On Friday, June 18, 2018, the Citi FM’s Literacy Challenge team visited the Alpha Beta Education Centre and the Merton International School in Accra. This is part of the team’s efforts to interact with students across the country and encourage them to participate in this year’s competition. The team first made a stop at the […] The post The
Some roads leading to the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) will either be closed down or diverted over the weekend due to the 59th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of States and Governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to be held in Ghana. The closure and diversion form part […] The post Some roads in Accra
Some roads leading to the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) will either be closed to traffic or diverted over the weekend due to the 59th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of States and Governments of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to be held in Accra. The closure and diversion are […] The post Some roads in Accra to
The Akropong Police in the Eastern Region have arrested suspect, Kwame Dankwa, who shot and killed his friend over an amount of GHS 5.00 he owed him. According to the police, Kwame Dankwa, who went to the house of the deceased, only named as Yaw, ostensibly to retrieve his money, shot him over a misunderstanding […] The post Man who shot his friend in a
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says the increasing spate of armed robbery incidents in the country is hampering the smooth progress of the Population and Housing Census. The Population and Housing Census, being conducted by the GSS, is currently at the listing stage, where trained enumerators visit various homes within their census area to label […] The post Census:
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is lamenting the slow nature of ongoing negotiations on the salaries and conditions of service of its members. According to the Association, there is growing tension among its members on the various campuses due to the posture of the government towards finalising negotiations on their conditions of service, […] The post UTAG
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has discredited portions of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) report released by education think tank – Africa Education Watch. In the report, Africa Education Watch stated that the general exam malpractices recorded could affect the credibility of the national exam. But the Council says portions […] The post WAEC
The Rotary Club of Accra Morning Tide has donated assorted Covid-19 prevention supplies valued at about Ghc5,000 to the Pantang Hospital in the Ga East Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region. Presenting the items to the hospital’s staff, the Charter President of the club, Clara Pinkrah-Sam, said the donation forms part of the club’s […] The post Accra
On 11th June, Ghana was elected to the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member for the 2022-23 term with a decisive approval from the 193 member states of the UN General Assembly: Ghana obtained 185 out of the 190 valid ballots cast. Switzerland congratulates Ghana on the impressive election result which well reflects […] The post Ghana to the
The Bank of Ghana has directed banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking institutions to desist from charging some fees and charges, as well engaging in some practices it describes as unfair to the banking populace. The fees and charges, and practices identified by the central bank as unfair include, Credit Insurance Premium Overcharges, Maintenance Fees on Savings […] The post BoG
Over a hundred traders have been displaced following a demolition exercise at the Tetteh Quarshie Arts Centre in Accra. The demolition exercise took place on Friday morning and was carried out by a team of policemen. According to sources within the police, the land on which the market structures were erected has been reclaimed by […] The post Traders displaced
The Member of Parliament for Gomoa East, Desmond Degraft Paitoo, has called on the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, to increase police visibility on the road as a way of curbing crime. He said the rising number of brazen crimes on the streets require a boost in police visibility rather than the excessive focus […] The post Gomoa East MP
The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has stated that the government is working on securing the country’s borders following reports of potential terrorist attacks in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region and Tamale in the Northern Region. Speaking to Citi News during a brief visit to Techiman on Thursday, June 18, 2021, Mr. Dery stated that […] The post Borders
Police in the Ashanti Region have picked up three young men who were seen in a viral video brandishing rifles and running a commentary in the process. The police say they are on a manhunt for a fourth suspect who was part of these young men in that video. Police have retrieved the weapons including […] The post Three young men brandishing guns in viral video arrested
The Appointments Committee of Parliament has struck out the name of a Deputy Minister nominee for Education, Gifty Twum-Ampofo from its report due to unresolved issues over her approval. The house has however approved the nomination of eleven of her colleagues by consensus, based on the recommendation of the Appointments Committee. The approved nominees in […] The post Gifty
The Minority in Parliament has tabled an urgent motion calling on the house to commission a bi-partisan probe into the procurement of Sputnik-V vaccines by the Health Ministry. According to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, there are several questions to be answered regarding the transaction, which indicates that the government agreed to purchase a dose […] The post Minority
The College of Health Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), is set to host a new German-West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC) within its premises in Kumasi. The G-WAC project that officially started on Saturday, 1st May 2021, with funding from the German Academic Exchange Service […] The post KNUST
The Roche Group, a Switzerland multinational company, has established a Cancer treatment centre with a Cold Room facility to support the quality storage of cold-chain products at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in the Central Region. The facility would among other things facilitate access to oncology services for cancer patients around the catchment areas of […] The post Roche
The Director-General in charge of Legal and Prosecution for the Ghana Police Service, COP Nathan Kofi Boakye has said they will do everything possible to arrest perpetrators behind the Jamestown bullion van attack that took the life of a young police officer and a trader at James town in Accra. According to him, the arrest […] The post ‘They can
A former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, Dr. Kwabena Opuni has petitioned the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, over his criminal prosecution by the state after he was accused of causing financial loss to the country. Justice Clemence Honyenuga disclosed this in court on Friday, June 18, 2021. The Supreme Court Judge sitting as an […] The post Opuni
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