The European Parliament backed sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria on Thursday in protest at their recent passing of anti-gay laws. MEPs approved a non-binding resolution by a large majority which said that the two countries violated the Cotonou accord on human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law. The European Commission, the EU’s executive ...

A Circuit Court in Accra on Thursday ordered the Police to send Paapa Nyaba, an ex-policeman who kissed an eight-year-old girl at Pokuase to the psychiatric hospital. Nyaba charged with indecent assault has however denied the offence. The court presided over by Ms Sedina Agbemava after giving the order admitted him to a bail in ...

The Chairman of the Council of State, Cecilia Johnson, has called on the Ministry of Roads and Highways (MRH) and other stakeholders to effectively monitor road construction projects to ensure that roads executed were of the highest standards. This she noted will save the nation huge amounts of money, while ensuring that good quality and ...

The Alliance For Accountable Governance (AFAG) is asking  the Public Utility and Regulatory Commission to abort the automatic price adjustment until the government fixes the economy. The group is bemoaning the current economic hardships Ghanaians are experiencing and the poor services being rendered to the public by utility providers. A statement signed by the leadership ...

Eleni, a private company positioned as the premier commodity exchange promoter in Africa, has announced on Thursday the formation of a private-public investment consortium to finance the establishment of the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX). Investment consortium partners include Ghana’s top tier financial institutions, Data Bank Agrifund Manager Ltd, Ecobank Ghana Ltd, UT Bank Ghana Ltd, ...

Two Nigerians have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle 27 compressed slabs of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa, popularly referred to  as ‘wee’. The suspects, Kingsley Ekezie Chima, 30, and Nicolas Ucheama Mbeagbu, 27, were arrested by personnel of the Narcotics Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana ...

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, based on the directives of the Eastern Regional Security Council, have arrested one hundred and twenty-five (125) Nigeriens engaged in illegal mining activities in Kyebi in the Eastern Region. The exercise, which was conducted at five different locations within the Kyebi Zongo Township ...

In this ever changing competitive world, one needs to speak volumes without uttering a word, the knowledge to conquer limitations and how to start, sustain and survive in a chosen career or entrepreneurial field. Just Women, is an upcoming women career forum organized by 97.3 Citi FM to equip today’s woman with additional skills and ...

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 ...