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WE NEED EVERYBODY TO SUPPORT THE ANTICORRUPTION FIGHT – GII 26th MARCH, 2025

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The Ghana Integrity Initiative [GII] has in conjunction with the National Commission for Civic Education [NCCE], held an anticorruption community forum with members of the Paga-Nania and Bisao communities in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region. The forum was on the topic “Joining Efforts to Fight Corruption – The Role of The Citizen Under NACAP, The Role of the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre [ALAC]. Joseph M. Azam, GII Zonal Focal Person The Nania forum comes just a day after a similar engagement was held with the people of Doba in the neighbouring Kassena-Nankana Municipality and forms part of the GII’s Mobile ALAC clinics, targeted at bringing rights education to citizens particularly, women, girls and other groups to empower them to demand accountability from duty bearers. Giving a brief on the GII and the purpose for the day’s engagement, the Northern Regional ALAC Officer and GII’s Zonal Focal Person, Mr. Joseph Makido Azam disclosed that the GII was e...
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''I AM ONLY A LIAISON BETWEEN CHIEFS, PEOPLE AND APPOINTING AUTHORITY'' - UE REGIONAL MINISTER 7TH MARCH, 2025

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The Upper East Regional Minister, Hon. Donatus Akamugri Atanga has called on the chiefs and people of the region to call on him any time and make time to meet him regularly for ideas sharing and discussions that have the potential to cause the needed development and progress the region has been yearning for. “Please do not see me as a boss! I am only a liaison between you, the people and the appointing authority”, he stated.  Hon. Akamugri, Seated At Sirigu Naba's Palace Hon. Akamugri made the call last Friday, March 7, 2025 when paid separate courtesy calls on the paramount chiefs of Sirigu, Mirigu and the Paga traditional areas. These visits to the paramount chiefs have been going on for more than a week now as it has become a not-to-be-discarded norm in the political administration of the region whenever newly appointed regional ministers assume office. So, Hon. Akamugri was simply following precedence; affording him the opportunity to formally introduce himself to the chiefs ...
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NCCE HOLDS QUIZ COMPETITION TO COMMEMORATE 68TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 6TH MARCH, 2025

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The National Commission for Civic Education’s (NCCE) Paga office in the Kassena-Nankana West District (KNWD) of the Upper East Region, has organised a quiz competition for some four selected Junior High Schools in the Paga enclave of the district. The schools included the T.I Ahmadiyya , Paga JHS “A”, Paga English/Arabic   and the Tedam Junior High Schools. Robert DAMPARE, NCCE Dist. Dir. The District Director for the NCCE Mr. Robert Dampare in a brief stamen to commence the competition stated that the quiz was unique and not like just any other quiz in that, “this event is more than a test of knowledge – it is a celebration of our democracy, our constitution and the bright future that lies ahead for Ghana’s youth”. He added that main objective of the competition was to promote a deeper understanding of the 1992 Constitution among students in a fun and engaging way. According to Mr. Dampare, Ghana’s Constitution has created room for civic education to be used as an important st...
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GOVERNMENT LAUDED FOR COST-CUTTING INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 6TH MARCH, 2025

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A total of 560 school pupils, coming from eight (8) Primary Schools and six (6) Junior High Schools across the Kassena-Nankana West District (KNWD) of the Upper East Region, took part in the district’s celebration of Ghana’s 68 th independence anniversary. Paga E/A  Primary Sch. Pupils The parade was held in the district’s capital, Paga and was themed; “Reflect, Review, Reset”. Ghana’s two major political parties; the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), also took part in the march past, carrying various placards throwing “shade” at each other. The District Coordinating Director for the KNWD, Mr. Abubakari Amadu stood in as acting district chief executive, receiving the anniversary salute from the marching students. In his speech shortly before the march past began, Mr. Amadu lauded government’s decision at the drastic cutting down on the cost hitherto incurred in the national celebrations of the annual event, emphasizing that t...
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THE POLICE WON'T CONSIDER FAMILY TIES & FRIENDSHIPS IN APPLYING LAW DURING ELECTIONS 21st NOV., 2024

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The Paga District Police Commander, ASP Mr. Ziaullah Khalil Ibrahim has assured citizens in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region and voters in the Chiana-Paga Constituency that, the Police will apply the law firmly and fairly during and after the country’s 2024 general elections. He gave the assurance this Thursday afternoon whilst addressing a meeting with political party youths in Paga and stressed that; “we the Police will not consider family ties and friendships while dealing with all election-related issues”.   ASP Khalil Making His Presentation The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) with funding from the European Union (EU), convened the meeting as part of efforts to ensure peaceful and violence-free elections. This also falls under the bigger EU sponsored programme named; Preventing and Containing Violent Extremism (PCVE).   ASP Khalil noted that though the Chiana-Paga constituency has some worrying numbers of known hot-spots, the d...
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GOV’T IS ENSURING SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY – DCE 8th NOVEMBER, 2024

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The Kassena-Nankana West District Chief Executive (DCE), Hon. Gerard Ataogye has assured farmers and Ghanaians that, the Nana Addo-led government will continue to do all it can, to ensure sustainable food security in Ghana. This it will do, “by working with developmental partners and non-governmental organisations in channeling all resources and expertise towards food security through the implementation of various climate-resilient agricultural practices”, he explained. Hon. Ataogye, the DCE Hon. Ataogye gave the assurance while addressing farmers at the district’s event of the 40 th Farmers’ Day celebrations, held at the Mirigu Primary School park this Friday on the theme, “Building Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Food Security”. He observed that the theme was very apt not only for food security for the country but will also go a long way to help farmers adapt to changing weather patterns that will then lead to increased yields, ensuring consistent food productivity a...
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80,000.00 GHANA CEDIS DISBURSED TO DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN KASSENA-NANKANA WEST 11TH OCTOBER, 2024

The disability community in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region has benefited from a cash disbursement to the tune of 80,000 Ghana Cedis. Numbering 40 in all, the beneficiaries each received a cheque for 2,000.00 Ghana Cedis. The monies were made available from the Disability Fund, a component of Ghana’s District Assemblies’ Common Fund. The Government of Ghana promulgated the disability Fund in 2005 the fund, with the aim to build the capacity of persons with disabilities (PWDs), particularly those outside of formal employment, to enable them engage in livelihood generation activities.   It began with an initial two percent [2%] proportion of the Common Fund and later got raised to three percent [3%] resulting from advocacy efforts by various stakeholders. At a brief ceremony held this Friday at the district office of the Social Welfare and Community Development (SW&CD), the District Director of the department, Madam Victoria Asuliwono disclosed t...
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