Custodians of the La stool lands are threatening to sue the Ghana Armed Forces for allegedly using brutal force to acquire lands owned by the La traditional area. The East Dadekotopon Development Trust Management on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 served notice of seeking legal redress on attempts by the Military command to confiscate private lands ...

The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs will soon begin a nationwide exercise to identify and take inventory of traditional festivals that promote and preserve cultural heritage. These festivals, Chieftaincy Ministry to take inventory of festivals, the Sector Minister said, will be linked up and exposed to the international community to enhance participation and boost ...

Some of the best players in the world have found themselves in Ghana’s group of Brazil 2014, but Kwesi Appiah remains bullish about positive prospects. Germany are three-time world champions and Portugal as respected in the European game. The United States of America are led by a shrewd tactician and have improving players, leaving Ghana’s chances ...

A member of the legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba has described the leadership of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) as hypocrites. Mr. Amaliba’s accusation comes ahead of the NPP’s national delegates’ conference in Tamale where the Electoral Commission (EC) is expected to supervise the party’s elections. According to him, ...

Braimah Kamoko AKA Bukom Banku is so fired up to silence rival Ayitey Powers when they finally face-off on April 18 in Accra, he is revising notes on his strategy for the mega fight. Banku had hitherto pledged to stop Powers in round 7 with his opponent responding that he will end their highly publicized ...

Commercial drivers plying the Tech junction to the Central Business District in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have returned to work after a sit-down strike on Monday. The situation left many commuters and students who use that route stranded. The drivers are accusing the police deployed to the area of extorting money from them on ...

The owner of a small scale mining company, Samuel Frimpong was shot dead last night by unidentified assailants who reportedly made away with a bag full of cash. The incident happened at Atwima Takyiman in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti region. Speaking to Citi News, the Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP ...

The original artwork for two of the first Harry Potter books is being sold at an auction in Los Angeles this week. British artist Cliff Wright created ink and watercolour illustrations for the covers of 1998′s Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets and the Prisoner of Azkaban the following year. The Chamber of Secrets ...

Google is teaming up with the designer firm behind Ray-Ban and Oakley in an attempt to make its wearable technology desirable beyond the “geek” community. The tie-up with Italian eyewear designer Luxottica will create “avant-garde” design according to the fashion firm. Google hopes it will put Glass at the forefront of the “smart eyewear market”. ...

Angry relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have clashed with police outside Malaysia’s embassy in the Chinese capital, Beijing. It came after Malaysian PM Najib Razak said a new analysis of satellite data showed the plane had ended its journey in remote seas south-west of Australia. China has asked to see ...

Praye Tenten, the “cast-away” member of the Praye hiplife trio has described as a big lie, the sentiments that were expressed by the other two members of the group that they miss him and are making approaches to him to return to the fold, especially now that they are considering celebrating their 10th anniversary in ...

  The Citi Breakfast Show interviewed the Roads Minister, Alhaji Fuseini on the completion of the Accra-Tema Motorway road. It also interviewed Regina Agyare – Chief Executive Officer of Soronko Solutions.

Ghana’s tourism industry has received another boost with the unveiling of an ultra-modern 600 seater capacity conference room. The Labadi Beach Hotel, a member of the Legacy Hotels and Resorts has led Ghana’s hospitality industry for twenty-three years of its existence. This is an addition to the hotels already existing 164 rooms including 2 Presidential ...

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is dedicating every Friday to inspect high rise buildings in the Metropolis. The Assembly has also served notice it will demolish what it describes as unsafe buildings at Achimota, a suburb of Accra. This follows the recent collapse of an uncompleted six-storey hotel building at Nii Boi town about a ...

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and reported by the New York Times reveal efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. The Times reported the U.S. National Security Agency monitored communications of top Huawei executives looking for evidence of ties to the Chinese government and military. The documents do not confirm those ties, the Times reported. The ...

After picking awards as the best song writer for Becca’s Daa Ke daa, Efya’s Best in Me, young highlife musician, Akwaboah needed a bigger platform to explore his singing abilities. It was that which influenced the composition of his first single; I Do Love You last year. And for one who describes music as his ...

Citi Sports has come across the detailed breakdown of the $9.6 million made available for the 2014 World Cup. Of interest in the breakdown are fees earmarked for protocol and management members of the Black Stars management committee in the preliminary stages of the competition. The Black Stars qualification for Brazil 2014 has come with ...

Citi Business News has gathered that the Deputy Director in charge of Finance and Administration at the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) William Orhin has been replaced. Mr Orhin has been asked to report to the Transport ministry for reassignment. His position will now be filled by the current head of audit at the authority ...

After the three-year hiatus,  MTV Base has announced that the awards show and music celebration, MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) will hold this year. The announcement was made in Durban, South Africa by Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, Alex Okosi. MTV Africa Music Awards 2014, which is sponsored ...

Contrary to high expectations that the yet- to-be commissioned gas infrastructure project at Atuabo in the Western Region would bring an end to the country’s surging energy crises, experts have expressed other views. The revelation is expected to generate a lot of debate and throw the hopes of the masses out of gear because of the heavy ...