Regional News Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/category/regional-news/ Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz Sun, 16 Oct 2016 15:30:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-CITI-973-FM-32x32.jpg Regional News Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/category/regional-news/ 32 32 Rashid Pelpuo launches campaign in Wa [Photos] https://citifmonline.com/2016/10/rashid-pelpuo-launches-campaign-in-wa-photos/ Sun, 16 Oct 2016 15:30:32 +0000 http://citifmonline.com/?p=258760 The Wa Central constituency on Saturday came to a standstill as the Member of Parliament of the area Rashid Pelpuo launched his campaign. People from all walks of life thronged the Tindamba Park in Wa to catch a glimpse of the programme. Bigwigs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the region such as Mr. […]

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]]> The Wa Central constituency on Saturday came to a standstill as the Member of Parliament of the area Rashid Pelpuo launched his campaign.

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People from all walks of life thronged the Tindamba Park in Wa to catch a glimpse of the programme.

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Bigwigs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the region such as Mr. Malik Issahak, immediate past Upper Wesr Regional Chairman, Joshua Akamba, Deputy National organizer , Kale Ceaser, Upper West Regional Campaign Coordinator as well as some parliamentary candidates were there to support Dr. Pelpuo who is seeking his fourth term bid to represent the Wa Central constituency in Parliament.

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By: Latiff Mahama/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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]]> Burkinabe arrested in Techiman over police killing https://citifmonline.com/2016/04/burkinabe-arrested-in-techiman-over-police-killing/ Mon, 04 Apr 2016 06:36:18 +0000 http://4cd.e16.myftpupload.com/?p=204034 The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a Burkina Faso National in connection with the killing of a police corporal in the Northern Region last week. Osman Barry, one of three suspected armed robbers who shot and killed the officer in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district, was picked up by police in Techiman. [contextly_sidebar […]

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]]> The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a Burkina Faso National in connection with the killing of a police corporal in the Northern Region last week.

Osman Barry, one of three suspected armed robbers who shot and killed the officer in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district, was picked up by police in Techiman.

[contextly_sidebar id=”SKWOEf2L1ALIIe4CFkeKpRLUrySizrGU”]The three had gone into hiding after the incident, but two of them were picked up by the police after a tip-off from a member of the public, resulting in the arrest of one of the men.

After questioning by the police, the suspect directed the police to the hideout of Barry in Techiman  where he was arrested.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO), of the Brong Ahafo Police Command ASP Christopher Tawiah, who confirmed the arrest to Citi News, stated that efforts are being made to find any other person involved in the shooting.

“He [Osman Barry] is a Burkinabe who had earlier shot a policeman and gone into hiding. An Eyewitness gave a tip-off to the police. They were chased and one of them was arrested. He directed the police to where the Burkinabe  was hiding and he was also arrested at Techiman.

“The offence was committed in the Northern Region so the police will investigate further to see whether the others involved will be arrested and maybe he’ll be pushed to the Northern Region to be processed,” he added.

 

By: Edwin Kwakofi/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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]]> 28th annual Samanpiid festival held in Upper East Region https://citifmonline.com/2016/01/28th-annual-samanpiid-festival-observed/ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 06:00:50 +0000 http://4cd.e16.myftpupload.com/?p=178707 The 28th annual Samanpiid festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Bawku traditional area in the Upper East Region has been held.The Samanpiid festival is a traditional post-harvest thanksgiving event meant to thank God and the ancestral spirits for a successful farming season.It is also an occasion to discuss other social and developmental […]

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]]> The 28th annual Samanpiid festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of the Bawku traditional area in the Upper East Region has been held.

The Samanpiid festival is a traditional post-harvest thanksgiving event meant to thank God and the ancestral spirits for a successful farming season.

It is also an occasion to discuss other social and developmental issues affecting the people. There are hosts of sacrifices followed by merry-making to climax it.

The occasion brought together people from all walks of life including Chiefs, Ministers of State, MPs, MMDAs and Heads of Departments.

Speaking on the theme “Sustaining Cultural Reforms for Unity and Socio-Economic Development of Kusaug” a Council of State Member for the Upper East Region, David Adenze Kangah, said culture is a determining factor of the identity of any group of people and for the perpetuity of such an identity, culture must be kept alive and sustained.

Mr Adenze Kangah who was the Guest speaker, said in recent times festivals have become a means for homecoming for those of them in the diaspora to renew their commitment to this historicity.

Meanwhile, festivals have also become periods to chart development agenda, choose a theme to guide the celebration and thereby commit them to the theme for the rest of the coming year and thereafter.

Mr Adenze Kangah, who was a Former Deputy EC Chairman, advised Ghanaians to allow the EC a free hand to operate in conducting the 2016 general election.

The Upper East Regional Minister, James Zuugah Tiigah, said a culture worth sustaining is one that rallies people together to see one another as a brother or sister and consciously promotes dialogue, reconciliation, development and peace building.

He said the promotion of culture for development is non-negotiable in the country’s development paradigm.

The Minister said that is why the government of Ghana under the pillar of Transparent and Accountable Governance re-aligned the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts to provide a firm, stable policy environment for effective mainstreaming of Ghanaian culture into all aspects of national life.

He pledged to help maintain and sustain the peace the people living in the Bawku municipality and its environs are enjoying.

He stated that the development of the area could rescue the people from poverty, ignorance and diseases that have plagued them as a result of conflicts and mistrust between leaders and their subjects.

The Paramount Chief of the Bawku Traditional area, Zug Rana Naaba Asigri Abogrago Azoka, expressed worry about the bad nature of the Bolga-Bawku road and called on government to construct the road to avoid any inconveniences.

He appealed to his people to reduce the number of cows they use to dowry their wife’s to two.

He said this will go a long way to reduce the high level of unmarried men and women in the traditional area.

The Paramount chief also pledged his outfit’s readiness in finding a lasting solution to the Bawku conflict.

Zug Rana Naaba Asigri Abogrago Azoka commended the Mamprusis and the other tribes for their diverse contributions in maintaining and sustaining the peace in the area.



Source: GBC

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