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Mahama appoints Dr. Awoonor-Williams as technical advisor to health ministry

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed a former Upper East Regional Director of Health, Dr. Koku Awoonor-Williams, as a technical advisor to the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, at...

List of the members of the 9th Council of State

The full of the members of the 9th Council of State was unveiled on...

Council of State Elections: Victorious paramount chief of Chiana promises to resurrect dead factories

The Paramount Chief of Chiana, Pe Ditundini Adiali Ayagitam III, has promised to help...

Council of State Elections: Two pull out, one backs Chiana paramount chief

Two among the nine candidates lined up on the notice of poll for Tuesday’s...

Upper East gets new radio station— but only 27 among 41 are on air

The number of radio stations established in the Upper East since its creation as an administrative region in 1983 has risen to 41 with...

Journalist hospitalised in Builsa South after alleged attack by NPP parliamentary candidate

The parliamentary candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Builsa South Constituency, Daniel Kwame Gariba, is reported to have physically assaulted...

Upper East Chiefs at War: Court dismisses Sakoti Chief’s case over missing signature

The civil lawsuit filed at a high court in Bolgatanga by the Paramount Chief of Sakoti, Naba Sigri Bewong, against the Paramount Chief of...

Anas, Bourdon-Fattal commended for creating safe haven for threatened whistleblowers, journalists in Africa

The 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, recently celebrated the work of Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Gabriel Bourdon-Fattal for their...

Controversy breaks out at Bolgatanga Technical University again

You would recall that the Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU) was in the news in the middle of July, this year, regarding a coordinated move...

Mozambique Electoral Bloodshed: AEI offers recommendations as opposition leader claims assassination attempt

Ghana-based African Electoral Institute (AEI) is calling for calm in Mozambique and has offered a number of recommendations following a general election that saw...

AEI commends America for commitment to democratic principles ahead of Tuesday’s elections

The African Electoral Institute (AEI) has commended the United States of America (USA) for its “enduring commitment to democratic principles and the rule of...

Good news for NDC as latest Global InfoAnalytics polls show NPP heading into opposition

The latest polls conducted by Global InfoAnalytics, a nonpartisan company that provides data-driven research and insights on politics, have shown that the governing New...

House of Chiefs Conflict: Court awards cost against Tongraan, Sandem-Nab

A high court in Bolgatanga has struck out the name of the registrar of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs (UERHOC) as a...

Violent Extremism Watch: WANEP-Ghana trains 240 security personnel, 448 civilian stakeholders under PBF-funded project

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Ghana (WANEP-Ghana) has conducted training programmes for 240 security personnel and 448 civilian stakeholders in northern Ghana in...

House of Chiefs conflict deepens as another chief sues president-elect after congratulating him

A third paramount chief has waded into the ongoing legal battle jointly launched at a Bolgatanga high court last month by the Paramount Chief...

Things fall apart at House of Chiefs, pressure group calls for intervention

The outcome of the election held at the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs on the 16th day of September 2024 was celebrated not...

Galamsey: NPP Parliamentary candidate tongue-lashes Minerals Commission’s CEO, says he’s to blame

The parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Nabdam, Charles Taleog Ndanbon, has descended heavily on the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

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