A Tamale Circuit Court, presided over by Francis Asubayere, has convicted Alhaji Abdulai Sayuti, a 53-year-old pharmaceutical distributor, and fined him GH₵1,680,000, equivalent to 14,000 penalty units, on each charge expected to run concurrently. Alhaji Sayuti was convicted for unlawful possession of restricted drugs following an intelligence-led operation in Tamale. In default of payment, he […]
Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have declared an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services. They cite a hostile working environment, lack of basic medical supplies, and what they describe as an insult to their dignity by top government officials. In a statement released after an emergency general assembly meeting held at […]
About 44 students and 26 security personnel reportedly fainted during the March 6, 2024, Independence Day parade at the Tamale Jubilee Park. The students and personnel stood in the scorching sun for hours and it is believed that might have resulted in their collapse. Officials from the Ghana Red Cross Society, Ambulance Service and other […]
After ten gruelling days whipping up delicious meals for patrons, Chef Abdul-Razak Failatu has potentially cooked her way into the Guinness World Record books for the longest culinary marathon. With a staggering 227 hours under her belt, she has comfortably surpassed the current record held by Irish Chef Alan Fisher (119 hours and 57 minutes), […]
A fact-finding mission, led by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Management Services, Stephen Kwaku Owusu, yesterday visited the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale, following reports of a toilet facility being converted into a dormitory to house some students of the school. The visit was to assess […]
Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale, Most Rev. Gregory E. Kpiebaya has passed on. He died early Tuesday (May 31, 2022), the Catholic Church in Ghana has announced. A statement signed and issued by the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and current Archbishop of Tamale, Most Rev. Philip Naameh said he […]
The Ghana Police Service has served notice it will arrest and bring to book, a group of irate youth who embarked on an unlawful demonstration and vandalised the Police Divisional Headquarters building and VRA office in Tamale on Saturday. The youth were protesting against the assault of some residents by policemen during a recent anti-power […]
The Ghana Police Service has interdicted four police officers for unprofessional conduct after they allegedly assaulted some persons in Tamale in the Northern Region on September 21, 2021. The four officers working with the Northern Regional Police Command were assigned to assist NEDCO/VRA officials to arrest some persons allegedly involved in illegal power connections. A […]
One of the eight Guineans who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has escaped from the facility in which they are being quarantined in Tamale. According to the Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, the patient, a woman in her early 20s, scaled over a wall leaving behind her belongings on Monday. He described it as […]
Police in Tamale in the Northern Region have detained over 30 passengers on board a sprinter bus at Lamashegu in the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly. The passengers, all foreigners are believed to have been trying to escape the lockdown in Greater Accra and Kumasi, which came into effect on Monday, March 30. Reports indicate that youth […]
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have increased to 152 from 141, the Ghana Health Service has confirmed. The Service said the 11 new cases, were recorded on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Ten of the new cases are among persons who were under mandatory quarantine in the Northern Regional Capital Tamale, under the direction of the Regional Security […]
Some opposition Political Parties in the country have hit the streets of the Northern Regional Capital, Tamale, demonstrating against the compilation of a new Voters Register for the 2020 elections. The Inter-Party Resistance Against the new Voters Register’s demonstration is currently underway in Tamale and has seen thousands in attendance. The Tikusayi Korinfohili demonstration BestNewsGH.com […]
