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  The morning show host of Tumpaani FM, Mr. Enoch Danwaah, popularly known as Barrister Enoch, has described Upper West media practitioners as cheap journalists.  The all time brave morning show host of the Nadowli based radio station in the Upper West Region of Ghana has on March 25, 2022 heavily criticized the media practitioners of the Upper West Region for being very cheap in their practice and being given little amount of pay for rendering services at programmes. During the newspaper review segment, Barrister Enoch indicated that some journalists are payed GHÇ 100.00 or less when they are invited to cover programmes. According to him, there are instances where journalists look up to politicians for minor assistances and this affects the objectivity of their analysis of issues. He further criticized both state owned and private media stations CEOs for failing to invest in capacity building of journalists operating within the Upper West Region as well as significant remuner...

  Dr. Hilla Limann was born at Gwollu in the Upper West Region of Ghana on 24th December,1934. His parents were Bibini Yomu and Mma Hayawah. 1st lady Fulera Limann was his wife. He attended the lawra Confederacy Native Authority Primary School in the Upper West Region and later went to Government Middle School, Tamale and Teachers Training College Tamale. At the Training College,Dr. Limann took part in local and district Council politic, where he also taught at for a year as a pupils teacher in Tumu. He later attended London school of Economics,University of Paris and had his PhD in Political science and Constitutional law. In 1956 to 1960, Dr Hilla Limann was the District Councillor for Tumu District Council , Upper West Region. He became the foreign officer from 1965 to 1979 in the country. He was also the head of Chancellery of the Ghana embassy in Togo,Lome and the counselor for the Ghana permanent Mission in Geneva . On 24th September,1979, Dr Hilla Limann was sworn in as the ...

The Ghana National Senior Team, Ghana Black Stars has successfully booked its ticket to the 2022 world cup tournament to be held at Quata. The Black Stars drew with their counterparts in both home and away. The second leg like the first record a 1-1 draw with Ghana's Thomas Partey leading the netting for Ghana. The Nigerians came from behind to equalise after they were awarded a controversial penalty.  On a day many Ghanaians are disappointed in the NPP government for passing the controversial e-levy, the victory of the black stars seems to have wiped away the tears of many disappointed citizens.  The E-levy bill was passed today in parliament after the minority staged a walk out. The minority of parliament has fought the tax policy from day one of its introduction to parliament and is still against the policy. The minority has also indicated its intention of challenging the passage of the bill in the Supreme Court over issues of quorum.  This evening, social media is inu...

  On the 26th of November 2021, NPP Majority walked out of parliament when it was time to approve the 2022 Budget because they didn't have the numbers (Adwoa Sarfo was absent). This made the minority with 137 reject the 2022 budget. On the 30th of November 2021, the NPP gathered their members (138) with 1st Deputy speaker presiding to approve the 2022 budget, stating that the minority acted illegally with their 137 members to reject the budget ( Reference: Article 104 (1)). Article 104 (1)  Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, matters in Parliament shall be determined by the votes of the majority of members present and voting, with at least half of all the members of Parliament present. This matter was then sent to the Supreme Court for Interpretation. The Supreme court, in its ruling, accepted what the majority did on the 30th November, 2022. That is to say; parliament needs half of the members present (138) to make such a decision. Back to what happened today T...

The government under the leadership of president Nana Akufo Addo has amended the infamous electronic transaction bill and laid same today on the floor of Parliament for consideration. Debate on the bill is ongoing. The ranking member of the finance committee Hon Ato Forson has represented the position of the minority forcefully, describing the tax as "regressive and primitive" He espoused that it is insensitive to tax "momo" He concluded his debate by repeating what can be termed as a chorus "don't tax momo, don't tax momo". The fate of the controversial policy is to be determined after the debate today.

A group calling itself, Forum for Public Sector Associations and Unions says the communique from the minister of labour and employment is only a surprise to them and remains a unilateral declaration from the ministry.  In a release disassociating itself, it says that it never made inputs to the communique announcing the "Kwahu declaration" for which reason it cannot associate itself to the so called declaration.

The president of the republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo is set to celebrate his birthday in a very unique way.  As part of his celebration, he is to commission the much talked about Tamale Interchange and present it as a birthday gift to the people of Tamale. The President is 78 years old today.

  Problems of this country Ghana, are always considered very inferior until the worst things happen, then drastic measures that should have been taken to prevent the situation will now be taken which normally doesn't serve any good purpose. Even government and other politicians do come around the scenes of such incidence to cry “crocodile tears” showing “fake remorse” about the problem. Why can’t the needful be done in due time to prevent discomfort in the Ghanaian society? Are our politicians in anyway not caring about we the ordinary Ghanaians? Serving the interest of the ordinary Ghanaian should be the ultimate dream of every leader, in that sense every politician, but not to satisfy their personal hunger. Decentralization of developmental projects should be held in high esteem because the developed towns continue to get more facilities while the less privileged ones remain in a desolated state. Posturing my ideas on this scenario, I wish to petition the municipal Chief Executi...

