Six aspirants in the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been disqualified, a few days to the polls. The affected persons include Alhaji Ibrahim Dori (Bawku Central), Dr. King Suleyman Dima Bachiesichang (Sisala East), Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed Rabiyu (Salaga North) and Maxwell Okah Okai (Agona East). The rest are Raphael Parku and […] The post NDC

An energy analyst and former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Alex Mould has questioned the government’s assertion that it made over $7billion savings from the cancellation of some Power Purchase Agreements (PPA)’s signed in Mahama’s administration. He said a PPA is signed between Independent Power Plant (IPP) investor and the offtaker […] The post Gov’t

The group leading the Drop PDS Demonstration has accused the police of blocking its attempts at a civil protest. This is after the police asked the group to postpone the demonstration. In a letter from the police sighted by Citi News, the group was urged to postpone the demonstration to “any day after the second […] The post Group accuses Police of blocking ‘Drop PDS’

Central Government in 2018 spent in excess of GHc2.6 million outside its budget lines. This is according to the 2018 Auditor General’s Report on Central Government Accounts which noted that “budget credibility requires GoG to be accurate and consistent in meeting its revenue and expenditure estimates.” The Report examined the 2018 reported expenditure disclosures with […] The post Central

The PRO for Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, Kwasi Adu-Gyamfi explained that the hawkers are resilient because after each operation they move back into roads. The post Ashaiman Municipality planning to clear congested road appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News

Ex-President John Mahama has promised to sustain the Free SHS policy when re-elected into office. This seems to be a backtrack from when his criticisms of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s flagship programme. The post Mahama promises not to stop Free SHS policy if he gets re-elected appeared first on Citinewsroom

The CEO of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1) has spoken to the media for the first time since he returned from Dubai. He has asked the government to unfreeze his accounts. The post NAM1 speaks to the media for the first time; begs govt to unfreeze his accounts appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive

Residents of Senya Bereku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region staged a demonstration  on Tuesday against the chief of the town, Nenyi Kwaku Issiw VI who they accuse of deliberately working to deprive the area of development. The angry demonstrators who were wielding placards with various inscriptions such as “Nenyi Issiw, […] The post C/R:

The police have arrested one person in connection with the robbery of a taxi driver at gunpoint in Koforidua. Speaking to Citi News the Deputy Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Sergeant Francis Gormado, explained that the suspects had hired the taxi under construction workers. “The modus they used was that they were by the […] The post E/R: One dead over taxi robbery

The acting Inspector General of Police, James Oppong Boanuh has directed a specialized team of investigators and operations from the National Headquarters of police to support the Ashanti and Eastern Regional police commands, investigate the killings of two police officers. The two officers were killed in separate incidents on Monday, August 19, 2019 and Tuesday, […] The post IGP

The tax authorities in Zambia have started using drone surveillance to track down lorries smuggling in goods to avoid customs duty. Seven trucks were impounded by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) in the north of the country over the weekend after drones spotted them hidden in the bush off the main road. “The drones go […] The post Drones ‘hunt down truckers evading

Zimbabwe’s former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko is being treated as a fugitive after fleeing from anti-corruption officials. Mr Mphoko was due at a police station to make a statement on allegations being levelled against him but drove away when his car was approached by the officials, AFP news agency reports. His lawyer said he feared being […] The post Zimbabwe

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assented to an amendment to the country’s mining laws that will see convicted illegal miners facing at least 15 years in prison. Speaking at a meeting with the Council of State, Nana Akufo-Addo said this development was a marker of his determination to fight illegal mining. “It is was brought to […] The post Minimum

The Police in the Eastern Region has begun investigations into the death of a police officer at Akim Oda in the Birim Central Municipality. The police officer who is believed to be a lance corporal was found in a chair on bank duty holding his AK 47 riffle with a bullet wound. It is, however, […] The post Police probe mysterious death of officer at Akim Oda appeared

South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says the department is scheduled to conclude negotiations with Ghana, Cuba and Principe and Sao Tome by the end of August, in order to implement modalities for its visa waivers for those countries. ? He announced the visa-free status of four countries (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United […] The post South Africa

Former President John Mahama has challenged President Akufo-Addo to reduce the size of his government by about 40 Ministers tand Deputy Ministers to bring efficiency and reduce government expenditure. He said the size of the Akufo-Addo government is only having a negative toll on the country’s budget. Mahama, who is seeking to lead Ghana as […] The post Nana Addo must

At least 10 soldiers have been killed by militants in northern Burkina Faso, the military has said. Many others were wounded in the attack in Koutougou, in Soum province – which borders Mali – and other soldiers are reported missing. “In reaction to this barbaric attack, a vast air and land search operation is seeking […] The post Burkina Faso soldiers killed

The central bank has given rural and community banks and microfinance institutions up to February 2020 to meet their respective minimum capital requirements. The Bank of Ghana in 2015 announced an upward revision to the minimum capital requirements of rural/community banks to GH¢1 million to be met by December 31, 2017. Also, the central bank […] The post BoG

Police in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, have arrested a woman who was recently seen in a recorded video flogging and locking a 10-year-old boy in a kennel with dogs. In the said video which went viral on social media this month, the woman, who has been identified as 24-year-old Onyinye, is seen beating the child […] The post Nigerian woman arrested

Hills Oil Marketing Company, one of the oil marketing companies cited in the Auditor General’s report for tax irregularities, has refuted such claims made against it. The Auditor-General accused some ten Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) of causing the state to lose about GHc33,675,044 between 2016 and 2017. “Our review of petroleum products lifted at TOR […] The post Hills