Tag Archives: Upper West Region

The Upper West region has recorded a total of 42 suspected cases of meningitis from December 2024 to January 31, 2025. Tragically, the outbreak has resulted in the deaths of 10 individuals, while 27 patients have been treated and discharged. According to the latest update, five patients are currently hospitalized: …

Some residents of Wa in the Upper West Region has demonstrated to express their displeasure over the recent alleged killings and kidnapping of some residents in the region. The information available to DGN Online indicates that from 2021 to 2022, a total of 9 persons have been allegedly murdered /kidnapped …

Senior High Schools in the Upper West Region may soon shut down if the government fails to supply them with adequate foodstuff to feed students. The Conference of Heads of Assisted Schools in the Upper West Region disclosed this in a statement following an emergency meeting held at the Queen …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that Ghanaians can hold the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) accountable only if the party is voted out of office in the 2024 general election. He alleged during his “Thank you Tour” of the Upper West Region that the incumbent government has stolen …

President Akufo-Addo will embark on a two-day working visit to the Upper West Region from Tuesday, July 13, 2021. On arrival, the President is expected to commence business with a courtesy call on the Wa Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the Overlord of the Wala Traditional Area before honouring a …

A viral video on social media on Thursday, July 1, 2021, showed armed military officers brutalizing some residents of Wa, the Upper West Regional capital, allegedly over a missing mobile phone. This comes barely a week after soldiers opened fire on protesters at Ejura in the Ashanti Region, leading to …