At least 12 houses were burnt down last night by unknown assailants in the Gumyoko community in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region. This is believed to be a spillover of the long-standing chieftaincy conflict in neighbouring Bawku. According to JoyNews security sources, similar attacks occurred three days earlier,Continue Reading
Students of the Presbyterian Nursing and Midwifery Training College in Bawku, located in the Upper East Region, have appealed to authorities to urgently reopen the school, which has remained closed since November 22, 2024, due to renewed tensions in the longstanding chieftaincy conflict in the area. Speaking at a pressContinue Reading
A five-month-old baby girl has been tragically killed in Bawku after assailants forcibly seized her from her mother and violently hurled her to the ground, resulting in her untimely death. The grieving mother, who had stepped out to trade, was reportedly ambushed by the attackers, subjected to a brutal beating,Continue Reading
The Paramount Chief of Bongo, Naba Baba Salifu Alemyaruun Atamale, has called for urgent intervention from the overlords of Dagbon, Mamprugu, Gonja, and Nanun to restore peace in Bawku and surrounding areas. Speaking at the second edition of the Gbewa Homecoming Festival in Nalerigu, the Bongo Naba urged the warringContinue Reading