The Chiefs and people of the Nandom Traditional Area in the Upper West Region have celebrated this year’s Kakube Festival, marking a successful end to 2025 with a rich display of culture, heritage, and unity. The colourful ceremony brought together dignitaries from across the region and beyond. Notably, the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations,…
The Nandom Municipal Assembly is on track to meet its 2025 revenue target of GHS 250,000, having already collected GHS 187,000 as of September this year. To close the remaining gap, a team led by the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Anthony Ziniel, has begun a direct, spot-collection exercise in the vibrant Nandom market. Hon. Ziniel…
The Upper West Regional National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has launched its regional awareness creation programme for the Jirapa, Lawra, Nandom, and Lambussie districts as part of activities leading up to the 2025 Annual Health Insurance Month Celebration slated for November. The regional launch, held in Jirapa, featured a vibrant roadshow that included a float,…
The Jirapa Municipal Assembly has disbursed a total of GH¢104,800 to 44 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the municipality to support their education and income-generating projects. The beneficiaries, made up of 19 females and 25 males, received cheques in varying amounts on Thursday, September 25, 2025, after their applications for financial support were reviewed and…
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA), under its security module, has deployed 59 Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) to support the Tumu District Police Command in the Sissala East Municipality in enhancing security across the area. The new recruits, 45 men and 14 women, were officially commissioned at a ceremony held on Friday, September 26, 2025, at…
One hundred girls from basic schools across the Jirapa Municipality are set to benefit from a specialized digital literacy programme in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at St. Francis of Assisi Girls’ Senior High School in Jirapa. The training, launched on September 23, 2025, by Jirapa Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Peter To-ang, is part of…
The border town of Hamile in the Lambusie District of Ghana’s Upper West Region was thrown into chaos on Tuesday evening following the alleged abduction of a Ghanaian woman and violent unrest targeting the Ghana Immigration Service. According to reliable sources close to the Nandom Municipal Police Command, an immigration officer identified only as Sergeant…
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has strengthened safety measures on the Volta Lake with the launch and deployment of a state-of-the-art search and rescue vessel, “Martey Korley,” to Kpando Torkor. Previously stationed at Tema, the vessel was officially launched at Akosombo before sailing to its new base in the Volta Region. The move is part…
Unconfirmed reports suggest that a violent clash between members of the Sisaala and Dagaaba ethnic groups in the Lambusie District of the Upper West Region has left one dead and another injured. According to sources, the conflict allegedly began after domestic animals belonging to a Sisaala destroyed crops on a Dagao farmer’s land. In retaliation,…
The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old woman, Abena Martha Maanibeh, for stealing a one-week-old baby from the Upper West Regional Hospital in the Upper West Region of Ghana. In a press statement signed by the Upper West Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Darko Offei Lomotey, on August 1,…
