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I Have Accepted You Into My Palace -Yagbonwura To Sonyonwura

The King and Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresah (I) has formally welcomed and accepted Sonyonwura Adamu Kanyiti into his Palace today Tuesday 17th September, 2019 after the Five (5) member committee of eminent Gonja Chiefs had resolved the Chieftaincy issue in the Sonyon Traditional Area of Gonja. The Committee under the Chairmanship of Buipewura Abudulai Jinapor (I)...

Abu Jinapor is campaigning for himself and John Mahama at Damongo- NDC alleges

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communication Officer for the Damongo Constituency Hon Mumuni Yahaya Kiyoyo has alleged that Deputy Chief of Staff Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor who is the sole candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary elections in the Damongo constituency of the Savannah Region is campaigning for himself for the 2020 parliamentary elections and campaigning for...

Abu Jinapor posters endangers lives of passengers on Damongo to Tamale road – says NDC

The Communication Bureau of the NDC in the Damongo constituency have in statement copied to Bole based Nkilgi Fm said the reckless posting of the posters of Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, who is the sole NPP parliamentary candidate for Damongo constituency at unauthorised locations ahead of the NPP parliamentary primaries endangers lives of passengers and pedestrians. The statement signed by...

North Gonja- ‘No Road No Vote’ at Mankarigu in 2020- says Concerned Youth

The Concerned Youth of Mankarigu in the  North Gonja District of the Savannah Region have said the major and only road that connects the Mankarigu area to other parts of the country and through which all their economic activities are carried out has been in a deplorable state for many years with successive governments paying lip service to them. A...

Bole District: Tinga must be the Capital of any New District- says residents

Residents of Tinga in the Bole District have cautioned the Savannah Regional Minister Hon Adam Salifu Braimah to be careful of his promises with regards to a any new District that will created from the present Bole District. Mr Abudulai Amankwa an opinion leader at Tinga and a regular caller of Bole based Nkilgi Fm said Tinga has been lobbying...

NDC Will Not Antagonise the EC- says former President Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that the posture of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana in the recent past has been to look at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as if they are antagonistic towards them (EC) but they are not and hope the EC will always listen to their complaints. "We are not antagonists of the EC,...

Mahama wasn’t persuaded to accept defeat in 2016 – Former Chief of Staff

A former Chief of Staff has denied claims that his boss, former President John Dramani Mahama, was impressed upon by Manhyia Palace to accept defeat in the 2016 elections. According to Mr. Julius Debrah, this claim is not supported by the facts. In a public statement yesterday Sunday, he said Mr. Mahama willingly accepted defeat and congratulated then-candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “I state without equivocation...

Savannah Regional Minister Visit Kong and Choru Traditional Areas of Gonjaland

The Minister for the Savannah Region Hon Adam Salifu Braimah yesterday 14th September, 2019 visited the Kong and Choru Traditional Areas of Gonjaland at Kong and Jang respectively as part of his tour of the region. At Kong in the Sawla- Tuna- Kalba District  where the Ministers tour commenced, the Chiefs and people of the area could not hide their...

Decentralising Departments of The Six Newly Created Regions- Savannah Region in Perspective

Come to think of it, its an excellent and brilliant idea which may not be feasible for Savannah Region considering the scattered nature of our beloved region. One may argue that others are doing it, why Savannah? Savannah because we are lucky to have had about four (4) of the districts namely North Gonja, Central Gonja, Bole, and Sawla-Tuna-Kalba  situated very...

Bolewura Bans unauthorised felling of Trees in the Bole Traditional Area

The Paramount Chief of the Bole Traditional Area, Bolewura Safo Kutuge Feso (I) has ban the unauthorized felling of all types of trees for purposes including logs, Charcoal, Lumber and the subsequent conveyance and transportation from all parts of the area and the Upper West Region through the Traditional Area not withstanding its place of origin. The Bolewura said this...