Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 12th September, 2017, paid a brief visit to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadou Buhari. Addressing a press conference after the visit, President Akufo-Addo noted that “all of us have been very anxious about his (President Buhari) well-being, and it was very good news ...

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 12th September, 2017, paid a brief visit to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadou Buhari. Addressing a press conference after the visit, President Akufo-Addo noted that “all of us have been very anxious about his (President Buhari) well-being, and it was very good news ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said the situation in Togo has raised a great concern for the number of people injured and the increasing death toll. He said the description of an eminent civil war by some commentators showed the extent to which the situation had regressed and the recent threats of civil war ...

The start of the 2017/18 academic year has seen anxious parents and their wards flood public high schools nationwide to confirm placement in the schools, but indications are that private high schools are seeing little to no activity. Citi News‘ visit to one of the notable private high schools in Kumasi, the Mighty Royal Senior High ...

After weeks of searching across the 10 regions of the country and a rigorous yet enthralling social media campaign, the final 20 ladies for the Grand Finale of the Golden Jubilee of the Miss Ghana beauty pageant – are here! The Final 20 representing the 10 regions are outlined below: Upper West Region Dery Mwintuur ...

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, has been honoured by the Western Australia chapter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), at a brief ceremony at Perth, Australia. Mr. Amewu was acknowledged for his significant role in the fight against illegal mining since he was appointed to serve in the Akufo-Addo government. Mr. Amewu, ...

Liverpool have lost their appeal over the length of Sadio Mane’s three-match ban after he was sent off in Saturday’s 5-0 defeat at Manchester City. Mane was dismissed in the 37th minute after catching City goalkeeper Ederson in the face with a high foot. He will now miss Premier League matches against Burnley and Leicester, ...

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, is optimistic about the prospects of the Special Prosecutor’s Office in dealing with corruption within the public office. Speaking at a forum on the Office of Special Prosecutor Bill in Parliament on Tuesday, he said the current Bill was drafted based on President Akufo-Addo’s idea of ...

A photographer has settled a two-year legal fight against an animal rights group over a “monkey selfie” picture. Naruto the macaque monkey took the image in the Indonesian jungle in 2011 when it picked up a camera owned by David Slater from Monmouthshire. US judges had said copyright protection could not be applied to the ...

A boy and his parents have died after falling into a volcanic crater at Solfatara near Naples. What happened is still unclear, but Italian reports suggest the drama unfolded when the 11-year-old walked into a prohibited area. When his parents tried to pull him to safety, the crater’s base collapsed and they fell 1.5m (5ft). ...

An artificially intelligent chatbot that provides free legal advice has been configured to help victims sue hacked credit report giant Equifax without a lawyer. The DoNotPay robot lawyer generates documents US consumers can take to the small claims court. Depending on the state, consumers can sue Equifax for up to $25,000 (£19,000). The Equifax data ...

Liverpool have lost their appeal over the length of Sadio Mane’s three-match ban after he was sent off in Saturday’s 5-0 defeat at Manchester City. Mane was dismissed in the 37th minute after catching City goalkeeper Ederson in the face with a high foot. He will now miss Premier League matches against Burnley and Leicester, ...

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), has completed investigations into over one thousand 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results that were withheld. WAEC withheld 1,298 subject results of some candidates who sat for the examination on suspicion that they may have engaged in examination malpractices. According to the Head of Public Affairs of the West Africa ...

Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has rejected accusations that he had attacked a senior member and a critic of the party, Martin Amidu in an article. Mr. Amidu, a former Attorney General in his latest epistle chastised Ablakwa for supposedly attacking him in an article titled ...

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has claimed that an initial assessment of the implementation of the paperless system at the country’s ports, has shown a revenue collection improvement of 56 percent. According to him, revenue at the ports increased from GHc130 million in the first week of September 2016, to GHc230 million in the ...

The Northern Region leads as the region with the most number of children under age 5 with stunted growth. The percentage of stunting in the region is 36%, which is far above the national average of 22%. This was revealed at a media workshop in the Upper West Regional capital Wa, by SNV, a Netherlands ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured that teachers will also not be left behind as the free secondary education policy is implemented. As he launched the policy at the West Africa Senior High School in Accra, the President said quality teacher training was essential to achieving the educational reforms to the fullest. Committing to the development of ...

Mino Raiola says he can see Juventus forward Paulo Dybala playing for Chelsea or either Manchester club in the future. Dybala was linked with a move away from Turin in the summer, with Barcelona tipped to be his next club, but he stayed put. The 23-year-old Argentinian starred for Juventus last season as they won ...

The receiver of GCB Bank’s purchase of UT and Capital Banks, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) has commenced issuing letters to staff of the two defunct banks terminating their employment contracts with the two banks. Information available to Citi Business News indicates that the letters are being served to all employees of the two affected banks. ...