The Ghana Fire Service responded swiftly to subdue a fire that erupted at the Manhyia Palace on Thursday. According to an eyewitness, who spoke to Citi News on condition of anonymity, the fire resulted from a gas cylinder explosion in the kitchen area of the Manhyia Palace. He narrated that, one of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei ...

New Patriotic Party (NPP) sympathizer and musician, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, failed to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service before his lawyer was unavailable. According to him, although he wanted to honour the invitation without his lawyers, they insisted it would be appropriate he had legal ...

Some Ghanaian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have resorted to sleeping under bridges, for lack of accommodation, during the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Responding to reports that Ghanaian pilgrims are out on the streets, the Deputy Communications Director for the Hajj Board, Hajia Marian Cissey, blamed the Saudi authorities for the situation in a Citi News ...

The Ghana Federation of Labour says Organised Labour is embarrassed by the scandal that has rocked the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Even though the SSNIT Board has caused a forensic investigation into the scandal which has been a subject of public discussions in the last two weeks, the Ghana Federation of Labour ...

Hip-life musician and sympathizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), A-Plus, has failed to honour an invitation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service for questioning over his allegations of corruption against some government officials. The musician, who had earlier told Citi News that the decision to invite him to substantiate ...

Jospong Group, owners of waste management firm, Zoomlion and other subsidiaries, has described as malicious recent claims that it inflated the cost of a contract it had with the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to supply waste bins. The Group in a statement copied to citifmonline.com, said Accra-based Joy FM as well as other media ...

An outspoken critic of Google has been fired from a US think tank that gets most of its funding from the search giant. The New America Foundation sacked Barry Lynn for “imperilling the institution”, reports the New York Times. At the foundation, Mr Lynn headed the Open Markets group that welcomed efforts to rein in ...

A Takoradi-based lawyer, Ebenezer Kweku Kwaitoo, is cautioning against the over politicization of the new provisions in the Development Authority Bill. The Bill seeks to create three development authorities the governing New Patriotic Party [NPP] promised to create in order to fast track development in the country. According to the lawyer, what led to the ...

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has given approval for the grant of permit to Messrs. Jusdal Plus, and other  twenty-four companies to salvage Rosewood from the Brong-Ahafo, Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions. Previously, there had been a ban on felling of rosewood. In the last few years, harvesting of ...

Government has stressed that the excise tax stamp policy will not add unto the tax burden of manufacturers and retailers even as it begins to roll out the policy. According to the Ministry of Finance, the policy will encourage tax compliance while protecting the consuming public against harmful and unwholesome products. The excise tax stamp ...

Marriages are meant to last a lifetime, so it’s natural when there are downs to balance the ups. But how do you manage to hold onto the excitement after so long? In this article, Beauty and Tips takes a look at how to keep the spark live after ten years or more of marriage. Relationships ...

A 12-year-old schoolgirl from southern India has killed herself after a teacher allegedly humiliated her over a blood stain from menstruation. In a suicide note, she accused the teacher of “torturing” her. Although the girl did not mention period shaming in her letter, the mother says her daughter was asked to leave the class because ...

Three Ghanaian Muslim Hajj pilgrims performing the Islamic spiritual exercise have died in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Confirming the incident to Citi News, the Deputy Communications Director for the Hajj Board, Hajia Marian Cissey, noted that“so far we have lost three pilgrims; two being women and one is a male.” The two women died in their ...

The District Security Council (DISEC) at Bimbilla in the Northern Region, has said a review of the curfew in the township is long overdue. According to him, the youth who are mostly used by the feuding factions have promised to live peacefully. The Interior Ministry had placed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the town following some ...

The National Service Scheme has organized a two-day capacity building workshop for personnel of the scheme. NSS which has replicated the workshop across the country in the last two weeks had partnership from the United Wealth. At the recent workshop held on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 and Thursday, the Deputy Executive Director at the NSS ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said the anti-corruption crusade in the country will only bear fruit if state institutions are made independent of government. He said there was the need to ensure that such institutions were independent as stated in the Constitution and well-resourced to play their roles ‘without fear or favor’. Flight Lieutenant ...

As the start of the Free Senior High School policy beckons, President Nana Akufo-Addo has appealed to critics to avoid pessimism borne out of partisanship, and consider the long-term benefits of the government’s flagship policies. The President, at the unveiling of the Free SHS logo, said there was the need for people to understand the correlation ...

Arsenal have agreed in principle to accept Manchester City’s £60million offer for Alexis Sanchez. City tabled a second bid for the Chilean international at lunchtime after having their opening gambit of £50million rejected by the Gunners yesterday. It is understood that the increased offer – which will see City pay £55million up front and another ...

Syndicates of Lloyd’s of London insurance market filed a countersuit to Kanye West’s claim that he was owed $10 million after canceling his tour last year, saying it found “substantial irregularities” in the rapper’s medical history. The counterclaim was filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, saying West’s Very Good Touring Inc had ...

Reports in Turin suggest that Galatasaray and Juventus have finally agreed a deal for Kwadwo Asamoah after several weeks of negotiations. According to reports from the Turkish website Sporx.com, Juventus have accepted a €4.7m from the Turkish giants with Asamoah set to sign a three-year contract worth €2.5m a year. The former Udinese midfielder is ...