  The Upper West Region has witnessed for itself a rather rampant reshuffling and appointment of ministers to the region since the return to multi-party democracy in 1992. Most of these unexpected reshuffles come about as a result of agitations and unrest by party activists and/or executives who cite a variety of reasons for their actions and demands. Since August 2018, HE President Akufo Addo exercising the powers vested in him under Article 78 of the 1992 Constitution of our dear Republic appointed Hon Dr Hafiz Bin Salih who got duly vetted and approved for the position of Regional Minister of the Upper West Region. For his sterling performance in one year and some few months in office, Hon Hafiz Bin Salih endeared himself to get re-nominated by the President after the NPP secured a second term in office. In fact, he was among four regional ministers out of sixteen who secured re-nomination. This singular acknowledgement by the President was in recognition of his performance in o...

  The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has donated a cash amount of Sixty Five Thousand Ghana Cedis to three of their members to enable them go through their respective treatments. The three people have been sick and require huge amount of money for treatment. The presentations were made on behalf of the president of the Association, Madam Perpetual Ofori- Ampofo at different locations (Nadowli, Techiman and Kumasi) by the Regional and District Executives of the Association. The Chairman for the Nadowli Kaleo District of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, Gracious Y Gyaburo, made a press releasing announcing the intervention. Below is the statement. *GRNMA SUPPORTS THREE MEMBERS IN THE NADOWLI KALEO/DISTRICT -UPPER WEST REGION ONCE AGAIN* The Ghana Registered Nurse and Midwives Association *(GRNMA)* has supported three of its members in the Nadowli/Kaleo District with an amount of *Sixty Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 65,000.00)*. This is aside pr...

  Do you know that your fear will not kill your growth but will transform your life exponentially? Growing up, I had the opportunity to meet a very successful man by all standards, regardless of your definition of success.  On one Saturday morning, he came to visit my father and I ended up engaging him in a friendly conversation. During our conversation, I asked him a simple yet intriguing question, in my opinion. I asked him the following questions at a go. • Why are you so successful? • What makes you succeed in your endeavours? • How can someone be successful like you? Well, as a child, I did not know how to go about it, yet I did it anyway -- I guess. In an attempt to answer my question, he smiled, looked at my face in a particular manner that seemed to suggest surprise or awe. He then said to me, “to answer your questions will not be easy but what I have realised in my entire life is that; success is found at the extreme stretch of fear” My years of studies and experience...

  Hon. Nicholas Soyiri, the Municipal Chief Executive of the Jirapa Municipal has today taken a walk around town to inspect progress of work of lightening the Jirapa town.  The Hon MCE did promise, in his Christmas and New Year Message, that he would ensure that the street of Jirapa are brightened.  According to a statement released by the Public Relation Officer to the Municipal Chief Executive, Joseph Kontomah, the first phase of the project has been completed successfully. The statement also revealed that the second phase which stretches from Zakpaayiri to Quantum filling station, Akoro to Jirapa Senior High School, Police Station to Community Nursing College and main roundabout to Duori-Dubai junction. It is this second phase that the Hon Municipal Chief Executive was out to inspect.  Below is the full statement release by the Public Relation Officer. SECOND PHASE OF STREET LIGHTING IN     JIRAPA INSTALLED AS PROMISED BY THE HON. MCE. LAWYER NICHOL...

The deputy minister for local government and rural development, Hon Martin Mensah Korsah who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Techiman South has paid a working visit to the Jirapa Municipal Assembly and some selected MMDAs in the Upper West Region. The purpose of the visit was to familiarise with the Assemblies and to monitor and supervise government policies and programs. The Municipal Chief Executive, Hon Nicholas Soyiri received the minister, today, 18th March, 2022. He used the opportunity to officially welcome the Deputy Minister into the Municipality. He used the opportunity also to brief the minister on the administrative and political profile of the municipality. The development needs of the people were extensively espoused by the MCE. On his part, the Deputy Minister acknowledged the commitment and definition of Staff over the years and urged them to continue to offer their expertise to assist the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon Nicholas Soyiri to execute government poli...

