Kassena-Nankana West 

September 5, 2022
GNA

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo  Paga (U/E), Sept 5, GNA – Stakeholders in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have expressed displeasure…

Social

Farmers urged to reduce sale of fresh maize to enhance yield  

September 2, 2022
GNA

Fatima Anafu-Astanga Bolgatanga, Sept. 2, GNA — Farmers in the Upper East Region have been urged to reduce the sale of fresh maize to…

Education

Bolgatanga Technical University Signs MoU with University of Johannesburg  

August 31, 2022
GNA

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo   Sumbrungu (U/E), Aug 31, GNA – The Bolgatanga Technical University and the University of Johannesburg, South Africa have signed a…

Health

Egg is super food; disregard the negative myths

August 26, 2022
GNA

By Fatima Anafu-Astanga Bolgatanga, Aug.26, GNA – Mrs Comfort Kyerewaa Acheampong, the National Coordinator of the Ghana Egg Campaign Secretariat (GNECS), has called on…

Social

Natural regeneration approach restores 1,500 hectares degraded landscapes in Talensi   

August 22, 2022
GNA

By Anthony Adongo Apubeo   Yameriga (U/E), Aug. 23, GNA – About 1,500 hectares of degraded landscape and forest reserves have been restored in the…