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Pius Opoku donates motorbikes and bicycles to Tano North NDC
The Parliamentary Candidate for the National Democratic Congress, (NDC) for Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Pius Opoku has donated motorbikes and bicycles to his constituency and branch executives.
This move is aimed at assisting the executives of the party in the constituency to perform their duties diligently.
The items donated by the parliamentary candidate were made up of four motorcycles and 20 bicycles.
Pius Opoku, further added that the gesture would go a long way to enhance the party’s machinery to be able to access the length and breadth of the constituency with ease.
He also added that it would enable them to effectively monitor the ongoing nationwide voter registration exercise.
Pius Opoku, further urged all his constituents who are of voting age to duly participate in the exercise to avoid being disenfranchised in December.
The parliamentary candidate advised all and sundry to eschew any form of violence and go about the exercise peacefully for democracy to win at the end of the day.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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TTH doctors declare indefinite suspension of emergency and outpatient service
Doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) have declared an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services following the dismissal of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Atiku Adam.
They have pointed to some challenging working environments that lack basic medical supplies and an insult to their dignity by top government officials.
In a statement released after an emergency general assembly meeting held at noon on Tuesday, the Doctors’ Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital (DATTH) announced that its members would no longer offer services at the General OPD, Antenatal Clinic, Specialist Clinic, and Paediatrics OPD.
Following their earlier press release, the Doctors’ Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital held an emergency General Assembly meeting at noon yesterday.
The Doctors after the meeting, demanded that with immediate effect, all members of DATTH should proceed on an indefinite suspension of all emergency and outpatient services, General OPD, Antenatal clinic, Specialist clinic, Paediatrics OPD.
This notwithstanding, they added that Inpatient Care shall continue.
Against this backdrop, they demand an unqualified apology from the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and the Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini.
“We shall resume provision of emergency and outpatient services after we receive appropriate apologies,” they stated.
They further added that the management of the hospital should ensure that the following are available in the short term for them to work effectively.
Read the full statement below
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Police arrest suspect for stealing vehicle belonging EPA in Tarkwa
The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested one person for stealing a Toyota Land Cruiser (PC) with registration number GS 1845-23 which is the property of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at Tarkwa in the Western Region.
The suspect, Salifu Gariba, was arrested by officers of the Northern Regional Police Command on April 16, 2025 at Kukobila, along the Tamale-Bolgatanga highway, and the stolen vehicle recovered from him.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was stolen in the early hours of April 15, 2025 from the residence of an employee of the EPA at Budo City, a suburb of Tarkwa.
Suspect Salifu Gariba is currently in police custody and will be taken through the due process of the law.
