Dakoa Newman has filed to contest the upcoming parliamentary primaries for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Okaikoi South Constituency of the Greater Accra Region. Dakoa Newman is seeking to oust current member of parliament for the area, Ahmed Arthur. Also contesting for the seat will be the current Board Chairman of the […] The post NPP
The Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has told the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, that his outfit is not responsible for the list of beneficiaries of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) captured in its performance audit report. Mr. Domelevo instead urged Mr. Nyarko to take up any grievances he had with GETFund. The Akim […] The post Take
Bernard Avle, Godfred Akoto Boafo and Kojo Akoto Boateng bring you the biggest stories in the newspapers and the websites on the Newspaper Review on the Citi Breakfast Show. The post Newspaper Review on the Citi Breakfast Show – February 26, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current
Teachers in Old Akrade Basic School in the Eastern Region are forced to contribute money to feed some of their pupils who are not able to pay a daily feeding fee of 1 Ghana Cedi. The Old Akrade Community is mainly an agrarian community. Years ago it was booming with the business until the removal […] The post Teachers forced to pay GHS 1 feeding fee for students
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye has summoned the Dean of the Parliamentary press corps and the Director of Public Affairs of Parliament over the conduct of journalists at yesterday’s [Tuesday] sitting. This follows a complaint from the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to the effect that journalists abandoned proceedings in the house and gave […] The post Speaker
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye has summoned the Dean of the Parliamentary press corps and the Director of Public Affairs of Parliament over the conduct of journalists at yesterday’s [Tuesday] sitting. This follows a complaint from the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to the effect that journalists abandoned proceedings in the house and […] The post Speaker
The Minority in parliament are abstaining from the ongoing debate on the message on the state of the nation delivered by the President. Even though they were present in the chamber, Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak told the House, they had waived their right to second the motion for the debate and to participate fully. […] The post Minority abstains from debate
Victims of the road accident that claimed 10 lives at Kete Krachi in the Oti Region are in need of aid to help them continue to access healthcare. The Sunday, February 15 accident, in which a Kia Rhino cargo truck conveying mourners from a funeral veered off the road at Monkra, also left others maimed […] The post Kete Krachi: Road accident victims appeal
The National Democratic Congress is accusing the Akufo-Addo Government of adding over 3 billion cedis monthly to Ghana’s public debt stock within the last three years. The World Bank is on record to have cautioned Ghana against excessive borrowing as the total debt stock of the country hits 214.9 billion Ghana Cedis. Speaking at a […] The post Akufo-Addo adding
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana (AGAG) Limited in partnership with Women in Mining Ghana (WiM-Gh) and Literacy for Life, has supported a call to action for increased Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM) education, by joining pupils of the Community 8 Cluster of schools, Tema, to commemorate ‘International Women and Girls day in Science’ on the 14 February […] The post AngloGold
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition has described as disappointing the findings made by the Auditor-General in its performance audit of the GETFund. Further to this, the coalition says it supports the Auditor-General in its resolve to surcharge some named persons in the scholarship scandal report. The Auditor-General has indicted the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) for […] The post GETFund
The District Court in Asokwa has remanded the two suspects who were arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a community health nurse, Ruth Eshun at Sewua in the Ashanti Region. The two; Dominic Fosu alias Creative and Kofi Gariba alias Amanya were picked up by Police as part of their investigations into the […] The post A/R: Two remanded over Ruth Eshun death appeared first
Fifty-seven (57) parliamentary aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) filed their nomination forms at the close of nominations on Thursday, February 20, to contest in 20 constituencies of the Greater Accra Region. Surprisingly, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa- Sowutuom constituency, Mrs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, who doubles as the Minister of Foreign […] The post NPP
The Chinese Government is courting the support of all to help fight the deadly coronavirus. The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang says with support and understanding, a cure will be found for the virus also known as Covid-19. The virus which has killed over 8,000 people in China and hundreds across the world […] The post Chinese Ambassador calls for
A citrus factory is set to be established in Obuasi by December, 2020. The establishment of the factory is one of the projects being undertaken under the Enable Youth Initiative. So far, 60 successful applicants have been selected in the Obuasi Municipality and are currently undergoing orientation to own and manage the factory which is […] The post Citrus
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10m (£7.7m) to help fight locusts in the East African region. The contribution will be given to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which appealed for funds to fight the locust invasion that is threatening food security. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has thanked the foundation for […] The post Bill
Citi FM and Citi TV have put together a number of activities to mark the 2020 Heritage Month. This year’s celebration was launched at a press conference at the Headquarters of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). Present at the launch were the MCE of the AMA, Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah; CEO of Omni Media Limited, […] The post Citi FM, Citi TV outline activities
The interdicted Upper West Regional Director of Education, Duncan Nsor, has returned the vehicle at the centre of the controversy over his interdiction to the Wa School for the deaf. This follows a three-week ultimatum given to him by the Upper West Regional branch of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled to return the vehicle. […] The post U/W:
A Deputy Energy Minister, William Owuraku-Aidoo, says the erratic power supply in some parts of the country should stabilise in a few days. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Owuraku-Aidoo said the state was “looking at just a matter of days to bring this whole problem to an end.” Some Ghanaians have been experiencing […] The post Power situation to normalise
A Deputy Energy Ministry, William Owuraku-Aidoo, says the erratic power supply in some parts of the country should stabilize in a few days. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Owuraku-Aidoo said the state was “looking at just a matter of days to bring this whole problem to an end.” Some Ghanaians have been experiencing […] The post Power situation
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