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News Ghana Upper East: Upper East NDC demands immediate repairs to defective GH¢50.8m Sumbrungu Namong road

Published on: Sunday 05 July 2026
Upper East NDC demands immediate repairs to defective GH¢50.8m Sumbrungu Namong road
News source: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1508044/upper-east-ndc-demands-immediate-repairs-to-defect.html

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper East Region has called on the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) to direct contractors working on the Sumbrungu Namong Road to immediately rectify what it describes as widespread defects that have developed on sections of the road less than two years after its completion. In a statement, the party expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the approximately 11 kilometre stretch, arguing that its rapid deterioration raises seriou

News Ghana Upper East: Upper East NDC Youth calls for probe into alleged formation of NPP-linked 'The Lions' group

Published on: Wednesday 08 July 2026
Upper East NDC Youth calls for probe into alleged formation of NPP-linked 'The Lions' group
News source: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1509016/upper-east-ndc-youth-calls-for-probe-into-alleged.html

The Upper East Regional Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies to investigate reports of the formation of a group known as The Lions, which is alleged to be affiliated with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the region. In a statement issued on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, the youth wing said the reported formation of the group raises concerns under the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019 (Act 999), whi

News Ghana Upper East: 17 Armed Burkinabè Soldiers arrested in Ghana near Upper West Border

Published on: Friday 02 January 2026
17 Armed Burkinabè Soldiers arrested in Ghana near Upper West Border
News source: https://www.happyghana.com/17-armed-burkinabe-soldiers-arrested-in-ghana-near-upper-west-border/

Security forces in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region have arrested 17 heavily armed Burkinabè soldiers who were found operating within ...

News Ghana Upper East: Ghana seeks Burkina Faso support to fight PFJs fertilizer smuggling

Published on: Sunday 14 July 2019
Ghana seeks Burkina Faso support to fight PFJs fertilizer smuggling
News source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Ghana-seeks-Burkina-Faso-support-to-fight-PFJs-fertilizer-smuggling-763331

The Upper West Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih has visited ... and haulage of fertilizers to local farmers in nine districts in northern Ghana including Sissala East Municipality and Sissala West ...

News Ghana Upper East: Ghana: WFP Presents 60 Donkeys, Wheel Carts to Women Farmers in UER

Published on: Tuesday 16 July 2019
Ghana: WFP Presents 60 Donkeys, Wheel Carts to Women Farmers in UER
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907170514.html

In Ghana, post-harvest losses of food produce ... Agriculture Research Institute (SARI), Manga Station, and the Upper East Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA). ...

News Ghana Upper East: Rehab home for alcohol, drug addicts opens in Upper East

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
Rehab home for alcohol, drug addicts opens in Upper East
News source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Rehab-home-for-alcohol-drug-addicts-opens-in-Upper-East-764919

A foundation has set up a home in the Upper East region for persons in need of rehabilitation from addiction to alcohol and drugs. Established by the LOAD Ghana Foundation, the home has come as a ...

News Ghana Upper East: We’ll adopt security measures to deal with armed robbery – Interior Minister

Published on: Wednesday 26 June 2019
We’ll adopt security measures to deal with armed robbery – Interior Minister
News source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/We-ll-adopt-security-measures-to-deal-with-armed-robbery-Interior-Minister-758398

Mr Dery informed the House that the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Garu highways in the Upper East Region have been factored in the operational plan of the Ghana Police Service, and the joint Police/Military ...

News Ghana Upper East: Ghana: NYA, MTN Ghana Support Training of 40 Youth

Published on: Tuesday 25 June 2019
Ghana: NYA, MTN Ghana Support Training of 40 Youth
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201906250436.html

The National Youth Authority (NYA) in partnership with the Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN Ghana), has supported the training of 40 youth in the Upper East Region in skills training development modules.

News Ghana Upper East: CCFC hands over boreholes to communities in Upper East

Published on: Monday 24 June 2019
CCFC hands over boreholes to communities in Upper East
News source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/CCFC-hands-over-boreholes-to-communities-in-Upper-East-758155

The Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC), an international faith-based charity organization, has handed over two boreholes to two deprived communities in the Upper East Region to help ... ...

News Ghana Upper East: Ghana is getting pulled into the global war on terror as local churches go on alert

Published on: Monday 27 May 2019
News source: https://qz.com/africa/1629390/ghana-churches-on-alert-for-terrorists-after-burkina-faso-attacks/

That passage has perhaps never been more important for the attentive congregation at Our Lady Queen of Africa parish (OLA) in Bolgatanga in Ghana’s Upper East region. Ghana is in a state of ...

News Ghana Upper East: Upper East Regional Health Audit Committees inaugurated

Published on: Monday 27 May 2019
News source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Upper-East-Regional-Health-Audit-Committees-inaugurated-749860

The Upper East Regional Audit Committees of various health institutions of the Ghana Health Service was at the weekend inaugurated in Bolgatanga, the Regional capital. The Audit Committee is an ...

News Ghana Upper East: Ghana: The Bongo District ... The Hub of Investment Opportunities

Published on: Tuesday 04 June 2019
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201906050327.html

THE Bongo district, located in the Upper East Region, is one of the 254 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana. It is very important to stress that the district was ...