A man who the Police have described as “known criminal” in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region, has been handed a 20-year jail term for armed robbery. The 23-year-old Wakilu Adams, who is a farmer at Siriyiri, was found in someone’s room with offensive weapons searching through bags at about 2:00 a.m.…
The member of Parliament for Wa Central Constituency, Dr. Rashid Hassan Pelpuo has donated a cash amount to Wa Technical Institute to aid in the Construction of a girls’ toilet facility. The check of Ghc5,000 was delivered to the Institution on behalf of the Member of Parliament by The Party’s Wa central Constituency Chairman Mohammed…
The Regional Football Association Election was held in the Upper West Regional Library with three contestants. Seidu Bomison Jnr. Was first on the list, Moro Baba Ahmed from Tumu was second on the List, Yahaya Sadugu Daudi was third on ballot sheet. Results Seidu Bomison Jnr. – 7 Moro Baba Ahmed(Baba Pele) – 13 Yahaya…
International Ghanaian Afro-pop singer Wiyaala advised young people to stay home, seek opportunities and work hard at home rather than go abroad. She thinks that, being optimistic and putting the same effort into working back at home can equally lead you to achieving greater heights. She said, ‘Europe, USA and even Accra are not all…
An estimated 361 schoolgirls in Wa West District aged 10 to 19 years got pregnant within the first nine months of 2019, Mr Edward K. Beyereh, the District Health Promotion Officer, has said. Five, out of the girls who got pregnant between January and September and have since dropped out of school, are from…
We have quite a number of tribes in Upper West which makes it a Zongo indirectly. The More reason we have diverse cultural practices and lifestyles in the Region. Here are some of the towns, communities and where they came from. Kaleo – Mossi from Leo in Burkina Faso Takpo – Dagombas from Tamale and…
Some residents of Kambali and its surrounding areas have accused the GOIL branch at Kambali of extortion. Some residents stated that the pumps have been fastened making it easy for the fuel dispenser to blow air into their machines rather than fuel. Explaining further, a victim admitted the machine reads the price and litters but…
An indigene of Wa in the Upper West Region, Victor Pul has made history today [Tuesday 15th October, 2019] as he piloted the first scheduled commercial flight to the new Wa airport. Pul, a First Officer of Embraer 145 for Africa World Airlines (AWA) touched down in Wa at 11.30am. “Growing up in the northern…
The Upper West Coordinator of the Nations Builders Corps (NABCo), Umar Nuhu has revealed that two personnel of the programme have been dismissed for forgery and impersonation. He said the duo falsified the signature and official stamp of one of the Module Implementation Partners (MIPS) to facilitate the payment of their monthly stipends. ”There are…
The Youth Wing of the rulling new Patriotic Party (NPP) led by the National Youth Organizer, Henry Nana Boakye (Esq) aka Nana B, on Saturday morning, 11th of October, 2019 stormed the principal streets of Wa, the capital of the Upper West Region with a mammoth health walk preceeding the regions youth conference. The National…
The Upper West Regional Chairman of the Governing New Patriotic Party has been cautioned by a section of the Opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) over what they termed as a threat to one of their sitting Members of Parliament, Dr. Sebastian Saandare. Mr. S.B Kangberee earlier in the week assured his party he will clinch the…
A young man in his mid twenties has been declared dead after allegedly abusing tramadol drugs in Wa. The Man identified as Fawzu AKA Osama was reported to have died of Tramadol Abuse on the 12th of October 2019. He was a resident of Duori and hailed from Tagirayiri in Wa Municipality. According to residents…
The lioness of Africa, Noella Wiyaala has met with YIRI of GMB in Accra. It was a very exciting moment as people couldn’t stop showering love to the sisters on social media. Wiyaala attended a program at Accra Girls SHS where the two met. The program was about the International day of the Girl Child…
Details of how some pregnant women in the Upper West region endure challenges have surfaced online A town known as Pigbengben in Wa West District of the region lacks basic health facilities to assist women in labour The pregnant women are compelled to travel over 7 kilometers in order to access medical care. Information available shows…
Four donkeys have died close to a fenced farm near stadium residential area in Tumu with a foal still around the dead mother. According to Radford News, the donkeys died in a farm close to the stadium as at 15:00 hours GMT on 9th October 2019. Some eyewitnesses commenting on the issue suggested the animals…
