Upper West Region

Stories from Upper West Region

Sports

Speaker of Parliament commended for supporting sports development

July 25, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Nadowli, (UW/R), July 25, GNA – The Upper West Regional Football Association (UWRFA) has commended Mr Alban S. K. Bagbin, the…

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Community leaders worry about open defecation

July 25, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Pire, (UW/R), July 25, GNA – The local authorities of Pire, a farming community in the Nadowli-Kaleo District, have expressed concern…

Health

MP donates to a community-initiated maternity ward project 

July 24, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Boo, (UW/R), July 24, GNA – Mr Bede Anwataazomo Ziedeng, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lawra Constituency, has donated…

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Youth in Sissala West District vulnerable to radicalization – NCCE

July 24, 2023
GNA

By Caesar Abagali Gwollu, (U/W), July 24, GNA – Proximity to neighbouring Burkina-Faso, high youth unemployment, general economic hardships, with emergence of inter-party and…

Features

Special Schools: the case of Wa School for the Deaf

July 24, 2023
GNA

A GNA feature by Philip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), July 24, GNA – No one will ever refute the significance of education in nation building.…

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NRSA employs technology in fight against road crashes 

July 21, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu, GNA   Wa, (UW/R), July 21, GNA – Mr David Osafo Adonteng, Acting Director General (DG) of the National Road Safety Authority…

Health

Public urged to prioritise health facilities for treatment of eye conditions

July 20, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Boli, (UW/R), July 20, GNA – Dr. Zakrea Al-hassan Balure, an Optometrist, has appealed to the public to access treatment for…

Education Top Story

Acute food shortage hits Wa School for the Deaf

July 20, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), July 20, GNA – Children at the Wa School for the Deaf (WADEAF) are in serious anguish due to…

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Ghana loses so much in human capital through road crashes – NRSA Director

July 20, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), July 20, GNA – The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has observed that Ghana is losing so much in…

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Adopt Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism to settle disputes in communities

July 20, 2023
GNA

By Bajin D. Pobia Nandom, (UWR), July 20, GNA – Reverend Father Dr Stephen A. Koya, the Chairman of the Interparty Dialogue Committee of…

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MCE hands over site for dam construction

July 19, 2023
GNA

By Mohammed Balu Bakuala, (UWR), July 19, GNA – Mr Fuseini Yakubu Batong, the Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has handed over a…

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Mandate NADMO to grant building permits – NADMO Director

July 18, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), July 18, GNA – Mr Mustapha Ahmed, the Upper West Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO),…

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Rotary President advocates concerted efforts to end Open Defecation

July 18, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Wa, July 18, GNA – Mr Agambire Alhassan Inusah, President of the Rotary Club of Wa, has called for engagement between…

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Rotary Club invests over $300,000.00 to impact lives in Upper West 

July 17, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), July 17, GNA – The Rotary Club of Wa says it has invested a total of $301,200 in projects…

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Kalaahi community appeals for a potable water source for health facility 

July 17, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu, GNA  Kalaahi, (UW/R), July 17, GNA – Residents of Kalaahi, a predominantly farming community in the Wa East District, have appealed…

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Youth urged to be advocates of peace, before and after elections

July 15, 2023
GNA

By Bajin D. Pobia Nandom, (UWR), July 15, GNA – Reverend Father Dr Stephen A. Koya of the Saint Theresa’s Parish in Nandom has…

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NCCE engages youth groups in Lambussie on preventing violent extremism

July 14, 2023
GNA

By Rashid Mbugri Lambussie, (UW/R), July 14, GNA – The Lambussie District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), in the Upper…

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Residents appeal for electricity to make health facility fully operational

July 14, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Dalanyiri (UW/R), July 14, GNA – The residents of Dalanyiri, a farming community in the Wa West District, have appealed to…

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Traditional leaders urged to support NHIA achieve membership target

July 14, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), July 14, GNA – Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has…

Health Top Story

Akufo-Addo-led government is committed to improving NHIS – Okoe-Boye 

July 14, 2023
GNA

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, (UW/R), July 13, GNA – Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)…