The governing New Patriotic Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Nadowli/Kaleo Constituency, Elvis Banoemule Botah has pledged to commercialize farming in the Nadowli/Kaleo constituency when given the opportunity by the good people to serve as a Member of Parliament for the Nadwli/Kaleo constituency. He said, he will change the subsistence farming status quo of the people…
Three persons successfully filed their nomination forms at the Jirapa Municipal Office of the Electoral Commission of Ghana in their preparedness to ran the Jirapa parliamentary race but it has become a two-man race after Mr. Samuel Kyelaazaa of the National Democratic Party (NDP) withdrew from the contest. Mr. Samuel Kyelaazaa however did not disclose…
The Upper West Region has seen another case of defections between the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress. This time around, a pro-NPP Zongo youth group in the Wa municipality has announced a mass defection to the NDC. The group, with a membership of over 300 cited neglect, deception and unfulfilled…
A 24-year-old tricycle rider, Musah Alhassan, who has been standing trial for the past four months after he was accused of defiling a 15-year-old-girl. The criminal act according to the prosecution occurred on May 14, this year when the accused person accosted the victim to his room after the girl was returning home from the…
The people of Yaru, a community in the Wa East District of the upper west region, have called on government to as a matter of urgency, fix their road which they described as “fatal and unusable”. Speaking to Info News,the residents recounted the inconveniences they have been grappling with over the years with their roads.…
Acting Upper West Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) DOI Abraham Nii Dodoo, has revealed that a total of 153 fire cases had been recorded in the region with one death from January to October 2020. He said the damage caused by the fire within the period was valued at GH₵939,611.00 while…
A Building wall of the Ghana Prisons Service in Upper West Region of Ghana has collapsed after a heavy wind. The Rains accompanying a storm pushed the wall down early evening today Sunday 18th August 2020. No prisoners escaped according to information from the Prisons service. The Wall has since not been attended to as…
On Saturday 17th October 2020, the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for Lawra constituency, Hon Bede Ziedeng, challenged the Deputy Minister of Roads and High ways, Hon Anthony Aba-efaa Karbo who doubles as the Member of Parliament and a parliamentary candidate for Lawra Constituency under the ticket of New Patriotic party. Bede Ziedeng threw the…
Mr Amidu Chinnia Issahaku, the Deputy Upper West Regional Minister has presented a new motorcycle to the Wellembelle Police to facilitate their work. The Minister also donated an undisclosed amount of money to extend portable water to the Police station to improve the water situation in the area. Mr Issahaku, speaking at a short ceremony…
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has commissioned a fire station for the Sissala West District in the Upper West Region as part of efforts to curb bushfires and fire-related disasters in the area. Also, 73 fire volunteers, comprising 71 males and two females, drawn from communities in the District, were trained to help augment…
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) presented the most ambitious manifesto in the run down to the 2016 elections. The flagship policy initiatives, including the one Village, One Dam; One District, One Factory; One District, One Warehouse; One Constituency, One Million Dollar and the Free Senior High School Policy. The NPPs’ best performance in the…
A Bajaj Camboo tricycle rider in Wa Municipality has been Assaulted Physically in Wapaani, a suburb of Wa Township. According to Adams Alhassan from Dorimon in Wa West District, he gave the lady a lift on Friday 2nd October 2020, as the tricycle begun moving, he(Alhassan) Asked the lady where she(Sahada) was heading to and…
The people of Jonga, a community in the Wa Municipality have threatened not to vote in this year’s election if they do not get clear signals of authorities fixing the road that connects their community to Wa. They describe the potholes on the road as dams. They also recount numerous inconveniences that the poor state…
Upperwestmedia Team has issued four honorary Awards to Individuals and Companies in Upper West. The honorary Awards targeted best Public Sector Worker In the Region, Best Female Entrepreneur, Best Incumbent Metropolitan, Municipal or District Chief Executive and Best Conglomerate. With all these Categories, Mr Mohammed Gado Sidiki was Selected based on merit as best Public…
Widows and vulnerable groups at the Kuubare Mateng Community in the Lassie -Tuolu Electoral Area of the Wa West District have expressed their displeasure over the difficulty in enrolling into the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) program. This was brought to light when Info Radio reporters visited the community to ascertain developmental issues at the…
