The founder and presiding Bishop of the Lighthouse Group of Churches, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills believes questions being asked by Ghanaians about the National Cathedral project are legitimate. He said this in a letter he wrote to the Chairman of the Board and Trustees, the Executive Directive Director of the Cathedral, and all members of the […] The post Questions
A private legal practitioner, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, says his client Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, is only interested in unearthing the truth behind the strange payments to JNS Talent Limited by the National Cathedral Secretariat. Mr Okudzeto Ablakwa, on Monday, January 16, petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative […] The post CHRAJ
The founder and leader of the Lighthouse Chapel International, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills resigned from the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral project in August 2022. The reasons for his decision at the time were unknown. However, Citi News has sighted the revered Bishop’s resignation letter, addressed to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees […] The post This
The Immediate past Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen has handed over to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor as caretaker Minister of Trade and Industry. Mr. Alan Kyeremanten in a Facebook post described the transition as successful. “I had a successful handing over to the caretaker Minister, Hon. Samuel […] The post Alan
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, now in its eighth year. Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the continent. The winner will spend three months at the BBC headquarters in […] The post BBC Komla Dumor Award 2023 launched appeared first on
The Ghana COCOBOD says its fact-finding mission following a report of child labour on cocoa farms in the Amenfi-West Municipality of the Western Region shows that the Al Jazeera report was stage-managed. Cocobod added that the whole report was calculated to undermine the Ghanaian cocoa industry. Al Jazeera, in its report, stated that the use […] The post Aljazeera’s
The Association of Oil Marketing and Liquified Petroleum Gas Companies has refuted claims that its members are overpricing petroleum products and short-changing consumers as reported by some media outlets. It opined in a statement that there is no way its members could overprice fuel at the pump even if they want to, due to the market […] The post We’re
The Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu constituency, John Jinapor belives the country is heading towards a debt crisis following the commencement of the gold-for-oil policy. Ghana on January 15, 2023, took delivery of 40,000 metric tons of the first consignment under the policy from the United Arab Emirates. The move by the government is […] The post Ghana
Students of Islamic Senior High School in the Sagnerigu municipality of the Northern Region have no choice but to squat and eat in a dilapidated structure due to the lack of a decent dining hall. Female students of the school are also forced to sleep in a congested dormitory due to limited accommodation. According to […] The post Islamic SHS students
The Minority Chief Whip who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Asawase, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, is calling on the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to apply the party’s rules in addressing the current tension in his constituency. The Asawase NDC chairman, Faisal Dauda and persons believed to be in the camp of […] The post NDC Asawase impasse: Muntaka
International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday confirmed that Ghana has sought debt treatment under the Common Framework platform supported by the Group of 20 major economies. Reuters reported that Ghana requested on Tuesday to restructure its bilateral debt under the Common Framework platform supported by the G20, according to a source familiar […] The post IMF’s
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian gospel musician, Diana Hamilton has launched this year’s edition of ‘Awake Experience With Diana Hamilton’. The ‘Awake Experience with Diana Hamilton’ is a gospel music concert that started in 2014 in London with Ghana hosting its first edition in 2016. The launch of this year’s events was held at the Movenpick Ambassador […] The post Diana
There is heavy military and police presence in Buipe in the Savannah Region following some disturbances in the area. Some persons besieged the Damongo Police Station and the Palace of Buipewura on Monday to demand the release of eight persons arrested for their alleged involvement in the burning of some houses belonging to Fulanis. The […] The post Heavy security presence
The National Cathedral Secretariat has absolved itself from any wrongdoing following recent allegations against it. That’s according to its Executive Director, Dr. Paul Opoku Mensah. The National Cathedral Secretariat has come under fire after revelations that millions were paid to some individuals for no work done. For instance, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, […] The post We’ve
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) is demanding details on the COVID-related expenditure for the year 2020 from the Controller and Accountant General’s Department. The committee bemoans that despite the allocation of over GH¢11 billion by the government in the 2020 mid-year budget review; there is no official account of the COVID expenditure. Chairman […] The post PAC
The Minority in Parliament is predicting the collapse of some five commercial banks if government goes ahead with its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. It says a chunk of the liquidity of these banks is locked up in government bonds. “The banks will collapse. In fact, I project a minimum of five banks collapsing if this […] The post Some banks risk collapsing
The success of the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) is likely to hit a massive setback. This comes on the back of information gathered by Citi News suggesting that the Ghana Association of Banks is urging its members to stay any further engagement in the DDEP until their demands have been met. According to […] The post Debt exchange programme:
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it has sufficient quantity of gold reserves to sustain the gold for oil policy. The government took delivery of the first consignment of the gold for oil deal on Monday as part of efforts to reduce fuel prices and reserve the country’s forex. Many have however raised concerns about […] The post There’s enough gold to exchange for oil –
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