Published Inusah Dondaliya

8th February, 2026

Fears gripped the entire residents living around Nobisco enclave in the Tamale North Constituency following the death of a student after she fell off from uncompleted footbridge in the area while she was transported on a Motor Bike.

This incident occurred on Thursday, 5th January 2026, when the guardian picked the deceased and her sibling from school but fell off into the drain when crossing the footbridge – a makeshift, improvised by the residents themselves for easy passage.

Residents attribute their worsening condition in terms of commuting purposes, to the current state of the drain, which has been left uncompleted for almost a year now, resulting to several fatalities including injuries, deaths among others.

They put the blame squarely on the contractor for failing to complete the drain project he initiated. Worst of it all, without any effort on his part to come back to site for full execution of the project.

Residents further claim that several attempts to reach authorities for an antidote to their woes have proven futile, compounding their transportation challenges especially connecting to other communities.

Despite throwing their hands in despair, the residents are focusing their appeal to the Member of Parliament of the area, Hon. Alhassan Suhuyini, who is now the deputy Minister of Roads and Highways to come their aid by facilitating efforts to complete the project.

The residents are of the view that their plight now cannot be ameliorated without an intervention by their MP, since he is now serving as a deputy minister in charge of roads and highWays.

They are therefore calling for an immediate support to improve livelihoods through their mobility.

Published by Inusah Dondaliya

5th February 2026

Coalition of Unpaid Teachers, (2023 Cohorts) have picketed at the premises of the Ghana Education Service Headquarters in the Northern Region, Tamale, to demand regularization of their documents as staff of GES.

This took place on Wednesday 4th February 2026.

Among other things, the Coalition of Unpaid Teachers demanded release of their staff IDs and Payment of their 25 months’ salary arrears.

During the picketing, some of the teachers held placards with inscriptions such as “Our absence will create huge vacuum in classrooms”, “Honourable Haruna Iddrisu we are counting on you”, “We need a solution by second week of February”, “GES Mandate is solve problems, solve ours”, “H.E John Mahama Help us among others”.

The unpaid teachers denied claims that their appointments are fake, responding that they had followed due process to secure their appointments including acquiring Teachers’ Licensure Examination Certificate, posting letters, appointment letters signed by the then Director General of GES, wondering why they could be neglected and accused of buying the appointments through ill-legitimate means.

The teachers are bent on taking further steps including going beyond the Regional Directorate of Ghana Education Service to have their demands being met.

Receiving the Teachers’ petition was the Northern Regional Human Resource Manager of Ghana Education Service, who assured to deliver the message to appropriate quarters for redress.

Published 4th February 2026

Imoro Salmu has etched her name in the sporting history of the Kumbungu District after becoming the first female from the area to acquire the CAF Licence ‘B’, certificate, marking a significant milestone in her coaching journey in Africa.

Born in Ginagani in the Kumbungu District, the 30-year-old’s journey reflects a strong blend of academic excellence and football development.

Salmu began her basic education at Ginagani R/C Primary School, and later attended Kumbungu Nibrisia JHS. She pursued her Senior High School education at the Business College of Education before completing her studies at Kumbungu Senior High School in 2015.

Her academic pursuit continued at the University for Development Studies (UDS), where she was enrolled in 2017 and obtained a Diploma in Development Education in 2019. She went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Development Education from the same institution in 2023.

In 2025, Salmu completed a Master’s degree in Educational Management and Planning and is currently pursuing another Master’s programme in Sports Management and Marketing at Tamale Technical University, with completion expected in February 2026.

Salmu’s football journey began in 2010 when she featured as a goalkeeper for Dalun Yopp Ladies FC. She would later played for Simli Ladies FC, Beyom Ladies FC, and Real Crusaders FC in Wa in the Upper West Region.

At the tertiary level, she represented the University for Development Studies (UDS) Ladies Team between 2016 and 2021.
Following her retirement from active football, Salmu transitioned into coaching in 2020 and has since risen steadily through the ranks. She currently holds the GFA Licence D, CAF Licence C, and the CAF Licence B, in addition to the GFA Licence A in Goalkeepers Coaching, which she obtained in 2024.

With Coach Iddi Manza Alhassan currently the highest CAF Licence holder from the Kumbungu District with a CAF Licence ‘A’, Salmu is widely tipped to become the next coach from the district to reach that level. Her rapid rise has already placed her among a select group of female coaches in Ghana making notable progress in the game.

Imoro Salmu is presently serving as an assistant coach of Northern Ladies FC, a side competing in the Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League, while she continues to build a promising coaching career.

By: MUMUNI ABDUL-MUMIN