Ghana’s most educative literacy competition, ‘The Literacy Challenge‘ organized by Citi FM for Junior High School (JHS) students, has been opened for participation. ‘The Literacy Challenge’ identifies and rewards the most outstanding JHS students in the country after series of rigorous tests. For the 2022 edition, interested participants are to submit an essay on the […] The post Citi
Regional Ministers, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives from the Southern part of Ghana comprising of Greater Accra, Central and Western Region have been sensitized on the YouStart programme. The sensitization programme which took place in Accra on Thursday, 26th May 2022 was aimed at empowering the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives on the […] The post Sensitization
Ahead of the launch of the YouStart programme by government in July, the Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi Honorable Elijah Adansi-Bonah has thrown his weight behind the program and has called for public support for it. Speaking at a community durbar organised by the Obuasi Municipal Assembly at Nkamprom a suburb of Obuasi, Mr. Adansi-Bonah […] The post Obuasi
An aspirant in the Ashanti Regional Chairmanship race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah popularly called COKA has assured he will be a leader who will unify party members and serves with love and respect should he be voted for in the upcoming regional delegate conference. Mr. Kwaku Appiah said he recognises […] The post NPP polls: I’ll
A Twitter investor is suing Elon Musk and the social media platform over the handling of the billionaire’s $44bn (£34.9bn) bid for the company. The case alleges he violated California corporate laws in a number of ways. It accuses the Tesla boss of “wrongful conduct” as his “false statements and market manipulation have created ‘chaos’ […] The post Twitter
With a projected growth rate of 5.3%, the African Development Bank is forecasting a positive economic outlook for the Ghanaian economy this year. According to its 2022 Economic Outlook Report released at the Bank’s ongoing Annual Meeting in Accra, it is, however, expecting a slight drop in the rate at which the economy grows. The […] The post Ghana’s
The gunman who attacked a school in Texas on Tuesday was able to enter the building unobstructed, police say. Texas Ranger Victor Escalon said no armed guard challenged the teenage attacker and it is unclear if the school door was even locked. Mr Escalon defended the police response amid mounting criticism of an apparent delay […] The post Uvalde shooting: Texas school
“Koo Kaa” is an Akan slang term that translates loosely to shouting or noisemaking. The news that portions of the Achimota forest lands have been degazetted and released to the Owoo Family has been met with varied emotions and reactions, many of which have been expressed loudly. The aim of this article is to ensure […] The post Clement Akapame
A building and road consultant, Ing Abdulai Mahama is calling on the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) to immediately relocate households that are likely to bear the brunt of the Weija hill mudslide as more rains are expected in Accra. He says the lives of persons living there are at risk since the mudslide can […] The post Weija
The Eastern Regional Executive Election for the New Patriotic Party NPP has taken a new twist as two people vying for the position of 2nd Vice Chairman and Treasurer have stepped down from the race. The two, Nana Oteng Akuffo Akoto and Opoku Peter Dacosta, who had successfully gone through vetting, stepped down for reasons […] The post NPP elections: 2 candidates
After failing to fulfil a promise to pay caterers under the school feeding program this week, the government has once again assured the caterers they will receive their monies next week. Caterers under the school feeding program withdrew their services due to the government’s failure to pay them. They lament that for two terms now, […] The post Gov’t
The former Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said Ghana Education Service (GES) did not undertake the Teacher training component of the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) under his tenure. In a statement, he said, “under my watch as Education Minister, the Ghana Education Service (GES) did not undertake the Teacher training […] The post NAPO
Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan, the ranking member on Parliament’s privileges committee, says the committee could consider engaging with Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sara Adwoa Safo, who is currently out of the country, via a virtual platform. According to him, there is yet to be any formal communication to the committee about Adwoa Safo’s unavailability to be physically present […] The post Absentee
Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan, the ranking member on Parliament’s privileges committee, says the committee could consider engaging with Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sara Adwoa Safo, who is currently out of the country, via a virtual platform. According to him, there is yet to be any formal communication to the committee about Adwoa Safo’s unavailability to be physically present […] The post Absentee
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has placed first in Ghana in the Times Higher Education’s (THE) Impact Rankings 2022, in the SDG-3 category. It gained the percentage range of 73.9 to 79.6 with the points range of 102 to 200 to attain this feat. Even though this is the first time the […] The post UHAS ranked number one for SDG-3 by Times Higher
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has placed a moratorium on the approval of a 75 million euro loan for COVID-19 Response contracted from the European Investment Bank by the Government of Ghana. The Speaker says this will be in place until the Minister for Finance accounts for the utilization of funds approved so […] The post Parliament blocks
Authorities at the National Ambulance Dispatch Centre are lamenting the growing number of prank calls on their lines. Officials of the centre say about 98 percent of the over 500 calls they receive each day are from people without any genuine need for emergency service. The head of the centre, Matilda Nartey, told Citi News […] The post 98% of daily calls we
A residential apartment that houses police officers has been gutted by fire at Dagombaline in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The incident according to eyewitnesses started at about 1 pm. Fire officers however managed to bring the fire under control. “The fire was contained at the top floor and prevented it from […] The post Fire
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