U/W: American Senator Traces his roots to Upper West
A former American Senator has traced his origin to Tumu is the Sissala East Municipality of Upper West Region. He has been identified as part of the Kanton Family. Today in Tumu, the Royal family of the Kanton welcomed Mr. Myron D. Jackson from the Virgin Island in the United States of America.
U/W: Upper West Alarmed as many Burkinabés reportedly Troop Downwards
Residents of the Sissala Constituencies including Sissala East and West are in a state of fear as some Burkinabés have been spotted in a viral video trooping downwards of Burkina into the Ghana. The Populace who were speaking the Mossi language were mostly women holding polythene bags in their hands.
Culture: Tumu Chiefdom commemorates 71st annual death Anniversary of Kuoro Wogorei Kanton II
The Tumu Chiefdom has, today, January 29, 2022 commemorated the 71st annual death Anniversary of the first Chief of the Tumu Traditional Council, Kuoro Wogorei Kanton II. Late Kuoro Wogorei Kanton II died on January 29, 1951. In an interview with Radford newsroom the Chief Executive Officer of Action for Sustainable Development (ASUDEV) who is also a son of the royal family, Mr. Osman Kanton has described theday as one of the "incredibly big" days for the people of Tumu and beyond.
Two Foreign Nationals Caught Filming Military Installation Detained
Two foreign nationals have been caught right in the act of filming the country’s military installation in Tumu, the capital of the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region - 10 Mechanized Infantry Battalion. The two, Zuregele Abdul Basit and Yaago Yashi, are from neighboring Burkina Faso.
Passengers Survive Near Fatal Accident After Mini Bus Veers in Water[Photos]
Some Travellers onboard a Mercedez Sprinter Benz to Funsi in the Wa East District and other nearby areas of Upper West Region have survived a near fatal Accident after their vehicle on the road to Funsi through Wahabu. The Vehicle which carried over 20 Passengers veered into the Water after the road cracked down due to its muddy an slippery nature.
U/W: Assembly Worker Found Dead in his Room at Upper West
A Procurement officer of the Sissala East Assembly in Tumu has been found dead almost decomposing today Friday 28th May 2021 evening Officials of the assembly named him as Mr Richard Oppong who is in his mid thirties and has been working in the area for the past three years.
Economic Activities in Parts of Upper West Region Blocked
The Kassana Bridge Located in the Sissala East Municipality have been washed away by heavy rains within the week, according to residents, this is the 2nd time in 2 years the development has occured, they stated that it happened twice in 2020 and twice in 2021 within the first quarter.
Road Users Blocked in Tumu: Minister Moves inn to Address the Situation?
Its has not been long since rain washed away gravel the department of feeder roads had laid on the Kassana Bride to allow vehicles easy mobility. The development has been a cyclical one which goes around and comes around, it has become an annual menace the people of Sissala East have to prepare for.
Poor Road Networks In Both Sisssala West and East Districts.
Many years passed by, but still the Northern part of Ghana especially Sissala West and East have been left out in Ghanaian and projects, hence the rate of development at the Sissala West and East is very up falling which when the government of Ghana do not do anything other things about it every one there will even die.
U/W: Maize Farmer threaten not to Supply to Markets
Some Maize farmers in a section of Sissala East Municipality have threatened not to supply maize to various markets in the Upper West Region and Ghana at large if their roads are not fixed. Expressing their displeasure with the neglect they face, some residents directed the blame to the Roads minister Mr. Amoako Atta and the Member of Parliament, Mr. Amidu Chinnia who has promised to assist in getting their concerns addressed, it can be recalled that the Sissala Enclave were left out during the award of farm road contracts favoring Wa West, Nadowli-Kaleo and other Municipal Districts such as Wa Central.
Fertilizer Shortages in Tumu: Farmers in Trouble
It is about three months since the rains started. So far, the rains have been consistent and measured. Therefore, complains about poor rainfall is not one of the depressing issues for farmers in the Sissala area this year. The area is known to be a hub of high quality maize production.
Flooding in Upper West: Cost of a Bag of Maize Moves Up by 50%
The Month of August and Parts of September has triggered much losses than gains in the Upper West Region. The development has compelled traders to adjust prices of some necessary goods and services upwards. A bag of Maize has moved from Ghc200 to Ghc300 in the beginning of September within Upper West, it is projected to move up to Ghc380 in the coming weeks due to demand and supply factors.
GRA's Proposed Site that could generate Ghc1 Million Quarterly Abandoned in North of Ghana
The Ghana Revenue Authority has Proposed a Border Post Site to be Constructed in Tumu, the Sissala East Municipal Capital Of Upper West Region but has since not seen a major development after a publication on daily graphic in 2017. The Border town road network that could rake in over Ghc1 Million every quarter of the Year has been left unattended to, a single room has however been constructed for temporal use but the proposed site has not seen any major developments per reports gathered by Mr. Balu Mohammed, reporter for Tumu Based Radford FM at the Site he visited.
Persons with Disability Make First Demand to New Sissala East MCE
The differently abled association in Tumu have asked the Sissala East Municipal Assembly during a 2022 budget hearing to provide them with a resource center. The Center According to them will provide skills training for their members. "Such a facility will help train our members and equip them with skills to contribute to the society".
U/W:1977 Year Group of Kanton SHS Gifts Alma Mata a Borehole
The 1972-77 year group of the Now Kanton Senior High School in Tumu has handed over a new borehole to the school for use. There was a short but very colorful ceremony organized to commission this gesture and was hosted in the premises of the school in Tumu, the Municipal Capital of Sisaala East in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Read: Soo sad, look at how young girls of school going age suffer daily just to make a living.
They are the human shopping baskets in Ghana’s markets, carrying everything from tubers of yam to bags of cement. Statistics say there are over 10,000 of them in Accra alone. Theirs is a life of pain, rape, torture and abuse of human rights, living and working in Agbogbloshie, one of Ghana’s largest food markets.
Lack of Meteorological officer in the Sissala East Municipality affects information dissemination
Absence of Meteorological officer in Tumu affects information dissemination. The Ghana Meteorological Agency GMA said that absence of readily available rainfrainfall data from the Sissala East Municipality was affecting the timely release of weather information to the people in the Sissala East Municipality. This, the Agency GMA said, was due to the release of an active District Officer in the Sissala East Municipality to read and pick the weather information for accurate weather predictions for the area, which produces large volume of cereal for the country.
FoCA help filled some portholes around Tumu
Friends of Chinnia Association abbreviated "FoCA" has organized to do cleaning and to fill some other portholes in and out Tumu. FoCA left on a shared work on the tumu Leo stretch. The Tumu Leo street all the more explicitly the passageway of the Tumu College of instruction is an eye saw, making clients of the street go through pressure and now and again difficult to reach generally when it downpours.
People in Upper West region lament over inadequate service by GCB in the region.
The people of Upper West region complain bitterly of inadequate service of GCB in to clients in the region. The Ghana Commercial Bank is the common recognized state bank branched across the country. Many governmental transactions are done through it such as payment of salaries, taxes, bills etc.
Journalists involved in an Accident
Some Staff of Gwollu FM in the Sissala West District of Upper West Region have today been engaged with Gory mishap. As per Information source near Radford FM in Tumu uncovered that one staff of Gwolu FM lost his life in the tremendous mishap while getting back from a gift work out.