The Spokesperson for Constituency Youth Organizers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Northern Region, Mutaru Fatau has defended Bugri Naabu’s attempt to set up a committee to investigate how presidential aspirant Alan Kyerematen secured eight votes in the region at the recent delegates’ congress. He described the decision as “a persuasive call” but ...

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is calling on the Electoral Commission (EC) maintain and enforce the provision in the electoral regulations which states that “no verification, no vote”. The no verification, no vote will ensure that prospective voters are authenticated before they vote. The IEA also called on the EC to make every effort ...

The former MP for Adenta, Kojo Adu-Asare broke down and wept when he appeared before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry. The tears were provoked when he lamented the sweat and resources he and a few others had put into the preparation for the World Cup. As head of the Protocol and Supporters Welfare Committee for ...

A global competitiveness report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has stated that poor sanitation is destroying the image of Ghana and hampering the attraction of foreign investments. Consequently, a senior lecturer of Health Service Management at the University of Ghana Business School, Aaron Abuosi has charged government to improve the sanitation situation in the country ...

Corporate institutions in Ghana must show more commitment in efforts to combat climate change, according to the Managing Director (MD) of CAL Bank, Mr. Frank Adu Jnr. CAL Bank, as part of its corporate policy of being environmentally conscious, embarked on a tree planting exercise on Saturday,September 6 in all its areas of operation; Accra, Tema, Kumasi, Takoradi ...

The National Accreditation Board (NAB) of Ghana has expressed concern about the conferment of honorary degrees and emeritus professorships by institutions which do not have the accreditation to do so. A statement issued on Monday, September 8 and signed by the Executive Secretary, Kwame Dattey, said that the situation was “in contravention of the Tertiary Institutions (Establishment and Accreditation Regulations, 2010 ...

Ebola is spreading exponentially in Liberia, with thousands of new cases expected in the next three weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Conventional methods to control the outbreak were “not having an adequate impact”, the UN’s health agency added. At least 2,100 people infected with Ebola have died in the West African states of ...

The older brother of Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan ,Baffour Gyan, and the player’s personal manager, Samuel Anim Addo, reportedly want to settle the case out of court after the two were granted bail by a Kumasi circuit court. They were charged on two counts of assault of a regional correspondent of the Daily Graphic, Daniel Kenu ...

Four District Chief Executives have been dismissed according to the Presidency. Their removal takes immediate effect. They are; Reginald Emmanuel Aboagye, Kwaebibrem District Assembly; Adam Banabelsera Yussif, West Mamprusi District Assembly; Joseph Adansi Bondah, Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai and Martin Luther Obeng, Agona East District Assembly. The decision according to a releases signed by Local Government ...

Have you ever wondered why men seem to be totally fine with breakups while women take them like a punch in the stomach? Well, new research has proved that girls find it much harder than the opposite sex to get over it. Capital One discovered that women take nearly 20 per cent longer than men to recover from the ...

Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have released 1,200 prisoners, President Petro Poroshenko has said. The releases followed Friday’s ceasefire deal, he said, which included an exchange of prisoners. He was speaking during a visit to the strategic south-eastern port city of Mariupol, which has come under shelling from pro-Russian rebels in recent days. Mr Poroshenko announced ...

After two weeks of consultation, Francis Addai-Nimoh, one of the presidential hopefuls in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has finally decided to contest Nana Akufo-Addo and two others in the upcoming National Delegates’ Congress on October 18. Mr. Addai-Nimoh in a statement issued on Monday said he was “deeply moved by the trust that has ...

New EU sanctions against Moscow due to be announced on Monday will likely limit access to financial markets by Russian oil companies Rosneft and Transneft plus the petroleum unit of gas giant Gazprom, diplomatic sources said. Since the three companies are more than 50-percent state-owned, they “meet the criteria” laid down in a tough new ...

The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday hinted that the global lender could downgrade its forecast for world economic growth this year when it releases new figures next month. “We are in the process of updating our forecasts. World growth should be just above three percent this year, between 3.0 and 3.5%,” Christine ...

A Presidential Hopeful of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo has told Citi News he will maintain the same strategy that won him over 81% of votes during the party’s super delegates congress. Nana Addo said this on Monday when he was leaving for Wa in the Upper West Region to meet delegates. Speaking to ...

Citi Business News checks at various fuel pump stations in the Greater Accra Region shows the acute shortage of fuel that hit some parts of the region last week has ended. Many fuel stations in the capital, as well some regions across the country were hit with an acute shortage of fuel last week. A ...

A former Finance Minister Dr Kwesi Botchwey is expected to lead  Ghana’s economic team that will enter into negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout program. The talks are expected to take of next week Tuesday September 16,2014. Dr Botchwey was recently nominated by President Mahama as chairman of the National Development ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is advocating for an investment fund for the agric sector. SEC believes the initiative will address the long-standing challenges the industry faces in securing credit from financial institutions. Over the years there have been calls for government to incorporate policies aimed at improving the industry’s access to financial service ...

The office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Hopeful, Alan Kyeremanten is demanding the immediate suspension of the Northern Regional Chairman of the party, Daniel Bugri Naabu. Bugri Naabu, on Friday, told Citi News he has set up a three member Committee to investigate and “fish out” the delegates who voted against Nana Akuffu-Addo in ...

The Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCCL) Kenneth Ashigbey has said that his outfit will pursue the assault case on its reporter Daniel Kenu to its logical conclusion. Baffour Gyan, the elder brother of Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, allegedly led thugs to attack Mr. Kenu last Friday, for what he deemed ...