SANATU ZAMBANG STUDIOS (Podcast)

Women in politics seem to be on the rise but the story is different in the northern region and the recently held district assembly elections are proof of that. The numbers are dwindling. We have moved from 18% to 7% of women representation at the district assemblies.  There are a lot of factors that seem to hinder the participation of women in politics in this part of the country that we find ourselves. Speaking on Sanatu Zambang Talking Politics and Policies, Hajia Hafsat Sey Sumani of Norsaac believes that men fear for women to hold positions of power because of the perception of losing certain powers.  ‘’Sometimes we need to look at the environment. It is not just about putting the woman there. You want to help a woman. But you put her in a position where the executive committee members are all men and the woman is in the center. If there are five men in the executive committee and none of them believe women can do. What do you think will happen, either she will be oversh...

Wumpini Lagfu had an interesting discussion with Zakaria Rahama, Head of Productions and Senior News Editor of Sanatu Zambang. They discussed the media reportage of the just ended funerals of the late overloads of Dagbang and the way forward with regards to how Dagbang is portrayed in the media.

'' There are only two kingdoms in Africa, and Dagbↄŋ kingdom is one of them. I am putting my hopes on this new peace we have now, the politicians will now know we can do without them '' - Abubakari Adam aka Dj Damson '' We can not blame other media houses for not showing our culture, how many radio or tv stations do dagombas own?. In the past, our elite didn't see the need to own such facilities and this has hunted us over the years. This is a challenge to the elite dagombas '' - Mumuni Yunus Yirifa " With regards to the issue of conflict reporting, in journalism school, you are told that, during conflict, you as a reporter should use your discretion to report the facts. You may have a whole lot of facts available to you, but you ask yourself, which of these facts that if I put out will help resolve the conflict and the vice versa " Mumuni Yirifa Yunus (Radio Justice) " The chieftaincy contractors will be crying that finall...

Despite his playful and loyalty to music as a career Network Lagfu has struggled to reach the stars and even though many may see it as impossible, the young star is determined to make it possible. Back in 2016, he released a peace song as his contribution to promoting peace during the election year. According to Network Lagfu, his influence in Northern Region are Don Sigli, Maccasio, Fancy Gadam and himself. Network Lagfu has about 4 singles to his credit, featuring the likes of, Bije, Destiny Boy, Don Dee and Rapsham. Click to listen to his latest single featuring Don Ziggy, titled Dagban Bihi