The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is on a manhunt for credentialed service providers who are demanding extra money (out-of-pocket payments) for medical services covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). In collaboration with the law enforcement agencies, the Authority has hastened its investigations into widespread cases of extortions and will soon punish the […] The post NHIA
Telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana is set to improve its network connectivity within some deprived communities in the Awutu Senya West constituency in the Central Region. The beneficiary communities are Bonsuoku, Chochoe, Loye, Awutu Bontrase, and Papaasi- Adawukwa- Obempo. This follows a request the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Mr. Eugene Arhin made to the […] The post MTN
The Osafo-Maafo-led 2020 Elections Review Committee has presented its final report to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The Committee, which was set up by the NPP to review its performance in the 2020 general elections, presented the report on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the party’s national secretariat in Accra. Presenting the […] The post Osafo
The Osafo-Maafo-led 2020 Elections Review Committee has presented its final report to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The Committee which was set up by the NPP to review its performance in the 2020 general elections presented the report on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the party’s national secretariat in Accra. Presenting the […] The post Osafo-Maafo
Spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai in Accra say the prices of their goods are likely to increase in the coming days following the implementation of new taxes introduced by the government. According to the traders, the new levies introduced in the 2021 budget have led to an increase in the cost of goods, which […] The post Spare parts dealers hint of increase
The Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril, has ascribed recent storms that led to the destruction of several houses and schools in the region, to the depletion of the forest cover in the area due to excessive logging and the commercial production of charcoal. The minister made the statement in a Citi News interview after […] The post Savannah
The Bono East Regional Minister, Akwesi Adu-Agyan has expressed the willingness of the regional administration to co-operate with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to boost the development of the region. He made this known when he met the Saudi Ambassador to Ghana His Excellency Meshal Al-Rogi in his office at the Royal Embassy of Saudi […] The post Bono East Regional
The Eastern Regional Police Command has begun investigations into a robbery incident that occurred on Monday, May 3, 2021, at Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region. Some armed men on Monday robbed 15 passengers onboard an Accra-bound Metro Mass Transit bus. The four armed men allegedly carried out the robbery near […] The post Police investigate
A number of needy adolescent girls in the Central Region, particularly adolescent mothers have called for government intervention to improve upon their living standards. They maintained that the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy amongst the majority of teen girls in the Region is a result of poverty which had rendered many of them school dropouts […] The post Ending
With a public notice titled “All goods things must come to an end”, management announced that “Coco Lounge, Urban Grill and Carbon are closing their doors for the last time as of today, 28th March 2021” – bringing fine dining, world-class entertainment experience and established brands to a surprising end. Predictably, the impacts of Covid-19 […] The post Commercial
Gayheart Mensah, a media practitioner of 33 years standing, has filed his nomination to contest for the Presidency of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). Mr. Mensah was nominated by the National Media Commission (NMC) to serve on the Board of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). He was an Adjunct Lecturer in Advance Journalism and also […] The post Gayheart
One of the boys involved in the alleged ritual killing of 11-year-old Ishmael Mensah at Lamptey Mills, a suburb of Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro within the Ga South Municipality has been declared as a minor. Felix Nyarko’s age of 15 was determined at a hearing on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the Ofaakor Circuit Court. The case docket […] The post Suspect in Kasoa ritual killing
A group of Ghanaians who are unhappy with what they call economic challenges in the country have declared their intention to protest on May 9, 2021. The group has been expressing its displeasure over successive government’s failure to improve the living standards of Ghanaians on Twitter using the hashtag #FixTheCountry. They cited dumsor, unemployment, poor […] The post #FixTheCountry:
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has asked for the immediate prosecution of the leadership of the Christ Embassy Church Ghana for allowing its members to flagrantly breach COVID-19 safety protocols at an event organised at the Fantasy Dome in Accra last Friday. The group in a statement said the church service was not only a […] The post GMA
Western North Regional Minister, Richard Joojo Obeng will on May 10, 2021, launch the “1 school child, 1 study desk” initiative aimed at providing thousands of school desks to basic schools in the Region. The initiative will see MMDCs in the Region play a critical role in generating funds internally to support the initiative. “When […] The post Western
The fight against galamsey is assuming a wrong turn due to Government’s own past failures in the fight. As a people, we must be worried because the havoc caused by galamsey activities is life-threatening and has the potential to endanger the collective future that we all envisage. The activities of galamseyers are gradually leading to […] The post Xavier
Ghanaian musician Akosua Agyapong has recounted how her mother objected to her decision to go into music. According to the ‘Frema’ hitmaker, her mother thought that she would be influenced by vices of the music industry like alcoholism. She told Samuel Attah-Mensah on ‘Footprints’ on Citi TV that her mother had to accompany her to […] The post Akosua
President Nana Akufo-Addo has stressed the need for African countries to be self-reliant in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on CNN’s Zain’s Exchange on Monday, May 3, 2021, the President argued that in order for African nations to survive the impact of COVID-19 on their economies, they have to be self-reliant. President Nana […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Methodist Church Ghana has kicked against the Ghana Education Service’ (GES) directive to Wesley Girls’ High School to allow Muslim students to partake in the Ramadan fast. In a statement, the church said it took a “strong exception” to the directive stressing that it “cannot accede to the unilateral directive issued by the Ghana Education […] The post Methodist
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has stated that erratic power supply in the region has affected its ability to generate and supply treated water to its customers. According to the company, the frequent power outages in the Northern Region have compounded the already precarious water supply situation in the region. Speaking to Citi News, […] The post GWCL
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