39 h. ago Telecel Foundation screens 169 pregnant women in remote Kubori community outreach

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/telecel-foundation-screens-169-pregnant-women-in-remote-kubori-community-outreach/Telecel Ghana Foundation has organized its maternal health programme, the Rural Ultrasound Initiative, in Kubori, a hard to reach community in the North East Region, offering vital healthcare screening for pregnant women. The medical outreach team provided ultrasound scans and haemoglobin checks for 169 pregnant women, marking one of the largest rural screenings conducted under […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/telecel-foundation-screens-169-pregnant-women-in-remote-kubori-community-outreach/

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40 h. ago Five districts in Upper East Region selected for gov’t Farmer Service Centres initiative   

Five districts in the Upper East Region have been selected as beneficiaries of the government’s Farmer Service Centre initiative, a major intervention aimed at transforming agricultural production and improving food security across the country.  

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5 d. ago Policy rate decline shows gov’t responsiveness to business community – Sissala East MP

The MP for Sissala East in the Upper West Region, Mohammed Issah Bataglia, says the recent reduction in the policy rate ...

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Telecel Foundation extends rural ultrasound initiative to Kubori in the North East

Telecel Ghana Foundation has organised its maternal health programme, the Rural Ultrasound Initiative in Kubori, a hard-to-reach community in the North East region, offering vital healthcare screening for pregnant women.

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1 week ago Hubtel expands to Sunyani, Techiman, and Tarkwa, growing its reach to 11 cities across Ghana

Hubtel, Ghana’s leading Payment Services Provider, has announced the rollout of its services in Sunyani (Bono Region), Techiman (Bono East Region), and Tarkwa (Western Region).

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1 week ago Police Officer Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Assault in West Mamprusi

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-officer-arrested-over-alleged-sexual-assault-in-west-mamprusi/A police officer stationed at Guabulga in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region has been arrested following allegations that he handcuffed and sexually assaulted a 17 year old girl after offering her a ride on November 23, 2025. The officer, identified as Baako, has since been granted bail while the West Mamprusi […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-officer-arrested-over-alleged-sexual-assault-in-west-mamprusi/

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1 week ago Interior Minister Renews Bawku Curfew Following Security Advice

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/interior-minister-renews-bawku-curfew-following-security-advice/Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has renewed curfew restrictions for Bawku Municipality and surrounding areas in the Upper East Region, effective Monday, November 24, 2025. The measure requires residents to remain indoors between 8:00 pm and 5:00 am daily, implemented through an Executive Instrument following recommendations from the National Security Council (NSC). The government has […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/interior-minister-renews-bawku-curfew-following-security-advice/

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1 week ago Upper East Region Records Over 4500 Teenage Pregnancies in 2025

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/upper-east-region-records-over-4500-teenage-pregnancies-in-2025/The Upper East Region has recorded 4,540 teenage pregnancies between January and October 2025, sparking concerns that this year’s figures could surpass the previous year’s total despite ongoing interventions to address the challenge. Dora Kulariba, the Upper East Regional Adolescent Health Focal Person, revealed the alarming statistics while addressing participants at a Regional Stakeholders Dialogue […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/upper-east-region-records-over-4500-teenage-pregnancies-in-2025/

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1 week ago Paramount Chief Of Mo Traditional Area Calls For Peace, Unity

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Desk, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/paramount-chief-of-mo-traditional-area-calls-for-peace-unity/By Baffo Kodom, Kintampo The Paramount Chief of the Mo Traditional Area in the Bono East Region, Nana Kwaku Dankwa III, has appealed to citizens to uphold peace, unity, and respect for the law as essential pillars for development. Speaking at his palace in Kintampo after the celebration of this year’s Pidia Yam Festival, Nana […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Desk, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/paramount-chief-of-mo-traditional-area-calls-for-peace-unity/

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2 w. ago GACC, ACEP, GII and FCDO Train Journalists on Audit Reporting and Anti

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Isaac Kofi Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/gacc-acep-gii-and-fcdo-train-journalists-on-audit-reporting-and-anti-corruption-tools/The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), in partnership with the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the Ghana Audit Service, and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), has held an intensive capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening journalists’ skills in analysing Auditor-General’s Reports and effectively using the CitizensEye App for […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Isaac Kofi Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/gacc-acep-gii-and-fcdo-train-journalists-on-audit-reporting-and-anti-corruption-tools/

