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16 May

NPP Will Win Five Out Of Seven Seats In The Savannah Region- Hajia Safia

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A deputy National Women's Organizer, Hajia Safia is optimistic that the NPP will win five out of seven seats belonging to the NPP. According to her, the electorates will appreciate the Akufo-Addo led administration for being kind to the region, by ensuring that they get their share of the national cake. "There are seven constituencies in the Savannah region....in the run up to the 2020 elections, we worked so hard as a party, to win three out of the seven seats in the region. However, per what I saw and witnessed in the region yesterday during Dr. Bawumia's tour of…

21 Sep

Chief Dies In Gory Accident On Bole Road

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A chief from Mankuma in the Bole District of the Savannah Region lost his life in a gory accident on the Bole-Mankuma stretch of road. The chief, Kantewura Justice Iddisah Dari, who was riding a motorcycle, was over run by a Burkina Faso-bound articulated truck. This was after the driver reportedly lost control and hit a pothole. The Savannah region Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Fire Service, who confirmed the incident, said it occurred on September 17, 2023. “Firefighters from the Bole Fire Station responded to an accident on the Bole-Sawla highway involving an articulator truck with registration…

02 Jun

2 Communities Burnt Down In Renewed Violent Clashes In Savannah Region

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Violence broke out on Thursday, 1 June 2023, in two villages in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region. This follows renewed tension between the Gonja and Mamprusi tribal groups. The two villages, Nyoagbini and Lukula were burnt down during the violence. Several casualties have been reported, while residents are leaving the communities to villages in the West Mamprusi municipality. According to reports, some people who arrived in the Janga community near Walewale revealed Gonja warriors from Daboya had entered the village and ordered all Mamprusis out or face the consequences. The Mamprusi side also sent warriors to stop…

01 Apr

Tension In Savannah Region As Chief Of Mujipe Shot Dead

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Tension is brewing in the Savanna region as the Seventy-Five (75) year-old Chief of Mujipe in the Tuluwe Traditional Area in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region has been shot dead at his palace. The incident occurred the night of yesterday, March 30, 2023. However, the Savannah Regional Police Command said the body had been deposited at the mortuary. His son, [name withheld], who was also shot in the back, is currently in critical condition at an unnamed hospital receiving treatment. The source said there had been an outstanding land dispute between the deceased, Mujipewura, and Kakpadewura, in…