A recent exercise undertaken by Ghana Health Service on Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) verification and implementation has placed the Upper West Region first as the best performing region in CHPS implementation. The Regional Directorate of Health Services (RDHS) achieved this feat by constructing new CHPS leading to a 63 percent increase in demarcated…
DGN online has gathered that a 25-year-old leader of an armed robbery gang operating between Banda Nkwanta and Bole Bamboi, has been shot dead by police. The identity of the deceased had not been revealed as at the time of compiling this report. But the Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Yussif Tanko,…
Secretary of Concerned About Ghana Association [CAGA] has opposed the perception that teachers have no money or take home insignificant amounts. Mr. Tuorimuo Elvis Philip, Secretary of CAGA suggested that teachers are very rich but the over dependence of family and lack of planning has always been the issue, he also added that teachers unlike…
The Nadowli-Kaleo National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has intensified its anti-corruption campaign with about 2,534 citizens from various groups receiving the message expected to change public attitude about the growing menace. The number comprise 604 males and 779 females from faith-based organizations, economic groups, trade associations as well as 1,151 pupils comprising of 515…
Ghanaian reggae and dancehall artiste, Samini has advised the youth to say no to party militias because even children of politicians never risk their lives for their parents by joining militia groups or demonstrations. Samini’s counsel comes in the wake of the bloody Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election on Thursday, 31 January 2019 in which national…
Defeated presidential candidate of the opposition NDC and sitting Member of Parliament for the Nadowli-Kaleo constituency, Hon. ASK Bagbin has complained that, the people of the Upper West region do not support each other. The longest serving member of Ghana’s parliament and Second Deputy Speaker was speaking on a live radio interview in Wa. This…
An accountant of the Ghana Education Service at Jirapa Municipal Assembly, Keystone Kubabang has been ordered by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to retrieve all unearned salaries paid to one Thomas Dakura Aquinas or be surcharged. A report of the Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana Ministries, departments and other agencies for the year…
Previously, celebrities would like to celebrate their birthday outside the shores of Ghana but in recent times, that trend has changed. They now prefer spending it with the less privilege and that is exactly what actress Moesha Bodoung did under her Moesha Foundation as she turned 28 last week, Mach 10. View this post on…
Outgone Upper West Regional Elections/Research Officer for the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Philip Braimah has welcomed the suggestion for districts to focus on Markets rather than putting all attention on schools. According to him, not all people within the Nadowli-Kaleo District can attend schools and even at that, schools don’t bring instant money to boost…
A former minister of state under the John Mahama administration and Member of Parliament for Wa central, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo has expressed worry about future of the Youth in Ghana. According to the Member of Parliament, he has realised that the Youth are willing to support anything from their political party even if ‘Ghana will…
