Saturday, 04 September 2010 05:58

A man who operates a commercial motor transport service known as Okada in Bawku was on Tuesday ambushed and set ablaze by unidentified assailants.

Mumuni Abdulai, a 40-year-old Mamprusi man, was said to have been torched after he was butchered to death in a Kuasasi-dominated area close to the Bawku Prisons.

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Saturday, 04 September 2010 05:58

One person is said to have been shot dead in Bawku.

Joy FM's Upper East Regional correspondent, Joseph Osei, reported that the deceased was gunned down in a crowded area.

Police have confirmed the incident but say it is too early to make a public statement on it.

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Saturday, 04 September 2010 05:58

The Upper East Regional Coordinating Council and the Central East Province of Burkina Faso have formed a trans-boundary committee to manage shared water resources of the White Volta Basin.

Members of the Trans-Boundary Committee are the Governor of Central East Province of Burkina Faso, Mr Simeon Sawadogo, Chairman, Mr Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, Vice Chairman, General Secretary, Mr Hamidu Sawadago, Technical Coordinator, Mr Aaron Aduna and Jean Marie-Kabere, Treasurer.

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Saturday, 04 September 2010 05:58

A number of people in the Upper East Region have commended the Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. John Koku Awoonor-Williams for his innovative leadership style, which had facilitated infrastructural development in the health sector.

A random sampling of views by the Ghana News Agency on Friday attracted praises for Dr Awoonor-Williams, who assumed duty in the Region, two years ago. 

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