Tag Archives: Bawku

A Bolgatanga High Court has rescinded an earier order for the arrest of the newly-installed Bawku Naba and Overlord of Mamprugu. The warrant and an attempt to effect the arrest of the two led to clashes at Nalerigu on Sunday midnight between soldiers and angry youth of the town. The …

There were clashes at Nalerigu on Sunday midnight when military persons deployed to arrest the newly enskinned Bawku Naba and the Overlord of Mamprugu were met by angry youth of the town. The soldiers who were acting following a warrant issued by a Bolgatanga High Court for the arrest of …

A terrorist attack in Zoaga, Bugri and Zabre in the northern province of Burkina Faso has left some Ghanaian residents of Soogo, Sapeliga, Kansoogo, Kubougo and Widnaba living close to the Burkina Faso border in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region in fear. A police station was …

Teachers and nurses have begun exiting Bawku in the Upper East Region due to the volatile security situation in the town. The Kusasis withdrew from the inter-ethnic peace committee on Tuesday following renewed clashes that have led to the death of at least eleven people. The renewed violence between the …

Residents of Bawku in the Upper East Region have experienced hours of outage Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at 13:07HRS, after the Zebilla-Bawku 161kV line tripped on earth causing an outage to the Bawku Bulk Supply Point. “Fault has been identified as broken conductor [on tower number 287 within Bawku …

A renewed ethnic clash in Bawku in the Upper East Region has claimed seven lives in a clash between Kusasis and Mamprusis. According to a report by citinewsroom.com, the alleged killing of an old man at Natinga on Saturday, December 17, 2022, resulted in sporadic gunshots leaving five persons dead. …

The Upper East Regional Security Council has lifted the ban on tricycle movement in Bawku. The move according to the security council is due to numerous appeals from public sector workers and the relative peace since the visit of the government’s delegations a few months ago. It could be recalled …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, says he has initiated steps to help resolve the prolonged conflict in Bawku in the Upper East Region. The Asantehene says Bawku, as a border town, could become an entry point for extremists from Burkina Faso, which has become unstable in recent times. Otumfuo …

The Upper East Regional Security Council has reviewed the security situation in Bawku following the latest shootings. Three persons have been shot dead in Bawku today Tuesday September 20. At its emergency meeting held on Monday, September 19, REGSEC in the Upper East Region has introduced additional security measures to …

Fire has destroyed portions of the Bawku West District Assembly building in the Upper East Region. The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 8:00pm. Several documents, computers, printers, shockers, fans, ceilings, tables and chairs, louvres and other belongings were …