An aspiring national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko has indicated that despite the setback, he suffered during the investigations into alleged his arrest, he will rigorously campaign to win the seat. The National Election Committee of the NPP on Wednesday cleared Mr. Afoko to contest the national chairmanship position of the ...

The deputy Information Minister, Mr. Felix Ofosu Kwakye, has described  the Minority Leader , Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu’s  allegations  that government is sabotaging some Ghanaian-owned businesses as divisive. “Indeed, It is important that all Ghanaians join hands to condemn this sort of record. It is not only divisive, it serves as a disincentive for the ...

The Ghana Police Service has deployed about 90 personnel to Tamale in the Northern Region to maintain law and order due to the recent disturbances in the Metropolis. A statement signed by the Director General at the Public Affairs Department of the Service, DCOP Rev. David Nenyi Ampah-Bennin stated that “three platoons of specially trained ...

Two multi-use buildings have collapsed in New York’s east Harlem neighbourhood, killing at least two women and injuring more than a dozen other people. The buildings, located on the east block of 116th street and Park Avenue, exploded and collapsed at about 13:00 GMT on Wednesday, according to police. “It was an explosion and a ...

The University of Ghana, Legon, is organizing a Public Lecture on the safety of genetically modified organisms in the context of the safety of conventional (non-GM) foods and review the record of food safety of GMOs. The Lecture dubbed, ‘Passing Through Accra: Legon International Scholar Series (LISS)’ is a prestigious platform instituted by the University of ...

Citi Sports can confirm that the Prestea Police has refused to grant permission to the Andoh family to organise the funeral of the late Kyei Ando on Saturday. The Police have said they would wait for the result of the autopsy to be released on Friday before allowing the family to perform the necessary rites ...

An international public health financing expert has said capitation as a provider payment method is likely to inject the needed efficiency into the claims payment regime of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and deepen cost containment measures currently being undertaken by the Authority. Dr Cheryl Cashin, a health economist, said: “Capitation can play an ...

A woman chopped off her former boyfriend’s penis with scissors and then killed him with a hammer after he raped her, beat their young daughter and tried to blackmail her into giving him  $28,000 for a new car. The Hong Kong High Court heard Chinese national Yeung Ki attacked Zhou Hui, her now-married former longtime ...

Ghana sports minister Elvis Ankrah’s evasion of the issue of whether a foreign technical adviser is being planned for national team coach Kwesi Appiah, is further indication that plenty is still left to be said about the matter with the World Cup closing in. Ankrah claimed not to have been briefed, and could not give a definitive position ...

The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi has revealed that the 20nmillion US dollar budget presented to the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the Black Stars participation in the World Cup in Brazil is subject to amendment. There has been a public outcry over the size of the budget in the ...

Citi News has gathered that aspiring national Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Paul Afoko has finally been cleared to contest in the impending national delegates’ conference. Mr. Afoko’s ambition was hanging in the balance following allegations that he was once arrested in the United Kingdom for dealing in narcotic drugs. Reliable sources ...

Five of the seven suspected Nima youth who allegedly attacked the Kotobabi police station on February 25, 2014 were on Wednesday March 12, 2014 granted bail. The Human Rights Division of an Accra High Court at the Cocoa Affairs building room 11 granted bail to Ibrahim Amadu, Abdullah Musah, Salifu Suraku, Alex Kwaw and Samuel ...

A National Democratic Congress (NDC) pressure group, the Young Democrats is urging government to be bold and investigate some leading members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for various alleged acts of corruption. They include the NPP national chairman, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey and former communications director of the party, Nana Akomea. They cited Mr. Lamptey’s ...

Nigeria has removed history from its school curriculum. Official reasons Nigeria advances for expunging history as a course of study are that students are shunning it. The country also claims the decision was necessitated by the fact that there were few jobs for history graduates, and there is dearth of history teachers. The decision has ...

The Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Akrasi Sarpong, has called for a national debate on legalization of marijuana in the country. According to him, numerous studies have shown that marijuana use is on the increase in the country despite its illegal status. “Ordinary people can say don’t legalize it but that will ...

Inflation for the month of February hit a record 14 percent. This has been the highest in the past four years. February inflation recorded a 0.2 percentage points increase from last month where 13.8 percent was reported. The Monthly inflation was at 1.1 percent from 3.9 percent recorded in January. The Food and non alcoholic ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the recent killings and disturbances between supporters of the party and National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth in Tamale should be treated as a criminal matter. Residents and security analysts monitoring the situation in the Northern Region have accused the two parties of fanning the tensions between the youth groups ...

The Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has accused the Mahama led administration of sabotaging Ghanaian-owned businesses while pretending to be advocating for them. “Government is using various strategies to sabotage businesses in Ghana including Tobinco. If government is advocating for promotion of businesses in Ghana, why is it determined to destroy some businesses in ...

The Northern Regional Police Command has granted bail to three suspects arrested in Tamale after irate NDC youth attacked Tamale based Radio Justice yesterday. Three persons were arrested in connection with the attack on Tuesday which resulted in the destruction of several properties. The youth were incensed by comments by an NPP activist on the ...

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has condemned the Agona East District Chief Executive (DCE) for threatening to expel non-performing teachers in his district. The NAGRAT Vice President, Angel Cabounu in an interview with Citi News said the declaration by the DCE “is a wrong declaration, that declaration is nothing but a threat and ...