The Upper East Regional Director of Health services Dr. Kofi Issah has adviced the Ghanaians particularly those in the region to take enough fluids and avoid overcrowding to prevent being infected with Cerebrum Spinal Meningitis (CSM). In an interview with Citi News in Bolgatanga, Dr. Issah debunked reports that, two students in Bawku died from … Read more
Two students have been confirmed dead with eleven others on admission at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital from cerebrospinal meningitis in the Upper East region. Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) is an acute inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord that can sometimes lead to fatal consequences. Medical experts described it as a serious … Read more
Two students in Bawku are reported dead from a suspected case of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM), while eleven are on admission at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital. The two deceased were second-year science students of the Bawku Senior High School, and the Bawku Senior High Technical School. The Headmasters of both schools; Mr Bismark-Simon Kpuli and … Read more
The Upper East Regional Women in Agriculture Platform has been launched in Bolgatanga to empower women in agriculture to effectively engage with stakeholders to help address their concerns. The platform is made up of women drawn from the Bolgatanga, Bawku and Kassena- Nankana Municipal, Talensi, Nabdam, Bongo and the Bawku West Districts. The formation of … Read more
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has come under strong criticisms from a renowned football administrator, Dominic Asabia, for the woes confronting the Bolga All Stars and the sudden ‘change’ of the Bolgatanga Stadium into a ‘donkey market’. In what baffled observers and upset residents of the Upper East region also have described as a huge … Read more
The ‘Concerned Bawku Youth Association’ based in Bawku of the Upper East Region have appealed to President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to leave out Bawku in his political appointments. The Youth expressed displeasure that Bawku Central had been left out of the appointments of Ministers, Deputy Minister, as well as other relevant areas of the … Read more
A man in his 50s is in the grips of police in Bawku for issuing fake international vehicle and driving permits to drivers and vehicle owners in the Bawku municipality of the Upper East Region. The man, Ibrahim Mahamadu Awaafo, was arrested by the Bawku police on Monday, after a survey conducted by the Upper East … Read more
Final-year students of the Navrongo Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region, who were sacked from the school for misconduct, have been given another opportunity to come back to the school after they re-applied. On Tuesday, March 14, 2017, the school’s authorities, with the backing of the Kassena-Nankana Municipal Directorate of the Ghana … Read more
The Headmistress of Navrongo Senior High School (NAVASCO), in Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region, Francisca Yizura, has disclosed that all suspended final year students of the school are to report to school today [Monday] 20th March 2017. According to her, a meeting held on Saturday 18th March by the Kassena-Nankana municipal director and the … Read more
The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Office (NABOCADO), in collaboration with the Association of Church-based Development projects (ACEDP), has launched a three-year project in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region to promote local innovation for food security and nutrition. The project will focus on developing the effective and innovative capacities of smallholder farmers in … Read more
The Child Protection Network in the Upper East Region has paid the GHc 300 that would allow the endorsement of the medical forms of a 13-year-old rape victim by doctors at the Bolgatanga Regional hospital in the Upper East Region. The 13-year-old girl was sexually violated in October 2016 at Namolgo in the Talensi district. The … Read more
Great Olympics have moved from the bottom of the Ghana Premier League following an award of 3 points and 3 goals by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association. The points were deducted from Bolgatanga All Stars in their Match Day 4 fixture against the Agosu side. Olympics had filed a protest against the … Read more
A Fifty-Four (54) year old man has reportedly hanged himself to death on a tree behind his house at Saka, a suburb of Zebilla in the Upper East Region. The deceased, Ayaaba Daduda, was a businessman who sold cattle at the Zebilla Market. He left behind two wives and eight children. Narrating the incident to Citi News, … Read more
A Fifty-Four (54) year old man has reportedly hanged himself to death on a tree behind his house at Saka, a suburb of Zebilla in the Upper East Region. The deceased, Ayaaba Daduda, was a businessman who sold cattle at the Zebilla Market. He left behind two wives and eight children. Narrating the incident to , the … Read more
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has endorsed Citi FM’s efforts towards promoting domestic Tourism with the presentation of a citation following the just ended Heritage Caravan tour. The Authority lauded the station for being consistent with programmes it said were changing the face of tourism in the country. The Heritage Caravan is an annual domestic initiative forming … Read more
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has endorsed Citi FM’s efforts towards promoting domestic Tourism with the presentation of a citation following the just ended Heritage Caravan tour. The Authority lauded the station for being consistent with programmes it said were changing the face of tourism in the country. The Heritage Caravan is an annual domestic initiative forming … Read more
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has endorsed Citi FM’s efforts towards promoting domestic Tourism with the presentation of a citation following the just ended Citi Heritage Caravan tour. The Authority lauded the station for being consistent with programmes it said were changing the face of tourism in the country. The Heritage Caravan is an annual domestic initiative … Read more
The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service, Ann Kye-eebo has confirmed knowledge of the sacking of over 300 final year students of the Navrongo Senior High School, indefinitely. According to her, she received a complaint from the Headmistress of the School on Tuesday afternoon, over the misconduct of the final year students towards … Read more
A man believed to be in his 50s has allegedly committed suicide at Saaka, a farming community at Zebilla in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. Ayaaba Dawuda, who is said to be mentally deranged was found hanging on a tree Tuesday dawn behind the house where he lived. His body was … Read more
A 17-year-old boy seen raping a girl, 13, in Talensi in the Upper East Region in a video that has gone viral has been arrested. His 20-year-old accomplice, who is said to have filmed the act, is being searched by the police. According to the Upper East Regional Director of the Criminal Investigations Department of … Read more