Ghanaians across the country are about to witness in the roads sector, what the Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, refers to as completion galore between now and 2024. According to him, many construction projects including flyovers, bridges and roads have reached substantial levels of completion. Kwasi Amoako-Atta while answering questions of journalists on the […] The post Ghana
The 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana has been described by various stakeholders as a hung parliament or a parliament with ‘no majority party, but a Majority Group.’ The current composition of the 275-member house has the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) having 137 members plus an independent candidate, giving that side a […] The post Clement
The Volta Regional police command on Thursday, December 16, visited the family of the late Constable Adam Sule at Alavanyo Wudidi to commiserate with them over the death of their beloved. The police officer was shot dead by suspected armed robbers while on patrol duties in Zuarungu in the Upper East Region. The family of […] The post Volta Region: Police
A Circuit Court in Kumasi has remanded a known communicator of the National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti Region into police custody for allegedly using the name of former President John Mahama to defraud unsuspecting victims. The accused, Gabriel Agah, who pleaded not guilty, has been charged with defrauding by pretence. The accused allegedly used […] The post NDC
A 50-year-old man has lost his life after falling from a coconut tree in Saltpond in the Mfantsiman Municipality of the Central Region. Citi News sources say the incident happened on Thursday morning after 50-year-old Kwabena Tantan, in an attempt to get some coconut, fell from the tree and died. It is unclear what caused […] The post Saltpond: 50yr-old man dies after
LiftUs Foundation, a disability social enterprise founded by some old students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ 2017 batch), has secured AUD30,100 (about GH¢140,000) to undertake a solar project at Siamekome, an island fishing community in the Central Tongu District. Siamekome is an island community located in the heart of the Volta River in […] The post LiftUs
The Forestry Commission is pushing for the passage of the new Wildlife Resources Management Bill, 2021 into law after its approval by Cabinet. The Bill seeks to revise and consolidate all laws relating to wildlife and protected areas, and bring the new legislation in conformity with existing policies in the sector. It will also ensure […] The post Forestry
Togbe Kojoga V, Chief of Kpando Gadza, has appealed to traditional leaders and the people of the Kpando Akpini State to remain United and focus on attaining the best closure to the issue of its paramountcy. Speaking at a press conference at Kpando Gadza, Togbe Kojoga said, there was “the need for all to support […] The post Kpando Gadza chief appeals for unity
Known for producing some of the biggest hits in modern Ghanaian pop music, Zapp Mallet’s contribution to the development and evolution of contemporary Ghanaian gospel music has largely been underestimated. The veteran recording engineer, in an interview with Samuel Attah-Mensah on Citi TV’s ‘Footprints’ show, spoke about his work as producer of some of the […] The post Zapp
The Alliance of Feminist CSOs (AFCSOs) in collaboration with Plan International Ghana organized a training for young ladies from five regions across the country. The training was organized as a commemorative event of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. In line with the activism, young ladies were identified from five regions across the […] The post Alliance
The Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anaesthetists has indicated that the performance of surgeries at all health facilities across the country may cease next year if the government fails to set up a council to manage the affairs of its members. For weeks now, the group has been threatening to break away from the Medical […] The post Anaesthetists
Aqsens Health Oy and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) continue their collaboration as the complete results of the proof of concept study with malaria show that Aqsens Health’s non-invasive E-TRF method is able to reliably detect malaria from saliva. In addition to E-TRF, Aqsens Health has been developing an accurate, quick and […] The post Aqsens
The Ghana Health Service, GHS, in a bid to prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19 has revised the existing safety protocols for events during the festive season. GHS wants event organisers to include health officials in the planning stages of their events. The Director-General of the GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye explained this is to ensure […] The post GHS revises
The Adentan Municipality in the Greater Accra Region was ranked the highest district in the 2020 District League Table. The Adentan Municipality was followed by the Ga West Municipality and the Ayawaso West Municipality. Adentan replaced the Asante Akyem North Municipality, which topped the 2019 table. Seven of the top 10 districts were from the […] The post Adentan Municipality
KJ Spio, the Creative Director for CEEK, an award-winning developer of premium social, virtual and augmented reality experiences, has described Sarkodie’s virtual concert in 2020 as groundbreaking, and a case for the growing appetite for quality Ghanaian and African content around the world. CEEK prides itself on helping music artists, athletes, event creators etc. create […] The post Sarkodie’s
The Ghana Police Service has commenced anti-robbery and intelligence-based operations in Zuarungu in the Upper East Region. Police say the move is aimed at arresting some three suspected armed robbers who shot and killed two police personnel on patrol duties. The police administration made this known in a press statement issued on Thursday, December 16, […] The post Police
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Dzifa Gomashie, has criticized the government’s decision to keep land borders closed, describing it as disappointing. President Akufo-Addo in his latest address on measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19 on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, indicated that it was not safe for land borders to be […] The post Nana
The latest statistics by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have revealed that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 220,020 with 1,424 additional cases confirmed on Wednesday. The NCDC made this known on its website on Wednesday night, noting that the new infections were recorded from 15 states in the […] The post Nigeria’s
A leopard has been captured by wildlife officials in Kenya after it strayed into a home in south-eastern Kenya. A video of wildlife rangers carrying the leopard, whose head had been covered, was shared by the Daily Nation newspaper: KWS officers rescue a leopard that had entered a home in Voi, Taita Taveta County […] The post Stray leopard captured after entering Kenyan
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