The National Lottery Authority (NLA) says it has reviewed the timelines for the payment of winning prizes and tickets after every draw. The Authority says there will be delays in effecting the wins. These delays would normally take a number of days. It cited the coronavirus pandemic and upsurge in activities of lotto fraudsters as […] The post NLA
This edition of The Big Issue on Citi FM/TV focused on the Finance Minister’s presentation of the 2020 mid-year budget review in parliament. Godfred Akoto Boafo and his panel also analyzed the chaos that erupted at a registration centre Awutu Senya East after the MP for the area, Mavis Hawa Koomson fired warning shots there. […] The post The Big Issue, Saturday, July 25, 2020 appeared
To commemorate the 2020 Eid-ul-Adha festival, the Interior Ministry has announced Friday, July 31 as a public holiday. “The general public is hereby reminded that Friday, July 31, 2020 which marks Eid-ul-Adha is a statutory public holiday and should be observed s such throughout the country,” a statement signed by the sector minister, Ambrose Dery […] The post July
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is calling for the immediate prosecution of persons behind the lynching of a 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. A group of women had been seen in a video lynching the elderly woman after a soothsayer allegedly claimed she was a witch. The Ministry in […] The post Gender
Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate to John Mahama, the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) flagbearer, has condemned the lynching of a 90-year-old woman in Kafaba in the Savannah Region. In a video making rounds on social media, a group of women were seen lynching the elderly woman after a soothsayer claimed she was a […] The post Naana
The Member of Parliament (MP) of Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson’s discharge of a firearm at a voter registration centre was premeditated. This is according to the President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa. Hawa Koomson, who is also the Minister of Special Development Initiatives, admitted that she fired a gunshot at the Steps […] The post Hawa
A new report by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana), through its anti-corruption campaign platform, Corruption Watch, has cited some top government officials alleged to have induced voters in the recently-held parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The investigative piece, as published, focuses on the Greater Accra, Eastern, Central and Bono regions. […] The post Corruption
Host of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere has issued a disclaimer over a story published on Ghana Web that claimed that he had said on his show that the banking sector clean up was motivated by jealousy and envy on the part of state actors. Ghana Web published a story sourced to dailymailgh.com […] The post Story on banking sector cleanup
Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo has been named in an investigative piece by anti-corruption campaign group- Corruption Watch as one of the candidates who allegedly engaged in acts of vote-buying in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary held in the constituency. Adwoa Safo, who doubles as the Minister of State responsible […] The post NPP
300 fishermen in the Western Region have received state-subsidized Outboard motors to aid their fishing activities. The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Naa Afoley Quaye, told Citi News at the presentation of the outboard motors in Sekondi that the gesture was in fulfilment of the President’s promise to the fishermen in 2018. The Minister, however, […] The post W/R:
In this edition of Sports Panorama: The team tackles the recent controversy surrounding a deal for match balls between the GFA and Macron Ghana, Mubarak Alhassan’s transfer to Granada, Jordan Henderson being named FWA Player of the Year and the race for Top 4. The post Sports Panorama: Friday, 24th July 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom
Presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama will on Monday, July 27, 2020, officially outdoor his running mate, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. Scheduled for 6:45 pm, the event will allow Madam Opoku-Agyemang make her maiden policy statement since her announcement as running mate. The program will also be broadcast live […] The post Mahama
An 87-year-old man has been shot dead by an unknown person at Tinglito, a village in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region. The victim, Atta Yaw, was said to have a misunderstanding with some people, an issue currently before a court in Salaga. Although the reason why he was shot is not yet known, […] The post N/R: 87-year-old man shot dead at Kpandai appeared first on
The first two cases of COVID-19 (the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, commonly known as the coronavirus) in Ghana were confirmed by our Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, on 12th March, 2020. In a national address given on 15th March 2020, President Nana Akufo-Addo prohibited all public gatherings including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies and church […] The post Children,
Some Members of Parliament have proposed to the government to name the Kumasi Campus of the University of Education, Winneba after industrialist, Akenten Appiah-Menka. The University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development Bill is currently before Parliament with the hope of converting the UEW’s Kumasi Campus into a fully-fledged University dedicated to the training of […] The post MPs
Armed robbers who robbed a gold buying agent on Friday evening at Dompim in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region ended up shooting to death a rubber farmer. Some other persons were also been injured in the process. The Tarkwa Nsuaem Divisional Police Commander, ACP Dennis Abade, confirmed the incident to Citi News. […] The post W/R:
Armed robbers who attempted to rob a gold buying agent yesterday evening at Dompim in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region ended up shooting to death a rubber farmer. Several others have also been injured others in the process. A source told Citi News this happened when the alleged robbers who were more […] The post W/R: One dead, others injured in
A security analyst, Adam Bonaa has described as welcoming, the news of the police’s invitation of Mavis Hawa Koomson to interrogate her for discharging a firearm at a registration centre although he believes the invitation is late. He said the police should have acted more urgently in taking action on the matter. Speaking on Eyewitness […] The post Police
Policy Think Tank, Imani Africa, has commended government for the reduction in the Communication Service Tax (CST). In as much as the think tank applauds the government for the move, it still stands by its earlier position that the CST should not have been passed at all. The government in 2008 introduced the 6% CST […] The post Imani Africa welcomes government’s
Cofundie has launched its first-ever real estate crowdfunding campaign, offering anyone in the world the opportunity to invest in new homes at Appolonia City, the popular new city development in Accra. For as little as US$250 (GHS1,500), investors can own shares in the homes, which are expected to be completed by the end of 2021 […] The post Cofundie
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