The Upper West Regional Office of the National Peace Council has intensified efforts to promote peaceful coexistence by organizing a community outreach programme on faith-based messaging and interfaith dialogue in the Sissala East Municipality. The event, held on May 30, 2026, at the Saleti Conference Hall in Tumu, brought together a cross-section of the community,…
Over the years, it has moved from subsistence to commercial farming, owing to technological advancement placed at the doorsteps of farmers. This practice that was done by cutlasses and hoes and to some extent by animal traction or bullocks has also evolved into the use of tractors, harrowing machines, combined harvesters, which has now been…
The Rural Organization of Women farmers and Agro processing Development (ROWFAD) Ghana, a non-governmental organization in Sissala East, has organized a field trip to introduce a new crop variety, fonio, to farmers. That would allow them to learn about its cultivation. Over 60 farmers selected from 10 communities attended the event, where they were educated on the…
The people of Sissala East are on edge as they await the final decision on who will be nominated as the next Municipal Chief Executive (MCE). After a rigorous vetting process, three candidates, Adamu Yakubu, Nandzo Amadu, and Mamudu Daniel have been shortlisted. One of them will soon be officially nominated and presented to the…
The Sissala East Municipal Hospital has been facing a series of challenges over the years, from frequent power fluctuations to a malfunctioning X-ray machine and a shortage of essential medical equipment. These issues have made it difficult for the hospital to provide the best possible care to patients, despite its continuous efforts to find solutions….
2024 Edition Successfully Celebrated Commemoration of the late chiefs of the Tumu Chiefdom starting from Kanton II, Luri Kanton III, Alhaji Luriwie Kanton IV, and Gilbert Badjo Kanton V. This wonderful and captivating event comes off on every 29th January of the new year. Who can participate? The various sections made up of the native…
