One of my favourite Nollywood films whilst I was growing up was called ‘I belong amongst the Rich and Mighty’. It was about a girl that had come to University in the city and branded herself as a high-class chick on campus. She wore the latest and most expensive designer clothes and bags, drove in ...
A former flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Alan Kyeremanteng has discounted claims that Nana Akufo Addo’s seeming popularity within the party makes him the best option ahead of 2016. According to Mr. Kyeremanteng, Akufo- Addo’s strong positioning within the party, “is not necessarily a reflection of what will help the party ...
Government says it cannot be coerced by civil society groups not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). This follows enormous opposition from labour, civil society and the Christian Council against any attempt by Ghana and the ECOWAS to sign onto the EPA with the European Union. Ghana and the EU in 2007 initiated an ...
Government says it cannot be coerced by civil society groups not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). This follows enormous opposition from labour, civil society and the Christian Council against any attempt by Ghana and the ECOWAS to sign onto the EPA with the European Union. Ghana and the EU in 2007 initiated an ...
The Ministry of Energy has in conjunction with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), urged US energy firm, Symbion Power to accelerate its 450 megawatt gas to electricity project to ensure that at least the first 100 megawatts of power is available in early 2015. This according to the Ministry will help stem the recurring ...
Black Stars and Shalke 04 talisman, Kevin Prince Boateng has welcomed his first son, Maddox Prince, with his model girlfriend Melissa Satta. Kevin made the announcement around midday on Thursday and has since been receiving congratulatory messages on social media. Among the top well-wishers are his brother Jerome Boateng who wrote “Welcome to our family ...
The French Open prize money pool has risen to €25 million (£20m) after the French Tennis Federation announced a cash boost. The FFT added that the men’s and women’s champions would benefit from a 10 percent rise in earnings, each banking £1.4 million euros for winning the singles titles in Paris. “This noticeable progression of ...
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has suspended its intended strike until further notice. According to the UTAG President, Dr. Samuel Ofori Bekoe, the decision to strike has been put on hold until the meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC) slated for Wednesday is over. “The next line of action is to meet ...
Citi News has gathered the Eastern Regional Police Command will be meeting to announce security strategies for the region, especially for Kwahu ahead of the Easter holidays. Information reaching Citi News indicates that there has been several robbery cases in Kwahu and its surrounding areas raising security concerns. Residents say the usual police patrols in ...
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) might have had a good Delegates’ Conference in Tamale, with the election of a new team to man the affairs of the party at the weekend. The tragedy of the conference, to the large mass of Ghanaians accustomed to quotable quotes from former NPP General Secretary Mr. Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, ...
Scores of girls have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, parents say. Gunmen reportedly arrived at the school in Chibok, Borno state, late last night, and ordered the hostel’s teenage residents on to lorries. Parents told the BBC’s Hausa service that at least 200 girls had been abducted. The attackers ...
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Keta constituency, Richard Quarshigah has described the new executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a recipe for defeat. According to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) law maker, the people leading the NPP do not have the qualities to unite the rank and file of the party ...
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi must perform a year’s community service in a home for the elderly, a Milan court has ruled. The sentence followed his conviction last year for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of TV rights by his firm, Mediaset, in the 1990s. Berlusconi’s lawyers said they were “satisfied” that ...
A founding father of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Northern Region, His Excellency, Roland Issifu Alhassan has been reported dead. The former Ghana’s Ambassador to Germany during President Kuffour’s administration died Monday night at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra after a short illness. The late Roland R.I Alhassan was running mate to ...
Residents of Bimbila in the Northern Region have called for a complete lifting of the curfew imposed on the area. They complained that the imposition of the curfew had adverse effects on residents’ socio-economic development. The Ministry of Interior on Monday, April 14, 2014 reviewed the 12 hour curfew imposed on Bimbila from 9pm to ...
National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko maintains that he would not be used as conduit to promote, Mr. Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanteng’s Presidential bid. He was very instrumental in Mr. Alan Kyeremanteng’s 2007 Presidential contest. His victory in Tamale was interpreted to mean a victory for Mr. Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanteng who has ...
Popular Ghanaian fetish priest, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, has revealed to citifmonline.com that he would be meeting Pope Francis over Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua. He is set to leave the shores of Ghana on Friday 18th April to Italy where he hopes to meet the Pope, the most powerful Christian leader. Nana’s move, according to him, ...
The Citi Breakfast Show among others, discussed government’s decision to terminate the contract it signed with Bankswitch without following due process.The Minister of Information and Media Relations, Mr. Mahama Ayariga gave his sentiments on the issue.
Mighty Jets say they have not been made aware of a fixture with Kotoko in the FA Cup semifinal. The MTN FA cup quarter final between the Reds and AshGold was called off on Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium following failure of the Miners to show up. It had been widely reported in the ...
A former second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Ocquaye has criticized political parties in the country especially the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for preaching hatred and divisive politics. He categorically mentioned former President John Rawlings as the chief architect of such politicking. “Former President Rawlings went about telling Northerners that we hated them, we ...
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