The Upper East Regional Police Command has identified 949 polling stations out of 1,222 in the 15 constituencies of the Upper East Region as hotspots for election violence. Upper East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Simon Yao Afeku disclosed this at a media engagement organized by the Upper East Regional Media Advisory Committee in Bolgatanga. Mr. ...

Prince’s infamous “vault” of unreleased music is being shopped around record labels with a price tag of $35m (£29m), according to US reports. The trove contains songs like Rebirth of the Flesh, Electric Intercourse and Extraloveable – which have been widely bootlegged, but never formally issued. It also contains hundreds of hours of live recordings ...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife has warned him that she may not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government. In a BBC interview, Aisha Buhari said the president “does not know” most of the top officials he has appointed. She suggested the government had been hijacked, saying a “few people” ...

What is being hailed as the world’s first commercial regular drone delivery service is beginning drop-offs in Rwanda. The operation uses fixed-wing drones that automatically fly to destinations in the central African nation. They release small packages attached to parachutes without needing to land at the delivery points before returning. The technology promises to make ...

The 2016 presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has admonished students across the country to be mindful of the choices they make in this year’s elections, and stay clear off voting for President John Mahama for another four years. According to Nana Akufo-Addo, ever since President Mahama assumed ...

The Director in-charge of fundraising for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2016 presidential campaign, Ken Ofori-Atta, has backed the party’s proposal to cut down taxes on businesses when voted into power. The investment banker and co-founder of Databank, believes government’s decision to impose harsh taxes on a few Ghanaians is only a lazy approach to revenue generation. Speaking ...

In the matter of love, be it platonic, romantic or sexual, one of the commonest and almost irreversible errors people commit, is when they turn to take their partners’ commitment, deep love and passion for granted. And before they know it, they lose a gem. Then they weep over heartbreaks begging for forgiveness. Sometimes you ...

Eagle Lager, Accra Brewery Limited’s (ABL’s) cassava beer brand, has inaugurated a newly constructed furrow irrigation system and a solar powered mechanised borehole for farmers in Gbi Avega, a community within the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region. In the next few weeks, similar projects will be inaugurated in Paga Kajelo and Huniso in the ...

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has launched a new campaign to raise funds ahead of the 2016 general elections mainly to empower polling station agents who will be ensuring vigilance at the polls on election day. The campaign, dubbed ‘adopt-a-polling-station campaign’ affords party sympathizers the opportunity to sponsor the party’s campaign activities. The campaign ...

The Flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has discounted any possibility of his party joining forces with another party to contest in the upcoming general elections following his disqualification from the race. Nduom, who is currently challenging his disqualification as the PPP Flagbearer, said in a Facebook post on Thursday ...

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG), has once again given government an ultimatum to address concerns over their conditions of service by next week Friday, or face their wrath. According to JUSSAG, the Judicial Council’s recommendations on consolidated salaries and assurances advanced by government are yet to be approved. The Association further stated that, ...

Disqualified Presidential nominee of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey, has given the Electoral Commission (EC) till Monday to allow him contest in the presidential race or risk being sued. According to the party, the EC and its Chairperson were happy to disqualify most of the aspirants. Dr. Henry Lartey was disqualified by the ...

Some political parties whose presidential nominees have been disqualified by the Electoral Commission from participating in the 2016 December polls, are still campaigning vigorously. The parties have some conviction that they can overturn their disqualification either at the EC office or at the law court. Speaking to Citi News, the General Secretary of the Progressive ...

The Electoral Commission has said it cannot take responsibility for the disqualification of presidential aspirant for the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. An 11-page response to lawyers of the NDP, signed by one of the lawyers of the EC, Thaddeus Sory , in response to a letter by Konadu’s lawyers demanding Nana Konadu’s reinstatement, ...

The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG), has urged government to stop distracting it with the delay in paying benefits and allowances due them. According to the association, in its resolve to fight for the rights of its members, they have been tagged as a group that enjoys embarking on strike. Speaking at the first ...

There is uneasy calm IN the Akatsi South Constituency of the Volta Region following the appointment of a new returning officer for the area. A former member of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Evans Gadeto Dzikunu is protesting the appointment of Mr Joseph Flagbo as the new retuning officer of the Electoral Commission in ...

Ghana’s Black Maidens were eliminated from the Women’s U-17 World Cup in Jordan following a 2-1 loss to Korea DPR in Irbid on Thursday. The Maidens had lost to Asian opposition in Japan at the start of the tournament and were hoping for better outing against the 2008 Women’s U-17 World Cup champions. The two ...

The Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Jacob Kor, has told Citi News that a headmaster of a Senior High School in the Brong Ahafo Region will soon be fired for charging unapproved fees. Although he failed to mention the name of the headmaster in question, he said the headmaster allegedly violated a GES ...

The Ministry of Roads and Highways (MRH), has lauded an initiative by the Meridian Port Services (MPS), for the enhancement of Tema Roundabout to alleviate traffic congestion to improve traffic flow. The project, according to the ministry, will facilitate the free flow of goods and services for the benefit of users and also create a ...

A one-week training programme that seeks to boost the capacity managers of healthcare institutions in the West African sub-region has opened in Accra. Organised by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), the training programme is also meant to expose health practitioners to the modern technique of improving healthcare delivery and addressing challenges ...