A fire has gutted the Bobo Toilet Roll factory at Aprah, a suburb of Gomoa Budumburam in the Central Region. The blaze started around 1 pm on Saturday afternoon. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Officers at the Ghana National Fire Service in Gomoa Budumburam were brought in but it took them […] The post Fire guts toilet roll factory at Gomoa Budumburam appeared first
West Ham got one over on former player Frank Lampard by beating his wasteful Chelsea side 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, condemning them to back-to-back defeats in the Premier League. Lampard made five changes – naming Willian, N’Golo Kante and Cesar Azpilicueta on the bench – and the Blues paid the price as Aaron Cresswell struck […] The post PL
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Directorate in the Upper East Region has engaged health officials from neighbouring Burkina-Faso and Togo in a cross-border discussion on the management of potential epidemic diseases. Speaking to Citi News, the Upper East Regional Deputy Director in-charge of Public health, Dr. Josephat Nyuzaghl said, even though his outfit was not […] The post U/E:
The Operation Vanguard in the Eastern Region has arrested 31 foreign illegal miners in the Kwahu West Municipality. This follows reports that about 1,000 foreign nationals had connived with cocoa farmers and landowners in the area to mine illegally. The officer in charge of the Operation Vanguard team in the area, Major John Majeed Baluo […] The post E/R: 31 foreign
The government plans to introduce a web portal called Ghana.gov that will centralise the provision of key state services like the renewal of business and passport applications. The government plans to launch this website in January 2020, according to Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia, who was speaking at the 70th Anniversary celebration of Labone Senior High […] The post Gov’t
Manchester City’s hopes of defending their Premier League title were dealt another blow when Jonjo Shelvey’s stunning late equaliser earned Newcastle a point at St James’ Park. Pep Guardiola must have thought his side had won it when Kevin de Bruyne found the net in the 82nd minute with a brilliant long-range effort which went […] The post Shelvey
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers- Ghana have called on the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to ensure that arrears owed teachers are paid by December 5, 2019. The President of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, King Ali Awudu, told Citi News […] The post Teacher
The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focus private University; ranked the top private university in Ghana by Ghana Tertiary Awards, has held its 2019 Edition of the Science, Technology and Innovation Expo (STI Expo) at the University’s Knowledge City Campus at Kokomlemle in Accra. The AIT STI EXPO is an annual event organized […] The post Students
A Banking Consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong, does not think the introduction of the 100 and 200 Cedi notes will contribute to any inflation as some have suggested. “We are not changing prices anyway… if anything at all, it [the new notes] should have a positive or at worst a neutral effect on inflation but not […] The post New Cedi notes won’t increase
The National Lottery Authority has warned the general public against lotto fraudsters who are using various platforms and communication strategies to dupe unsuspecting Ghanaians. According to the Authority, the lotto fraudsters have “defrauded a lot of unsuspecting people through several Facebook accounts, WhatsApp platforms and other social media handles they have created”. However, the NLA […] The post NLA
The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) is rallying for a ‘YES’ vote in the December 17 national referendum. It is however shocked at the reversed position of the Minority and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the exercise after the many broad consultative meetings. President of the Association, Bismark Baisie Nkum […] The post NALAG
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says he has accepted the report of the committee set up to look into last year’s disturbances at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The incident saw violent demonstrations by some students who destroyed properties valued at about GH?1.6 million. Speaking at the University’s 2019 Founder’s […] The post KNUST
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Nine persons, who allegedly appropriated cash in the sum of GH¢ 135,330 belonging to the Agricultural Development Bank, have been arraigned. The accused persons also allegedly used their VISA cards to embark on the same nefarious acts at the Madina branch of the bank but failed. The accused persons included Leonard Edem Kosse Segbefia, Harris […] The post Nine in court for
The Bone Marrow Transplantation Ghana and the Sickle Cell Foundation Clinic of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital has taken delivery of the first-ever Apheresis Machine in Ghana to aid in better treatment of sickle cell disease. The Machine works in harvesting marrow of a compatible donor without subjecting the person to anaesthesia, processes it and […] The post Ridge
A 41-year-old pastor who posed as a Police officer and collected GH¢3,000.00 from three persons under the pretext of enlisting them into the Ghana Police Service has appeared before the Enchi District Magistrate court. The accused, Gideon Nkrumah, who claims to be the founder of Messiah Power Ministry church with branches in Accra, Amasaman, Elubo […] The post Pastor
An Economist and former Head of Economic Statistics at the Ghana Statistical Service, GSS, Dr. Ebo Duncan, has downplayed suggestions that the newly introduced Ghc200 and Ghc100 notes, as well as the Ghc2 coin by the Bank of Ghana, will increase the prices of goods and lead to inflation. The Governor of the Bank of […] The post New Cedi denominations won’t lead to
A fragment of wood believed to have formed part of Jesus’ manger is set to be returned to Bethlehem after more than 1,000 years in Europe. Pope Francis ordered the return of the thumb-sized relic from Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as a gift. The relic had been in Rome since the 7th Century. […] The post Vatican to return Jesus manger relic to Bethlehem
The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central and member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Isaac Adongo has questioned the intention behind the introduction of the new Cedi notes. The Bank of Ghana on Friday introduced GH¢100 and GH¢200 notes in the country’s currency denomination mix. It also introduced a GH¢2 coin. Explaining the rationale […] The post Reason
Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse has been sentenced to 20 years in prison over the execution of 15 political opponents in 1982. Bouterse, 74, is currently on an official visit in China and will have two weeks to appeal against the conviction. He was found guilty of planning and ordering the extrajudicial execution of 15 political […] The post Suriname president gets
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