Your Excellency,  I greet you. It is clear that times are hard and many Ghanaians never imagined that these will happen in your regime. You gave all of us a lot of hope in the lead up to the 2016 General Elections and to be fair, you cannot be accused for not doing anything since your election. The challenge however is that, apart from Free SHS, your appointees and communicators have been super-incompetent in touting your achievements in a manner that ingrains them in the psyche of the people, thereby creating the impression that not much has been done. But this may be discussed in detail in another candid letter to you another time.  For now, my focus is on the hard times in which we find ourselves. There may be several legitimate explanations accounting for the current tough times. But as the Hobbesian account of the generation of the Leviathan show, the essence of instituting a government, is not to explain, but to solve problems, so we do not relapse into the State of Natu...

  As part of Hon. Sandaare's effort to bridge the youth unemployment gap in his constituency, a delegation of NDC party executives in Daffiama-Bussie-Issa constituency represented the Honourable member at a seamstress graduation ceremony at Bussie of which twenty-one (21) youth graduated. Among the dignitaries were the constituency, zonal, and branch executives led by chairman Kyegbe Halilu, Bussie Zonal chairman. Addressing the gathering at the ceremony, the deputy communication officer who doubles as the Assemblymember for Bussie East, Hon. Gandiibu Naa Evans thanked the seamstresses and apprentices for the program and also congratulated the graduates.  Stating the purpose of their visit, he said the exercise was in line with Hon. Sandaare and the NDC's vision of equipping youth with technical and vocational skills in the constituency and Ghana at large. In respect to that, he reminded the gathering on the effort of  Hon. Sandaare towards youth employment by stating tha...

 Prices of petroleum products are expected to shoot up by at least 5 percent from Wednesday, March 16, 2022, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected. In its projections for the March 2022 Second Pricing Window, which will take effect from March 16, 2022, to March 31, 2022, the IES said the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) will go up by 3 percent whereas petrol and diesel would go up by 5 percent and 9 percent respectively. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr. Fritz Moses, Research Analyst, IES, attributed the projected increment in prices of petroleum products to what he described as the “sharp” rise in fuel prices on the international market and “sharp” depreciation of the Cedi against the US Dollar in the just-ended window. Currently, petrol and diesel are selling at an average of GH¢8.2 per liter at the pumps. Before March 1, 2022, petrol and diesel traded at an average GH¢7.50 per liter, representing an increment of 8.6 percent in the just-ended p...

WHY DO PEOPLE GIVE UP? REASONS WHY PEOPLE FAIL TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS   In our everyday life, almost everyone desires to achieve success, regardless of how relative it is. Yet, only a few of us are able to achieve.  In the preliminary stage of the journey to success, people are always enthusiastic and have no doubt in their minds that they will achieve it. However, Science has made it clear that 92% of people don't achieve their goals. In fact, a study of 900 million activities predicts that most new year's resolutions will be abandoned in mid-January.              Now, what does giving-up means? Giving up is when one cease making effort towards a set goal, admit defeat and allow oneself to be taken over by an emotion or addiction. So the million dollar question is, WHY DO PEOPLE GIVE UP? Well, here are five main reasons why people give up, and I call it ‘THE FIVE PREVENTIVE CHAOS OF SUCCESS ‘ The first preventive chaos of success i...

  On Thursday March 10th 2022, the Municipal Health Director in collaboration with GES and other stakeholders in the Jirapa Municipality organized a durbar at the Jirapa St Anthony's school Park on the issues of Teenage Pregnancy and Early child marriage in the Municipality. The Theme for the program was "Reducing Teenage Pregnancy in the Jirapa Municipality the time to act is now". The ultimate aim of the program was to educate school children about the dangers and trauma school children undergo at early age when they get themselves involved in either of them. Madam Florence Angsomwine, the Municipal Health Director stated that, in the 2020 population census data report on Jirapa municipal, 20,903 were Adolescents which represent 22.9% in a total population of 91,279 in the Municipality however the Municipal in 2017 recorded 5 maternal deaths and 3 among them were Adolescent and to that effect they will not relent in fighting against the canker. In addition, the Municipa...

  Governance institutions in developing countries must prioritise the preservation of institutional experiences and memories, the Speaker of Parliament Alban S. K Bagbin has advocated.  This he said was necessary for continuity whiles also ensuring that people have access to accurate historical facts and data.  The Speaker made this remark during a courtesy call on him by a delegation from the Sierra Leonean Parliamentary Service Commission led by Mr. Hassan Abdul Sesay, opposition whip for the Sierra Leonean parliament.  The delegation is in the country among other things to interact with their counterparts here in Ghana, learn best practice and exchange ideas. The team is hoping to use this visit to create a platform for networking between the parliaments of both countries.  Speaker Bagbin in welcoming the delegation called for promotion of similar exchange visits among parliamentary commissions and services across the continent.  He said there is the nee...