All tertiary institutions in the country will establish Ebola screening and isolation centres on their various campuses to curb a possible outbreak of the disease in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting between the Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Prosper Bani and heads of all tertiary institutions in the country. Government ...

Opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives in the Tamale Central constituency have commended the Electoral Commission (EC) for the smooth conduct of the limited voter registration exercise. The consistency Secretary, Musah Mutawakil praised the EC in a Citi News interview at a get together organized in Tamale. The occasion was meant to show appreciation for the vigilance ...

A 19-year-old student is in the custody of the Teshie District police in Accra for allegedly stealing from churches in the vicinity. The suspect, Isaac Oppong Asante, is said to have stolen ladies’ bags, laptops and other valuables from congregants of the Light House Chapel International, International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) (Hosanna Temple) and the ...

Scottish champions Celtic have agreed terms over a deal to sign Ghanaian midfielder Mubarak Wakaso on a season-long loan from Rubin Kazan. The 24-year-old will have a medical in Russian capital, Moscow, with Celtic desperate to register him before the Champions League playoff  deadline at 22:00 GMT on Tuesday night. The player joined the Russian ...

Ghana has taken two important steps in the past 3 weeks which are seen as pivotal to the country’s quest to improve her economic fortunes. In this article, Bernard Avle; Host of the Citi Breakfast Show argues that these two important moves; engaging in an IMF program and signing the 2nd MCA Compact worth $498 ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional  results of candidates who wrote the May/June 2014 West  Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Out of the 242,162 candidates who wrote the examination, 68,062 of them, representing 28.11 percent, made grades A1 to C6 in at least six subjects, including English Language and Core ...

Two people were shot dead while two others were injured in a conflict that hit Pathelemie,a surburb of Bawku in the Upper East region on Thursday. Narrating the incident to Citi News, the Divisional Police Commander of Bawku, Chief Superintendent Tefutor Kaletsi said at around 8pm on Monday night, two people went to the town, ...

To try to control the Ebola epidemic spreading through West Africa, Liberia has quarantined remote villages at the epicenter of the virus, evoking the “plague villages” of medieval Europe that were shut off from the outside world. With few food and medical supplies getting in, many abandoned villagers face a stark choice: stay where they ...

A Deputy communication officer of the New party, Mike Oquaye Jnr. the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed reports that the party is in turmoil. Some executives of the party have threatened to resist decisions taken by the General Secretary of the party, Kwabena Agyepong. These threats were issued as a result of Mr Agyepong ...

The Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) says the 34 million litres of diesel released by the government is woefully inadequate because they are not getting the required amount for onward distribution to fuel stations across the country. “We have our tankers at the depots and they are not getting the number of orders that they have ...

A morgue worker has confessed to having sex with up to 100 corpses. Kenneth Douglas was jailed in 2008 and again in 2012 after admitting sexually abusing the dead bodies of three women. Now he has admitted having sex with up to 100 corpses while drunk or high on drugs as he worked the nightshift ...

Award-winning actor and comedian, Funny Face, has confirmed a rumour making the rounds in local entertainment circles  that he has quit  Chorkor Trotro, the TV series that brought him into the limelight. In a telephone interview with Christian Adjei Frimpong, host of 205 Total Entertainment on Channel R 92.7 FM last week, the actor confirmed ...

Unidentified war planes may have carried out overnight air strikes on the Libyan capital Tripoli, according to local media. Residents reported seeing jets fly over the city and hearing explosions. The government said it did not have any “convincing indications to establish which side was behind this”. The country has been by gripped by fighting ...

The Accra High Court has granted bail to one Felix Oduro (Kenneth Sam) for allegedly impersonating Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan on Facebook. Oduro is alleged to have fraudulently benefited from cash and items worth an estimated £2,000 from a Ghanaian lady (name withheld) based in the diaspora posing as Asamoah Gyan on Facebook. He was ...

The Accra High Court has granted bail to one Felix Oduro (Kenneth Sam) for allegedly impersonating Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan on Facebook. Oduro is alleged to have fraudulently benefited from cash and items worth an estimated £2,000 from a Ghanaian lady (name withheld) based in the diaspora posing as Asamoah Gyan on Facebook. He was ...

Ghana’s power problem is set to worsen if the water levels at Akosombo do not rise in the coming days. Citi News analysis shows that the water level in the dam has been reducing steadily over the past few months and may result in the shutting down of the plant or a massive draw down ...

The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs) has denied reports that it imports inferior fuel on to the Ghanaian market. The Chronicle Newspaper reported on Monday that the BDCs  import products that are considered low quality and sold at cheaper prices in their home markets. The newspaper further stated that the Tema Oil Refinery’s ...

Following earlier denials, Liberia has admitted that 17 suspected Ebola patients are “missing” after a health centre in the capital was looted. The government had sought to reassure people, saying all the patients had been moved to another health facility. But Information Minister Lewis Brown told the BBC that 17 inmates had gone “back into ...

Not many celebrities would openly discuss their relationship challenges but the Odo Filla star, Abrewa Nana, says she has completely forgiven her ex-boyfriend of four years after he broke her heart when she caught him  with another woman. Forgiven, yes; but Abrewa Nana has not forgotten. “This was a guy who had chased me for ...