Hundreds of Muslims converge at Jubilee Park to observe 2024 Eid-ul-Adha
Joyce Kantam Kolamong From the Northern Region, our correspondent Joyce Kantam Kolamong, reports that hundreds of Muslims converged on the Jubilee Park to observe this year’s Eid-ul-Adha, a significant Islamic festival celebrated worldwide. Eid-ul-Adha honors the story of Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to Allah. Regional Chief Imam, Alhaji […]
USAID’s FAO donates 100,000 Anthrax vaccines to protect Ghanaians and livestock
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong and Patience Nawang Vaccines teach the immune systems of humans and animals how to create antibodies that protect them from diseases. Vaccines have proven to be effective, safe and reduce disease burden while increasing survival rates. For this reason, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced a donation […]
GJA Northern Region launches awards
By: Murtala Issah The Northern Regional chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association, GJA has launched the 2023 GJA awards in Tamale. The awards seeks to honour and motivate journalists in the region who have distinguished themselves in the year under review. The GJA is therefore inviting journalists to file in their stories for the twelve […]
ACTIONAID donates furniture to public basic schools in Northern Region
By: Murtala Issah ActionAid Ghana, has donated over two thousand furniture for basic schools in the Nanumba North and the Nanumba South districts in the Northern region. The donation includes more than one thousand six seater desks with a sitting capacity of over six thousand Kindergarten pupils in the two districts. The initiative forms part […]
Measles outbreak reported in Northern Region
By: Murtala Issah There are reports of an outbreak of measles in some parts of the Northern Region including the Regional Capital Tamale where more than 70 cases have been reported at various health centres in the region. Though Health Officials in the Region are tight lipped on the matter, GBC News has seen a […]
NDC Northern Region split over reshuffle in Parliament
Supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC in the Northern Region are split over the decision to reshuffle the leadership of the party in Parliament. In the last 24 hours two groups have emerged to protest against the decision as well as declare support for the reshuffle which saw Minority Leader and MP for […]
Political youth activists commit to peace in Northern region
By: Murtala Issah Political youth activists in the Northern region have built capacity to promote sustainable peace in the area. The initiative is a collaboration between the Northern Regional Peace Council and the Tamale Archdiocesan Development Office of the Catholic Church, and seeks to encourage dialogue among young political actors. The Inter-Youth Dialogue Committee is […]
N/R: Polio vaccination campaign launched
By Murtala Issah The Northern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has launched a regional polio vaccination campaign to prevent an outbreak of the virus in the region. The launch follows the detection of the virus in water sampled from some drains in the Tamale and Sagnerigu Municipalities. According to the Deputy Northern Regional […]
Polio vaccination campaign launched in Northern Region
The Northern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service, has launched a regional polio vaccination campaign to prevent an outbreak of the virus in the region. The launch follows the detection of the virus in water sampled from some drains in the Tamale and Sagnarigu Municipality. According to the Deputy Northern Regional Director of of […]
Northern Regional CHASS threatens to close down schools over lack of food
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Northern Region has threatened to disrupt the academic calendar if the government does not release money for food items. “On the foregoing, we wish to state that if we do not get immediate releases of the SHS students of the single track schools who […]
