The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN) have called on journalists to help ensure that community feedback on health services leads to practical improvements.The call was made on September 30, 2026, during a webinar on Ghana’s Community Scorecard (CSC) Project. The engagement was …

Mr. Abdul Nasir Saani, popularly known as Bunas, the Upper West Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has officially declared his intention to seek re-election as the party’s regional chairman. He made the announcement on Sunday, September 13, 2026, during a meeting with selected media houses ahead of …

Hon. Bede A. Ziedeng, alongside National Ambulance Service (NAS) CEO Dr. George Kojo Owusu, officially commissioned and handed over a fully refurbished municipal ambulance to the Lawra Ambulance Service Department in September 2026. The constituency ambulance had been broken down and out of service for over two years, leaving residents …

President John Dramani Mahama has assured the people of the Upper West Region that there will be a massive turnaround in the region’s road network by the end of 2027. He said the government had adopted a phased approach to address the country’s infrastructure deficit, with major trunk roads being …

Some resident farmers of Yeleyiri under Wa West District of Upper West Region have expressed deep concern over the ongoing delay and inadequacy in the distribution of government-supported fertilizers, which they say is affecting their farming activities and other livelihoods. According to them, the government promised fertilizer support has not …

Jirapa Municipal Assembly in partnership with Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Cletus Seidu Dapilah, has donated educational materials to first-year senior high school students across the Jirapa Municipality as part of efforts to support education and improve learning outcomes in the constituency. The gesture is aimed at easing …

Wa West District, September 2026 The Laadateng CHPS Compound, under the leadership of Community Health Officer Miss Wasaal Esther Yuora, organized a community durbar to raise awareness about the ongoing Free Primary Healthcare (FPHC) initiative, which is transforming access to healthcare in the region. The durbar, held at the Laadateng …

A 27-year-old spiritualist has been apprehended by residents of Atiaa near Lamptey Mills in the Ga South Municipality for allegedly attempting to murder an 11-year-old girl for ritual purposes. The suspect, identified only as C Prof, was reportedly apprehended after residents allegedly spotted him dragging the girl towards an uncompleted …

Private legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory has urged lawyers to use established legal procedures to challenge judicial decisions rather than resorting to media campaigns, public pressure or boycotts. According to him, disagreements with decisions by judges or the Chief Justice should first be addressed through the appropriate legal channels, arguing that …

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has appealed to striking university administrators to give him one month to work towards resolving concerns that have triggered industrial action among senior non-teaching staff in public universities. Members of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) and the Technical University Senior Administrators Association …