The former Deputy Communications Minister, Victoria Hammah has condemned the public humiliation of the three girls who allegedly stole under garments from the Mr. Price shop at the Accra Mall. Ms Hammah who has stayed off the public eye since her dismissal by President John Mahama last year, broke her silence by condemning the ‘inhumane’ ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has come out with a new and revised timetable for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The new timetable was developed to replace the first one which came out but was rejected by some stakeholders because Mathematics and Science, for instance, were to be written the same day. ...

Hiplife artist, Tic Tac, has in an interview with enewsgh.com, bemoaned the lack of support for local artistes. Among other things, he’s told this website that while colleague musicians in other countries are given the push in whichever form they need, those down here are constantly abused, side-stepped and overlooked. “We Ghanaians build stars just so ...

Lawyer and the immediate past Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has criticized President John Mahama’s plan to introduce free education in senior high schools in the country. In a series of Facebook posts Wednesday, Gabby said theMahama administration’s decision to implement a ‘Free SHS’ programme after kicking against it in the run-up ...

The parliamentary select committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism has stated that it expects a positive response from government on the demands of the Ghana Haulage Transport Owners Association protesting the implementation of the new axle load regime. The committee has expressed disappointment about the decision of the Haulage Transport Owners Association to declare an ...

The producer price inflation rate for the month of January has shot up to 23.3 percent. The index which measures the average change in prices from domestic producers increased from 15.3 recorded in December last year representing a monthly change of 7.2percent. The Utilities group recorded the highest inflation rate of 55.3percent, representing a 14.3 ...

Avoid hassle? They lied. Some wives stop dressing well when they get too comfortable in their marriages. I don’t think it will not be out of place to liken the current relationship between some local airlines in Ghana and their customers to that of these wives. Fly540 can definitely be likened to this kind of ...

  The Police Administration has directed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU)  to investigate the Accra Shopping Mall theft  incident. Three girls were on Monday  forced to crawl out of the Accra Mall for allegedly stealing underwear from Mr. Price, a clothing shop at the mall. Videos ...

The People’s National Convention (PNC) says it supports the decision of President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to implement the free Senior High School (SHS) policy announced  on Tuesday. President Mahama in his state of the nation address told Parliament that his administration will implement the policy in the 2015/2016 academic year. ...

The three girls at the centre of the Mr. Price shoplifting saga at the Accra Mall say they do not want to pursue the case legally but want an apology from the management of Mr. Price. Speaking to Citi News via telephone, one of the girls who spoke on anonymity, said “we don’t want to ...

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is to employ the services of private tanker operators to distribute water to hospitals and other emergency installations as it commences a shutdown of the Kpong Water Treatment Plant. The shutdown, which is scheduled to commence on Thursday, will affect customers largely in the eastern parts of Accra. The ...

A leading member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa has said Ghana retrogressed and stagnated during the two-decade rule of former President Jerry John Rawlings. According to Prof Akosa, Mr. Rawlings failed to use his 19-year rule to make a difference in the development of the country in comparison to other ...

Student leaders of the Navrongo campus of the University for Development Studies are angry over the alleged manhandling of the SRC shuttle driver, Atuley Emmanuel. Atuley Emmanuel was reported to have been severely attacked by taxi drivers operating in the Navrongo Township. Citi News checks discovered that taxi drivers operating in Navrongo Township made several ...

The Citi Breakfast Show drew analysis on the President’s State of Nation Address. The Deputy Minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Mr. Ablakwa explained why the President’s speech was delivered informally.  

The Deputy Minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has described President Mahama’s 2014 State of Nation Address as “the most rousing motivational and inspirational speech that the country has ever heard from a Ghanaian President.” Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, he further stated that “I won’t say that our political leaders ...

The Director of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr. George Essebgey has emphasized  the need for Ganaians to cultivate rainwater harvesting (RWH) as a means of tackling water crises in the country. According to him, rainwater harvesting would also reduce the pressure Ghanaians put on the Ghana Water Company  during periods of water ...

The first accused standing trial in connection with the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) case, Philip Akpeena Assibit has finally been released. Authorities of the Nsawam Prisons released him to the family and was subsequently taken to the court one division of the commercial court of the Accra High court where he ...

The University of Ghana will hold a vigil in honour of the late Professor Marian Ewurama Addy who died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital a few weeks ago. The vigil to be held on Friday, February 28, will be followed by a pre-burial ceremony on March 1 at the Christ the King Anglican Church ...

A million newborn babies a year die within 24 hours, charity Save the Children said in a report out Tuesday which urged governments to tackle preventable deaths. The report by the British-based organisation said 6.6 million children around the world died in 2012 before their fifth birthday, mostly from preventable causes. The number has almost ...