The Madina magistrate court has for the second time denied bail application for Prince Charles Dedjoe, the businessman accused of killing his wife, Lilian Dedjoe. The court presided over by Her Worship Maame Efua Tordimah said the application for bail cannot be granted until the case reaches the committal stage. Speaking to the media after […] The post Business man accused

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from today, March 22, 2021 begin the vaccination of 90,000 health workers outside the COVID-19 epicentres in the country. The GHS said it would create two vaccination centres in each district to speed up the immunization exercise. On Tuesday, March 2, the GHS started the vaccination of people with […] The post 90,000 health

The prosecution of former Ghana Cocoa Board Chief Executive, Stephen Kwabena Opuni, and Chief Executive of Agricult Limited, Seidu Agongo, continued today, March 22, 2021, at the criminal court 1 division of the High Court. Lawyer for Mr. Agongo and Agricult Ghana Limited, Nutifafa Nutsukui crossed-examined the State’s 7th and final witness in the case; […] The post Opuni

As Ghana joins the world to commemorate World Water Day, an advocacy organization, World Vision is calling on government to prioritize the supply of potable water to every part of the country. According to them, though government and other stakeholders have made significant strides in the provision of water, some six million children and their […] The post Water

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools is demanding that the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) withdraws its directive asking all banks not to transact business with any pre-tertiary educational institution without proof of a license to operate. The Executive Director for the Council, Enoch Gyetuah, said some member schools now had their funds locked […] The post GNACOPS

BlueCrest University College, one of the leading universities in Ghana, has signed an agreement with Coursera, a global online learning platform, to offer world-class flipped and hybrid learning to its students. BlueCrest University has been leading West Africa higher education since the year 2000. It was the first institute in the country to offer high-quality […] The post BlueCrest

Song: Aseda Ndwom Artiste: Yaw Sarpong & Asomafo ft Kwaku Gyasi Producer: Sammi Helwani Label: Nana KOBO Records Author of Review: Kwame Dadzie Introduction: After successfully re–launching his music career with ‘Ahobrase’ which featured Ghana’s rap heavyweight Sarkodie, Yaw Sarpong, and Asomafo are back with an encore: they have featured another musician outside their generation […] The post MUSIC

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has donated some LED streetlights to all religious bodies and schools in the constituency. The donation was made on Sunday, March 21, 2021. This is the start of phase two of his “Operation Brighten Every Corner (OBEC)” initiative. About 400 churches, 35 mosques […] The post Ablakwa

The family of one of the Rastafarian boys initially stopped from beginning the academic year at the Achimota Senior High School says legal action is still on the table despite reports that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has intervened in the situation. The GES has directed Achimota School to fully admit the two Rastafarian boys […] The post Legal

Viewers of Citi TV, will on Saturday, March 27, 2021, enjoy great performances from some of Ghana’s finest musicians at the maiden edition of the Entertainment Achievement Awards. The Entertainment Achievement Awards will celebrate entertainers and entertainment industry players who have distinguished themselves in the practice of their art during the 2020 eligibility year. The […] The post Okyeame

The leading opposition presidential candidate in Congo-Brazzaville has died of Covid-19. Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, 61, was set to be flown to France on Sunday afternoon as voting was underway. He was one of six candidates running against President Sassou Nguesso. His campaign director told the AFP news agency that Mr Kolelas “died in the […] The post Congo presidential candidate

Results from the long-awaited US trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are out and confirm that the shot is both safe and highly effective. More than 32,000 volunteers took part, mostly in America, but also in Chile and Peru. The vaccine was 79% effective at stopping symptomatic Covid disease and 100% effective at preventing people from falling […] The post US trial of

The government has clarified that it spent GHS19 billion on the COVID-19 pandemic contrary to media reports. This follows publications by some local media houses as well as a post by Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu, John Jinapor, that per the 2021 budget statement, only GHS1.7 billion of the allocated GHS19 billion for issues […] The post Claims we spent

A team of 30 psychologists from the Ghana Psychological Association and Mental Health Authority, together with the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection have arrived in Apam to provide counselling services to families and survivors of the tragic incident where at least 13 teenagers lost their lives at sea. The team will undertake a […] The post Apam

FBNBank Ghana is urging women to gear up with the right capabilities, attitude and skills in order to be able to take on the challenges that equal opportunities at the workplace would present so as to ensure that they achieve their full potential. To commemorate International Women’s Day 2021 (IWD 2021), the Bank, through its […] The post Women must

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Africa for progress made in vaccinating its citizens against the COVID-19 pandemic. Africa has administered nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses in just two weeks after receiving COVAX-funded AstraZeneca vaccines. Speaking at a virtual press conference, facilitated by APO Group, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for […] The post COVID-19:

Government has lauded Parliament for approving the 2021 budget statement and economic policy document. Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who was speaking at the Minister’s press briefing in Accra on Sunday March 21, 2021, said government is grateful to the legislature for expediting the approval of the economic policy document to pave way for […] The post Government

Three persons have been confirmed dead whereas eight others have sustained various degrees of injuries after a commercial bus collided with a motorcycle at Adeiso in the Eastern Region. The three deceased persons, according to the police were all on the same motorcycle when the crash happened, leading to their deaths. Speaking to Citi News, […] The post E/R: Three persons

Some waste management groups have lauded government for introducing the Sanitation and Pollution Levy as they say the cost of segregating household waste is increasingly becoming unbearable. Decrying the situation, the Head of Process Engineering at Sewage Systems Ghana Limited, Engineer Eric Amoafo Sarkodie said used condoms, aborted babies, plastics among other waste are found […] The post Waste

Four men have been electrocuted to death at Bebre near the Ejisu Municipality in the Ashanti Region. The four men were working at a house in the area when a metal scaffold they were using came into contact with an electric pylon. The incident happened at about 5 pm on Sunday. Bodies of the four […] The post Ejisu: Four die after being electrocuted at Bebre appeared first