The Minister for Information, Mahama Ayariga has expressed that the budget for the Black Stars for the World Cup in Brazil was cut down to satisfy the interest of many Ghanaians. The Ghana Football Association through the Ministry of Sports presented a budget of $22 million to the Ghana government ahead of the World in ...

Minority spokesperson on Energy, K.T. Hammond says the current energy crisis the country is experiencing has nothing to do with the supply of gas from the West African Gas Pipeline, but it is because the government has no money to buy crude. “The issue about the shortage of power supply is not so much with ...

Fidelity Bank has officially launched its new banking model concept known as Fidelity Agency banking which allows the bank to use shops and supermarkets as bank agents, known as Fidelity Smart Agents. In his welcome address, the Deputy Managing Director of the Bank, Mr. Jim Baiden said the revolutionary concept is part of Fidelity Bank’s ...

The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has apologized for the erratic supply of power to Ghanaians. According to the ministry, the load management exercise is as a result of the low levels of gas supply from Nigeria, which has resulted in the inability to power the various thermal power plants to full capacity. The president ...

A Legal Practitioner, Egbert Faibille has defended the decision by the University of Ghana to  prevent members of the general public from using its campus as a thoroughfare by blocking some of its roads. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Fabille said “We should not expose Legon to unnecessary attacks on its integrity when a simple ...

Unionized staff of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), has commended President John Dramani Mahama, for heeding to its plea to remove the Board of Directors (BoD) of the Company and for appointing a substantive Managing Director (MD) for the company. Below is the full statement from the union. We the unionized staff  of Bulk ...

Subscribers of MTN, TIGO and Airtel are likely to be hit with network disruptions as workers of Ericsson Ghana begin an indefinite strike over poor conditions of service from today. Citi Business News has gathered negotiations for better pay begun in April last year. Over 16 meetings have so far been held between management and ...

Ghanaian defender Jonathan Mensah has praised his compatriot Abdul Majeed Warris for his goal-scoring feats in the French Ligue 1. The Black Stars forward scored his sixth goal of the season with the winner against Evian on Saturday at the Stade du Hainaut and according to Mensah, Warris deserves recognition for his hard work since joining Valenciennes ...

Coach of the Black Maidens, Evans Adotey has cautioned his team on the potential difficulty of the second group match against Germany on Tuesday. Ghana began its run in the tournament with a 2-0 win over Korea DPR on Saturday and a win over the Europeans will ensure qualification to the quarter finals but Adotey ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says Ghanaians should expect the time table for load shedding this Wednesday. The country has already been experiencing erratic power cuts in the past few weeks which has been attributed to a shortfall in supply of gas from Nigeria. The ECG announced last week that due to challenges being ...

Former Chairman of the Ghana Football Association, Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe, has thrown his support behind cabinet’s decision to slash the World Cup budget proposed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports by half. A statement released by the Government on Monday and signed by the Minister of Information, Mahama Ayariga, indicated that the state ...

The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Opoku Adusei is calling on government to expedite action on the construction of the Ashanti Regional Hospital to ease pressure on Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). “They cut the sword about three times to put up a regional hospital for Ashanti but if we are not ...

Former Black Stars coach Claude le Roy says current coach Kwasi Appiah must be his own man to succeed at the World Cup. Le Roy, now coach of  Congo Brazzaville was responding to reports that Appiah is considering options for an advisor including Serbian tactician Milovan Rajevac. “The Coach should be a tough man and ...

Drama unfolded in the Court 4 of the Accra High Court where Counsel for already jailed suspected Armed Robber, Johnson Kombian abandoned him for no noticeable reason. Lawyer George Asumaning on Monday, March 17, 2014 failed to appear in court when his client was dragged before His Lordship Mustapha Habib Logoh for allegedly killing two ...

Kpando Heart of Lions have expressed disappointment at the weekend’s 2-2 home draw with Inter Allies. Lions had to come back from 2-1 down to pluck a late equaliser in a match they were expected to win and the result displeased the home fans and the club’s management as well. “The team has come in ...

The President, John Mahama has stated that citizens in the country should work towards diversifying and restructuring of the economy to curtail any adverse repercussions when there is a fall in gold and cocoa prices. A post on his Facebook page on Monday said: “we must restructure and diversify our economy; otherwise we will continue ...

Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius, on trial for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was aware of South African firearms and self-defense laws that say you cannot shoot at an intruder unless your life is in danger, a court heard on Monday. Testifying on day 11 of the trial, firearms instructor Sean Rens read out a ...

The General Overseer and Presiding Bishop of Christian Action Faith Ministries Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams on Monday once again prayed for the President, and the country, asking God to preserve Ghanaians. The Archbishop recently came under heavy criticism when he prayed commanding Ghana’s falling currency to rise. In the prayer, he asked God to “block ...

The gate fees for the highly publicised Bukom Banku versus Ayitey Powers fight have been released by promoters, Box Office Sports Promotions. The non-title Cruiserweight showdown between Braimah Kamoko and age-long foe, Ayittey Powers is scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium on April 18. Accordingly the rates are GH¢100 (one hundred Ghana Cedis) for ringside, VIP stands ...

Popular Nigerian actress Patience Ozokwor aka Mama G has called for support and encouragement for local Ghanaian movie producers. Her reason is because they are doing well producing movies in the indigenous language. “I am glad things are changing in Africa, where Ghana is taking steps to use and trade with its local language through ...