‘The deceased left at about 8 pm when they were preparing for the hunting and did not return’ An 18-year-old man with no records of psychiatric disorder shot himself to death Monday night at Sangnayili, a remote community near the Nanumba North District capital, Bimbilla. Nwelgnel Yegbaja, a Konkomba resident allegedly shot himself in the … Read more
A native of Bimbilla and a worker at Ecobank in Accra, Alhassan Haruna, has donated some hospital equipment to the Bimbilla District Hospital in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region. Issahaku Ben Hussein, who presented the equipment on behalf of Alaskan Haruna, appealed to youth and other stakeholders in the area to emulate the … Read more
Two houses have been set ablaze in a renewed chieftaincy clash in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region. The situation has created fear and panic among residents living in the area. On Wednesday at about 2pm, one Abdulai Sang was arrested by the police in connection with the murder of some … Read more
The Police in Bimbilla have arrested one of those who allegedly shot and killed 10 people in last month’s chieftaincy disturbances that rocked the Nanumba North District capital. Abdulai Sang, a native of Bimbilla in the Northern Region, was arrested at about 04:00pm at the office of the New Patriotic Party in the town after … Read more
The Northern Regional Security Council has given the go ahead for the celebration of Ghana’s 60th Independence Day anniversary parade at Bimbila in the Nanumba-North District despite claims of security threat. The Nanumba-North District Security Council (DISEC) had sought permission to cancel the today’s parade in the district capital due to alleged threats from two … Read more
The Nanumba-North District Security Committee (DISEC) in the Northern Region is seeking permission to cancel the celebration of Ghana’s 60th Independence Anniversary in district capital, Bimbila. This last minute decision comes on the back of alleged threats from two feuding factions – Dasana and Nakpa – who are caught up in a protracted chieftaincy dispute … Read more
The Yendi Peace Centre, a non-governmental organization in Yendi in the Northern Region, has met with Religious leaders in Bimbilla in the Nanumba north district, to discuss a restoration of peace in the area. Barely three weeks ago, a long-standing chieftaincy dispute was rekindled in the Bimbilla Township claiming 10 lives mostly women and children. … Read more
The Bimbilla Traditional Council has rejected claims by the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, that the regent of the area was to blame for the intra-ethnic chieftaincy clashes which claimed about 13 lives. A refugee situation has been created in Yendi following the clashes between chieftaincy factions in Bimbilla, the Nanumba North District capital with at … Read more
The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed has ordered New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters in the region to stop the violent takeover of government properties in the region. The Minister said he had been briefed by the police on the happenings in the region, especially the incident at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. “The keys of the … Read more
The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has faulted the regent of Bimbilla for the recent intra-ethnic chieftaincy clashes in the area that claimed about 13 lives. A refugee situation has been created in Yendi following the clashes between chieftaincy factions in Bimbilla, the Nanumba North District capital with at least 30 families fleeing the heavy fighting. … Read more
Basic and second cycle schools in Bimbilla in the Nanumba north district of the Northern region have resumed school after a week-long break following the chieftaincy conflict that broke out in the area. Several lives and property were lost and many got injured. Basic and second cycle schools in the area closed after violent clashes … Read more
Basic and second cycle schools in Bimbilla in the Nanumba north district of the Northern region have resumed school after a week-long break following the chieftaincy conflict that broke out in the area. Several lives and property were lost and many got injured. Basic and second cycle schools in the area closed after violent clashes … Read more
The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has called on the Chiefs in the Northern region to stop disgracing themselves politically as well as the very custo The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has called on the Chiefs in the Northern region to stop disgracing themselves politically as well as the very customs and religious norms that make … Read more
Minister of the Interior Ambrose Dery has assured the chiefs and people of Bimbilla of the government’s commitment to restore lasting peace in the area. He said the government was committed to ensuring that residents of Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District in the Northern Region went about their activities without any fear. The minister, … Read more
All 21 suspects arrested in connection with the renewed chieftaincy violence in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District of the Northern region, will be arraigned before a Tamale Circuit Court on Monday February 13, 2017. The suspects who were arrested from various hideouts in the troubled town provisionally face charges ranging from murder, arson, using … Read more
A security delegation led by the Northern Regional Coordinating Director, Alhaji Issahaku Alhassan on Saturday visited Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District capital to assess the security situation in the area following last Thursday’s exchange of gunfire between the two feuding factions that resulted in the death of ten people. Other members of the delegation … Read more
The death toll in the renewed chieftaincy clashes in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region has reached 11. The police have found nine bodies in addition to the previous two, increasing the number to 11, with some others sustaining various degrees of injury and several houses set ablaze. According to the … Read more
One hundred and thirty police officers and forty soldiers have been deployed at Bimbilla in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region to keep the peace in the area and also protect the Regent and others who may be targeted for elimination. Minister for the Interior Ambrose Dery said the dispatch was necessary following … Read more
Interior minister, Ambrose Dery says government would not meddle in the Bimbilla chieftaincy dispute, which has led to the death of scores of residents in the Northern Regional town. He said government would endeavor to protect the regent of Bimbilla as well as lives and properties of all residents. The Interior Minister made these remarks … Read more
International Non Governmental Organisations offering humanitarian services and developmental projects in the Nanumba North district in the Northern region are withdrawing their services due to the latest chieftaincy clashes in the capital Bimbila. The outgoing police commander DCOP Ken Yeboah confirmed this to host of Ultimate Breakfast show Lantam Papanko while giving updates on the … Read more