By Philip Tengzu Nandom, (UW/R), Dec. 4, GNA – Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, has stressed the need for actors in…
Upper West Region
Stories from Upper West Region
981 parcels of Marijuana busted at Liero in Sissala West
By Mohammed Balu Fielmuoh (UW/R), Dec. 4, GNA – A combined team of security personnel has retrieved 981 parcels of compressed substances, suspected to…
Smallholder farmers to practice soil fertility management for improved yield
By Philip Tengzu Yeliyiri (UW/R), Nov. 28, GNA – Smallholder farmers have been advised to practice Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) to maximise productivity…
I will not turn my back on NDC — Alhaji Adams
By Philip Tengzu Bamahu, (UW/R), Nov 25, GNA – Alhaji Alhassan Adams Randy, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart in the Upper West Region,…
European Union injects EUR 2.5 million into Ghana’s agricultural sector
By Philip Tengzu Wa, Nov. 21, GNA – The European Union (EU), has injected EUR2.5 million into Ghana’s agricultural sector to help increase farmers’…
We urgently need funding – Surgical Team
By Godfred A. Polkuu Sandema (U/E), Nov. 20, GNA –The Team of Hope, a community-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) at Sandema, has appealed to individuals,…
EU supports agriculture extension services with 57 motorbikes
By Philip Tengzu Wa, Nov. 18, GNA – The European Union (EU)-Ghana has donated 57 motorbikes worth over Gh₵800,000 to the Ministry of Food…
NHIA goes digital to facilitate access to its services
By Philip Tengzu Wa, Nov. 17, GNA – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is maximizing technology through the development of Mobile Application (MyNHIS…
Azumah Resources committed to promoting community development
By Philip Tengzu Nadwoli, (UW/R), Nov. 17, GNA – The Azumah Resources Ghana Limited, a gold mining company in the Upper West Region pledged…
FDA arrests illegal traditional medicine producer in Wa
By Philip Tengzu Wa, Nov. 14, GNA- The Upper West Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), at the weekend, arrested one…
Incumbent Chairman and Secretary retained in UWR NDC elections
By Bajin D. Pobia/Philip Tengzu Wa, Nov. 13, GNA – The incumbent Upper West Regional Chairman, Mr Abdul Nasir Saani, and Secretary, Mr Charles…
NDC Regional Congress: Five incumbents go unopposed in UER
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, Nov 11, GNA – Five contestants are going unopposed out of the 36 aspiring candidates in the upcoming Regional Congress…
Pregnant women dying at Woloteng due to lack of health facility
By Philip Tengzu Woloteng, (UW/R), Nov. 11, GNA – The residents of Woloteng community in the Wa West District say pregnant women in the…
Hikes in transport fares reduce the rate of travel in Bolgatanga
By Gilbert Azeem Tiroog Bolgatanga, Nov.10, GNA–Increasing transport fares has reduced the rate at which people used to travel from Bolgatanga, the regional capital…
Economic hardship: Dog meat patrons lament price hikes
By Godfred A. Polkuu Wiaga (U/E), Nov. 10, GNA – The current economic hardship in the country has forced the price of dog meat,…
Decentralise post-graduate medical education to address doctor maldistribution – GMA
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, Nov 07, GNA -The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has advocated the decentralisation of post-graduate medical education as a long-term…