Zero corruption cases reported in Upper East Region – GSS Report
Not a single person in Ghana’s Upper East Region reported bribery incidents to anti-corruption institutions in 2025, even as the region recorded a threefold increase...
Author : Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith
Upper East tops Ghana in Favour-for-Service exchanges — GSS Report
The proportion of Ghanaians exchanging favors—including sexual acts—for public services has more than tripled in six months, rising from 4.4 percent to 15.9 percent, according...
Upper East Regional Minister calls for commercial donkey breeding to combat extinction, generate revenue
The Upper East Regional Minister has proposed large-scale commercial donkey farming as a solution to the region’s donkey extinction crisis, arguing that the animals’ economic...
Government trains 541 youth entrepreneurs in Upper East Region under Adwumawura Programme
More than 500 young entrepreneurs in the Upper East Region are receiving business training under the government’s Adwumawura Programme, a flagship initiative aimed at building...
Diabetes patients abandoning prescribed treatment, hospital screening reveals
Many diabetes patients in the Upper East Region are not taking prescribed medications and are turning instead to herbal remedies, a physician specialist said Thursday...
Gurene Wikimedia Community works to preserve Gurene language and Frafra culture
A dedicated team of volunteers is racing against time to digitally preserve the Gurene language and culture, working to prevent what they describe as an...
Upper East Region to get new airport, major infrastructure in 2026 Budget
The government will construct a new airport in Bolgatanga as part of a major infrastructure push for the Upper East Region announced in the 2026...
Up to 450 die annually from diabetes in Upper East as residents shun testing
Between 350 and 450 people die from diabetes-related complications each year in Ghana’s Upper East Region, even as health officials struggle to convince residents to...
Bongo Chief warns deforestation causing severe weather impact in Northern Ghana
The Paramount Chief of the Bongo Traditional Area is sounding the alarm over rampant deforestation in his district, warning that the removal of mahogany trees...
Tanzui: Community-led drug raid targets “tramadol junction” and other bases for illicit drug trade
Community members in the Tanzui Electoral Area have conducted a sweep operation targeting illicit drug traders who have operated openly for decades in the Upper...