Founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor has submitted her nomination forms to the Electoral Commission with the hope of contesting in the 2020 presidential election. Akua Donkor presented her forms and the GHS100,000 filing fee to the Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Speaking after the ceremony, […] The post Akua

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has reiterated calls on traditional leaders to avoid direct involvement in partisan politics. “Once we involve ourselves in partisan politics, it creates problems,” the Asantehene stressed. According to him, endorsement of political parties tends to undermine the chieftaincy institution. His call comes after a number of chiefs openly declared their […] The post Asantehene

A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) legal team, Mr. Abraham Amaliba believes the Akufo-Addo led administration has not lived up to expectation. To him, the Akufo-Addo presidency has been a “total failure”. He said that is why the NDC dubbed its 2020 campaign as a “rescue mission”. Amaliba explained that the NDC […] The post Akufo-Addo’s

The Founder and Executive Director of Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), Mrs. Cecilia Lodonu-Senoo, has been honoured with an award for her unwavering passion for upholding the rights and well-being of the vulnerable, especially women and children in Ghana. Mrs. Cecilia Senoo was presented with an honorary award at the maiden Humanitarian Awards Ghana (HAG), […] The post Executive

The Mental Health Authority is pushing for the decriminalization of suicide in Ghana. The World Health Organization has revealed that a person dies every 40 seconds from suicide worldwide. In Ghana, The Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) indicates that a person who plans to commit suicide commits a first-degree felony whether or not the […] The post Mental

The judge hearing the suit challenging the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) revocation of the operating license of uniCredit Savings and Loans Company has expressed her displeasure at the slow pace of the case. The judge, Justice Gifty Agyei Addo made this known after lawyers for the BoG requested for an adjournment of the case to […] The post Judge complains over slow pace of uniCredit

An explosion that ignited a fire at a petrol station in the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos, has killed at least eight people, and has destroyed at least 25 homes, 16 shops and a primary school, the State Emergency Management Agency (Sema) has said. The explosion occurred in the early hours of Thursday in Baruwa, a […] The post Fuel station explodes in Lagos killing eight

Parliament on Thursday, October 8, 2020, approved a $243 million Supplier Contract agreement between the Government of Ghana and Dongfang Electric Corporation for the procurement of Standard Gauge rolling stock (trains) for the rail sector. While speaking during the approval of the agreement, the Deputy Minister for Railway Development, Andy Appiah Kubi, said in terms […] The post Parliament

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is confident that its proposed free primary healthcare policy will boost employment in the sector. At a press conference on Thursday, the party’s manifesto spokesperson on health, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, indicated that private pharmacists and private health care providers will be engaged on how best to roll out the […] The post Free

President Donald Trump has refused to take part in a virtual TV debate with his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Earlier the commission deciding the 15 October Miami debate’s format said it would have to take place remotely. It made the decision after Mr Trump was treated for Covid-19. He has no current symptoms but the […] The post Trump refuses to take part in virtual

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut the sod for the construction of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling plant at Axim in the Western Region. The plant is supposed to have a capacity of filling 24,000 cylinders per day. The LPG bottling plant which is expected to be completed by the ending of 2021 […] The post Bawumia cuts sod for construction of

US-based Ghanaian lawyer, Stephen Kwaku Asare says more reforms are needed to promote legal education of Ghana. Prof. Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar said the increased access granted to people who wrote the Ghana School of Law entrance exams, is not enough to enhance legal education in Ghana. This year, a record number of […] The post Legal education in Ghana

The Presidential candidate of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews in an interview with Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show says he will revamp state-owned factories to boost economic activities. He is expected to begin a two-day tour of the Oti Region on Friday, October 9, 2020. Citi97.3 · I’ll revamp […] The post I’ll revamp

An unemployed woman, who allegedly bolted with a vehicle while conducting a test drive has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with forgery of document and stealing. Eunice Nyarkoa, before absconding with the vehicle valued at GHS45,000, was said to have forged the signature of the owner of the vehicle on DVLA forms A […] The post Unemployed woman

The Kpando Divisional Command of the Ghana Police service has intercepted 324 parcels of substance suspected to be Indian hemp at the Sovie and Kpando stretch in the Volta Region. The items were found in a sprinter container vehicle with Togolese Registration Number NO 0661-AL being manned by two men. The men who have been […] The post Kpando police intercept 324

Five party executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region have sustained injuries after they were allegedly attacked by unknown gunmen. They were reportedly attacked at a section between Hemang and Ejura-Tia in the Kwabre East Municipality. The executives bumped into the masked armed men while returning from the residence of former […] The post Armed

The Chief of Wassa Atobiase, Nana Opia II, says the government of Nana Akufo-Addo has performed tremendously well in its first term of office and deserves commendation. Addressing a durbar of Chiefs at Wassa Atobiase during the visit of Vice President Bawumia on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, the Chief said evidence of President Akufo-Addo’s good […] The post Wassa residents

In this edition of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle posed a question about people’s loyalty to a particular political party or preferably being independent. The question is ‘Why do you belong to a particular party or consider being independent?’   Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show: Thursday, 8th October, 2020 The post Citi Breakfast Show: Thursday, 8th October,

Rev. Remi Gharbin, Shepherd of the Remi Gharbin Ministries, has enjoined religious groups and other institutions focused on saving souls and providing succour for the under-privileged, to join forces in providing society’s basic needs. She said water and other basic needs of members of the society who can ill-afford them, can better be provided if […] The post Parah

Some key factors have been identified as critical in determining who gets elected as President of the United States (US) on November 3, 2020. The US economy, health issues particularly abortion, appointments to the Supreme Court and the outbreak of COVID-19 stand out as influencers of whether or not the Republican’s Donald Trump or the […] The post COVID-19,