The regulator of Ghana’s aviation industry, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has banned the use of Samsung Galaxy note 7 on all airlines operating in Ghana. The ban took effect from Monday 26th September, 2016. According to the GCAA the ban follows recent safety reports following the use of Samsung Galaxy note 7. Phone ...
With the string of celebrity endorsements going round, Kwaw Kese has come out to rubbish reports that he declared his support for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the December elections. In a Facebook post, Kwaw Kese retorted, “I have never said that anywhere and don’t even take part in ...
Russia has criticised the US and UK for using “unacceptable” tone and rhetoric in speeches on Syria at the UN, after being accused of “barbarism”. On Sunday, US permanent representative Samantha Power said Russian and Syrian forces were “laying waste” to besieged rebel-held areas of the city of Aleppo. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that ...
The Ghana Rugby national men’s fifteens and women’s sevens teams, the Ghana Eagles, gathered at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday September 24,  2016, to play trial matches in preparation for upcoming international clashes. The ladies sevens team led by Kukua Aggrey and Rafatu Inusah, played two matches during the men’s 15s match break and ...
Ghana has lost nearly GHc 6 billion over a three year period, according to a report from policy think tank, IMANI Africa. The amounts were officially reported missing or misused between 18 ministries, departments and agencies (MMDAs), and 19 public boards and institutions. The report also implicated 10 polytechnics and pre-University Educational institutions. “There were ...
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), is conducting a disaster impact assessment in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua, after heavy rains left two people dead and several properties destroyed in the area over the weekend. Two people were found dead in a taxi after being trapped in the flood waters. Citi News gathered that, the town ...
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has expressed optimism that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) will retain all the 11 parliamentary seats in the Upper West Region, in the upcoming December 7 elections. “My six-day working tour of the region has boosted my confidence into believing that not only would we win all eleven ...
Managers of the Ghana International Bank have disclosed that the bank will soon commence operations in East African countries such as Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia to help improve Ghana’s trade finance. According to the managers, the bank currently holds an asset of 400 million British pounds on the African continent. Speaking to Citi Business News ...
Two women were on Thursday arrested by officers of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) for attempting to smuggle 39 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be marijuana and other prohibited items to inmates at the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison. Grace Kusi, 60, a resident of Winneba was visiting one Ali Umaru Fulani who was serving ...
The embattled fire officer in the controversial penis biting and alleged rape case, that took place in Techiman, has been provisionally charged for rape by the Techiman police. Divisional Officer, Eric Ansah, was last week arraigned before the Techiman Circuit Court for attempting to rape Ataa Takyi, a beneficiary of the Community Fire Protection Assistant ...
Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato and 64 other bankers have gone on trial in Madrid over an alleged credit card racket at Spain’s troubled Bankia bank. The defendants allegedly used “unofficial” credit cards for luxury purchases, unconnected with their duties as board members. Prosecutors say about €12m (£10.4m; $13.5m) was spent on hotels, fine clothes, ...
The lawyer of Ghanaian writer and pilot Fadi Samih Daboussi has disclosed that his client was not detained because of the book he authored titled: “59 Years to Nowhere.†Mr. Daboussi was arrested and detained by the BNI over the weekend for allegedly writing a book on Ghana and making offensive comments about the President ...
A Ghanaian citizen Richard Asante Yeboah has petitioned the US government over some aspects of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) privatization deal. The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) signed an agreement with government to cede part of ECG to private partners under the Power Compact II. But ECG workers had accused MiDA of acting in ...
The Flagbearer of the All People’s Party’s (APC), Hassan Ayariga has selected Emmanuel Carl Bartels as his running mate for the 2016 general elections. The 64-year-old Carl Bartels was elected at the Party’s Headquarters in Accra. Mr. Emmanuel Carl Bartels is from Elmina in the Central Region. He is also a member of the Institute of ...
Denzel Washington hit the bullseye again. “The Magnificent Seven,” the Oscar-winner’s first western, topped the box office, picking up a solid $35 million. Hollywood’s star system has shriveled in the past decade, with few new talents emerging to reanimate the ranks and stand alongside Leo and Julia and Johnny and George and Brad. Some of ...
A former contender for the National Democratic Congress'(NDC) ticket for Shai-Osudoku Dr. Michael Kpessa Whyte has called on his supporters to campaign for the party’s parliamentary candidate. Dr. Kpessah-Whyte lost the party’s primary to Mrs Linda Obenewa A. Ocloo on June 18, 2016. Dr. Kpessa- Whyte, who is the acting Executive Director of the National ...
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