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The Upper West united cadres front associated with the NDC has on Monday, 5th August, 2024 issued a strong worded press release to counter some Residents of the Sefwi-Wiawso constituency in the Western North Region on Wednesday, July 24, staged a protest against Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, demanding an …
Read More »Upper Cadres respond to Sefwi Wiaso residents in equal measures over threatening speaker Bagbin
The Upper West united cadres front associated with the NDC has on Monday, 5th August, 2024 issued a strong worded press release to counter some Residents of the Sefwi-Wiawso constituency in the Western North Region on Wednesday, July 24, staged a protest against Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, demanding an …
Read More »Sakai Residents Demand Inclusion in District Road Improvement Program
For years, the Tumu-Sakai-Walembelle Road has remained deplorable, causing immense hardship for the communities that rely on it. Farming is the primary occupation in these areas, and residents have struggled to transport their produce to market centers due to the road’s poor condition. The District Road Improvement Program is a …
Read More »National Security Minister receives GHS6m monthly to manage the conflict in Bawku – Ayariga alleges
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is alleging that the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, is given some six million Ghana cedis (GHS6,000,000.00) monthly by the Finance Ministry to manage the Bawku conflict. This, Mr. Ayariga says, translates into a whopping eighteen million Ghana cedis (Ghc18,000,000.00) each quarter. …
Read More »Sakai residents threaten to ban all political activities in the area if their telephone network issue is not resolved
Residents of Sakai, a farming community in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region, are reminding politicians about their unresolved Telephone Network issue that has remained a major burden for them for the past 12 years. According to residents, both past and current governments have always neglected them …
Read More »Mahama Attends Episcopal Ordination of New Catholic Bishop for Wa
Former President John Dramani Mahama participated on Friday in the episcopal and ordination ceremony of the Most Reverend Francis Bomansaan, M, AFR, as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wa on 2nd August, 2024 at the Sports Stadium The current Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wa Bishop …
Read More »Tricycle drivers in Wa municipality express frustration over low earnings
Some tricycle drivers in the municipality have express their frustrations as they continue to get low earnings in their business rounds. Speaking to radio progress news, some of the drivers said, they no longer make money due to the recent increase in fuel prices. According to them they have been …
Read More »GH¢112,209 lost through 226 online blackmail cases recorded so far in 2024 – CSA
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has revealed that a total of GH¢112,209 has been lost through two hundred and twenty-six (226) online blackmail/sextortion cases recorded so far in 2024. According to the authority, following the March 2024 alert, which noted a 254% year-on-year increase in online blackmail cases for the …
Read More »Wechiau Hippos Sanctuary at Risk as Galamseyers Takeover
The Wechiau Hippos Sanctuary, which established in 1998 by a community-based initiative born from the collaborative efforts of local chiefs, landlords, queen mothers, and the people of over 40 communities in the Wa West District is now facing a dire threat from illegal mining activities. The serene Hippos sanctuary, nestled …
Read More »WA MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONATES TO BAHASS FOUNDATION TO ACCOMMODATE MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE
The Wa Municipal Chief Executive, Alhaji Tahiru Issahaku Moomin, has on Wednesday 31st July,2024 presented a cheque of GHC25,000.00 to support Bahass to acquire a temporal accommodation for the mentally retarded persons within the wa municipality. Bahasa Foundation, an NGO in the Wa municipality that is into supporting and caring …
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