Thirty-six-year-old farmer, Kwabena Naaba Asanu is in the grips of the Yeji Police in the Bono East Region for shooting and killing his friend, Elijah Nankuasi over GHS50. The incident occurred at Zabrama in the Pru West District. Brother of the deceased, Joseph Dipaaba who disclosed this to Citi News narrated what led to the […] The post Farmer in grips of Yeji
Two foreign nationals were sentenced to two years each in prison by the Keta Circuit Court for unlawful acquisition of the Ghana Voter Identity (ID) card. The two, Mr Okafor Wale, a 47-year old Nigerian and Mr Yao Dieu-Donne Evoda, a 22-year old Togolese, were each convicted on charges of registering for Ghana Voter ID […] The post Two foreigners jailed for acquiring new
Authorities of SONABEL, managers of the Bagre and Kompienga dams in Burkina Faso have announced the spillage of both dams. The spillage expected to have commenced on Wednesday, August 5, to Monday, August 10 according to a statement from the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has become necessary because the water in the dams had […] The post NADMO
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. hosted its first-ever Galaxy Unpacked virtual event livestreamed from Korea to introduce a new suite of power devices. Five devices were revealed during the event, that seamlessly integrate to empower consumers navigating a rapidly changing world: Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20 Ultra, the most powerful Note series yet; Tab S7 and […] The post Samsung
City authorities have begun fixing the non-functional traffic lights along the Awoshie-Pokuase highway after hundreds of residents staged a demonstration on Tuesday. According to some residents, their protest was sparked by the death of a four-year-old boy who was knocked down by a speeding vehicle. Citi News’ Philip Nii Lartey reported that engineers of the […] The post Repair
Ghana has recorded 567 new COVID-19 cases. This pushes the case count to 39,642. Meanwhile, the active case count has dropped from 3,313 to 3,059 per the latest update. According to the Ghana Health Service, the cases were reported in the lab on August 3, 2020. However, clinical recoveries have also risen to 36,384. Out […] The post Ghana records 567 new COVID-19
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori–Atta is expected to appear in Parliament later today [Thursday, August 6, 2020] to provide justification for the suspension of the fiscal rule for the 2020 financial year. The fiscal responsibility act makes it an offence for the annual budget deficit to exceed five percent of GDP. But the Minister […] The post Ofori-Atta
Vodafone Ghana has completely waived off charges on any amount of money transfers from Vodafone Cash to all other networks to lessen the financial burden of customers during this COVID-19 period. This means that from today, Vodafone Cash customers can send money to their friends, family and business associates across the various networks for free. […] The post Sending
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says he is committed to building a just and equal society where all Ghanaians, regardless of their ethnicity or political affiliation, can benefit from opportunities in the country. He says the next NDC administration will bring back the peace and unity of Ghana by […] The post I’ll build a just and
Facebook and Twitter have penalised Donald Trump and his campaign for posts in which the president claimed children were “almost immune” to coronavirus. Facebook deleted the post – a clip from an interview Mr Trump gave to Fox News – saying it contained “harmful COVID misinformation”. Twitter followed by saying it had frozen a Trump […] The post Facebook,
China reported 37 new symptomatic Covid-19 cases and 20 new asymptomatic cases on Thursday, according to the National Health Commission. The NHC counts symptomatic and asymptomatic positive cases in separate tallies. There were no new deaths recorded. That raises China’s total to 88,328 confirmed cases and 4,677 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. […] The post China
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has directed the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to appear in Parliament to answer questions on the revenue accrued so far by the Kelni GVG monitoring system. The Minister, according to the Minority, has failed to appear in Parliament on three consecutive occasions to provide an account […] The post Ursula
You may love smoking weed, but it does not love your heart, according to the American Heart Association’s new scientific statement on marijuana. “The American Heart Association recommends that people not smoke or vape any substance, including cannabis products, because of the potential harm to the heart, lungs and blood vessels,” said Dr. Rose Marie […] The post Weed
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A flagbearer hopeful of the Peoples’ National Convention, Samson Asaaki Awingobit is asking the party’s council of Elders to intervene in the disagreement between the various factions. Mr. Awingobit who has been meeting PNC leadership in parts of the country says their members are clamouring for a united front ahead of the December polls. The […] The post Awingobit
Director of Elections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako has justified the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to compile a new register. He said the transparent process of the voters’ registration exercise shows that the EC’s decision to compile a new register was prudent. “Going into this 2020 election, I think the decision to […] The post Compilation
The West Africa Examination Council, WAEC says it has begun investigations into allegations of Examination malpractices in some Senior High Schools in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The sub-regional examination body tells Citi News that teachers in some schools have been implicated in the misconduct resulting in the student-agitations recorded in […] The post WAEC
The ineffectiveness of new members of the 7th Parliament can be attributed to below-par leadership in the House, Kinna Likimani, the Director of Special Programmes at Odekro, has said. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mrs. Likimani said the fact that these concerns were being raised by the Minority Leader in Parliament was problematic. The Minority Leader, […] The post Leadership
The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh has condemned the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. Akua Denteh, about two weeks ago, was tortured and killed after she was accused of being a witch by a supposed priestess brought into the community to allegedly cleanse it. The matter has generated nationwide condemnation with […] The post IGP
As the Electoral Commission (EC) wraps up the compilation of a new voters’ register this week, policy think tank; IMANI Africa still disagrees that the existing register which will soon be abandoned is bloated. The think tank has firmly been against the new electoral roll, but failed in its bid to prevent the EC from […] The post Over
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