Thanks to countless millions of dollars in advertising, almost everybody thinks they need milk. Over the past several decades, cow’s milk and its byproducts have come to be seen as an essential part of the diet of most Americans. Milk and milk products such as cheese, yogurt, ice cream, whey, kefir and butter have been…
A young lady[Name Withheld] has been left in the blues after the University for Development Studies(UDS) kept her wallowing in confusion with two admissions from one institution. The Lady was offered admission to read a two years program in Community Development at the Wa Campus of UDS on 12th July 2019 but was later given…
Nadowli-Kaleo District Assembly has handed over a kindergarten block to Kandowmini community ,a three class room block to Kagwe and a three unit classroom block to Paali community in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region on Monday the 9th of September,2019. Constructed with funding from GETFUND, the new building provides relief and serene…
The Coalition of Concerned Citizens, Upper West Region, has called on the government and the Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh to come to the aid of the University For Development Studies by facilitating the Presidential assent to its Bill, as well as setting-up and appointing interim council members as required by the transitional…
A new college of Education has been established in Manwe, a farming community in the Wa East District of Upper West. The Islamic school identified as Aswaj Islamic College of Education offers Basic Education and Early Childhood programs which seeks to equip its students with the requisite skills to be employed by The Ghana Education…
The Jirapa township roads stretching to about 15 kilometres have been awarded to two local contractors to begin rehabilitation works this month at the cost of more than GH₵20 million. The contractors, Dagarti Kofi Adams Limited was awarded 5.7 kilometres under phase one at approximately GH₵10 million, while 3MW International Limited was approved to work…
Some caterers of the School Feeding Programme in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region are up in arms against the Municipal Chief Executive of the area, Isahaku Moomin Tahiru, for allegedly abrogating their contracts without recourse to the managers of the programme. At a press conference in Wa on Wednesday, the group accused…
Despite his power and authority, the overlord of the Wala Traditional Area in the Upper West Region has a limitation: he is forbidden from setting his feet or eyes on one of the communities under his rule. Mangu, a suburb of mainland Wa, has long been held as a forbidden land for every Wa Naa…
A 54year old man who feeds fishes in a pond in Welembelle in the Sissala East muncipality has been found dead after he went missing in the dam yesterday 3rd September 2019. Eyewitness from the family in Welembelle says, the deceased ;Luridimah Babie was seen yesterday in the evening with a boat he usually uses…
The Upper West Regional Airport is set to commence commercial operations next month with Africa World Airlines (AWA), the leading air carrier in Ghana, set to begin Accra-Wa flight in October. The Airport was recently allocated the identifier code “WZA” by International Air Transport Association (IATA), signifying its readiness for scheduled flight services. The flights…
