At least 10 people have been killed in Thursday February 9, 2017 clashes between the Dasana and Nakpa Na factions in the Nanumba-North Chieftaincy dispute. Two people were reported dead on Thursday,but eight more bodies were found Friday morning by a joint security team. The dead comprise seven women including a ten-year-old girl, two men … Read more
The Northern Regional Police Command has mounted a search to ascertain whether more people were killed in the sporadic shooting at Bimbila on Thursday afternoon through to the night. Police account suggests that two women were killed while eight others sustained gunshot wounds and are currently receiving treatments at the various health centers in the Region. But … Read more
A woman and her daughter have been confirmed dead in a renewed chieftaincy clashes at Bimbilla in the Northern region. Two others are also receiving treatment at a health facility in the area, Police sources have said. An existing curfew in the town has been subsequently tightened following the Thursday gunfire exchanges. A house belonging … Read more
The Bimbilla Police Commander, DSP Benjamin Aniah, says more people may have lost their lives after Thursday’s fresh crossfire. He says though two bodies have been picked so far, “the possibility is that there will be more bodies”. Gunshots were heard on Thursday afternoon after one faction in the longstanding chieftaincy dispute enskinned a warrior … Read more
A woman and her daughter have been confirmed dead in a renewed chieftaincy clashes at Bimbilla in the Northern region. Two others are also receiving treatment at a health facility in the area, Police sources have said. An existing curfew in the town has been subsequently tightened following the Thursday gunfire exchanges. A house belonging … Read more
The curfew on Bimbilla has been tightened after sporadic gunshot exchanges erupted in the Northern regional town, a police sources has hinted Starr News. A house belonging to a subchief has reportedly been set ablaze, Starr News’ Eliasu Tanko reported Thursday. A joint armed security forces have taken over the Nanumba North district capital after … Read more
Gunfire has erupted and schools shut down in a renewed chieftaincy clashes in Bimbilla in the Northern region A house belonging to a subchief has reportedly been set ablaze, Starr News’ Eliasu Tanko has reported. A joint armed security forces have taken over the Nanumba North district capital after reports of the gunshots while mourners … Read more
The Bimbilla District Court in the Nanumba North District of the Northern Region has remanded Tia Musah David into prison custody for allegedly killing his wife with a stick. The accused Tia Musah David, a teacher of the Kasimiah English, Arabic Primary School at Bimbilla, is expected to reappear in court on 1st March, 2017. … Read more
A 57 year-old teacher in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region, Tia Musah David, is in the grips of the police for allegedly beating his wife to death. The incident reportedly occurred during a misunderstanding between the two which resulted in the unfortunate death of the woman. In an interview with … Read more
The Bimbilla Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have expressed gratitude to President Nana Akufo-Addo for appointing two people from the constituency for ministerial appointments. Salifu Saeed has been nominated as the Northern Region Minister while Dominic Nitiwul is Minister-designate for Defence. At a press conference in Tamale in the Northern Region, the … Read more
The Bimbilla Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have expressed gratitude to President Nana Akufo-Addo for appointing two people from the constituency for ministerial appointments. Salifu Saeed has been nominated as the Northern Region Minister while Dominic Nitiwul is Minister-designate for Defence. At a press conference in Tamale in the Northern Region, the … Read more
The Nanumba-North District Police Command has arrest a resident of Kurani community in the district, Npeyin Bonduri, for suspected case of robbery. Npeyin Bonduri, 35, together with a gang of three on December, 14 2016 at about 1:00am attempted robbing some four Fulani nomads, who were sojourning from Kurani to Gushegu, in the Northern Region. … Read more
Police in Bimbilla have arrested a so called Muslim cleric, Alfa Alhassan Ibrahim, for allegedly sodomising a 12-year old male he teaches Arabic at his home. The police will also investigate a child labor allegations against him. The victim identified as Seidu Hama is currently receiving treatment at Bimbila Government Hospital. Sources at the hospital … Read more
The Nanumba North District Security Taskforce has urged Imams in Bimbilla in the Northern Region to include messages of peace in their sermons to the congregation. He made the call when he met with the religious leaders and other relevant stakeholders in the district, in a bid to ensure peace, before, during and after the … Read more
Northern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Razak Saani has condemned the prevalence of child marriage and sexual abuse in Muslim dominated communities of the region. He buttressed his standpoint by citing Nakpaa, a village in the Nanumba North District where he revealed that the practice is out of control. This … Read more