The Sissala West District Assembly on Thursday, September 25, 2025, held the first ordinary meeting of the first session of the Sixth Assembly, with District Chief Executive (DCE), Hon. Abudu Fuseini Gbene, addressing members for the first time since his confirmation. In his address, Hon. Gbene expressed heartfelt gratitude to the chiefs and assembly members…
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has officially handed over 59 Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) to the Sissala East Municipal Police Command to strengthen security across the municipality. The ceremony, held on September 25, 2025, at the forecourt of the Tumu Divisional Police Station, was led by the YEA Director, who formally presented the recruits to…
On September 23, 2025, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Jirapa, Hon. Peter N. N To-ang, visited the campus of St. Francis Girls’ Senior High School to interact with 100 basic school girls selected for the Girls-in-ICT programme in the municipality. The participants, drawn from both public and private basic schools, are undergoing training aimed…
The Member of Parliament for the Sissala West Constituency, Hon. Mohammed Adams Sukparu has donated essential medical equipment to the Sissala West District Health Directorate to improve healthcare delivery in the area. The presentation, made on September 23, 2025, included 15 mattresses, two delivery beds, one operation bed, and three ultrasound machines. As part of…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has voiced support for Ghana’s proposed utility tariff adjustments, calling them crucial for addressing inefficiencies and attracting investment in the country’s electricity sector. Speaking to journalists in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, September 11, 2025, the IMF’s Director of Communications, Julie Kozack, said the Fund’s endorsement is tied to broader efforts…
Introduction: Faith as a Pillar of African Leadership As a close Aide to President John Evans Atta-Mills, and being an integral part of his decision in 2009 to establish, September 21, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s birthday, as, Founders Day, I write this piece as we approach September 21, 2025, and to honour the memory of two…
A civil rights group has filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully deporting migrants through Ghana as a “transit hub” to circumvent protections granted by American immigration judges. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia by Asian Americans Advancing Justice, alleges that non-citizens who had been granted…
President John Dramani Mahama has pledged strong government support for the National Service Authority’s poultry project at Papao in Accra, describing it as a model farm that will serve as a hub for production, training, and research. Speaking during a visit to the facility, the President praised the Authority and the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment…
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has stated that the backlog of unissued Ghana Cards that piled up between March 2023 and January 2025 has been fully cleared, paving the way for instant issuance of the cards across the country. The Head of the Corporate Affairs Directorate of the NIA, Williams Ampomah E. Darlas, who disclosed…
A possible Sarkodie–Shatta Wale collaboration is on the horizon after Ghana’s most decorated rapper, Michael Owusu Addo, known as Sarkodie, unexpectedly opened up about his admiration for the reggae-dancehall star during a live X (formerly Twitter) session. The rapper surprised fans when he disclosed that long before Shatta Wale’s breakthrough as Bandana, he was already one…
