DAMBA FESTIVAL IN TAMALE. GHANA

          Damba festival celebrated by most of the tribal groups of Muslim origin in Northern Ghana. This festival is                                     celebrated by the chiefs and people of Dagbon, Gonjas, Mamprusis, Nanumbas and the Walas. 

The main aim for the merriment is to remember the birth and naming ceremony of the Holy Prophet Mohammed.

In Tamale, the celebration was climax in a peaceful manner where people from various community gathered at the Dakpema Palace.

The photographs show how the native celebrated the event.

 

Bush Fire Consumes Millet and Soybean Farm

Investing heavily in the expectation to make some profit during the dry season by farmers in other part of the country is not the experience of some farmers in the rural communities in the Northern Region of Ghana.

 

Many local farmers lose their farm products due to bush fire as shown in the photographs above.

 

Desperate James Jejeri looks helpless while his millet and soybean farm set ablaze in Nankpek in the Saboba District.

 

The situation has been occurring every year especially during the dry season.

 

 Speaking to Dr. Wilson Dogbe, a Director at Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Tamale urged farmers to stay away from bush burning during the dry season especially when they have done planting.

 

He said some of the local farmers lack education on bushing burning and it effects it has on the land during the dry season.

 

Photo: Geoffrey Buta

Fuel Shortage Hits Ghana

Fuel customers on motorbikes others on foot with portable containers and lines of vehicles wait in a queue for their turn to purchase fuel at the Goil service station in Tamale and also other part of the Country.

 

This was during a severe fuel shortage which has gripped the Northern Regional capital and its environs, causing long lines at filling stations and symbolizing for some people their fears about the increase of fuel prices.

 

Some Commercial drivers in Tamale said they will be out of business if appropriate step is not taken to resolve the situation.

 

Other individuals motorbike owners have decided to start "Okada" business to ease the burden of passenger who can not have access to commercial transport to their various workplace and homes.

 

The shortage which began some few days ago in Tamale, has hamper the smooth running of transport business as well as the Fuel Stations in the fastest growing city.

"One driver ask why an oil producing country be short of oil".

in a new development, Tullow Oil P.L.C is now putting the current production of crude oil at the Jubilee field around 110 thousand barrels. 

The announcement was contained in the firm’s trading statement and operational update released on Saturday. 

Some of the partners at the jubilee field were looking at hitting the 120 thousand targets by close of last year. 

But with this announcement, it appears the target might take a while before it is achieved.

Head of Media Relations at Tullow Oil P.L.C, George Cazenove attributed the delay to some technical challenges with the FPSO.

The Jubilee field has now produced a little over 50 million barrels of oil since it began production in 2010.

Photo: Geoffrey Buta