38 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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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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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 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 Binduri wanted man with GH¢1m bounty speaks from hiding place

Mark Agingre, the man declared wanted by police for allegedly killing eight people in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region, with a GH¢1million bounty on his head, has spoken from his hiding place.

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4 w. ago Police Offer Million Cedi Reward in Upper East Murder Manhunt

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-offer-million-cedi-reward-in-upper-east-murder-manhunt/The Ghana Police Service has launched a nationwide manhunt for Mark Agingre, a Binduri native suspected of multiple homicides across the Upper East Region. Authorities announced a GH₵1 million reward for credible information leading to his arrest. According to a statement released on the service’s official social media platforms on Saturday, November 8, Agingre faces […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/police-offer-million-cedi-reward-in-upper-east-murder-manhunt/

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4 w. ago GH₵1m bounty: Police declare Mark Agingre wanted over multiple murders in Upper East Region

The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for a suspect identified as Mark Agingre, a native of Binduri, believed to be behind a series of gruesome murders in the Binduri District and surrounding communities in the Upper East Region.

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4 w. ago Binduri: Family of five killed, another injured during night gun attack

Five persons, including two children, have been shot dead in a night gun attack by unidentified gunmen at Temgmasug, a farming community in the Koloku–Gumyoko Electoral Area in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region.

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