President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the recent surge in violence in Bawku represents a deliberate attempt to undermine ongoing peace negotiations. Recent peace efforts to end the decades-old inter-tribal conflict appeared to have neared a full agreement until recent fatal attacks, including the killing of a Kusasi chief in the Ashanti Region and […]
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Nayiri, Yagbonwura commit to peaceful resolution of Lukula conflict
The Overlords of Mamprugu and Gonja, Nayiri Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, and the Yagbonwura, Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, have resolved to find a lasting solution to the protracted land dispute that has plagued Lukula, a farming community in the North Gonja District in the Savanna Region for over a decade now. The two revered […]
Director-General, Police Welfare installed Queen Mother by Yagbonwura
The overlord of the Gonja Traditional Area, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boressa I has conferred a chieftaincy title on the Director-General of Police Welfare COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah. COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa who has oversight responsibility of the Savannah Region, was recognized by the King for constantly keeping touch with the area to ensure that policing […]
Yagbonwura confers “King Of Promise Keepers” title on President Akufo-Addo
The Paramount Chief of Gonja, the Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa, has conferred the title ‘Gariba Yenawura Wura’, to wit “King of Promise Keepers”, on the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo “. This, according to the Yagbonwura, is in recognition of “your good works done Savannah Region”, adding that “the people of […]
Creation of Savanna Region: Yagbonwura promises high voter turnout during referendum
The Overlord of Gonjaland, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Bore Essa I have pledged, on behalf of his people, to ensure massive voter turnout and endorsement of the proposed Savanna Region in the Referendum to be held on 27th December, 2018. The Yagbonwura made the pledge on Monday 24th December, 2018, when the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia […]
We will restore Dagbon to its former glory” – President Akufo-Addo assures
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that the time has come for Dagbon, which has been scarred by decades of conflict, to be restored to its former glory and greatness. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the conflict in Dagbon has dragged on for so long that many Ghanaians, including some sons and daughters of […]