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  • Popular Bolga armed robbers Yahya and Abdul burnt alive by mob in Ramadan

    Two notorious armed robbers terrorizing residents of Bolga have been lynched by residents after the robbers attempted to rob a certain man of his motorbike at Nyariga, a suburb of Bolga.

    According to police site report, with the help of the community members, the robbers, Yahya Lawrence and Abdul Hakeem were overpowered and lynched by the mob before a team from the Police Command Regional SWAT Unit could make it to the scene.

    The two notorious criminals known were burnt to ashes.

    Yahya Lawrence is an ex-convict while Awudu Abdul Hakeem alias Hak was also recently granted bail by the Bolgatanga District Court in a case of possession of ammunition without authority.

    The crime scene has been processed and photographed by the police while the remnants of the deceased have been deposited at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.

    It was gathered at the crime scene that the deceased were in possession of AK 47 rifle, but the rifle could not be traced by the police. Efforts are underway to engage the community leaders to assist the police to trace and retrieve the rifle.

    Source: My News GH

  • NaBCo impacting positively on graduates in Bolgatanga

    The Implementation of the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) by the government is positively impacting on the livelihoods of trainees in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region, Mr Johnson Agolmah, the Municipal Coordinator has said.

    He said apart from the monthly stipends of GH¢700.00, which was hitherto difficult to come by, many graduates who completed various tertiary institutions and could not get employment had secured permanent employment through the initiative.

    Mr Agolmah said this in Bolgatanga during an entrepreneurship and career pathways training organized by NaBCo for trainees in the Municipality.

    NaBCo is one of the numerous interventions being introduced by the Government to tackle the issues of graduate unemployment by engaging 100,000 graduates in seven sectors of the economy including; education, health, local government, agriculture, entrepreneurship, revenue and digitization.

    The main objective of the programme is to provide opportunities for graduates and Ghanaian youth to be equipped with employable skills to enable them establish their own businesses or be well prepared for the job market.

    After almost two years of implementation, the Municipal Coordinator explained that out of the 926 trainees who were initially engaged in the various models in the Municipality, 266 graduates had secured permanent jobs and exited the programme, reducing the number 660.

    The Coordinator noted that, the contribution of most of the trainees towards the development and growth of their respective agencies was enormous and were able to build their skills and knowledge and ready for the job market.

    “A lot of the institutions that we have placed our trainees into have given us success stories of our trainees, even though there are also some bad stories, the success stories of our trainees outweigh the bad stories.

    “For example, in the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly, a lot of our trainees have been collecting revenue which increases the revenue base of the Assembly and also help build the skills of the trainees and many of the trainees have been placed in various departments including; budget, works, Human Resource and revenue,” he noted.

    The Municipal Coordinator said the NaBCo programme was not to provide permanent employment for all trainees but to equip them with the necessary experience to secure for themselves jobs elsewhere.

    It was to further build their capacities to establish their own businesses instead of over relying on government for permanent employment and that would help reduce the unemployment rate in the country.

    Dr Wilfred Akapanga, the Upper East Regional Manager of Quality Life Assurance Company, who took the trainees through various trainings on entrepreneurship and career development, said success could only be achieved through hard work.

    He explained that whilst it was prudent to pray for success, it was imperative for the trainees to work hard to put their innovative ideas to reality in order to secure the success they yearned for.

    He, therefore, urged the trainees to take advantage of such trainings to build the knowledge of starting their own businesses instead of depending on government for employment opportunities.

    Source: GNA

  • Speeding driver runs into police checkpoint, kills officer

    Driver of a DAF bus, with registration number GT 1089 F, is currently on the run after he ran into a police barrier and killed an officer in line of duty.

    The driver was carrying 13 passengers onboard the vehicle and travelling from Bolgatanga towards Tamale.

    According to a police report sighted by Angelonline.com.gh, “the suspected driver was signalled with torch lights to stop about 50 metres away by the personnel on duty but he disregarded and ran into the crash barrier destroying them and killing No 47508 G/L/cpl Agoha Nelson.”

    According to the report, the driver bolted after driving 100 more metres away from the scene.

    The report said the deceased was on duty with three other colleagues who had just finished checking a vehicle coming from Tamale.

    As stated by the report, the Savelugu District night patrol team, led by DSP Emmanuel Twumasi-Ankrah, found the body of the deceased badly mutilated upon reaching the scene.

    The police was able to gather the remains of the deceased to the Tamale Teaching Hospital Morgue for preservation awaiting autopsy, the report said.

    Meanwhile, the accident vehicle has been impounded while the police are making efforts to arrest the runaway suspect to assist in investigations, the report further said

    Source: angelonline.com.gh

  • Bolgatanga Divisional Police Command inaugurated

    The Upper East Regional Police Commander DCOP Mr Kwaku Osei Ampofo- Duku on Friday, June 26, 2020, cut the tape for the inauguration of the Bolgatanga Divisional Police Command.

    Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr. Dela Dzansi, Bolgatanga Divisional Police Commander in his welcome address thanked the Regional Commander, Personnel and resident for their contribution to assist the division to fight crime. He assured residents of police readiness to use professionalism to fight crime in the Division.

    DCOP Kwaku Osei Ampofo-Duku in his inaugural address, also urged personnel and residents to work together to support the Division clamp down on criminals through information sharing.

    He thanked the police Administration for making the establishment of the division a reality.

