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Report by: Hafiz Timbile Adams In a powerful address at the 32nd Annual GNUTS (Ghana National Union of Technical Students) Presidential Congress on Thursday, October 31, the outgoing president of the association, Mr. Abinye Abdul Aziz, underscored the transformative role of technical students in Ghana’s industrialization drive and called for urgent reforms to address the challenges facing technical universities across the country. Reflecting on the evolution of polytechnics into technical universities over the past eight years, Mr. Abinye highlighted the significant upgrade aimed at producing skilled professionals equipped to drive balanced economic growth and industrial development. “Today, we celebrate the…

Report by: Ibrahim Muniru The National Coordinator of SOYAYA, a pro-National Democratic Congress (NDC) women-led group, Sherifa Saaka, has asked Muslims of the Upper West Region not to vote for the 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia because he is a Muslim. According to her, the vice president, though a Muslim, cares less about Muslims, hence, does not deserve their votes. Madam Sherifa touted the love John Dramani Mahama, the NDC 2024 Presidential Candidate, has for Muslims despite not being one. She urged the Muslim population to rather vote for the former president and…

Report by: Ibrahim Muniru The Nadowli Kaleo District Assembly on Tuesday, 29th October, 2024 held its 3rd Ordinary Meeting at the District Assembly Hall to discuss development issues of the area. The District Chief Executive, Hon. Katherine T. Lankono, in her address to the house highlighted some developments in the district in various sectors, including security, finance, health, education, agriculture, and others. According to her, “the journey has not been easy, but we have chalked some success and milestones over the years. Development is a continuation and we must not stop in our strive for a better future”. Touching on…

Three royal families in the Nandom Traditional Area have called on the Paramount Chief of the Nandom, Naa Professor Edmund N. Delle Chiir VIII, to stop imposing a chief on the people of Kokoligu, a skin under the Nandom Traditional Area. The three families, namely, Debpuur Family, Zuwerah Family and Debzie Family, in a statement issued on October 22, 2024, assert that, the selection of Mr. Augustine Baanuo by the Nandom Naa as the chief-elect of the Kokoligu Divisional Area did not follow due process. They, thus, demanded that the intended coronation of Mr. Augustine Baanuo must not take place.…

The People’s National Convention (PNC) has distanced itself from a reported declaration of support by its Sissala East Constituency Executives for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Issahaku Amidu Chinnia. In a press release issued by the party’s General Secretary, Issahaque Awudulai, the PNC described the purported endorsement as “illegal, baseless, null, and void.” According to the statement, the leadership of the PNC had not authorized any decision to back the NPP or its candidate. The release stressed that the declaration, made on October 19, 2024, contradicts the party’s internal processes and principles, calling it an act of “indiscipline,…

The Paramount Chief of the Wechiau Traditional Area in the Wa West District, Naa Imoru Nandong Gomah II, has described the Wa West as an “orphan” given the underdevelopment since its creation in 2004. Naa Gomah stated this at a Community Engagement in Wechiau organised by the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) flagbearer as part of his three-day campaign tour of the Upper West region. The Paramount Chief said the district is faced by many challenges, including bad roads, youth unemployment, and insufficient health and education infrastructure. He mentioned the abandoned Community Day Senior High School at Dorimon as one that…

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has announced that over 150 study studies belonging to the University of Cape Coast (UCC), the University for Development Studies (UDS), and the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) have not been accredited for academic work. In a statement issued on Thursday, October 3, the Commission listed 91 centres for UCC, 21 for UDS and 48 for UEW. Out of the number, seven of these centres have been identified to be in the Upper West Region. The UCC has the highest of four unaccredited centres in the region. These are the Wa Senior High School,…

Birthdays are usually characterized by pump and pageantry, with celebrants organising parties for themselves and love ones. Many consider a birthday as a day to treat yourself to good food, drinks and entertainment. However, on Monday, September 23, 2024, Sharaf Mahama, son of former president John Dramani Mahama, showed that birthdays can be celebrated differently by touching the lives of the needy in society. Sharaf, who turned 27 on Saturday, September 21, marked the day by donating various items to needy orphans at the Home of Light Islamic School in Wa, the Upper West regional capital. The items donated through…

It is estimated that more than 60% of Ghana’s working population is into agriculture with majority focused on crop farming. The year 2024 has not been agriculture-friendly to the people of Ghana as there is a huge dip in the rainfall in the West African country. This is particularly a reality in the northern part of the country where about 80 percent of the inhabitants are into farming. This unusual climate change has daring effects on the good people of the country and farmers as there are fears of famine in the near future. Most farmers who planted maize, millet,…

At least 100 small-scale businesses in the Upper West Region are set to enjoy financial and technical support from the Small and Medium Enterprises Growth and Opportunities (SME GO) programme being rolled out by the government. This was disclosed by Dr. Abudu Abdul-Ganiyu, Technical Advisor to the Finance Minister, on the sidelines of a Stakeholders Sensitization Forum held in Wa on Monday, September 2, 2024. He said “we should have about 100 SMEs from each of the regions benefiting under this programme. So, we are talking about 1,600 SMEs from the get-go.” This, he said, is an indication of government’s…