The Chairman of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital board, Eddie Annan has resigned. Mr. Annan has been at the centre of the raging conflict between the management of the hospital and the Senior Staff Association. The Association petitioned President John Mahama to dismiss the former acting Chief Executive, Rev. Albert Okpoti Botchwey and dissolve the board. Rev. ...
The Ministry of Education has threatened to drag the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) before the National Labour Commission(NLC) for failing to go through the laid down procedure to have their concerns addressed. UTAG declared an indefinite strike on Thursday over what they say is government’s delay to payment their book and research allowance. The ...
The family of the man who was knocked down and killed by the vehicle of the Deputy Upper East Regional Minister; Daniel Syme is accusing the Police of refusing to arrest the Minister. Mr. Syme’s vehicle knocked down Robert Abuley and his companion who were riding a motorbike on Thursday evening. The brother of the ...
A Liberian man has been taken to hospital in Nigeria after he developed sysmptoms of the deadly disease Ebola, which has killed hundreds in West Africa in the biggest recorded outbreak. Nigerian officials said on Thursday that the man was being tested in Lagos, and it was not clear if he was infected with the ...
Citi FM’s Deputy News Director, Nana Boakye-Yiadom has joined the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for a one month training programme. His stint with the BBC is part of his prize for coming tops in the African Story Challenge with his documentary “Phone Farmingâ€Â. During his time at the BBC, he will be working with the ...
CitiSports Editor, Gary Al-Smith on Friday had an interactive session with fans of Citi 97.3FM on #CitiLive. #CitiLive, an initiative by citifmonline.com presents the opportunity for fans of Citi 97.3FM to interact with personalities on Facebook and Twitter by asking any question. Find out what happened during the session with Gary Al-Smith in the link below… Hello, this is @garyalsmith. I’m ready ...
Ghana is expected to work closely with the Chinese government as part of a new strategy to combat the importation of pirated Ghanaian textiles from China. This comes after several calls on government to tackle the widespread pirating of Ghanaian textile designs in China at a bilateral level. According to the immediate past Minister of ...
School children who wish to compete in the 2014 edition of the Citi FM Write-Away Contest have till next week, August 1, to submit their entries. Successful entrants stand the chance of winning the whooping GHC 5000 prize money and the enviable title of a winner. This year’s Write-Away Contest is giving school children between ...
The King-makers of the Kpone Traditional area in the Greater Accra Region have appealed to the Ghana Police Service and the National Security to stop the installation of Nuumo Obli Tetteh as a sub chief. A statement, signed by Barrister Eric Essumang Adu, on behalf of the King-makers, questioned the legality of the ceremony, as ...
 Striker Didier Drogba has re-signed for Chelsea on a one-year deal. The Ivorian, 36, won 10 trophies at Chelsea from 2004 to 2012 and was a free agent after leaving Galatasaray. Manager Jose Mourinho had earlier said the striker “belongs” at Stamford Bridge – but said any deal would be made “in a non-emotional way”. ...
Senior Economist at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr J.K. Kwakye is recommending that Ghana adopts ‘a currency board system’ as an alternative to suggestions that Ghana adopts the British Pound or US Dollar as its official legal tender. There have been several recommendations from various quarters for Ghana adopts the British Pound or ...
Former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has been appointed the new coach of Greece after agreeing a two-year deal. The 62-year-old Italian takes over from Fernando Santos, whose contract expired after the 2014 World Cup. The Portuguese guided Greece to the last 16 in Brazil and Ranieri will now focus on qualification for Euro 2016. The ...
A hunt has been launched in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, for a woman with Ebola who was forcibly removed from hospital by her relatives. Radio stations around the country are appealing for help to find the 32-year-old who is being described as a “risk to all”. She is the first Freetown resident to have tested ...
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mahama Ayariga, says the government is considering issuing a joint response with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to FIFA. This will be in response to FIFA’s letter to the GFA inquiring about the Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate Ghana’s poor showing at the 2014 World Cup. Speaking ...
Ghana’s Azumah Mohammed has made it to the Round of 16 in the Men’s welterweight tournament at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after defeating Joseph Deireragea of the pacific island Nauru. The 22-year old boxer won in all the three rounds of the contest to advance with scores of 30-27 in each of the ...
The Ministry of Education says arrears for capitation grants for basic schools will be released soon. The Ministry says the grants have currently been paid into the Ghana Education Service (GES) for onward release to the various schools. The Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (COHBS) expressed concern about the delay in the release of ...
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has moved its demonstration scheduled for July 27 to July 29, 2014. The group announced a three-day strike beginning July 27, 2014 last week. The Association is aggrieved by the Central Bank’s forex rules introduced to halt the decline of the cedi. They contend that the rules are ...
A drunk road rage driver who accosted a woman motorist was run over by his own truck when she fled. Bungling Joseph H Carl, 48, drove his pickup into the rear of a car at traffic lights then got out to remonstrate with the other driver – banging on the window and yelling at her. ...
The Accra Compost and Recycling plant has resumed operations after closing for  two months. The Plant was shut down due to government’s failure to release funds for its operations. Government has for the past two years reneged on its financial commitment to the plant, forcing managers of the plant to shut down and lay off ...
Citi Sports can confirm that the Board of Accra Hearts of Oak has agreed to part ways with Managing Director Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe. The decision was contained in a press release sent out on Friday 25th July, 2014 and it stated that Board of the club had finally settled on letting Armstrong-Mortagbe leave the club after ...
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