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5 reported dead due to lack of oxygen at Tamale Teaching Hospital

Investigations by GhanaWeb have revealed that death cases at the Tamale Teaching Hospital are rising due to the absence of oxygen at the hospital. Checks at the teaching hospital indicate that at least five patients who needed oxygen support may have died between Saturday, February 18, and Sunday, February 19, alone. The …

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Oxygen shortage hits Tamale Teaching Hospital

Management of the Tamale Teaching hospital has said it is taking steps to address challenges with the shortage of oxygen supply currently being experienced at the hospital. In a statement signed by its Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Atiku Adam, it said the development is a temporary glitch and the …

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Military storms UDS City campus in Tamale after NEDCo staff held hostage for disconnection over GHS 447,000 debt

Armed military personnel on Thursday intervened in a standoff between staff of Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) and some management of the University for Development Studies City Campus in Tamale. This occurred when personnel from the Northern Electricity Distribution Company disconnected the University over failure to settle years of debt, …

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VIDEO&PHOTOS: Tamale South NDC supporters besiege party’s office over Haruna Iddrisu’s removal

Scores of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters have reportedly besieged the party’s office in the Tamale South Constituency in the Northern Region. According to reports, the NDC supporters trooped to the party’s office over the replacement of their Member of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, as minority leader of the 8th Parliament of Ghana. …

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VIDEO: Historic moment in Tamale as residents celebrate their first time seeing trains in the north

The excitement that greeted the old, abandoned trains that have just been transported to the northern parts of Ghana is one that, for many reasons, can best be described as a historic moment. And that has been made possible because of the ingenuity of Ibrahim Mahama the artist, as part …

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Dagomba chief of Tamale Technical University console families, students over death of two colleagues

Two students at the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) on industrial attachment died in a gory accident on the Salaga-Tamale Road on 8th December, 2022. The victims, Alhassan Abdul Rashid and Iddrisu Abdul Latif were level 100 students from the Civil Engineering Department. The cause of the accident has not been …

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Social media reactions trail Bawumia’s commercial flight trip to Tamale

Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia was spotted aboard a local flight on an in-country flight. A photo shared by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni on social media disclosed that the Tamale-bound flight took off in the morning of Saturday, November 26. A smiling Bawumia is strapped with his seat belt aboard the Africa …

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Lebanese, Indians, Chinese Illegally Buying Agro Commodities From Farm-gates, Local Traders Weep

      A number of foreigners, especially Chinese, Lebanese and Indians, are allegedly violating Ghanaian laws on the purchase of agro commodities in Ghana.   Despite the laws of the country prohibiting foreigners from directly buying agricultural commodities from farm-gates, a great number of foreigners are said to be …

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US$70 million Tamale Airport Phase two project completed — Minister

The construction of the Phase two of the Tamale Airport Development Project has been completed at a cost of US$70 million and awaiting commissioning by the end of this year. The 5,000-square metre airport, with an annual passenger throughput of 400,000 capacity, is expected to boost the local economy, tourism …

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