Following the Black Stars’ loss against Tunisia in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2019), many questions have come up as to whether Kwesi Appiah is good enough to coach the team. The Citi Sports team sits to analyse the performance of the coach and whether or not Ghana should still have him.   The post Should Kwesi Appiah still be Black Stars coach? appeared first on

The lawyer for aggrieved Menzgold customers, Amanda Clinton believes the return of the beleaguered CEO of the company will bring some respite to her clients. According to her, she expects the defunct company to prepare a new payment plan in consultation with the government and one that is based on the investigations by the police. […] The post We hope NAM1’s

Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, spoke at the Defend Media Freedom Conference in the United Kingdom (UK). In his speech, he spoke about violence against journalists, including the attack on the late Ahmed Suale, which resulted in his death. He laid the blame on the government for failing to act after some threats had […] The post The

The Minority in Parliament is demanding sufficient copies of a Constitutional Instrument laid in the House for the creation of new electoral areas. According to Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, the C.I. has been in the House for the past seven days and yet members have not been served with copies. Raising the matter on […] The post Minority demands more copies

Ghanaians still believe the Police Service is the most corrupt institution in Ghana, according to the 2019 Global Corruption Barometer. The report notes that 59 percent of Ghanaians feel this way, with judges and magistrates viewed as the second most corrupt institution per 38 percent of Ghanaians. The survey was executed by Afrobarometer in 34 […] The post Police still viewed

A fake doctor who conned a woman he met online out of £15,000 by saying it was for their wedding at the Dorchester has been jailed for 18 months. Mohamad Yousef, 37, used a picture of himself in medical scrubs for his dating profile and claimed to be a hospital doctor when he met the woman […] The post Fake doctor jailed for conning woman out of £15,000

The Volta Regional Director for the National Road Safety Commission, Ing. Kwasi Tsibu Yerenkye has said during a media interaction in Ho that the region is the 7th contributor to total recorded road crashes in Ghana making the region’s roads one of the safest to ply as per the 2016 data which is the latest […] The post Road Safety Commission laud Volta drivers

Relative calm has returned to Dagomba Line near Asawase in the Ashanti Region where disturbances over a piece of land left about seven persons injured. Some structures were set ablaze which left many people displaced. Following a meeting between the Asokore Mampong Municipal Chief Executive, Alidu Seidu, a joint team of military and police personnel, […] The post A/R:

Citi News can confirm that embattled Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah has arrived in Ghana and is currently being interrogated by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1 spent the last six months in police custody in Dubai due to a criminal […] The post NAM1 arrives in Ghana;

The High Court has cleared the contempt charges brought against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensah and six other commissioners. The commissioners were sued for not implementing an order from the High Court that ROPAA should be operationalized within 12 months. The applicants in the case are five Ghanaians who live in the […] The post High

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed the former Managing Director of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Mr. Kwame Owusu as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Revenue Authority. A letter from the Office of the President dated June 18, 2019 and sighted by citinewsroom.com congratulated Mr. Owusu for his appointment and urged him […] The post Maritime

Meridian Port Services Ltd (MPS) has received multiple Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE)  Certifications for buildings in the Tema Port Expansion Project. The buildings comprising the Administrative Building, Authorities Building and the Workshop Maintenance Building successfully passed all requirements to reach the mandatory certification level. By this, the MPS Workshop Maintenance Building becomes […] The post MPS

The local currency has recorded its worst half-year performance since 2015, according to data from the Bank of Ghana’s interbank exchange market. As at June 29 this year, the cedi had depreciated by 8.2 percent, the worst since the local currency recorded 26.2 percent depreciation in 2015. This year’s performance was characterised by a very […] The post Cedi records

A High Court in Accra has dismissed a case brought before it against the shareholders of uniBank by the Receiver, Nii Amanor Dodoo. The presiding judge, Justice Jenifer Dadzie, ruled that Mr. Amanor Dodoo did not have the capacity to issue a writ in his own name in the manner that it was done. The […] The post Court dismisses Receiver’s case

The National Population Commission has estimated that the population of the country has hit 190 million. The Director-General of the commission, Dr Ghaji Ismail, who spoke at a press conference tagged ‘25 Years of ICPD: Accelerating the Promise,’ on Tuesday, said it was imperative to conduct another census as soon as possible. Ismail said, “Based […] The post Nigeria’s

The Managing Director of the National Investment Bank (NIB), Mr. Samuel Sarpong has assured Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of the bank’s continuous support to help grow and sustain their businesses. He gave this assurance when he led a 5-member team from the Head Office to visit some shops at Okaishie and CMB Markets within […] The post NIB MD pledges continuous support for

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The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu Bio, says government is set to make Goldfields’ Damang mines development arrangement a model for more mining companies to allow them to invest in mining-enclave road infrastructure. The Deputy Minister who was speaking to Citi News during the commissioning of a 33-kilometre reconstructed Tarkwa to […] The post Goldfields

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an alert over a rare type of polio, poliovirus type-2, which has been detected within the Tamale Metropolis in the Northern Region. The health authorities observed the virus in a sewage drain in Tamale. GHS explained in the alert that the virus which had been eradicated from humans, […] The post Ghana Health Service issues polio alert appeared

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to address concerns raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) about the 2016 elections in order to ensure a free and fair election in 2020. Mahama made the request when top officials of the Commission including the Chairperson, Jean Mensa paid a courtesy call […] The post Address our 2016