Government won't be swayed by political expediency – Veep Dr. Bawumia
The government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will not be swayed by political expediency to take wrong decisions which would provide short term gain but would have debilitating long term effects on the country, the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has maintained. Speaking at the 4th National Policy Summit in Tamale on Monday, September […]
Veep Dr. Bawumia tours Bagre Dam spillage affected areas in Upper East Region
VIDEO: Government donates relief items to flood victims in the north
GRIDCo, NSP Donate Bore-Hole to Azorebisi Community in Sumbrungu –UER
Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) in collaboration with National Service Personnel NSP, 2017-2018 year group who did their one year mandatory service with the Company, has sunk a bore-hole valued at GHC 12,500 to the Azorebisi Abaa Doone Community in Sumbrungu in the Upper East Region. The move was mooted by GRIDCo who entrusted their […]
Lack of Bridges in Bongo District affect gov't’s flagship programme of PFJs
A research finding has revealed that, lack of bridges in some communities in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, have been identified as one of the major factors threatening the Planting for Food and Jobs, (PFJs), one of the government’s flagships programmes. It is against this backdrop that a sensitization forum for stakeholders […]
Veep Dr. Bawumia commiserates with bereaved families of flood victims in Upper East Region.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has toured areas affected by the spillage of the Bagre Dam and the torrential rains in the Upper East Region. The move was aimed at commiserating with families who lost their relatives and to also give relief items to people who have been displaced by the floods. The spillage of […]
Tow truck driver's Jeep ramp attempt fails spectacularly
A tow truck driver’s attempt to drive a damaged Jeep onto his truck ended in disaster when the vehicle rolled backward, lost a wheel and ended up on its side. The video, recorded in Oak Harbor, Wash., shows the driver driving the visibly-damaged Jeep up the ramp to his tow truck, but the Jeep quickly […]
Gov't donates relief items to flood victims in the North
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has, on behalf of Government, handed over assorted emergency relief items to the victims of flooding in some communities in the Upper East and West regions. The items include student size mattresses; bundles of clothes; chlorine; bags of maize, sugar and rice; boxes of cooking oil; soap; blankets; plastic buckets, […]
Voting begins in controversial Maldives poll
The Maldives has started to vote in a heavily-criticised election that will be closely watched by India and China. The Indian Ocean archipelago is best-known overseas for its clear waters and high-end resorts but its government stands accused of crushing dissent. President Abdulla Yameen has embraced China, while his opponent, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, is seen […]
Education Ministry & USAID Celebrate Dagbani Language Prototype Programme
One of the key partnerships between Ghana and the United States of America is focused on promoting quality education for Ghanaian children. The collaboration between Ghana’s Ministry of Education and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has advanced early grade reading for school children through the Ministry’s “Dagbani Language Prototype” program. The Ministry of […]
Over 98 street children withdrawn from the streets by Afrikids Ghana
It is not uncommon to see some very young children walking on the busy streets in towns and cities, hawking during school time, begging for alms and assisting persons with disability to beg for alms without any adult protection or guidance. Many children spend time on the streets during periods that should be spent in […]
Prof. Alabi takes campaign to Upper East Region
A flag bearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Prof. Joshua Alabi, has assured NDC faithful in the Upper East Region that the grass roots of the party will not be neglected under his watch as leader. They were glad that Prof. Alabi’s message touched on their immediate and long-standing concerns. Prof. Josshua Alabi […]
Ghana marks Nkrumah Day
Today is “Founder’s Day”, a day set aside to celebrate the birthday of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah the founding father of Ghana. This holiday is also known as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day. There has been an argument to celebrate August 4 as Founders’ (plural) Day instead of or in addition to 21 […]
UE/R Nadmo Holds Emergency Stakeholder Forum to Assess Flood Situation
The Spillage of the Bagre Dam coupled with torrential rains between the period of August and early September this year, has brought a devastating effect in the entire region leading to loss of lives and properties running in to millions of Ghana cedis. The torrential rains which the region and Burkina has experienced over the period necessitated […]
