Eyewitness News for Tuesday 27th July, 2021 Citi97.3 · Eyewitness News, Tuesday, 27th July, 2021 The post Eyewitness News, Tuesday 27th July, 2021 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and long-time rival Laurent Gbagbo hugged on Tuesday at their first meeting in over a decade, part of efforts to ease political tensions in the West African country. “I’m happy to see you,” Ouattara said as he welcomed the former president at the presidential palace in Abidjan, the economic capital […] The post ‘Happy
Two minors have been burnt to death in a domestic fire outbreak at Moshie Zongo, a suburb of the Kumasi metropolis. The fire, which started at about 8 am on Tuesday, swept through a chamber and hall in a compound house. The two children, Tahir Alhaadar and Salamatu Alhaadar who were sleeping in the apartment […] The post Two minors burnt to death in Kumasi appeared first on
The opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, has expelled its former Deputy General Secretary, Koku Ayindoho, from the party. In a letter to Mr. Anydoho sighted by Citi News, the NDC said it found Mr. Ayindoho guilty of “misconduct and anti-party behaviour.” “The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) acting in compliance of article 48 (1) of the […] The post NDC
The office of the President says some processes had already commenced prior to being petitioned for the possible removal of the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, over his alleged role in the $5 million bribery allegation. The response was contained in a letter to the civil society organization, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability, (ASEPA), […] The post Presidency
Worker Unions of the C.K Tedem University of Technology and Applied Sciences, and the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies say they will embark on strike on August 2, 2021, over their migration onto the Controller and Accountant General Department’s payroll system. In respective statements, the worker unions in the two […] The post Workers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana today, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, for an official visit to the United Kingdom. At the invitation of H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the government of the United Kingdom, President Akufo-Addo will be leading Ghana’s delegation to […] The post Akufo-Addo attends
Strange as it may seem, our life is made up of a series of “sales presentations”. Sales may not be your gig, but if you’re the boss you’re making presentations every day. Be it a pitch to your Board, announcing a policy change to employees, selling an idea to your spouse, or just trying to […] The post You’re a salesperson in your life! [Article] appeared first on
The Management and Staff of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in collaboration with the National Blood Donors Association, Ghana (NABDAG) on Friday, 23rd July 2021 embarked on a Voluntary National Blood Donation Exercise under the theme, ‘Donate blood, Save a life’ to shore up blood at the National Blood Bank as part of its […] The post FDA organises
The Member of Parliament for Bantama and Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye on Sunday, July 25, 2021, joined the Bantama Ebenezer Methodist Church for the 60th anniversary celebration of its Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade. Speaking to the media after the event, the Minister said “as a former Brigade boy, the occasion did not […] The post Asenso-Boakye
The Forestry Commission, COCOBOD, and environmental NGO, Proforest have jointly launched engagement principles for the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ program. The engagement principles provide a clear pathway for partnership among key stakeholders to support national efforts at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. Steps in the guidance are designed to help companies and organizations […] The post Forestry
The Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana says it will petition Parliament over government’s failure to address conditions of service concerns it has been complaining about for a while now. Addressing the press on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, the National Chairman of the Association, Zakaria Mohammed, said the government was flouting the spirit of […] The post Universities’
The Director of the Takoradi Veterinary Laboratory, Dr. Simon Gbene says, although they have recorded over 100 percent increment in COVID-19 positivity rate between June and July 2021, they are unable to confirm a case of the Delta variant in the Western Region. Dr. Gbene, in an interview with Citi News, said the Takoradi Veterinary […] The post COVID-19:
The Privileges Committee of Parliament has set August 5, 2021, for the public hearing of the contempt case brought against the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong. This was arrived at after a virtual meeting of the Privileges Committee on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The sitting will be held at 5 pm. The […] The post Privileges
The committee that was tasked to probe the death of two persons after soldiers allegedly opened fire on protestors at Ejura in the Ashanti Region, has recommended the removal of the Municipal Chief Executive of the Ejura-Sekyedumase Assembly. The MCE, Mohammed Salisu Bamba, has already withdrawn his application for reappointment to the position after the […] The post Sack
The second edition of the economic dialogue series organised by the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) with support from Citi TV and Citi FM came off on July 6, 2021, in Accra. The dialogue focused on the establishment of the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) and was themed: “The Development Bank as a Catalyst for […] The post Policy
Nobel Laureate and anti-child labour activist, Dr Kailash Satyarthi has lashed out at nations and international development partners for paying lip service to their commitment to ending all forms of child labour by 2025. The social justice campaigner was speaking at the 10thAfrica Students and Youth Summit organized by the All-Africa Students Union. The theme […] The post Nobel
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has rejected the Finance Minister’s response to the question on the cost of President Akufo-Addo’s recent foreign trips, insisting that it is not a matter for the National Security Minister to answer. The Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, after a long delay in responding to Okudzeto Ablakawa’s question in Parliament, […] The post Cost
The three-member ministerial committee tasked to investigate the disturbances recorded at Ejura in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, has presented its findings to the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery. The presentation was done at the conference room of the Interior Ministry on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. “I want to let you know that […] The post Ejura
It has emerged that the Attorney General recommended to the Ministry of Health that the procurement of the Sputnik V vaccine be done directly from the Russian manufacturers instead of through an intermediary. According to the legal opinion of the government’s principal legal advisor on the matter sighted by Citi News, the Health Ministry should […] The post AG
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