Parliament will today, Tuesday, October 26, 2021, commence its third meeting of the first session of the eighth parliament. The meeting is expected to last nine weeks, after which the House will go on recess in December. The House is scheduled to work on some bills and papers at various stages. A total of 56 […] The post Parliament resumes from recess;
The 2020 National Best Teacher, Eric Asomani Asante, says a government policy is necessary to help teachers innovate in teaching and learning. Speaking on the EdTech Monday segment on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Asante, a Junior High School teacher at the Naylor SDA Junior High School, said “if there can be a policy for […] The post 2020 National
The Electoral Commission (EC) has responded to the myriad of allegations made against it by former President John Dramani Mahama. Mr. Mahama who led the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the last poll had among other things accused the Commission of ballot stuffing, fraud, militarization of the process, among others. Deputy Chairman of the Electoral […] The post EC’s
The Electoral Commission (EC) has responded to the myriad of allegations made against it by former President John Dramani Mahama. Mr. Mahama who led the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the last poll had among other things accused the Commission of ballot stuffing, fraud, militarization of the process, among others. Deputy Chairman of the Electoral […] The post EC’s
The Electoral Commission (EC) is urging the Ghana Police Service to investigate claims by former president John Mahama that there was over voting in the 2020 general elections. Addressing the press in Accra on Monday, Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare, disputed the claim and appealed to […] The post Investigate
The Electoral Commission (EC) has responded to the myriad of allegations made against it by former President John Dramani Mahama. Mr. Mahama who led the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the last poll had among other things accused the Commission of ballot stuffing, fraud, militarization of the process, among others. Deputy Chairman of the Electoral […] The post EC
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme (NAELP) in Tarkwa in the Western Region. The initiative is aimed at helping to reduce the hardships persons in the mining communities had gone through as a result of activities of Operation Halt in those areas. NAELP is an intervention spearheaded […] The post Akufo-Addo
Students of the Odupong Senior High School have benefited from a breast cancer screening event organized by Zipline Ghana, in partnership with Awutu Senya East Health Directorate. The event, organized in commemoration of the Breast Cancer Awareness month of October, was to highlight the symptoms of Breast Cancer and champion a campaign for early detection […] The post Zipline
A group calling itself Committee of Concerned Citizens of Nzema Descent wants the 20,000 acres of land being acquired for the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation at Bonyere in the Jomoro District of the Western Region to be reduced to 5000 acres. The group made the call in a petition signed by its Convener, Elizabeth Allua […] The post Reduce land
Joana Krah, the 29-year-old woman arrested recently in Takoradi in the Western Region for allegedly faking her abduction will be sentenced on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. She confessed faking her kidnapping on Friday, October 22, 2021, in a bid to extort GH¢5,000 from a relative. Ms. Joana has been charged with deceiving a public officer […] The post Takoradi:
The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, has condemned the alleged invasion of the University of Ghana campus by National Security operatives. “The National Security intrusion violates the rights of not only the students but academics and staff who together constitute the academic community,” UTAG said in a statement. […] The post UG
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) of Ghana, is, today, said to be, rightly so, the most organized political party, not only in the country but in the whole of West Africa. This enviable feat clinched by the Party is a culmination of the commitment and legendary sacrifices of some of the Party’s hardworking Executives such […] The post Celebrating John
Twenty-eight-year-old Frank Owusu, a native of Nsuta-Beposo in the Ashanti Region and a proud alumnus of O’Reilly Senior High School has etched for himself, the top spot in this year’s prestigious Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana) ICAG by emerging as the overall best student in 2021. Frank, a S.T.E.M Training Executive at Golden Sunbeam International […] The post O’Reilly
Gideon Sarpong, co-founder and Head of News and Policy at iWatch Africa, has been adjudged the 2021 Best ICT Reporter in West Africa at the West African Media Excellence Awards organised by the Media Foundation for West Africa in Accra. Gideon Sarpong was part of the 21 finalists selected by a jury from the 711 […] The post iWatch Africa’s Gideon
The President of the Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG), Torgbor Mensah, has died. Mr. Mensah, who is also the Executive Chairman of The Great Argon Holdings, died on Saturday, October 23, 2021, a statement from the company announced. Torgbor Mensah, a graphic designer by profession, and an entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience in […] The post Advertising
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Adentan, Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, has rewarded the second runner-up of Citi FM’s 2021 Literacy Challenge, Jayden Akpalu, with a brand-new laptop. Jayden Akpalu of the De Youngsters International School was one out of 1,050 applicants for this year’s competition to be part of the top 10 finalists. After a […] The post Adentan
Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has this week advised the 2021 graduating class of UPSA to venture into entrepreneurship. According to him, the government payroll is full. The finance minister further explained that adding more numbers to the already populous public sector payroll will be unsustainable. This has generated a lot of “talkability” […] The post Eugene
The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana is demanding that the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) pays claims owed to its members. The Association says the last time its members received reimbursement of funds under the NHIS was in February 2021, a situation members say is affecting their finances. According to the group, the delay […] The post Private
The Ghana Police Service is set to engage faith-based organisations later today, Monday, October 25, 2021. According to Citi News sources, the meeting is aimed at sensitizing religious leaders on the legal implications of aspects of their religious work. This comes after the arrest of two Ministers of the gospel in recent times who fell […] The post Police
Thousands of youth have gathered at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra, and the Babayara Sports Stadium in Kumasi to undergo selection processes in a bid to get recruited into the Ghana Immigration Service. The exercise is also ongoing simultaneously at other centres in all regions of the country. The exercise is the second phase […] The post Thousands
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