The big news stories in this edition of Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Frema Adunyame; – U/E: Self-styled witch-doctors in Widana sentenced to four years imprisonment – NDC trying to undermine peaceful voter registration with lies – NPP – NPP not seeking to suppress votes in Volta Region – Mustapha Hamid – Brigitte […] The post Eyewitness
A group calling itself the Volta Youth Forum is displeased with a stalwart of the National Democratic Congress, Professor Kwamena Ahwoi over his book chronicling the history of the NDC. The group believes Mr. Ahwoi is attempting to use his book titled “Working with Rawlings” to erode the legacy of the founder of the NDC, […] The post You can’t
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, released video and photo evidence of supposed military intimidation of some Ghanaians in the ongoing voter registration exercise. Officials of the opposition party insist such actions are calculated attempts by the governing New Patriotic Party to suppress votes in the NDC’s strongholds. The NDC […] The post NDC
Education Minister, Mathew Opoku Prempeh has warned contractors working on GETFund projects in beneficiary schools that they risk losing their contracts if they do not return to work immediately. The Minister, who was speaking in Kumasi at an inauguration ceremony of the GETFund Mid-Ghana Office also says all debts piled for contracts awarded since 2016 […] The post Return
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen says his outfit is on course to significantly reduce Ghana’s import bill with the implementation of the Ghana Automotive Manufacturing Development Programme. Ghana’s import bill on the average annually exceeds 10 billion dollars. In 2018 for example, the total imports amounted to about 12 billion dollars. The […] The post Trade
The Member of Parliament for Mpohor in the Western Region, Alex Kofi Agyekum, is demanding action from the Ghana Cocoa Board on cocoa road projects that have stalled. He contends that the neglect of the projects in most cocoa growing areas without any explanation to the communities and leaders leaves much to be desired. In […] The post Mpohor MP questions lack of progress
The International Center for Community Health Promotion and Education (ICCHPE), a US-registered not-for-profit organization has presented cartons of hand sanitizers, nose masks, and other personal protective equipment to the Wa Municipal Health Directorate in the Upper West Region. The presentation is to help fight the spread of the novel coronavirus in the municipality. The Wa […] The post US-based
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the Nsukwao Basin Drainage Project, in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region, under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme (GSCSP). It will be recalled that the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme was launched on 7th May 2019, in Koforidua, with […] The post Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the Nsukwao Basin Drainage Project, in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region, under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme (GSCSP). It will be recalled that the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme was launched on 7th May 2019, in Koforidua, with […] The post Akufo-Addo
A Deputy Campaign Manager in charge of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mustapha Hamid has rejected claims that the NPP government is seeking to suppress votes in the Volta Region ahead of the December polls. Mustapha Hamid said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is peddling this falsehood in order to incite persons […] The post NPP
Three persons have picked up nomination forms to contest as flagbearers for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP). The three are Brigitte Dzogbenuku, the party’s running mate in the 2016 election, William Dowokpor and Dr. Francis Obeng. For the first time, the party’s founder, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom won’t partake in the Presidential election. In an […] The post Brigitte
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is warning some of its customers ahead of a cut in water supply tomorrow, Wednesday, August 5, 2020. This is as a result of scheduled repair works on pipelines and valves on some transmission lines at the Kpong Treatment Plant. The plant, which will be offline for 24 hours, […] The post Kpong Treatment Plant to be shut
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, presented what it calls, video evidence of acts of intimidation in settler communities in the ongoing voter registration exercise. The NDC also insists the Nana Akufo-Addo government has been encouraging voter suppression through ethnocentrism. The National Communication Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi who […] The post Akufo-Addo
A large blast has hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, ahead of the verdict in a trial over the killing of ex-PM Rafik Hariri in 2005. Reports say the explosion was in the port area of the city, with unconfirmed reports of a second blast. It is not clear what caused them. Video posted online showed […] The post Many injured as large blast rocks Lebanon capital appeared first
The cold relationship between the Ahwoi brothers and President Jerry Rawlings, founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stemmed from the latter’s request on Ato Ahwoi to contest the late President Evans Atta Mills in the party’s 2006 presidential primaries. According to Kwamena Ahwoi, by that request, Rawlings was seeking that his family betrays President […] The post Rawlings’
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has re-appointed Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, as its Vice-Chancellor. The renewal of Prof. Amartey’s appointment will last from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024. Members of the University Council unanimously approved a second term for the Vice-Chancellor, at a special meeting of the Council of UPSA […] The post UPSA
In this edition of the #CitiCBS, Nathan Quao sits in for regular host, Bernard Avle and is joined by Godfred Akoto Boafo, Kojo Akoto Boateng, and Kokui Selormey. The team discuss the 2020 Founders’ day celebration. There was also a playback of Mr. Samuel Attah-Mensah’s interview with Former President John Agyekum Kuffour. Citi97.3 · […] The post Citi Breakfast
Dr. Tunde Bakare, the General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church and former running mate to the current President of Nigeria, Muhammad Buhari, has been selected to Chair the inaugural Advisory Board of the Africa office of The Royal Commonwealth Society, the oldest major Commonwealth organization which has Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as […] The post Buhari’s
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has directed insurance companies to stop issuing insurance policies for motorcycles and tricycles used for commercial purposes. “The Commission hereby directs all insurance companies to desist from issuing insurance policies to cover motorcycles and tricycles used for all commercial purposes, except courier and delivery services,” the Commission noted in a […] The post Don’t
After several weeks of preparations and auditions on the quest to find Ghana’s first Keyboard Idol, Citi TV’s Keyboard Idol talent competition was premiered on August 1, 2020. The premiere was widely received by Ghanaians as they expressed joy in anticipation for the main competition. The show was a representation of the selection process of […] The post 20 contestants
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