A group calling itself, Northern Agenda for Change has jabbed President John Dramani Mahama for failing to bridge the yawning development gap between Northern and Southern Ghana as promised during the 2012 elections. The group pinpointed the defunct Savannah Accelerated Development Authority under President Mahama’s watch to buttress its point. Addressing the media in Tamale, … Read more
A group calling itself, Northern Agenda for Change has jabbed President John Dramani Mahama for failing to bridge the yawning development gap between Northern and Southern Ghana as promised during the 2012 elections. The group pinpointed the defunct Savannah Accelerated Development Authority under President Mahama’s watch to buttress its point. Addressing the media in Tamale, … Read more
One person is reported dead at Chereponi in the Northern Region in what has been described as a bloody clash between supporters of the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party Monday night. Five others said to have sustained serious gunshot wounds, were initially sent to the Chereponi Hospital but have since been referred … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday held his last rally in the Northern regional capital of Tamale. “This is the biggest rally I have seen since we started this campaign and everybody knows that Tamale never disappoint… Somehow I was expecting it but because we got to Tamale at this time I didn’t think that … Read more
President John Mahama has urged NDC supporters not to give in to any provocation no matter what happens on election day because it’s all part of a ploy to create disaffection against the governing party. “I know they are spoiling for a fight but I am urging all our supporters… don’t let anybody provoke you, … Read more
Ghana and the rest of the world were shocked with the shocking revelation from the opposition New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) ‘no nonsense’ Northern Regional Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu of an alleged bribery from President John Mahama and his brother, Ibrahim Mahama. Everyone who heard the news was amazed about the revelations and I believe the … Read more
Ghana and the rest of the world were shocked with the shocking revelation from the opposition New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) ‘no nonsense’ Northern Regional Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu of an alleged bribery from President John Mahama and his brother, Ibrahim Mahama. Everyone who heard the news was amazed about the revelations and I believe the … Read more
Today, November 29 marks President John Mahama’s birthday, and goodwill messages are rolling in from different National Democratic Congress (NDC) loyalists across the country. Mahama turns 58 today -just a year younger than Ghana and as you can rightly guess, his ardent supporters are asking for a second term as his birthday gift. See Also: … Read more
The Northern Development Society (NORDESO), has begun a five-year advocacy project dubbed: “Voice for Change (V4C)” in the Yendi Municipality and Mion District in the Northern Region. The Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), is spearheading the project aimed at enhancing the lobbying skills of civil society groups, and to enable them demand accountability from duty bearers. … Read more
The Northern Women for Peace, a coalition of traders in the Northern Region are worried about the spate of political violence across the country. The group fears the situation may get out of hand if the security is not beefed up ahead of the elections. The women cited the recent clashes in Wulensi and Nanton … Read more
John Dramani Mahama was born on 29 November 1958 and is a Ghanaian politician who has been President of Ghana since July 2012. He was the Vice President of Ghana from 2009 to 2012, and he took office as President on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama who incidentally … Read more
The Feed the Future Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has collaborated with the Ghana National Fire Service and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to launch an “anti-bushfire” campaign in the Nanumba North, Tolon and Gushegu districts of the Northern Region. … Read more
Royal Bank Foundation (TRB) has constructed 12 boreholes valued Ghc300, 000 in six districts of the Northern Region. The beneficiary communities are Gyamtutu in the East Gonja district (Salaga), Kukuo in the Nanumba south district, Makango in the East Gonja district and Wulugu in the West Mamprusi district. The rest are Gambaga, Gbintiri, Nalerigu and … Read more
Policy think tank, WANEP-Ghana in collaboration with the Northern Regional Peace Council has sensitized about 70 community youth groups in the Northern Region on the need to ensure violence free elections on December 7. The participants attended a forum which was facilitated by the National Youth Authority (NYA) in line with the project codenamed, “Reacting … Read more
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) Presidential Candidate, Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has climaxed his one week campaign tour of the Northern Region at Janga in Mamprugu land where he fired salvos at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Running Mate, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia. He said as a former second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, … Read more
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) Presidential Candidate, Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has climaxed his one week campaign tour of the Northern Region at Janga in Mamprugu land where he fired salvos at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Running Mate, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia. He said as a former second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) says the party would build on the good works of Kwame Nkrumah as took undertook a vigorous campaign to Tamale. He sent his ‘Sankofa’ message throughout the three Northern Regions to enable him garner votes for the December 7 elections. Ivor Kobina Greestreet and his team … Read more
The Chief of Tamale, Naa Dakpema Dawuni Alhassan, has openly declared his support for the Convention People’s Party (CPP). Naa Dakpema Dawuni Alhassan endorsed Ivor Greenstreet when he paid a courtesy call on him at his palace as part of his campaign tour of the Northern Region. He described the party’s presidential candidate, Ivor Kobina … Read more
The Ivor Kobina Greenstreet-led Convention People’s Party (CPP), is poised to win six out of the 31 parliamentary seats in the Northern Region. In addition to the Kumbungu Parliamentary seat, which is the only one occupied by the party nationwide, it is also keeping an eye on the Sagnarigu, Mion, Yunyoo, Tatale and Salaga South … Read more
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) Presidential candidate, Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, continues with his Northern Regional campaign tour with a call for positive change of government on December 7. According to him, the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) have nothing new to offer Ghanaians. Ivor Kobina Greenstreet at a … Read more