Tag Archives: YENDI

      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 …

The major road leading from Yendi to Chereponi in the North East and the Northern Regions has been cut off, following heavy rains on Sunday, leaving commuters stranded in the middle of the road. The road had been submerged in the flood water, leaving commuters with no option than to …

A Tamale bound Metro Mass Transit bus has been involved in an accident at Kpalkori on the Tamale-Yendi road in the Northern Region, leaving 16 passengers injured. The accident occurred on Tuesday, 19 July 2022. The 16, including two children, are currently receiving treatment at the Tamale Teaching hospital. Meanwhile …

Ghana has organized a burial service for eight persons who were shot dead at Zakoli, in its Yendi Municipality. Unknown gunmen have been blamed for the deadly shooting. The victims were laid to rest on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at the Vittin Cemetery in the Tamale Metropolis. The deceased, African …

There is a heavy Police presence at Yendi following the killing of at least eight herdsmen in a suspected reprisal attack on Zakole, a herder Community in the Northern Region. The attack was triggered when a teacher of Dagbon State Senior High School, Jacob Koila was killed in a suspected …

An attack on residents of Zacholi in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region has left nine men dead, while several others, mainly women, were wounded. Some properties were also set ablaze in the attack. According to reports, the attack came after allegations that some armed robbers had attacked and …

The election of polling station executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Yendi constituency turned chaotic when some irate youth vandalized the party’s office over the weekend. It is reported by myjoyonline.com that this came about after a warning from the NPP’s leadership that said that it would expel …

Several passengers on board a bus from Kpandai to Saboba have sustained varied degrees of injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in got involved in an accident on the Bimbilla-Yendi road. According to eyewitnesses, the victims, which included children, have been rushed to the Yendi hospital. The car is …

The Yendi Police Division has threatened to sanction its officers who flout the COVID-19 safety protocols. The Divisional Commander, Superintendent Twum Barimah disclosed this to journalists at Yendi in the Northern region during the start of the second phase of disinfection exercise today. Zoomlion Ghana Limited in collaboration with the government, is …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says government is in discussion with the University of Development Studies (UDS) to set up a satellite campus in Yendi. In addition, he announced plans to convert the Pong Tamale Veterinary College into a university of agriculture. Vice President Bawumia announced this when he paid a …