The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Mfantseman constituency has denied rumours that Madam Ophelia Hayford, the wife of slain Member of Parliament has been selected to represent the party in the 2020 parliamentary elections. The party said although there is grassroots support for Mrs. Hayford, no official decision has been taken on who will […] The post We’re
Roni Edwin of the Ghana International School has become the first Ghanaian student to win a medal at the International Math Olympiad. The competition has been in existence for 61 years. Roni Edwin was Ghana’s top scorer and also achieved the highest score in sub-Saharan Africa. The U.S. Embassy in Ghana extended its regards to […] The post GIS
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says its members who decided to file nomination forms as independent parliamentary candidates have automatically forfeited their membership of the party. This is in line with Article 3(9) of the NPP Constitution, according to a statement from the party. “Equally, by this constitutional injunction, any member of the Party […] The post You
An independent parliamentary candidate in the Sunyani West constituency in the Bono Region, Bernard Oduro Takyi says he is not perturbed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s advice against voting for party members who go independent. Oduro Takyi went independent after he was disqualified from the New Patriotic Party’s […] The post Sunyani
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) says the government has ordered the commission to return 25 of its 50 vehicles meant for the COVID-19 safety campaign. The commission in June 2020 received 50 Isuzu vehicles from the government to support its public education campaign on COVID-19. Speaking to journalists on the pandemic and matters […] The post Government
In this edition of The Voters’ Diary on Citi FM, Abena Nyamekye Ampadu hosted Nathan Quao, who continued his profiling of the 17 presidential hopefuls who have filed their nominations at the Electoral Commission to contest the 2020 general elections. Click below to listen to the podcast: Citi97.3 · Voters’ Diary, Tuesday October 13, 2020 […] The post Voters’ Diary, Tuesday
Ghana’s Communications Minister, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has urged the people of Tain constituency to be adjudicators of the 2020 polls by voting massively for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). The Minister on her campaign tour of the Bono Region visited the Badu Palace in the Tain constituency where she explained to the chiefs, the […] The post Be a decider
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged political parties and Ghanaians as a whole to eschew violence before, during and after the upcoming general elections. “On the larger issue of the peace of our nation in these sensitive times, let me assure you of the wholehearted efforts that are being made by my government […] The post Commit
Scores of protestors, including Nigerian nationals in Ghana, thronged the Nigeria High Commission in solidarity with the protests against police brutality in Nigeria. One protestor who spoke to Citi News complained of the lack of restraint from the widely reviled Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). “Their incompetence can make them kill for nothing,” he said Because […] The post Nigerians
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has affirmed that the Akufo-Addo led government is committed to the introducing measures to improve the agriculture sector and guarantee food security while making life better for farmers. In line with this, Dr. Bawumia says government will continue to provide the necessary agricultural inputs such as fertilisers and extension services […] The post A/R:
The Queen mother of the Asante kingdom, Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III, has blessed Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with a special, personal, benedictory prayer. This happened when the Vice President paid a courtesy call on the queen mother prior to his touring of the Ashanti […] The post You will go far – Asantehemaa
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured public sector workers that government will resolve the issue of ‘Past Credit’ for workers who retired from January 2020. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Government, through SSNIT, would pay the difference in the lump sum payments, between beneficiaries of PNDC Law 247 and those of Act 766, for […] The post Past
The Ministry of Interior has with immediate effect, deployed 200 police officers to serve as guards to Members of Parliament (MPs) till the end of the year. The officers will operate under the Parliamentary Protection Unit. This was made known by the sector minister, Ambrose Dery on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. He told members of […] The post 200 police officers deployed to guard MPs
The Inspector-General of the Ghana Police Service, James Oppong-Boanuh has assured Ghanaians that the service will provide adequate security at all polling centres across the country on December 7. Oppong-Boanuh was speaking to the media in Sunyani as part of his working visit to the Bono Region when he gave the assurance. During his visit, […] The post IGP assures nation
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate for screening and subsequent confirmation, his Special Assistant, Social Media, Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday read the letter from President Buhari forwarding the name of Onochie from Delta along […] The post Buhari
Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has announced. The 35-year-old is not showing any symptoms and has been sent home from international duty to self-isolate. Portugal face Sweden in a Nations League group game on Wednesday. The remainder of Fernando Santos’ Portugal squad have tested […] The post Cristiano
Some Members of Parliament are hopeful of increased security following the killing of Mfantseman legislator, Ekow Hayford. The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, is to make an in-camera statement on enhanced security for MPs later on Tuesday. A number of legislators who spoke to Citi News prior to the briefing said they expect the sector Minister […] The post MPs
Some residents of Weija-Gbawe in the Greater Accra Region are worried over the decision by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to spill excess water from the Weija Dam after last Saturday’s downpour. The rains over the weekend displaced residents in the surrounding communities due to flooding. In a statement, the company indicated that the […] The post Weija-Gbawe
A Deputy Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kamal-Deen Abdulai, is insisting that the running mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has lost touch with realities in the country. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang in an interview on The Point of View on Monday, October 13, 2020, said […] The post Prof.
The Tuesday edition of the Citi Breakfast Show with Bernard Avle and the team was pivoted on armed robbery, flood-affected communities and other socio-economic issues affecting the ordinary Ghanaian. Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show: Tuesday, 13th October 2020 The post Citi Breakfast Show: Tuesday, 13th October, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom
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