A court in Tamale in the Northern region has confiscated a student bus and the official vehicle of the headmistress of the Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) after the Ghana Education Service failed to pay up the salary arrears of a former headmaster of the school. The late Lionel Mahama, headed the school circa 1997, … Read more
A woman and her baby have died, and 17 others injured in a gory accident on the Bolgatanga road in the Upper East region. The incident occurred when the mini bus with registration number GT3638-25 they heading towards Savelugu skidedd off the road, smashing into a tree. The bodies of the deceased, according to the … Read more
A woman and her baby have died, and 17 others injured in a gory accident on the Bolgatanga road in the Upper East region. The incident occurred when the mini bus with registration number GT3638-25 they heading towards Savelugu skidedd off the road, smashing into a tree. The bodies of the deceased, according to the … Read more
A court in Tamale in the Northern region has confiscated a student bus and the official vehicle of the headmistress of the Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) after the Ghana Education Service failed to pay up the salary arrears of a former headmaster of the school. The late Lionel Mahama, headed the school circa 1997, … Read more
Dr Bawumia at the proposed site for the Sabare Community Day SHS The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Running mate, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia was amazed to find the land on which the Sabare Community Senior High School in the Zabzugu Constituency of the Northern Region was supposedly being built to be a grazing field for cattle. … Read more
Vice President Kwesi Amisah-Arthur has cautioned first time voters not to make electoral choices that will negatively affect them in the next four years. Addressing students of the Tamale Polytechnic, the NDC vice presidential candidate indicated that unlike other governments, the Mahama-led administration was a listening regime that put the needs of the masses first. … Read more
About 14,370 out-of-school children, comprising 7437 boys and 6931 girls from four districts, have begun classes under the Reaching and Teaching out-of-School Children project (REACH) to facilitate their enrolment into the formal school system. Plan International Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has partnered with the Ghana Education Service, to implement the REACH project, with sponsorship from … Read more
Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur will from Tuesday, November 1 begin a four-day tour of the Northern Region to sell the campaign message of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the people. This follows a successful tour of the Central Region and it will be in second in weeks. A media advisory from the … Read more
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur is starting a four day campaign tour of his Touching Base Campaign in the Northern Region for the Second time today. The visit would take him to Kumbungu, Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo, Nalerigu, Savelugu and Tamale. He would use the occasion to call on chiefs and opinion leaders, meet with party supporters and interact … Read more
He may not be popular nationwide but Tamale based Dancehall artiste, Fancy Gadam says he has no size in Ghana when it comes to the three regions in Northern Ghana. He is bigger than any artiste in Ghana where the three Northern regions are concerned. “Mention all the A-list artistes in Ghana and trust me … Read more
Gladstone Ameleke who is much concerned about peace has taken upon himself to campaign for peace before, during and after the elections with. His latest single ‘Election’ has a reggae groove and it is to help spread the message and importance of peace to the nation and the citizens. “Election” produced by Peejay has about … Read more
The President of the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions, Madam Mercy Apoe, has appealed to government to provide funds for the completion of a GETFund project started in 2012 at Nangbagu Yapala M/A school in the Sagnarigu District of Northern Region. Speaking to TV3 at the school as … Read more
The Minister for Employment & Labour Relations, Haruna Iddrisu, has indicated that President John Mahama has approved over €10m hospital project for the Tolon District to improve healthcare delivery in the area. According to the minister, Sawla would benefit from the same project, while Buipe would benefit from an accident and emergency centre. He made … Read more
The Northern Women for Peace, a group of women traders in Northern Ghana, has expressed worry about the unguided utterances being made by some politicians on the campaign platform. Madam Sara Ajara Musah, the President of the Group, expressed their concern when the members called on Naa Dakpema Dawuni Alhassan, a Tamale Chief, at his … Read more
The Police has invited the Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Daniel Bugri Naabu for questioning over a statement he made at the party’s rally held at Savelugu recently that the party has decided to deploy about 40 macho men to every single polling station in the Northern Region. Mr Naabu … Read more
Some new banners are gradually invading the streets of Tamale in the Northern Region. The banners have the portraits of the presidential nominee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, and the parliamentary nominee of the opposition New Patriotic Party for the Tamale Central Constituency … Read more
The National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) has trained executives of political parties in the Nanumba North constituency in the Northern Region. The programme which was done in collaboration with European Union and with the support from Regional Advisory Information Network Systems (RAINS) is to ensure peace before, during and after the December 7 general … Read more
The Catholic Bishop Conference has called on voters to be vigilant as they exercise their franchise on December 7, 2016. The Conference maintained that such alertness is required to ensure that the tenets of good governance are upheld. In a communique issued at the end of an annual assembly held in Tamale, the conference encouraged … Read more
After a rather intense campaign of the Northern Region, the running mate of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia decided to dance to Shatta Wale’s ‘Kakai’ as he outdoored the party’s parliamentary candidate for the Savelugu-Nanton constituency. Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com is your source for all Ghana … Read more
The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Haruna Iddrisu is embarking on a delicate exercise in the Northern region to convince members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who are poised on contesting the forthcoming parliamentary elections as independent candidates to reconsider their decision. Some aggrieved members of the NDC who lost during its parliamentary … Read more