Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ebenezer Tetteh, says three persons have been arrested for their alleged roles in three separate robbery incidents by a gang of 4 armed men in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, he said the arrest was made after an identification ... The post Three arrested over Koforidua robbery

citifmonline.com understands that over 70 students of the St Vincent College of Education at Yendi in the Northern Region have been asked to go home for using grade D7 in English, Mathematics and Science to gain admission into the college. According to the school, the decision was taken following a directive from the Executive Secretary ... The post St. Vincent

Dear Mr. President, In a space of three days, we have been informed of armed-robberies and a murder that is uncharacteristic of our regular social lives. The bravado exhibited by the robbers and their carelessness at expending any life is extremely concerning. The reports of limitations on the part of the Police to deal with ... The post Open letter to Nana Addo: Our security,

Following complaints from the Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen in a leaked conversation that he has been neglected by the party and not been paid a salary for months, the acting General Secretary, John Boadu, has clarified that only the National Organizer and General Secretary of the party ... The post I’m not paid – John

You and I have no way of knowing if the Yale medical student who wrote that unflattering essay about Ghana last week did see what she says she saw. Parts sound slightly exaggerated or conflated from different experiences over her four-week stay into one experience outside the airport. But if you think her account is ... The post Ghana through foreign eyes [Article] appeared first on

Hope Hicks, one of President Trump’s longest-serving advisers, is to step down as White House communications director. The 29-year-old former model has been by Mr Trump’s side for years. The news came a day after she testified in front of the House Intelligence Committee, but White House sources said this was not the reason. She ... The post Hope Hicks: White House

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated the need for the automation of land administration in the country. He has, therefore, urged the Lands Commission to hasten the process to make land title service delivery more efficient. Speaking at the Land Administration Forum in Accra, the Vice President called on the private sector to partner ... The post Bawumia renews

Fear has gripped residents of Koforidua following three separate robbery incidents by a gang of 4 armed men in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region. The armed men subjected their innocent victims to severe beatings before robbing them of their valuables. On Tuesday February 27th, the robbers took over the Okorase town in ... The post Armed Robbers attack 3 houses in Koforidua

Australians turned in more than 57,000 firearms to authorities last year during a national gun amnesty. The three-month amnesty was the first since Australia’s landmark response to a mass shooting in 1996. It aimed to reduce the number of illicit weapons by allowing people to hand them over without fear of prosecution. The government said the amnesty ... The post Australians

The Chief Executive Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah has blamed the failure to ensure the provision of social services including adequate sanitation in the metropolis on the Assembly’s lack of total control over these services. According to him, despite being responsible for the development of the capital, the Assembly ... The post Give

Two major US retailers have announced new restrictions on gun sales following the shooting at a Florida school where 17 people died. Dick’s Sporting Goods, which has more than 600 shops, said it would no longer sell assault-style rifles, and backed “common sense gun reform”. Walmart later said it was raising the minimum age for ... The post Major US retailers

Sports Minister, Isaac Asiamah, will on Thursday cut sod for the rehabilitation of the Kaneshie Sports Complex. The multi-purpose sports facility, also known as the Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, has seen several years of neglect reduce it to an abode for reptiles as Citi Sports’ recent visit to the place revealed.   In April 2017, ... The post Sports Ministry

The acting General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, says his Deputy, Nana Obiri Boahen, admitted that he lied when he suggested that government donated an amount of GHC 50 billion for the conduct of the party’s 2017 Annual National Delegates Conference held in Cape Coast in 2017. Obiri Boahen in ... The post Obiri Boahen admitted he lied in leaked

Embattled Director of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Eugene Dordoye, has handed over management of the facility to the Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical Services, David Otuo Serebuor. This follows months of agitation by staff of the hospital who were demanding his dismissal. In a letter dated, February 27, 2018, Dr. Dordoye asked staff of the ... The post Ankaful Director hands

Some farmers who benefited from the supply of seeds under the Planting for Food and Jobs program, have begun counting their losses as it is emerging that they were supplied with grains rather than seeds for cultivation. The situation the farmers say has left them desperate as they are unable to meet targets and sustain ... The post Farmers lament losses over poor seeds supply appeared

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), is urging the public to resort to more electronic forms of payment in order to reduce their exposure to armed robbery and related risks. The advice follows reports of two separate armed robbery attacks in two successive days and other instances, in which huge sums of cash ... The post Robbery attacks: GhIPSS urges cashless