Afro Nation, the much-anticipated urban music beach concert, is in limbo as the venue owners, Labone Maabii Association (LABOMA) have sought an injunction to prevent the concert from being held at Laboma Beach. Information reaching citinewsroom.com indicates that organisers of Afro Nation have allegedly not officially notified the owners of their interest to hold the […] The post Afro
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, Nana Ama Poku has been conferred with the prestigious Global Leadership Excellence Award in recognition of her dedication, service and contribution to the development of the public sector of Ghana. The award ceremony took place as part of the 7th edition of the […] The post Deputy
The Private Health Care Providers Association (HISPA) of the Upper East Region has refuted claims by President Nana Akufo-Addo that the government has settled their members’ five month-arrears under the National Health Insurance Scheme for the year 2019. President Akufo-Addo at a recent media encounter said the government has paid NHIS claims up to the […] The post Nana
The Headmaster of Ebenezer Senior High School in Dansoman, Richard Kofi Mensah, has refuted claims that he prevented Dancehall Artiste, Emmanuel Andrew Samini from speaking to his students because he wore dreadlocks. Three days ago, Samini told Citi News he was blocked from having a talk with the students because the headmaster did not like […] The post Samini
The body of a 14-year-old pupil of Awutu Bereku D/A Basic School in the Central Region who drowned in an abandoned pit in Fetteh Kakraba has been found. Eyewitnesses say Michael Essiamah went into the abandoned pit yesterday to swim. It took divers several hours to retrieve the body. Speaking to Citi News, Chief Inspector […] The post C/R: 14-year-old pupil drowns in abandoned
The body of a 14-year-old pupil of Awutu Bereku D/A Basic School in the Central Region who drowned in an abandoned pit in Fetteh Kakraba has been found. Eyewitnesses say Michael Essiamah went into the abandoned pit yesterday to swim. It took divers several hours to retrieve the body. Speaking to Citi News, Chief Inspector […] The post C/R: 14-year-old primary pupil drowns
The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Josephine Nkrumah, has challenged political parties to make climate change part of their agenda in the crafting of their 2020 election manifestoes. Speaking at a forum organised by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in Accra, she contends that political parties must include in their manifesto […] The post Political
Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, has been re-elected as the President of the Association of African Electoral Authorities (AAEA), a body made up of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) in Africa. She was elected at the Sixth Continental Forum of EMBs recently held jointly by the AAEA and the Department of Political Affairs […] The post Jean
The Ministry of Road and Highways caused the arrest of three foreign nationals for constructing a fence wall on a portion of the road close to the Association International School at the Airport residential area in the Greater Accra region. The post Street encroachment at airport: Police declares construction site as crime scene appeared first on
The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery, TOR, Isaac Osei, is set to depart the company effective January 2020, according to sources close to the company. He is said to have announced his decision at a staff gathering to end the year 2019. Although the reasons for his departure are not immediately known, Citi […] The post Isaac Osei resigns as Tema Oil Refinery MD appeared
The previous third-year students of the Tumu Senior High Technical School (TSHTS) have been cited as being behind the strike and riots at the school on May 23, 2019. The students who caused destruction of school property and other personal effects have each been surcharged to pay GHs110.80 whilst continuing students comprising form ones and […] The post Third-year
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) says it cannot be blamed for the low voter turnout that marked the recently held district level elections. According to the commission, it did enough sensitisation on the election and as a result, most Ghanaians were aware of the exercise. The NCCE is, however, attributing the apathy to […] The post Don’t
The Director for Planning and Programming at the National Road Safety Authority, David Osafo Adonteng, says high levels of indiscipline on the roads have led to a high number of recorded deaths in 2019. According to the Authority, 2,083 lives have been lost to road accidents between January and November 2019. This figure exceeded the […] The post Road
Residents of Oseido in the Yendi Municipality in the Northern Region have cautioned political parties not to step foot in the community to campaign. They say previous and current governments have failed to provide the community with basic facilities including a school and electricity. According to them, the community is usually cut off during the […] The post Yendi:
MPs have backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. They voted 358 to 234 in favour of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which now goes on to further scrutiny in the House of Commons and House of Lords. The bill would also ban an extension […] The post UK MPs back Brexit Bill to leave EU on January 31 appeared first
Facebook is to stop using members’ phone numbers in its friends recommendation system in 2020 following concern about privacy implications. Users can choose to have a code sent to their mobile phones when logging in to make access harder for hackers. But Facebook admitted it also fed the numbers into targeted advertising and friend recommendation […] The post Facebook
The Minority in Parliament has expressed concerns over the attitude of Ministers towards the current exercise of approving budget estimates in the house. As at 11 am on Thursday, the Ministers scheduled to present arguments for the approval of the budgets for their respective Ministries were absent. The Speaker nevertheless allowed business to proceed on […] The post Minority
Andrew Bailey has been appointed as the next governor of the Bank of England. Mr Bailey, aged 60, is currently chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the City watchdog. He will become the 121st governor of the Bank of England on 16 March, taking over from Mark Carney, and will serve a full […] The post Andrew Bailey appointed as new Bank of England
A private citizen, Kofi Koranteng has announced his intentions to contest the presidency as an independent candidate in the upcoming 2020 general elections. Mr. Koranteng is an established businessman and former CEO of the Progressive Alliance Movement, the organization that challenged the Electoral Commission (EC) to institute the voting rights of Ghanaians living abroad. In […] The post Kofi
Eight persons accused of plotting to destabilize the country will remain in custody, as their application for bail has been dismissed by the Accra High Court. According to the judge, Justice Georgina Mensah Datsa who did not cite any reasons for the decision, the application may be repeated if no progress is made by the […] The post Destabilization plot: Court denies
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