The three teenagers, who are standing trial over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl at Bantama in the Ashanti Region, were today [Wednesday], remanded to Juvenile cells to re-appear in court on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. The Juvenile Court, was presided over by His Worship, Peter Oppong Boahen, at the Asokwa District Court. ... The post Sexual assault suspects

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, Kwaku Rickets-Hagan, has announced his intention to contest the party’s flagbearership slot ahead of the elections in 2020. Speaking to Citi News‘ Duke Mensah Opoku today [Wednesday] in Parliament, Ricketts Hagan said a lot of thought had gone into his decision to contest. “It’s not a ... The post Ricketts-Hagan

A 22-year old South African with Ghanaian parents, Elijah Djan, has adopted a rather improbable approach to address the Southern African country’s urgent housing and waste challenges. Elijah Djan’s brick-made paper, named “nubrix”, specifically addresses South Africa’s build-up of paper waste and the shortage of low-cost housing. These bricks, according to Elijah, are weather resistant. ... The post Meet

The Board Chairman of the Millennium Excellence Foundation, Victor Gbeho, has stated that donations were actively solicited for the Ghana Expatriate Business Awards on December 8, which has courted some controversy over extortion allegations. Allegations were made that the Ministry of Trade and Industry charged expatriates between $25,000 and $100,000 to enable them to sit close to the ... The post Money

The interest rate at which commercial banks lend to their customers remained unchanged at 25.7% in November 2017. The same figure was recorded in the month of October 2017. The base rate is the lowest rate at which a bank would lend to its customers. According to the Bank of Ghana’s Annual Percentage Rates (APR) ... The post Banks’ average base rates remain at 25.7% appeared first

The 131 stations sanctioned by the National Communications Authority (NCA) for breaching Section 13 of the Electronics Communications Act (2009), Act 775 have been granted amnesty. All fines have been reduced to cover just a one-year period. The Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, announced this during the 22nd Ghana Journalists Association Awards on Wednesday. She said there ... The post Sanctioned

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Mr Senyo Hosi, has been declared as the African CEO Impact Award winner (West Africa) for his immense role in the Oil and Gas sector. The award, according to the organisers, was in recognition of his “outstanding posturing as one of ... The post Senyo Hosi wins African CEO Impact Award appeared

Kwame Sefa Kayi, Host of Peace FM’s morning show, Kokrokoo, was on Wednesday named the Professor PAV Ansah Journalist of the year, 2016. According to the Awards Committee, Mr. Sefa Kayi has been outstanding in the year under review. He is said to have used his brand and platform to raise funds to procure incubators ... The post Peace FM’s Sefa Kayi wins 2016 Best Journalist

Citi FM strengthened its position as one of Ghana’s leading radio brands as the station bagged six awards at today’s [Wednesday] Ghana Journalists Association [GJA] awards at the Banquet Hall in Accra The station’s anti-galamsey campaign, ‘Stop Galamsey Now’, which was launched earlier this year, came up for special mention at the ceremony, with the station ... The post Citi

Maxam Ghana Limited has donated assorted items worth thousands of cedis to the Child Protection Center at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. According to the Managing Director of Maxam, Patrick Lombardia, the company aims at giving unprivileged children protection and putting smiles on their faces especially ahead of the Christmas festivities. Speaking to citifmonline.com, ... The post Maxam

Residents association of community 25 in Tema, have lambasted officials at the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) and the Kpone Katamanso District Assembly for failing to address key problems affecting the area. According to the residents, these two key stakeholders under whose purview the community is situated have failed to live up to expectations. The residents, ... The post Comm.

The Northern Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has secured a four housing unit project for some senior officers. Constructed by the State Housing Company (SHC) at Kugani, near the Tamale Airport, each self-contained apartment has two bedrooms, a hall, kitchen, a balcony and other ancillary facilities. The GIS Northern Regional Commander, Chief ... The post N/Region:

The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has stated categorically that Ghana is not ready to respect the rights of homosexuals and lesbians in this country. Adding his voice to the highly sensitive debate on homosexuality which has been on the table for discussion after President Akufo Addo’s interview with Al Jazeera a month ago, ... The post Ghana not

The Supreme Court today [Wednesday], overturned the ruling of a High Court against the University of Education Winneba (UEW) and two of its Principal Officers; the Vice Chancellor Professor Mawutor Avoke, and the Finance Officer, Dr. Theopholus Senyo Ackolier. The High Court last week ruled that, the two officers of the University are guilty of ... The post Supreme

West Hills Mall has released a packed programme of events and activities which makes Accra’s most roomy and trendy retail centre the most enticing destination for shopping and recreation for families and revellers this entire Christmas and New Year season. The mall has seen brisk business in the past couple of weeks, as its tenants ... The post Tagoe Sisters, Medikal to rock

Two New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ejisu Constituency executives have been arrested by Police in the Ashanti Region in connection with the NPP polling station coordinator, Osei Kwaku’s disappearance. The two, Kwame Adom Boakye and George Appiah Kubi, the Research and Elections Officer and Deputy Constituency Organizer of the NPP, are said to have been behind the ... The post 2

The Member of Parliament for Asokwa in the Ashanti Region, Patricia Appiagyei, has called for the three boys arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a girl in Bantama to be flogged publicly as punishment. She believes that sentencing the boys to serve time in jail would not rehabilitate them, adding that the ... The post Bantama sexual assault

President Nana Akufo-Addo has written to the Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeremanten, demanding answers from him over allegations that his ministry charged expatriates between $25,000 and $100,000 to enable them to sit close to the President at an awards ceremony. The President is seeking full disclosure on the matter, and has given the Minister until 5 pm ... The post Nana

President Nana Akufo-Addo has summoned the Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeremanten, over the allegations that his ministry charged expatriates between $25,000 and $100,000 to enable them to sit close to the President at an awards ceremony. The President is seeking full disclosure on the matter and has given the Minister until 5 pm today [Wednesday] to report ... The post Nana

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has told Parliament that government is aiming at completing the construction of a military training school on the disputed Nkonya-Alavanyo land in 2018. According to him, structures for the establishment of a military school on the disputed Alavanyo and Nkonya lands, are about 70 percent complete. Speaking on the floor of ... The post Nkonya-Alavanyo