The Audit Service has indicted former Member of Parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Kennedy Kwasi Kankam, for misapplying his portion of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) meant for development projects. Mr. Kankam is alleged to have given instructions for an amount of GHS500,000 to be transferred from his share of […] The post Aspiring
The Audit Service has uncovered several financial infractions allegedly committed by top officials of the Kumasi Metropolitan (KMA) Assembly in the Ashanti Region. The financial impropriety has to do with how the Assembly utilised its allocation of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) and other statutory disbursements made available to the KMA by the central […] The post Audit
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has urged Ghanaians to get on board the newly launched Green Ghana Project. He says the tree planting exercise among other things offers job opportunities for citizens especially the youth across the country. Under the auspices of the Forestry Commission and the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry, the […] The post Alan
Director of Elections for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, says the government is taking Ghanaians for granted with what he terms a “deceptive approach” to the fight against illegal small scale mining also known as ‘galamsey’. For him, both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have […] The post ‘Round
Former Ambassador of Ghana to China and Founder of Media Conglomerate, Global Media Alliance, Edward Boateng, who joined in the nationwide tree planting exercise as part of the ‘Green Ghana Day’, is hopeful Ghana will have more greenery by the year 2030. The former Ambassador planted his seedling at his father’s house at Asokore in […] The post ‘Ghana
Former Ambassador of Ghana to China and Founder of Media Conglomerate, Global Media Alliance, H.E Edward Boateng, has planted a seedling in commemoration of the Green Ghana Day. The former Ambassador planted his seedling at his father’s house in Asokore in memory of him. The Green Ghana initiative aims at planting over 5 million economic […] The post ‘Our
The Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie, believes the current economic challenges being experienced by citizens under the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) inspired the recent social media campaign, #Fixthecountry. The #Fixthecountry protesters have largely lamented the country’s inadequate or non-existent amenities, deplorable infrastructure, poor sanitary conditions, a housing deficit […] The post Frustration
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has advised the youth to take advantage of the agribusiness opportunities and manufacturing and link up with these employment-generating institutions for assistance in order to make a living for themselves and their peers. “Let us begin to understand that it is possible for us to be employers. This is […] The post Take
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the West Gonja Municipality in the Savannah Region has announced that it will this week add to its educational messaging the need for its clients to plant trees. Municipal Manager of the scheme, Sumani Inusah made the statement on Friday after he led staff of the scheme to […] The post West Gonja NHIS to educate clients
The Chief Executive of the Ningo Prampram District Assembly, Jonathan Tei Doku has made a passionate appeal to the Roads Minister, Kwesi Amoako-Attah to fix the Ningo-Sege road said to be in a deplorable state. The DCE said the bad nature of the road makes life uncomfortable for residents. Speaking to Citi News, Jonathan Tei […] The post Fix deplorable Ningo-Sege
Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed in Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland, said Danish team doctor Morten Boesen. Earlier, officials said the midfielder was stable in hospital and had sent his greetings to his national team-mates. Eriksen collapsed shortly before half-time in Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 game against Finland on Saturday. […] The post Christian
The Accra Regional Police Command is pleading with the Forestry Commission to fence the forest along the Legon-GIMPA road to curb increased armed robbery on that stretch. Not only is the police asking for the fence, but the service also wants the road lightened to address the poor visibility on the stretch, which aids the […] The post Fence forest along
The Accra Regional Police Command is pleading with the Forestry Commission to consider forest fencing along the Legon-GIMPA road to curb increasing armed robbery on that stretch. Not only is the police asking for the fence, but the Service also wants the road lightened to address poor visibility on the stretch, which aids criminals to carry […] The post Consider
Virgin Atlantic is exploring whether it could launch a flying taxi service as part of a partnership with Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace. The airline suggests electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) could fly from towns to major airports. Vertical Aerospace is conducting test flights of its aircraft this year. One expert said the proposal was […] The post Virgin
Founded with the noble ambition of uniting the continent, a session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) recently descended into farce with some members fighting and threatening to kill each other. The ugly scenes came amid sharp divisions over who the next president of the 235-member parliament should be, with southern African delegates insisting that their […] The post Members
The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Murtala Mohammed, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of cashing in on the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Mohammed claims the governing NPP had misused funds allocated for Ghana’s fight against COVID-19 on its personal activities including political campaigns. His comment comes in the wake of a report […] The post Government
Clara Ayan Ampah, a caregiver who is facing prosecution for allegedly causing the death of an 11-month old girl at a preschool at Abgogba has made her second appearance at the Adentan District Court. A Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) captured Clara pushing food down the toddler’s throat in the school, where she worked. The baby […] The post No bail yet for caregiver held
The state has discounted suggestions that it violated the rights of the 21 persons standing trial for promoting LGBTQI activities at Ho in the Volta Region. The 21 have been in detention in Ho since their arrest on May 21, 2021, but were granted bail on Friday, June 11, by the Ho High Court 2 […] The post ‘We did not infringe on the rights of 21
Presidential Advisor on Health and a member of the National COVID-19 Response Team, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, has told Citi News he is not expecting a spike in Ghana’s COVID-19 cases following the recent disregard for safety protocols at the funeral of late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie. Government has been heavily […] The post ‘I
As part of activities to mark the maiden edition of the ‘Green Ghana Day’, the SDG Advisory Unit at the presidency, has led the planting of 1,600 mahogany trees at Shai Hills in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region. The exercise, which was organized in partnership with the J. A. Kufuor Foundation, […] The post Green
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