Pupils of Wuug Primary School in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region who have been studying under the sun since the school’s roof was ripped off by storm in April 2016 want the government to re-roof the school. The Wuug Primary School is the only school facility serving the entire community, but the … Read more
The Upper East regional branch of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) has sensitized 173 school children from various Junior High Schools in five districts in the Upper East Region and trained 185 patrons on peaceful coexistence, child protection and conflict resolution. This initiative was by the NCCE and supported by the United Nations … Read more
Candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Bolgatanga Municipality converged at their various Examination Centres to write their maiden external examinations for admission into Senior High School. About 19,873 candidates are expected to write this year’s BECE in the Upper East Region. Out of the number, about 9,820 are male candidates while … Read more
The Talensi District Assembly has endorsed the President’s nominee, Christopher Boatbil Someteima, as its new District Chief Executive (DCE). All the 29 assembly members voted in favour of the nominee in his second confirmation sitting. The DCE nominee for Bongo, Peter Ayimbisa Ayamga, was also confirmed with 85.18 percent of the vote. Of the 54 … Read more
The Talensi District Assembly’s District Chief Assembly nominee, Christopher Boatbil Someteima fell short of the two-thirds of the votes needed for his confirmation as the as DCE. Of the 32 members of the assembly, 30 members were present and voted. At the end of poll, 19 voted yes representing 63.3 percent while 10 voted against his … Read more
Assembly members of the Talensi District Assembly in the Upper East Region, have rejected the President’s nominee, Christopher Boatbil Someteima, for the position of District Chief Executive on his first attempt. The 32 membership Assembly, had only 30 members appearing for the Confirmation Ceremony on Monday, 8 May. Out of the 30 members that turned … Read more
Some chiefs in the Western Region have been cited by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to be actively involved in illegal small-scale mining (galamsey). According to the BNI report, prominent chiefs in the Ahanta West District in the region are involved in the illegal activity. The report said chiefs and traditional leaders in areas … Read more
Investigations conducted by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) into illegal mining activities, popularly called ‘galamsey,’ have indicted some prominent politicians, chiefs and military kingpins who are alleged to be the brains behind most of such illegal mining activities across the country. DAILY GUIDE has not independently verified the personalities named in the report, but … Read more
Concerned Citizens of Talensi is calling on the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to revoke the mining licenses of two small-scale mining companies in Gbane in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. The two companies are said to supported by Shaanxi Mining Company, a Chinese mining company. According to … Read more
The list of nominees for the various Municipal and District Assemblies in the Upper East Region, which was released by the Ministry of Local Government on Wednesday, has been greeted with mixed reactions. While some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) expressed dissatisfaction with the nominations, others also jubilated across the 13 assemblies in … Read more
The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) has spoken openly for the first time against demands made by doctors in the Upper East region before police medical forms brought before them by victims of sexual violence are endorsed. Such demands, according to the law enforcement agency, go against the Domestic Violence Act and, therefore, … Read more
Suicide experts have warned the 13-year-old supposed virgin who not too long ago suffered a gang rape inside a bush in the Upper East region could end up taking her own life just to put an end to a growing battle with stigma and trauma. A video showing how she was ruthlessly defiled at night … Read more
The case of a 13-year old girl, who was defiled in November last year, but has still not been prosecuted because her parents cannot afford an amount of GH¢300 demanded by a medical doctor at the Upper East Regional hospital, Bolgatanga, before he would conduct a medical examination on her. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) … Read more
A bush rape of a teenager, perpetrated by a gang at night and captured on video, has sparked strong shockwaves across the Upper East region, with angry residents mounting pressure on the police to bring the culprits to book. The victim was completely helpless, as shown in the 2-minute clip, as the hooligans pinned her … Read more
A bush rape of a teenager, perpetrated by a gang at night and captured on video, has sparked strong shockwaves across the Upper East region, with angry residents mounting pressure on the police to bring the culprits to book. The victim was completely helpless, as shown in the 2-minute clip, as the hooligans pinned her … Read more
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Talensi, Edward Awunore has been confirmed again by the Assembly members for a second term. Awunore was nominated in the Upper East Region in 2012. The DCE polled 29 votes out of 31 votes, representing 93.5 percent of the total votes cast. There were two votes against him and a … Read more
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has dismissed a longstanding public view that the recruitments of its labour force have always favoured only job applicants for whom the district directors of the agency have personal preference. Job discrimination at the YEA is a strong claim the public has maintained, with informed critics warning that a biased … Read more
Fire has ravaged one of the most patronised shopping centres in Bolgatanga, Upper East regional capital, following what is widely suspected to be an electrical fault. The mall, known as Ra-Bacchus Enterprise and generally considered as a megastore because of its size and quality of the mostly electronic products found there, belongs to the Upper … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) tasked experts to investigate the depressing deaths of mothers and babies in the Upper East region and the resulting findings have sent heads into a spin. Among the factors responsible for the gross loss of mothers and newborns in the region, alleged abuse of expectant mothers, dished out to … Read more
Vice president Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has wrapped up his campaign tour of the Upper East region with a passionate call on chiefs to pray for all presidential candidates against utterances that can throw the country into turmoil as the 2016 polls near. Mr. Amissah-Arthur, whose two-day tour saw the inauguration of the Upper East regional election … Read more