3 h. ago Mahama Ayariga leads NDC delegation to Bawku ahead of Samanpiid Festival

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has led a section of Members of Parliament from Northern Ghana and a delegation of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to Bawku ahead of the annual Samanpiid Festival.

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6 d. ago Karaga’s Champion: Dr. Amin Adam Reflects on Service and Leadership

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/karagas-champion-dr-amin-adam-reflects-on-service-and-leadership/In a year marked by political recalibration, economic reassessment, and renewed civic expectations, Hon. Dr. Mohammed Amin Anta Adam Former Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament for the Karaga Constituency in Ghana’s Northern Region reflects on leadership, accountability, and the road ahead for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as it positions itself as the […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/karagas-champion-dr-amin-adam-reflects-on-service-and-leadership/

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9 d. ago ofi Ghana Limited receives Outstanding Agribusiness Award in the Gold Category at President’s National Export Awards

Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) Ghana Limited, the only cocoa processing facility in the Northern Sector, a leading exporter of cashews, and a Licensed Buying Company (LBC) in Ghanas cocoa sector, has received the Outstanding Agribusiness award in the Gold category at the 33rd & 34th Presidents National Awards for Export Achievement. The award recognises ofi’s […]

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1 week ago Ghana Schools Teach Renewable Energy Through Storybooks and Interactive Play

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-schools-teach-renewable-energy-through-storybooks-and-interactive-play/A quiet transformation is taking place in Northern Ghana classrooms where child friendly educational materials introduce renewable energy concepts to pupils through stories, colors and play under the Green Schools Initiative implemented by Opportunities and Rural Development in partnership with Eco Warriors Movement. The project, supported by the UMI Fund, seeks to promote clean energy […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-schools-teach-renewable-energy-through-storybooks-and-interactive-play/

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1 week ago Energy Minister receives PSP framework to drive efficiency in power distribution sector

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has received the Guiding Framework for Private Sector Participation (PSP) in Ghana’s electricity distribution sector, describing it as a major milestone in ongoing reforms at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo).

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1 week ago Africa Education Watch urges Parliament to act as truancy rises in Northern Ghana

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for urgent parliamentary intervention to address a growing trend of truancy and school dropouts among children in northern Ghana, warning that betting, illegal mining (galamsey), and child labour are increasingly pulling children out of classrooms.

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1 week ago Ghana hasn’t mustered courage to enforce compulsory basic education – Kofi Asare

The Executive Secretary of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has criticised Ghana’s failure to fully enforce compulsory basic education, arguing that persistent policy hesitation is contributing to rising truancy and school dropouts, particularly in parts of northern Ghana.

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1 week ago Dr. Kingsley Agyemang proposes community college education to stem male school dropouts in Northern Ghana

Dr Kingsley Agyemang, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and member of Parliament’s Education Select Committee, has urged the government to explore community college education as a solution to the growing number of boys dropping out of school in northern Ghana. Speaking to Joy News, Dr Agyemang said, “There’s a proposal for community college education where we pay college students who are pursuing legitimate education and encourage them to return to serve in these communities. This is already beginning in some areas, and we hope it will help address the challenge.”

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1 week ago The Bawku Chieftaincy Conflict Needs To Be Resolved Within The Framework Of The 1992 Constitution

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Martin A. B. K. Amidu, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/the-bawku-chieftaincy-conflict-needs-to-be-resolved-within-the-framework-of-the-1992-constitution/The national circus enacted around the Bawku Chieftaincy Affairs has gone through several performances under British colonial rule when the North was a British Protectorate of the Northern Territories to the integration with Ghana from 6 March 1957 to 24 February 1966 through the political struggle for the achievement of independence, the National Liberation Council […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Martin A. B. K. Amidu, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/the-bawku-chieftaincy-conflict-needs-to-be-resolved-within-the-framework-of-the-1992-constitution/

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1 week ago Amin Adam rejects ‘blind loyalty’ claims, says Northern support for Bawumia is based on competence

The Karaga MP and former Minister for Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has dismissed claims that the growing support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in Northern Ghana is driven by ethnic or regional loyalty.

