Pope Francis is backing an inter-religious soccer match that will gather greats from around the globe and is aimed at promoting peace and raising money for at-risk kids. Former Argentina great Javier Zanetti, who spent 19 seasons with Inter before retiring, said the idea for the Sept. 1 match at the Olympic Stadium in Rome ...

The Sole Commissioner of the Judgement Debt Commission, Mr Justice Yaw Apau, has blamed the country’s development woes on heads of public institutions and the elite in society. He said the apathetic attitude and conduct of such people in positions of influence were endemic in all spheres of national life, “sinking the country – from ...

A Catholic priest and tutor at the Saint Victor Major Seminary at Malshegu in the Tamale Metropolis, Reverend Father Kelvin Abakisi has committed suicide by hanging himself. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ebenezer Tetteh, the body of the 31-year old priest was on ...

Africa Center for Energy Policy, ACEP is urging government to investigate the claim that the Saltpond Offshore Producing Company (Oil Rig) is shipping more crude out of the country than it is producing. The wholly Ghanaian owned oil firm operating in the country is reported to be under investigation by authorities in Washington, US for allegedly ...

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has warned defaulting employers in Techiman, Brong Ahafo Region to pay up their contributions or face sanctions. This measure, according to authorities at SSNIT, is in accordance with the National Pension Act 2008 (Act 766). Authorities hope to use this exercise recoup lost funds  for investment in ...

The Ashanti Regional Police Command says it is treating the shooting incident, involving a Kapital radio morning show host, as an armed robbery case. According to the Police, intelligence gathered so far suggests the incident was a pure armed robbery case and not a targeted attack. “Our investigations have directed us to believe that it ...

Participants at the fourth edition of the Tamale Barcamp Ghana have condemned the sex scandal which went viral on social media networks. They however cautioned against any attempt to use that isolated phenomenon to hastily generalize that Tamale has lost its  trademark as the beacon of Islam in Ghana. The event which was organized by ...

The list of the best twenty (20) entries in this year’s Citi FM Write-Away Contest has been announced. The 20 finalists will be interviewed by a judging panel on Saturday August 30 at the premises of Citi FM. The top ten will be selected from the top 20 from which the best three will be ...

Slamson Ghana Limited is to resume the treatment of liquid waste in Accra. The company ceased operations following challenges with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). However, Slamson’s Managing Director, Sampson Shaibu has indicated his outfit has received concrete assurances from the AMA and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. “…they have assured that ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained that out of the 242,162 candidates who sat for the May/June 2014 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), only 7,442, representing 3.07 per cent, failed in all the subjects they wrote. “According to the interpretation of grades for the examination, F9 is a fail. Thus, those ...

Ghanaian workers in the oil and gas industry are among the least paid in the world. This is according to a report compiled by oil and gas recruitment experts, Hays Oil and Gas, and industry researchers, Oil and Gas Job Search. The report which focused on the 2013 average annual salaries in the global oil ...

A five-year old nursery two pupil fell into a septic tank last Friday and died at Amanfrom near Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. The body of Miwell Ansomah, a pupil of Sunflower School, has since been removed from the septic tank (popularly known as manhole) which is still under ...

The recent infamous missing baby saga at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi has triggered some major reforms and enhanced protocol at the hospital. The hospital has also set up a new six-bed intensive care unit at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Directorate to help manage complicated cases. Again, the hospital has renewed its ...

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sunday stepped up its campaign to rid the national capital of filth when it demolished unauthorized structures at Abuja, near the Central Business District. As part of the exercise, the Agbobloshie Market was also cleared of filth. The campaign, which began three weeks ago, aims at making the city clean, ...

Algeria has suspended football indefinitely following the death of Cameroonian player Albert Ebosse, who was hit by an object thrown by fans. The Algerian Football Federation made the decision after a meeting on Sunday. Ebosse, who was 24, was struck on the head when leaving the pitch after his side JS Kabylie’s home defeat by USM ...

The Citi Breakfast Show took another exciting turn today as the team discussed government’s decision to freeze the salaries of the striking polytechnic teachers for the month of August and other months they will continue with their industrial action. Another section of the show discussed the EPA’s decision to secure a court injunction to prevent ...

Cemeteries in the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region are overstretched far beyond its limits. In view of this, the Adaklu District Assembly is now charging high fees before allocating a plot of land to bereaved families to bury their loved ones. The District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, Emmanuel Sky Ganaku disclosed to ...

An American journalist kidnapped in Syria nearly two years ago has been freed and handed over to UN representatives. Peter Theo Curtis was freed from captivity on Sunday, after being abducted in Antakya, Turkey, where he planned to enter Syria in October 2012. Footage of the the American was released on June 30, showing a disheveled Curtis with long ...

This was very nearly a second successive 1-0 victory for ten-man Hull and second successive 1-0 defeat for Stoke but a scrambled equaliser from Ryan Shawcross seven minutes from time gave Mark Hughes reason to breathe easier. He had seen his team play for 76 minutes against Steve Bruce’s reduced side following James Chester’s sending ...

A member of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the Head of the Finance Department, Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin, says lecturers do not take delight in reneging on their duties to the detriment of their students. According to him, contrary to public perception, UTAG members are eager to get back to work. ...