file image The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested four more Chinese nationals engaged in illegal mining in Akyem Topreman near Akwatia in the Denkyembour District. The 30 armed Police Contingent also retrieved a box of 155 BB cartridge ammunitions, a pump action gun and a locally made single barrel gun. The Police team also […]
Some 20 persons have been arrested by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), for attempting to hack the University of Ghana website to change the grades of students. According to the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, The school has beefed up its security system to protect its integrity. He told Citi News’ […]
Tanzania’s northern safari capital of Arusha has been voted as the Africa’s fifth best tourist destination in 2017, according to international tourism ranking advisory group TripAdvisor. Godfrey Tengeneza, spokesperson of Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), said Monday that the recognition by the U.S. Travel Website was a clear testimony of how rich Arusha is in terms […]
An African regional bloc on Monday condemned the Al-Shabaab terror attack on Sunday that killed 15 people in Somalia and vowed to stabilize the Horn of Africa nation. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) pledged all-out efforts to bring lasting peace, stability and economic development in the country. “IGAD condemns in the strongest terms possible […]
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) strongly condemned on Monday the terrorist attacks that targeted Coptic churches in Egypt, calling on Egyptians to unite to thwart terrorist groups’ schemes. “ISESCO urges Egyptian citizens, Muslims and Christians alike to support each other, and work together to thwart terrorist groups’ schemes to sow discord and […]
Kenyan soldiers on Monday killed 15 Al-Shabaab terrorists and injured several others in an attack in southern Somalia near the border with Kenya. Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) spokesman Joseph Owuoth said KDF soldiers operating under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) had identified an Al-Shabaab terrorist camp west of Catamaa, about 104 km from […]
At least 16 civilians have been killed and ten others injured in South Sudan’s northwestern town of Wau following sporadic fighting between government-backed militia and local youth, the UN mission said Monday. The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said the fighting started after a number of government SPLA soldiers were killed in an ambush […]
Police killed four bandits and seized four guns Friday night in Bubanza province, 15 km west of the Burundian capital Bujumbura, police said Saturday. “Four armed bandits were killed by security forces after they stole citizens’ belongings last (Friday) night around 20:00 (18:00 GMT) at Buringa in Gihanga. Security pursued the bandits and exchanged gunfire […]
The United Nations special representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel Mohamed Ibn Chambas advised Gambia and relevant stakeholders to put the national interest first as they set to make reforms on the Constitution and public institutions, local medias reported Monday. “I urge all Gambian stakeholders to put the national interests […]
Kumasi Asante Kotoko acting head coach Godwin Ablordey has admitted his team needs to start scoring more goals. Kotoko were held to their third successive league draw against Ebusua Dwarfs which extended their winless run to four games. The result was the last for head coach Zdravko Logarusic, who got fired hours after the game. […]
file image Maverick Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has stated that it is not out of place for partners in relationships to engage in ‘doggy’ style during sexual intercourse. He argued that it is wrong for partners to engage in anal sex describing it as illegal. According to him, no sex position is illegal apart from anal […]
The National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) has appointed Nana Ehunabobrim Prah Agyensaim VI, King and President of Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Council as the new Ambassador of Tuberculosis (TB). Known in private life as Wellington Nathaniel Eshun Jonah, Nana Prah Agyensaim VI is also and a member of the National and Central Regional House of Chiefs […]
Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer for alleged involvement in “hacking” the US election, Spanish press reports have said. Pyotr Levashov, arrested on 7 April in Barcelona, has now been remanded in custody. A “legal source” also told the AFP news agency that Mr Levashov was the subject of an extradition request by the […]
Shear Power Ventures, in partnership with the REP and NBSSI, is promoting equitable distribution of wealth in Ghana’s districts through proper implementation of the Local Economic Development (LED) policy. LED is a bottom-up approach to sustainable economic empowerment, growth, and development through activities in and by localities for the benefit of residents. The goal is […]
Fire has gutted several stores and a truck at Roman Hill, close to the Kumasi Central Market in the Ashanti Region. The fire reportedly started around 1.30pm today [Monday], April 10. According to Citi News’ Lauretta Timah, items worth hundreds of thousands of cedis have been destroyed in the outbreak. The cause of the fire […]
A six-unit pavilion of the Nkurankan Presby Primary School at Nkurankan in the Eastern Region, has collapsed, injuring five women. The incident occurred around 4:00pm on Saturday, after a downpour pulled down the 70-year old dilapidated school building. Narrating the incident to Citi News, a resident, Williams Otibu, said “it was raining with heavy winds […]
file image The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has gone to the founder, former President Jerry John Rawlings, to plead with him to come back to the party and help it to regain power. The NDC, whilst in office, wrote off its charismatic founder but after the humiliating defeat in the 2016 general elections, it […]
The Abeka District Court has dismissed an application by the Abelenkpe Supervisor of Marwako Restaurant in Accra, Jihad Chabaan, asking for an out of court settlement in the case where he is facing trial for allegedly dipping the face of a Ghanaian female employee in blended pepper. According to the magistrate, although the application fell within the […]
A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Peace Seekers International, has admonished government to consider the nefarious activities of Kumasi-based pro New Patriotic Party (NPP) Delta Force vigilante group, as a national security threat, and quickly act to avert its re-occurrence. The pro NPP vigilante group raided a Circuit Court where they freed some of their members who were […]
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