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Upper East Region hit by shortage of onions The Upper East Region has been hit by the shortage of Onions for the past two months. The vegetable is predominantly grown during the dry season in areas like Kulungungu, Garu, Mognori, Pusiga Jentiiga Serbubi, among others in Bawku. With barely two weeks to the celebration of Christmas, our Correspondents, Prosper Adankai and Sarah Dubure visited the Bolgatanga new Market to find out the situation. Two kinds of onions are sold in the region. The Burk...

From saving in boxes with 3 padlocks to mobile wallets “Last year, thieves broke into our house and stole our money box. We were unable to tell how much was in the box because we have different people’s money in tins and small sacks inside the box”, noted Stella Nyaaba, Leader of Anafobiisi Asongtaaba Leligo Cooperative. Women in most societies play a crucial role as food producers, providers and managers. In rural Ghana, women are usually responsible for harvesting, processing, and marke...

From saving in boxes with 3 padlocks to mobile wallets “Last year, thieves broke into our house and stole our money box. We were unable to tell how much was in the box because we have different people’s money in tins and small sacks inside the box”, noted Stella Nyaaba, Leader of Anafobiisi Asongtaaba Leligo Cooperative. Women in most societies play a crucial role as food producers, providers and managers. In rural Ghana, women are usually responsible for harvesting, processing, and marke...

Four alleged vigilantes put before court Four persons who allegedly operated as members of a vigilante group in Bawku, have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. They are Abu Ali, a 35-year-old driver, Seidu Sadiku a 39-year-old businessman, Abugri Muftawu, a 35-year-old Teacher and Awudu Rafig a.k.a. Sizoo, a 26-year-old Electrician. The accused, said to be in a group, dressed in camouflage uniform and other outfits, took pictures of themselves, and proceeded to the Binduri Police Barrier to...

Four vigilantes face court DEC 11, 2020 Four persons who allegedly operated as members of a vigilante group in Bawku in the Upper East Region have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. They are Abu Ali, a 35-year-old driver, Seidu Sadiku a 39-year-old businessman, Abugri Muftawu, a 35-year-old Teacher and Awudu Rafig a.k.a. Sizoo, a 26-year-old Electrician. The accused said to be in a group, dressed in camouflage uniform and other outfit, took pictures of themselves, and proceeded to the Bi...

ECOWAS Election Mission urges stakeholders to use legal means to resolve grievances The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission has urged stakeholders to resort only to legal means to seek redress for any grievances emanating from the electoral process. In its preliminary findings, the Mission led by Former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf said the preparation of the 2020 elections, the conduct of the electioneering campaigns, as well as the processes on Election Day, up until the release...

ECOWAS, Commonwealth observers score Ghana electoral process high According to Jean Mensah, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, the total number of valid votes cast at the election was 13,434,574, representing 79 per cent of the total registered voters. 4 min read Observer groups from the Economic Community of West African States and the Commonwealth have given kudos to the Ghanaian government for its conduct of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections...