The Ghana Police Service is asking the Interior Ministry to establish an independent civilian body to investigate police misconduct. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Alhassan who announced this on Tuesday said it is part of other measures already in place to cut down on the number of miscreants in the Service. “We have ...

The Minister of Transport has disclosed to Citi Business News that the design for the construction of the third terminal at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) is currently in progress. Plans for the project first came to light during the President John Mahama’s state of the nation address recently. The third terminal at the KIA ...

COCOBOD has begun requesting proposals from local businesses that can produce and supply jute bags. ‘Interest must come from the people who want to do that business. They should send a business plan’ its spokesperson Noah Ameyah told Citi Business News. It follows a directive from the President, John Mahama, during the state of the ...

Nigeria’s all-share index fell to a five-month low on Tuesday, driven by losses in its oil and gas sector, as foreigners sold down their holdings and locals switched to short-term debt, dealers said. Nigerian share prices have been sliding since March 10, as domestic funds put cash into government debt auctions to lock in higher ...

The Black Maidens booked their place in the last 16 of the Women’s Under 17 World Cup with a 1-0 win over Germany. A 43rd minute header from Gladys Amfobea was the difference between the two sides in a game that was played at a high pace in Liberia. The victory gave the Black Maidens ...

Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova beat former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4 6-2 at the Sony Open, earning a second-round meeting with world number one Serena Williams. The world number 59 broke the Italian to take the first set and broke again to move ahead 3-1 in the second before recording one final break to close ...

LeBron James chalked up 43 points to inspire the Miami Heat’s victory over his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Heat 100, Cavaliers 96 With his sidekick Dwyane Wade taking the night off, James scored 25 points in the first quarter. For the game, he converted 14-of-19 shots from the field, including six-of-eight from three-point range. ...

The news first broke more than a week ago when it was reported that the Knicks wanted Jackson to help bring the franchise back to its championship days and would pay him $12 million per year. Jackson said his contract is for five years. Jackson will be in charge of the Knicks’ basketball operations. General ...

Sony has unveiled a prototype for a virtual reality headset for its PlayStation 4 console at a developers conference in San Francisco. Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, said Sony had been working on the technology – called Project Morpheus – for three years. “We believe VR will shape the future of games,” said ...

Public Relations Officer of Hearts of Oak Muheed Saaed has confirmed the sacking of four back-room staff – assistant coach Ben Adjei, reserve team coach Jacob Nettey, goalkeepers trainer Dan Tettevi and welfare manager Nat Ofosu – from the club. It has been reported in the local media that head coach of the club Mohammed ...