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Rukaya Hamid on TB Awareness & Sensitization to mark World TB Day

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TUBERCULOSIS is a public health problem and according to the MoH, National Tuberculosis Control program (NTCP) which was launched in 1994 aims at reducing the transmission of the disease to a level that is no longer a major public health problem and emphasized that tuberculosis has been and still is one of the leading causes of death in our country meanwhile it is curable and preventable. In 1993 the WHO declared tuberculosis a global emergency. Rukaya Hamid  is a student at the Tamale community health nurse school. The 22yr old is in her final year at the Tamale Nursing Community Training School and usually spends her leisure time educating children at the funky readwrite clinic on basic health practices.  Rukaya Hamid also once in a while is a guest on radio interviews and programs concerning health issues. As part of the  world TB day , the young community nurse throws more light into the awareness and Sensitization of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is

HipHop Alhaji Star FaReed, sets to release ''GOGA'' March 24

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“Goga is a Hausa word which means to ‘grind’,” FaReed revealed during the song’s announcement today. We are in the third month of the year 2017 and  Bamba Records  signed rap artiste,  FaReed , is making waves. FaReed ushered in the year with the official music video for  “Hip-hop Alhaji”  and followed up a blistering video for his popular street anthem  “Zaafi” . The next big news for his fans is that the Hausa rapper has a song with  VRMG  C.E.O,  Edem , and it’s titled  “Goga” . “Goga is a Hausa word which means to ‘grind’,”  FaReed revealed during the song’s announcement today. According to FaReed, he was inspired by how Ghanaian societies frown on dreams of the young ones. “Society looks down on a lot of things. They see confidence as being rude and this is a disease. So I'm telling all the beautiful ladies not to be afraid to express themselves. Whether you are tall, short, light skinned or dark, be proud of what you've got. And to all m

Street Named '' Wiyaala Street '' After Noella Wiyaala

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It is a noteworthy observation that, around the globe, there is a trend which repeats itself, time and again; streets, by streets, avenues and roads are named after famous musicians to mark their outstanding contribution to the field of music.  In some cases, this is done by citizens of musician’s hometown or by a community, a district or area, where the musician lived, as a means of paying a tribute to the musicians memory and to make sure that his/her name is remembered. The singer songwriter posted the news via her facebook page Noella Wiyaala '' known under the stage name Wiyaala '' is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter. Noella Wiyaala was born in Wa, Upper West Ghana as one of four sisters and raised in Tumu. During her late teenage years she played football as a midfielder.  She has attended Takoradi Polytechnic on an art and design course. Wiyaala is a brand ambassador for PepsiCo in West Africa, alongside Nigerian singer Tiw