Ghana is ready to deepen its ties with France to ensure mutual prosperity, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. These ties will however not be based on aid, the President added when French President, Emmanuel Macron, paid a day’s working visit to Ghana. President Akufo-Addo stressed that “we want our relations with France to be characterised ... The post Nana Addo meets

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Bongo Constituency in the Northern Region, Edward Bawa, is calling for the resignation of the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, over the supposed arbitrary appointment of her brother to serve as administrator of the National Premix Fuel Committee. His call comes in the ... The post Bawa

The Management of Inter Allies FC have reached an agreement with Kenichi Yatsuhasi for the Japanese trainer to take over as Head Coach of the club and its youth development side – Cedar Stars Academy, Ghana. ?The Former Hearts of Oak coach is set to arrive in time for the club’s pre-season ahead of the 2017/18 ... The post Inter Allies confirm Kenichi Yatsuhasi as new

A civil society group calling itself the Fisheries Alliance, has petitioned the Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, to investigate the suspected premix fuel diversion scandal. In a letter to the CID, the Alliance cited President Nana Akufo-Addo’s directive to ensure investigations into any corruption allegations against his ... The post Premix

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has ordered the closure of all stores and markets on Saturday, December 2, 2017, for a clean-up exercise expected to be observed through the Assembly. The AMA in a statement copied to citifmonline.com, said sanitary inspectors, popularly known as ‘saman saman’ will also be deployed on the day to visit households ... The post AMA orders

The lives of over 500 pupils and teachers of the Oterkpolu/RC Basic School in the Yilo Krobo Municipality are being threatened because bats, snakes and other reptiles, have invaded the school’s dilapidated classrooms and offices. Students and the teachers regularly battle with snakes and other reptiles that find their way into the dilapidated school structure during ... The post Oterkpolu/RC

The White House is discussing plans to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA chief Mike Pompeo, US media say. Mr Tillerson has been at odds with Mr Trump over foreign policy recently. The secretary of state was even reported to have privately described the president as a “moron”. They have differed in their ... The post White House ‘has plan to replace Tillerson’

The Ghana Football Association has taken a huge step to combat the growing canker of bribery in the Ghana Premier League by offering GHS 20,000 to anyone who provides concrete information on incidences of the act. The league, in recent years, has been hit with several bribery scandals and allegations made towards officials and players ... The post GFA to give GHS 20,000 to encourage

The Ghana Football Association has taken a huge step to combat the growing canker of bribery in the Ghana Premier League by offering GHS 20,000 to anyone who provides concrete information on incidences of the act. The league, in recent years, has been hit with several bribery scandals and allegations made towards officials and players ... The post GFA to give GHS 20,000 to bribe whistleblowers

President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has said his outfit will stop the payment of bonuses in the future to players of the nation’s male U-17 national team, Black Starlets. The recent crop of Black Starlets players who took part in the African U-17 Championships and the World Cup in India were ... The post No more cash rewards for Black Starlets

Research report on Corruption, Public Accountability and Environmental Governance, has been launched by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). Speaking at the launch, the Chairperson of the NCCE, Josephine Nkrumah, said the report has the necessary information to promote best practices and prevent environmental degradation. “The research we have here in the report, provides ... The post NCCE

Some National Service Personnel are asking the National Service Scheme (NSS) to reconsider its decision to compulsorily deduct GH¢ 15 from their allowances for an insurance package. They want the insurance payment to be optional and not mandatory for all service personnel. Following the launch of the insurance package earlier in November, the Executive Director ... The post Compulsory

Barack Obama has congratulated Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement while the current US President Donald Trump has remained silent. The former US president, who has forged a burgeoning friendship with the prince in recent years, wished the newly engaged couple a “lifetime of joy and happiness” together. Prince Harry’s engagement to Markle, ... The post Barack

The Ministry of Education is in talks with the West African Examination Council (WAEC), to ensure that from 2018, the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would be written in May. This is to ensure that the full nine terms of teaching and learning are fully exhausted by students as required by the syllabus. ... The post Gov’t pushes for WASSCE in

The CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication, Kenneth Ashigbey, has promised that the chamber will support the development of women and girls in the telecommunication sector. He said this when the CEO of Women in Tech Africa, Ethel Cofie, and her team met him to discuss strategic alliances between the two organisations. Mr Ashigbey ... The post Telecoms Chamber pledges support

The Akufo-Addo government has been advised to immediately suspend its contract with the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in charge of transporting pre-mix fuel to the various landing beaches across the country. The Co-convener of the Civil Society Alliance on Fisheries, Richster Nii Amarfio, who made the call on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, said ... The post Suspend

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has observed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is his rightful successor who would continue with his good works to improve the lives of Ghanaians. He said that the good projects that he (Kufuor) started, including the numerous social intervention programmes, were abandoned by his immediate successors – Prof Atta ... The post Akufo-Addo is my rightful

Civil Society Organizations promoting the liberties of mentally ill people have expressed misgivings about the lukewarm approach towards the full implementation of the Mental Health Law. According to them, the passage of the Mental Health Law five years ago, has not really achieved its purpose, hence the need for government to make it fully effective. ... The post Implement Mental

Donald Trump has told Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on “terrorism” in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos. “Don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom,” Mr Trump tweeted. The US president had earlier retweeted three inflammatory videos posted ... The post Trump

Two persons are in the grips of the Volta Regional Police command over the possession of human parts. The two are 36-year-old Kente weaver, Eklu Havor and Emmanuel Opoku, a 36-year-old fetish priest. Eklu is said to have brought the head and private parts of an old woman to Opoku for money rituals. Briefing the ... The post Two arrested over possession of human parts appeared first on