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2 w. ago Galamsey and betting fuel rising school dropouts in Northern Ghana – Eduwatch

Education policy think tank Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has expressed concern over a growing education crisis in northern Ghana, disclosing that nearly 70 per cent of children aged 12 to 17 who are out of school have dropped out largely due to illegal mining and betting activities.

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2 w. ago KGL Eve Medical centre inaugurated to transform mental healthcare across Ghana

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has inaugurated the KGL Eve Medical Centre, a state-of-the-art mental wellness facility at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), aimed at transforming mental healthcare delivery across northern Ghana. Speaking at the inauguration on Tuesday, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said the centre would provide accessible, dignified, and professional mental health services to children, students, working adults, and retirees. “Facing mental and medical health challenges nationwide, the facility provides accessible services supported by strong partnerships,” she noted.

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2 w. ago Veep Unveils KGL Eve Medical Centre at KNUST to Transform Mental Healthcare delivery

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/veep-unveils-kgl-eve-medical-centre-at-knust-to-transform-mental-healthcare-delivery/Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, yesterday inaugurated the KGL Eve Medical Centre, a state-of-the-art mental wellness facility at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, to transform mental healthcare delivery across northern Ghana. The multimillion-dollar purpose-built centre, commissioned in the presence of Her Royal Highness, Lady Julia Osei Tutu II, represents the first […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/veep-unveils-kgl-eve-medical-centre-at-knust-to-transform-mental-healthcare-delivery/

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2 w. ago Police rescues kidnap victim at Wapuli, 3 arrested, one suspect at large

The Ghana Police Service in the Northern Region has rescued a kidnap victim at Wapuli in the Yendi Division after a swift intelligence led operation. A Northern Regional situation report indicates that the case was reported to the Tamale Regional Police Intelligence Directorate, RPID, on December 2, 2025, at about 9,30 a.m. The kidnappers demanded […]

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3 w. ago Wa West Agric Director calls for stronger gov’t support after difficult farming year

The Wa West District Director of Food and Agriculture, Rashid Ibrahim, has appealed to the government to increase support for farmers after a challenging production year marked by erratic rainfall, rising input costs, and poor market prices.

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3 w. ago Northern Ghana Gold Sector Faces Extremist Infiltration Risk

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/northern-ghana-gold-sector-faces-extremist-infiltration-risk/Northern Ghana’s informal gold mining operations have become vulnerable to potential exploitation by Sahel-based militant groups, according to a new report released this week by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). The study, authored by Marcena Hunter and Gideon Ofosu-Peasah, warns that conditions in the region’s artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/northern-ghana-gold-sector-faces-extremist-infiltration-risk/

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3 w. ago Security agencies urged to intervene as Saboba chief and chief priest lock horns over Guinea Corn Festival

Tensions are rising in Saboba, a border town in Ghana’s Northern Region, following a deepening dispute between the Paramount Chief and the Chief Priest over this year’s celebration of the Ndipondaan (Guinea Corn) Festival.

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3 w. ago Buipe Paramount Chief calls on gov’t to support Northern Ghana

The Paramount Chief of the Buipe Traditional area, Buipe Wura Abdulai Jinapor II, has called on the governments of Ghana and Nigeria to support the Northern Ghana-Kano Trade and Partnership Development Center.

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4 w. ago Mauritius Banking Giant Partners Energy Firm for Regional Projects

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mauritius-banking-giant-partners-energy-firm-for-regional-projects/MCB Group Limited and Omnicane Limited launched an investment vehicle Wednesday dedicated to financing renewable energy projects across Mauritius and the African region, with solar, hydro, and wind power developments as primary targets. The consortium’s inaugural project involves developing a 4.8 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic plant in Poudre d’Or, located in northern Mauritius. Currently under construction, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mauritius-banking-giant-partners-energy-firm-for-regional-projects/

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4 w. ago EU establishes Police Station, resettles displaced residents after clashes in North Eastern border village

It was just before dawn in March 2024 when Abdul Rahman Salam heard bursts of gunfire erupt behind his home near the market in Gbingbani, a remote farming hamlet in the Yunyoo–Nasuan District of Ghana’s North East Region, along the border with northern Togo. He was preparing his suhoor meal ahead of the day’s fast when the shooting began.

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