    Present at the ceremony were the Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, Regional Chief Imam and Heads of Security in the Upper East Region.

    Source: rainbowradioonline.com

  • Coronavirus slowing down livestock business chain in UE

    Businesses in the livestock value chain are experiencing a sharp decline in the Upper East Region as a result of the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country.

    When the Ghana News Agency visited the Bolgatanga market to ascertain the progress of business in the midst of the Pandemic, it was revealed that the demand for animals especially cattle and small ruminants had decreased.

    Since the outbreak and spread of the coronavirus in the country, government has undertaken a number of measures including; the closure of the country’s borders to foreigners and a ban on public gathering among others.

    All Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies at their own levels implemented stringent measures including; the closure of markets especially on market days, relocation of traders among others as part of efforts at curbing the rapid spread of the virus.

    The Upper East Region which has so far recorded 19 positive confirmed cases of the virus with one death was no exception of these regulations and the situation is having a toll on the livestock business value chain.

    Speaking with dealers of both the cattle and small ruminants in the Bolgatanga Municipality, they complained that since the spread of the virus in the country, their businesses had almost come to a standstill.

    They said their daily sales had dwindled and the number of customers continued to reduce by the day leading to low income levels.

    They said due to the closure of the borders, people who used to bring animals from neighbouring Burkina Faso were unable to do so.

    At the small ruminants market in Bolgatanga, it was observed that many ruminants such as goats and sheep among others were on sale, but there were no customers to purchase them.

    Mr Akolbire Adongo, Chief of the Small Ruminants Association, said since the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly closed down the Bolgatanga Markets on four consecutive market days, their businesses had declined.

    He said people who used to travel from outside the region including; Burkina Faso and the North East Region, no longer patronized the market for fear of contracting the virus.

    The Chief disclosed that some of the ruminants which were sold at GHC500.00 and GHC300.00 were being sold at GHC350.00 and GHC200.00 respectively.

    Mr Adongo explained that apart from the COVID-19 pandemic which had prevented traders from transporting the animals from the region to the southern sector, the Ramadan season of fasting was also a contributory factor.

    Mr Ayela Apana, the Chairman of the Bolgatanga Cattle Dealers Association, said due to the restriction on movement, it was difficult for them to get cattle to buy for sale, thereby making the prices of the cattle to increase.

    He said people who used to bring cattle from outside the region no longer did so due to the numerous restrictions put in place by government to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

    Mr Timothy Timbil, Secretary of the Bolgatanga Butchers Association, said the hospitality industry and the chop bars, restaurants and other food vendors were major stakeholders in the livestock value chain but due to the coronavirus the patronage had reduced as most of the facilities had closed down temporary.

    “I used to slaughter about three cattle in a day but due to the emergence of the coronavirus coupled with the Ramadan when I even slaughter one cow, I always struggle to sell all the meat and it is having a toll on my daily earnings.”

    Source: GNA

  • You will not get Pwalungu dam as your retirement package – Adongo fights Nana Addo

    President Nana Akufo Addo has been accused of hiding behind the construction of Pwalungu Multipurpose Dam in the Upper East Region to enrich himself and his cronies.

    According to Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Hon. Isaac Adongo, there is a very clear attempt by government to rob the people of the region a reason the cost of Pwalungu Multipurpose Dam has been inflated to the tune of Ghs993 billion.

    His comments followed a press conference held by the Upper East Regional Executives of the New Patriotic Party,NPP slaming him for acting negligently to disadvantage the region by not endorsing a loan agreement for the construction of Pwalungu Multipurpose Dam laid before Parliament.

    But the outspoken MP who did not mince words in responding to the claims,descended heavily on President Nana Akufo Addo accused him of planning to divert part of the money as his pension package because he knows he will lose the elections. Listen to the audio.

    Source: a1radioonline.com

  • Bolgatanga East again fails to elect a Presiding Member

    The Bolgatanga East Assembly in the Upper East Region has for the second time failed to elect a Presiding Member after two rounds of voting.

    On Thursday, January 23, 2020, the second Assembly was inaugurated with 16 elected and eight appointed Assembly members, however, the new Assembly could not get a Presiding Member and hence the election was postponed.

    After the first and second rounds of voting, Mr Martin Ayimbire Akanane, the Assemblyman for Zuarungu Central Electoral Area had 10 votes in each round, while his counterpart, Mr Bismarck Akolgo, Assemblyman for Zuarungu Electoral Area had 14 votes in each round.

    Though one Assemblyman was absent and therefore could not vote, none of the candidates had the two-third majority as stipulated by the Local Government Act to be declared a winner.

    Speaking to the media after the failed attempt to elect the Presiding Member for the second time, Reverend Emmanuel Abugre Abole, the District Chief Executive (DCE) expressed disappointment at the conduct of the Assembly members.

    The DCE said with the experience of some old Assembly members gained from how the first Assembly elected the previous Presiding Member, he expected same to have been replicated to ensure a smooth running of the Assembly.

    Mr Abole explained that the election of a Presiding Member was critical in the even distribution of development projects across the districts as it paved the way for various committees to be formed and projects adopted to fairly benefit every electoral area.

    He urged the Assembly Members to build consensus to enable them to elect a Presiding Member in their next attempt to accelerate the development of the young district.

    The election was conducted by the Electoral Commission.

    Source: GNA