May Day Celebrations in Tamale: Hundreds of unions march to mark day
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong Hundreds of worker’s unions from Northern, North East and Savannah regions converged on Jubilee Park in Tamale to mark the May Day event. The various working groups marched and carried placards some of which read,” Stand up for your right”, “stop politicizing public service”, “dumsor must stop”, ” We need free […]
Tamale N/R: Stakeholders push for Equitable Financing, call for closure in financing gaps
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong Stakeholders at a town hall meeting organised by STAR-Ghana in Tamale are pushing for the various political parties to take a position to consider moving from equal financing to equitable financing as a deliberate measure to close the financing gap between the North and the South in their manifestoes. According to […]
More support as Vice President visits Chef Failatu at Cook-A-Thon Day 6 in Tamale
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has paid a surprised visit to Chef Failatu at Cook-A-Thon Day 6 to encourage and offer his support and that of the presidency to her. Dr Bawumia was highly impressed about the endurance skills of the Chef who has extended her cooking hours to 200 hours […]
Mahama urges Ghanaians not to give up on Ghana
The flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama, says although the country is going through a crisis, citizens must not give up hope on the possibility of improvement while urging citizens to exercise their franchise on December 7 this year. He says the crisis has led many youths to believe that all hope is lost […]
NHIA uncovers widespread illegal charging of patients by health facilities in Tamale metropolis
A monitoring exercise carried out by the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, has revealed that some health facilities in the Tamale Metropolis impose illegal charges on patients for services already covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme. The Tamale Metropolitan Manager of NHIA, Abdul-Ganiyu Ahmed, who announced this, said Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Tamale Central […]
Pagba Saha Foundation raises concerns over police-civilian relations in TamalePagba Saha Foundation
By Murtala Issah Pagba Saha Foundation, a civil society organisation, has expressed worry over increasing clashes between the police service and residents of Tamale. The foundation is concerned about the security implications of tensions between the police and residents and wants stakeholders to take urgent steps to improve relations between the parties. A statement signed […]
JUSAG condemns unlawful invasion of Courtroom in Tamale
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has condemned the unlawful invasion of the premises of the Tamale District Court by some residents. The Tamale District Court was attacked yesterday, when some residents trooped onto the Court premises in large numbers and pelted the Court with stones, destroying fixtures and injuring a Police Officer. […]
Ghanaian Computer Science Lecturer to outdoor Book on Cyber Security
A 130-page book to help educate the public on some of the laws that govern cyberspace is set to be launched in Tamale in August 2023. The book entitled “The Digital Colonization” is to help enrich readers’ understanding of cyber security and how to minimise cyber bullying and attacks in the digital space. Dr Arnold […]
Journalists urged to discharge duties professionally
By Murtala Issah The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhassan, has urged journalists in the Northern region to rise above their ethnic, religious, and tribal interests and be professional in the discharge of their duties. He said that, as professionals, they have a critical role in helping their audience focus […]
Tamale: Police arrest football coach for assaulting female referee
By: Maltiti Sayida Sadick The Ghana Police Service has arrested Coach Napari Suheiru who beat to a pulp, a female referee in a Division 1B game. In the past two months, some referees have been assaulted by irate fans and other sports officials at various match venues across the country with the latest being the […]
