The Homicide unit of the Police CID has launched investigations into the death of the Chief of Joma, a village near Ablekuma in the Greater Accra Region. Nii Ayittey Noryatse was allegedly shot dead in his home on Monday. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Director of Public Affairs of the Police Service, DSP ...

Former Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning, Anthony Akoto Osei has commended government  for the removal of subsidies, especially on petroleum products. According to him, some of these policies and decisions will go a long way to help the economy improve and develop. “We commend them for beginning the painful process of removal ...

The Leadership of Ghana’s Parliament has called a 2pm crisis meeting to discuss damaging bribery allegations made against “some MPs” by a former Leader of the House. Majority Leader, Ben Kunbour, announced the planned meeting after an MP from the ruling NDC had sought the guidance of the Speaker on former Majority Leader, Alban Bagbin’s ...

The Citi Breakfast Show focused on a number of police related stories including the shooting of a Chief at Joma. DSP Cephas Arthur commented on the issue.

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Seth Terkper says the private sector’s expectation of government in stabilizing the economy is overly exaggerated. He said: “The private sector complains when government tax it, meanwhile, the Ghana Revenue Authority generates ’barely 13 billion’ cedis to pay the public servants, run the government and also invest in infrastructure. ...

Whether you’re postmenopausal, in the thick of it or just curious about what changes may be in store for you down the road, chances are you’ve wondered what “the change” may mean for your sex life. You’ve heard the rumors, but here’s the truth. Truth #1: Your Vagina Is Not Going to Shrivel Up Like ...

No matter how lovely most of your coworkers are, there are always a few personality types that tend to bring down office morale. But you don’t have to let Mrs. Stress-y Pants or The “No” Man make your nine-to-five life miserable. Below, our experts’ tips on how to deal with the most annoying workplace dispositions ...

It’s completely normal—and healthy—for couples to argue. You’re two separate people, and you’re going to have different opinions sometimes. But what you might not realize is that how you act post-spat can be as important to your relationship as what you say in the heat of the moment. Here are 10 reactions to avoid, whether ...

Billions of people around the world do not trust the internet, claims European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes. Following allegations that the German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone was hacked, Ms Kroes said it was clear that trust was now missing. Speaking at the Cebit tech fair in Hanover, Ms Kroes said the future of the internet ...

The Health Ministry has disclosed that local pharmaceutical company, Tobinco Pharmaceuticals has re-exported the substandard drugs and unregistered drugs was sized to the manufacturers. The pharmaceutical company last year was involved in a media war with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) over the importation of substandard and unregistered drugs which was later seized by ...

Global mass surveillance conducted by the US and other governments is “setting fire to the future of the internet”, Edward Snowden told a packed auditorium of technology innovators via video link in Austin at the South by Southwest Interactive conference on Monday. He said: “You guys are all the firefighters, and we need you to ...

The Education Ministry has pledged its support to all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to effectively oversee basic education in their respective areas. A Deputy Education Minister in charge of pre-tertiary Education, Alex Kyeremeh on the Citi Breakfast Show said the Ministry is “solidly behind them and we are only praying that they ...

The US state of Colorado collected $2m (£1.2m) in taxes from newly legalised recreational marijuana businesses in January. Colorado became the first US state to legalize the commercial sale of cannabis in 2012, and stores opened for business on 1 January 2014. In total, 59 marijuana firms filed tax returns on an estimated $14m in ...

Nigeria are planning to spend over $11 million for their fifth World Cup campaign this year. The General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) revealed this in his defense to the legislative house committee of the country’s parliament. “We expect that one point two billion Naira will come from government, while the football house ...

Kwesi Nyantakyi has backed the Black Stars players’ demand to be paid in dollars, but will not comment on claims that the players want a bonus increase. This comes in the wake of increasing reports that the players are asking for a 30% increment. Ghana’s economy has taken a hit in the last quarter, leading ...

Vehicles travelling from Accra to Kasoa have been asked to return to Accra due to fears of a possible explosion after a collision between a fuel tanker and a Sprinter bus. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, an eyewitness at the scene, Kwabena  Danquah said: “Four cars travelling from Accra to Kasoa had so far been ...

The police administration is embarking on a public confidence re-affirmation campaign. The campaign is aimed at reducing unprofessional practices and preventing the public from compromising the police among others. The Public Relations Officer of the Public Affairs Department of the Service, DSP Cephas Arthur in an interview with Citi News explained that the detention of ...

The Northern Regional Police Command has identified a group known as Kandaha, as being the brain behind the shooting of a 26-year-old man in Aboabo in the Tamale on Monday. The deceased, identified as Mustafa Abdul Rashid was shot on Monday leaving residents in a state of fear. A similar incident occurred last Saturday where ...

Four out of the six boats being operated by the Marine Police Unit of the Ghana Police Service have been grounded due to lack of maintenance, barely nine months after the creation of the unit. As a result, about 30 out of the 70 specially trained police officers of the unit are either idle or ...

Authorities searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have widened their search, with the west coast of Malaysia now “the focus” of the hunt. The airline said in a statement it was looking at the possibility that the plane tried to return to an airport at Subang, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur. But the statement ...