A High Court in Accra has dismissed a suit filed by an aggrieved member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who attempted to place an injunction on the Greater Accra Regional elections. The plaintiff, Bossman Oduro-Fosu, sued the NDC for flouting aspects of the party’s constitution on the election of party executives. In his statement of ...

Citi 97.3 FM has launched a new campaign aimed at rallying Ghanaian together to boost national development. The campaign seeks to get Ghana united to promote healthy patriotic conversations about national issues and to get action taken to improve the state of the nation. Ghana, the first sub-Saharan country to attain independence 57 years ago, ...

Flames from a fuel tanker explosion at Assin Fosu in the Central Region, has spread to nearby stalls and homes, burning them down to the ground. A eye witnesses, Emmanuel Padmore Eduful say the tanker exploded after they noticed it was spilling its content. Narrating the incident to Citi News, Eduful said: “In the morning, there ...

“To get divorced because love has died, is like selling your car because it’s run out of gas.” – D. Sollee Charlotte and Finn thought they were on the verge of a painful and expensive divorce. They came for couples counseling because they had fallen out of love, or so they thought. There were frequent arguments and complete emotional ...

So I have been monitoring social media and all the brouhaha surrounding this year’s award of the journalist of the year by the GJA. Of course such controversies are not new to award ceremonies the world over. From showbiz to academia awards and controversies have been in tandem. I remember the furore that came with ...

Have you wondered why you are so often overlooked when others aren’t? It feels terrible to be constantly overlooked. This is the situation that Melanie is struggling with: “Even when I think I am fitting in to a group and talking to everybody okay, I always seem to be overlooked when it comes to invitations ...

Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the African Division and Mashav/Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation) and the Ministry of Health (the Public Health Directorate) are joining the efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola in African nations which have not yet been affected by the disease. Israel will contribute by imparting exceptional knowledge in the ...

This baby spa in Houston, Texas provides floatation devices for children from 2 weeks to 6 months, allowing them to bob around a pool freely during each 20-minute hydrotherapy session. The tots are then treated to a gentle full body massage. Babies relax and enjoy their spa day in Houston, Texas. Wearing special floatation devices around their necks ...

A  Performance report intercepted by Citi News has revealed that most waste companies within the Accra metropolis scored low marks in a recent evaluation exercise carried out by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). Most of the companies failed to abide by the terms and conditions of their contract with the AMA, which lead to Accra’s increasing sanitation ...

  Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe yesterday dissuaded senior Zanu-PF officials from taking their differences to opposition media houses, saying there were internal party mechanisms to resolve grievances. The President called for unity in Zanu-PF, saying a party emerging from a resounding electoral victory must not tear itself apart. Addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters at Nyamhunga ...

The Presidential spokesperson, Ben Dotse Malor has said that without the support of Ghanaians, President John Mahama cannot drive the nation towards prosperity. “One President cannot do everything. He sets the agenda, he sets the vision, it’s a good vision, he is committed to the cause of Ghana and so we behind him must do ...

Some residents in the Tamale township are stuck indoors after a heavy downpour on Friday dawn caused devastating floods in some parts of the metropolis and the Sagnarigu districts in the Northern Region. The rain which started around 3:30 am lasted for about four hours. So far, no death or serious injuries have been recorded but ...

The Ghana Police Service has debunked allegations that its men have been revealing the identity of informants, thus exposing them to reprisal attacks. According to the Police, the over 200 informants they have had over the last two years have been well protected and rewarded. This denial comes on the back of recent reports that ...

Audrie Mbatcham knocked on the abandoned Maersk shipping container and waited. A sturdy man in his early 20s, he was a barely visible silhouette in the dark alley separating tightly packed shacks. “Fifty,” he said and looked over his shoulder. The unpoliced slum in the centre of Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, sprawled around him ...

About 120 million girls around the world – slightly more than one in 10 – have been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 20, a UN report says. The children’s agency Unicef also says 95,000 children and teenagers – most of them in Latin America and the Caribbean – were murdered in 2012 alone. It ...

Mozambican rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama has come out of hiding and returned to the capital, Maputo, in a symbolic end to a two-year conflict that has rekindled memories of a civil war. The Renamo leader touched down in the capital on Thursday, flanked by foreign diplomats - ahead of a meeting to cement a peace deal with ...

Google’s Motorola division has begun selling its highly anticipated circular smartwatch, the Moto 360. The firm said it believed the model offered a stylish design after what it suggested had been a series of unappealing wearable tech launches by its rivals. The release of the watch comes at a time of transition for the business. ...

The first Friday of the month is here again, signalling the return of Accra’s trendiest monthly old school jam at the 233 Jazz Bar and Grill. The captivating Shabo Crew will treat patrons to beautiful rhythms. They are known for their exceptional delivery of old school sould, jazz, funk, afropop and highlife songs. The band ...

First there were rumours about who will represent which country and some names were bandied about as those who were likely to represent this country. That rumour was quashed sooner than it would ordinarily have been. Then the heart wrenching news came that the Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean shortlisted candidates to go for the psychometric ...

The Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) Dr Justice Yankah, says the country is constantly recording more cholera cases because Ghanaians  have refused to observe good hygienic practices recommended by the association and other stakeholders. “We failed simply because we did not heed to the warning signs that were given. The Ghana Medical ...