The former Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Professor Kwame Karikari has said northerners in the Mahama administration appear to be failing the people of the north. He has therefore admonished the current crop of northerners in government to show more commitment to ensure the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) programme ...

Medeama Sporting Club has expressed its displeasure at the performance of Referee Ebenezer Armoh in their 1-0 loss to Aduana Stars in Wednesday’s First Capital Plus Premier League match at the Dormaa Park. The Yellow and Mauves were downed by a 62nd minute from Emmanuel Akuoko but the decision, according to the club’s Public Relations ...

The Osu Traditional council has taken an uncompromising stance on the need to postpone the Braimah Kamoko and Ayittey Powers fight with a warning to the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) and the promoters not to stage the bout on May 16. Failure to adhere to their caution would attract violent measures, including the use of ...

Two top security analysts have backed the appointment of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) boss, Yaw Donkor, as Ghana’s new National Security Coordinator. Both Emmanuel Bombande of the West African Network for Peace Building (WANEP) and Dr. Kwesi Anning of the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Center believe the new National Security Chief, who is ...

Energy Minister, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has given the assurance there will be no fuel shortage following the explosion of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) pipeline on Tuesday. The Minister gave the guarantee when he visited the facility on Wednesday to survey the extent of damage the explosion caused. Addressing the media, Mr. Buah disclosed ...

One of Ghana’s many opposition parties, the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), has challenged the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to set its priorities right, by pressuring government to stabilize the Ghanaian cedi, instead of annual demands for pay increases. In a statement released on the occasion of the May Day celebration, Kofi Asamoah–Siaw, secretary to the ...

Becca has just released the video for her latest single Move, featuring Uhuru of ‘Khona’ fame. The video features two fo Africa’s most celebrated musicians, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Hugh Masekela. It prominently features traditional African dance and it’s an absolute masterpiece. Watch the video below:   By: Kojo Akoto Boateng/citifmonline.com/Ghana

Anti corruption agency, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) says it is not enough dissolving the old Board of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA). SADA has gained popularity for alleged financial malfeasance coupled with the release of a leaked draft report on the afforestation project. The leaked report drafted by a five member audit committee chaired ...

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor will be addressing a summit on climate change in Abu Dhabi on Friday May 2, 2014. As the United Nations special envoy on climate change, he will be meeting other past world leaders including former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair to brainstorm on the topical issue of climate change. As ...

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has added its voice to calls by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and other organizations and individuals urging government to exercise restraint as it considers signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU). According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, government must ensure there are more advantages for Ghana. ...

Rats have caused chaos in the latest round of voting in elections in India after they destroyed dozens of  electronic vote counting machines  by eating the cables. With more than 800 million voters, India uses the machines to reduce the time in declaring results compared to the old paper ballot system. But voters in Ghaziabad, a ...

The Bureau for Internal Affairs (BIA), has called on the President to personally intervene to bring relief to traders, who have lost their working capital as a result of the ban of inland importation of rice. According to the BIA, an anti-corruption organization and a centre for information gathering, the traders view the decision by ...

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has assured farmers in the country that government would pay good prices for their products to maintain the nation’s agro-processing industries. He threw an arm to farmers and other stakeholders to partner the government to develop systems and address other challenges, to promote Ghanaian industries for long term guaranteed incomes for ...

Audio: 58min 12sec First aired: 25 April 2014 Listen or download ___ Show details The Rwandan Genocide happened 20 years ago, killing over 800,000 people. But how did it affect their football? - Interview with Rwandan journalist Usher Komugisha and ex- Rwandan footballer Musa Hakizimana. - Will Samuel Eto’o and John Mikel Obi stay with ...

Floyd Mayweather returns to the ring for the first time since his demolition of Canelo Alvarez seven months ago looking to add another welterweight belt to his list of titles. The 37-year-old undefeated American will defend his World Boxing Council 147-pound crown on Saturday against the World Boxing Association champ Marcos Maidana in a unification ...

The National Tripartite Committee (NTC) has succeeded in curbing an intended labour unrest announced by the Trades Union Congress. The NTC, comprising government, organized labour and the Ghana Employers Association (GEA) has finally agreed on a new Daily Minimum Wage of GHC 6 from the current GHC 5.24. The increase represents about 14.5 percent. After ...

Jordan Ayew is on loan at Sochaux but is hoping his parent club will come calling again. The younger Ayew, 22, hopes playing regular football at Sochaux can revive his Marseille career. He moved on loan in January and has scored three times in 15 appearances. “There’s nothing better than playing every weekend. That’s what ...

Aduana Stars boosted their survival chances in the Premier League following a 1-0 victory against Medeama on Wednesday at Dormaa. The result of the outstanding match-day-20 fixture hands Aduana three more points in their quest to avoid the drop though they still remain second from bottom. Emmanuel Akuoko’s 62nd minute goal from the spot handed ...

In these times, ten thousand cedis (GHS 10,000) can do a lot in one’s life. The nation’s station, GTV, are giving that amount to the best supporters’ group in Ghana. In a refreshingly new concept, GTV’s GH Loudest features 20 supporters groups competing for honour and pride in showing how to back the country’s national teams as ...

Facebook is to start serving ads to third-party mobile apps via a new advertising network. It announced the move at the start of its F8 developers conference, which is being held in San Francisco. The decision to launch the Audience Network has the potential to disrupt the ad sector thanks to the depth of knowledge ...