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2 w. ago Upper East Region Records Zero Corruption Reports Despite Rising Bribery

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/upper-east-region-records-zero-corruption-reports-despite-rising-bribery/Not a single person in Ghana’s Upper East Region reported bribery incidents to anti corruption institutions in 2025, even as the region recorded a threefold increase in favor based corruption, according to a new government report. The finding comes from the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) Governance Series Wave 2 Report, which tracks citizen experiences with […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/upper-east-region-records-zero-corruption-reports-despite-rising-bribery/

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2 w. ago Nana Adjei Kyerema Takes On Atiwa East MP Over ‘Plastic Chair’ Jab at Govt’s Galamsey Fight

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/nana-adjei-kyerema-takes-on-atiwa-east-mp-over-plastic-chair-jab-at-govts-galamsey-fight/The 2024 Independent Parliamentary Candidate for Atiwa East Constituency in the Eastern Region, Nana Adjei Kyerema,has responded to the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Atiwa East Constituency in the Eastern Region Hon. Abena Osei-Asare, over her disingenious criticism of the current government’s approach to fighting illegal mining (galamsey). Hon. Osei-Asare, who served in the […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/nana-adjei-kyerema-takes-on-atiwa-east-mp-over-plastic-chair-jab-at-govts-galamsey-fight/

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2 w. ago Over 500 Upper East Entrepreneurs Undergo Government Business Training

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/over-500-upper-east-entrepreneurs-undergo-government-business-training/More than 500 young entrepreneurs in the Upper East Region are receiving business training under the government’s Adwumawura Programme, a flagship initiative aimed at building the capacity of 10,000 youth owned businesses nationwide. Casper Sunday Kampoli, Director of Research and Innovation at the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), said 541 beneficiaries from the region […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/over-500-upper-east-entrepreneurs-undergo-government-business-training/

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2 w. ago Upper East Diabetes Patients Abandon Prescribed Drugs for Herbs

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/upper-east-diabetes-patients-abandon-prescribed-drugs-for-herbs/Many diabetes patients in the Upper East Region are not taking prescribed medications and are turning instead to herbal remedies, a physician specialist said Thursday after a World Diabetes Day screening exercise. Emmanuel Anafo said health professionals discovered the widespread noncompliance while screening 264 people at the Upper East Regional Hospital’s forecourt on November 14. […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/upper-east-diabetes-patients-abandon-prescribed-drugs-for-herbs/

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3 w. ago Time to ban rice imports and establish a National Rice Board

Across Ghana’s diverse agricultural landscapes, from the fertile Volta lowlands in the east to the expansive savannas of the Northern Region, the rolling hills of Ashanti, and the coastal plains of Central, a profound paradox grips the nation’s rice farmers. Warehouses nationwide bulge with unsold locally produced rice from the 2024 minor and 2025 major […]

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3 w. ago Tree Aid Ghana implements carbon project to restore degraded lands  

Tree Aid Ghana, an environmentally focused organisation, has begun implementing a major carbon restoration project in the North-East Region aimed at restoring degraded landscapes and strengthening community resilience to climate change. 

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3 w. ago Police arrest four suspects over Tanoso Chief’s murder amid chieftaincy dispute

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four people in connection with the murder of the destooled Akwamuhene (sub-chief) of Tanoso, in the Bono East Region, following a protracted chieftaincy conflict. A statement from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), signed by Chief Inspector Brigitte Babanawo, revealed that the arrested suspects are Issifu Addae, alias Akwasi Addae; […]

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3 w. ago 2026 Budget pledges over 4,000 machinery for farmers in 50 districts

The 2026 Budget Statement has unveiled a massive investment plan for Ghana's agricultural sector, anchored in the new Farmer Service Centres (FSC) initiative.

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3 w. ago Four arrested in connection with murder of Akwamuhene of Tanoso

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of four individuals in connection with the murder of the Akwamuhene (Chief) of Tanoso in the Bono East Region.

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