The Ghana Education Service has with immediate effect, suspended the Upper West Regional Director of Education over allegations of corruption. Mr. Duncan Nsor has been accused of auctioning a truck belonging to the Wa School for the Death which was under his care, without informing the school authorities and the Director General of the Ghana […]
Information available to BestNewsGH.com indicates that former Regional Minister for the Upper West Region, the Hon. Sahanun Mogtari has passed on. Mr. Mogtari was also a former Ambassador to Burkina Faso. From 2001 to 2005, he was appointed as Regional Minister by the then president, John Agyekum Kuffuor. From 2006 to 2009, he became Ghana’s […]
The Magistrate Court in Jirapa in the Upper West Region has issued a bench warrant for the arrest and production in court of four former employees of a popular hotel in the Jirapa District over alleged criminal offences. The arrest warrant for the four, whose charges include assault and theft, were issued on separate dates […]
Newly appointed Upper West Regional Minister Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih has given the strongest indication yet, that he will not spare any Head of Department in the region who will not work in accordance with the vision of government for the region. He is therefore impressing upon the urged heads of departments (HODs) to rally […]
Government has presented 442 brand new motor bikes to the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council for onward distribution to Assembly Members in the in the Region. The Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Amidu Chinnia who presented the Motorbikes to the dean of presiding Members in the region, said each of the 442 Assembly Members in […]
The Wa Regional Hospital in the Upper West Regional Capital has been hit with a massive shortage of beds, particularly in the Children’s ward. The situation has culminated in children having to receive treatment on the bare floor for some time now. This website is reliably informed that the situation has persisted for some time […]
Residents of the Upper West Region are demanding to know where exactly the outgoing Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan has been reassigned to. They want government and president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to come clear and tell the generality of the Ghanaian people where Mr. Alhassan has been posted to, particularly when all those who were […]
The Upper West Youth for John Mahama 2020, have declared their unflinching support for Former President John Dramani Mahama ahead of the party’s Presidential Primaries to be held tomorrow Saturday, 23rd February 2019. Among other things, the youth believe the former president is the most marketed, suitable and best person to lead the party into […]
The Upper West Regional Hospital in Wa has run out of anti-snake venom (ASV). The ASV is a potent medication used for the treatment of snake bites and doctors have explained that its absence reduces the chances of survival of victims of snake bite. The acting medical director of the hospital, Dr Emmanuel Steve Blankson, […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) received 26 Nissan pickup trucks from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on January 4 to support healthcare services delivery in the 3 northern regions. The beneficiary districts include: ▪Upper East: Pusiga Binduri Nabdam Kassena Nankana West Bawku Municipal Bolgatanga Municipal Builsa North Builsa South Bongo District ▪Upper West : […]
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nadowli/Kaleo in the Upper West Region Region, Kate Lankono has been recognized by the Regional Environmental Health Department of the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council for her immense contribution towards improving sanitation in the District. The DCE has been described as a diligent and hardworking person who has significantly […]
The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday 25th November, 2018 joined the Chiefs and people of Nandom Traditional Area to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kakube Festival at Nandom in the Upper West Region. The Kakube festival is celebrated to mark the end of the farming season each year and […]
