At least 34 people have been killed after a runaway bus veered into crowd in the Haitian city of Gonaives, officials say. The vehicle first knocked over two pedestrians, killing one, French-language media report. The driver then tried to flee the scene. He rammed the bus into a band of street musicians, leaving dozens dead, ...

Ever since Steamboat Willie, the iconic animated clip from 1928 featuring a mouse that would later become Mickey, Disney has had a proud record of innovating with new technology. It’s rare that the company delves too far into how the “magic” – as they call it – works. Their logic is a magic trick doesn’t ...

The Ghana Meteorological Agency, has warned that the coastal forests and transitional parts of Ghana would experience ‘normal to above normal rainfall’ from the second week of March to the ending of July, 2017. The season would be characterised by lengthy dry spells, especially over the coastal and transitional belts, a release from the agency ...

Sydney Casely Hayford, the great grandson of J.E Casely Hayford, a leading pan-African nationalist, has insisted that President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo did not distort the country’s history in his Independence day speech. Speaking on Citi FM’s news analysis programme The Big Issue on Saturday, Sydney Casely-Hayford argued that the president “did not twist history but ...

Four final year students at the Sunyani-Tanoso Nursing Training College in the Brong Ahafo Region met their untimely death just after midnight on Sunday after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree. According to the Police the driver of the Nissan Primera car with registration number A 486 13, was heading towards ...

Oprah Winfrey has lost almost 45 lbs in weight since she joined Weight Watchers in 2015, and she feels “great” because of her smaller size. Oprah Winfrey has lost almost 45 lbs in weight. The 63-year-old television personality is feeling “great” after shedding approximately three stone from her body mass after she signed up to ...

Tottenham booked their place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup after thrashing Millwall in the last ever cup game to be staged at the current White Hart Lane. A Heung-min Son hat-trick and goals from Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Vincent Janssen ensured Mauricio Pochettino’s side enjoyed a largely hassle free passage to the ...

Residents of Anfoeta in the Ho West District of the Volta Region were stunned on Sunday [12th March, 2017] morning at the sight of a lifeless body floating in the pond. The pond according to residents was created out of the town stream for construction works on the Bame-Dzolokpuita Road. The deceased, identified as a ...

Parents aiming to secure  admission for their wards at  Adisadel College in the Central Region this year may be disappointed following the school’s decision to cut down on admissions by half. According to the management of the school, they have had to take that decision because of inadequate accommodation facilities. The headmaster of Adisadel College, ...

Policy Think Tank, the Savannah Development is alarmed by the numerous conflicts that have retrogressed Northern Region’s development agenda. The organization is convinced that avoiding media sensationalism on the recurring conflicts could help solve the problem. The Acting Executive Director, Abu Kasangbata in a statement copied citifmonline.com pleaded with the media to act as agents ...

The office of the former President, John Mahama has denied being invited to an event to celebrate the ex-president. A statement signed by a special aid to the president, Joyce Bawa Mogtari said, said although the former lead appreciates thought behind the event, he is unaware of the said program and has not endorsed it. ...

The President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is confident of increased trade and investments from Mauritius following the signing of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the two countries. The agreement, which was signed by ahead of Mauritius’ Independence Anniversary celebration on 12th March, 2017 protects businesses from being taxed twice for operating in the ...

Hull City boss Marco Silva says it is “impossible” for his team to continue to play at the KCOM Stadium the day after a rugby match has been held on the same pitch. The Tigers boss was critical of the state of the KCOM’s pitch after his side beat Swansea 2-1 on Saturday. It came ...

As a statutory institution committed to ensuring efficient, transparent and accountable management of petroleum revenues and investments, the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) lacks the legal wherewithal to prosecute people who misappropriate Ghana’s oil revenue allocations. This came to light at a three-day workshop on interrogating the 2016 Annual PIAC report spearheaded by the ...

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye has now left the presidential palace, two days after judges upheld parliament’s decision to impeach her. Ms Park arrived at her home in southern Seoul amid waving supporters. She has been impeached over her role in a corruption scandal involving close friend, Choi Soon-sil. In her first words since ...

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, will visit South Africa on Monday March 13, 2017. The Minister’s visit comes in the wake of attacks on non-South Africans in recent weeks. The visit will give the Minister the opportunity to ascertain at first hand, the events that led to the attacks and bring clarity to ...

The Government of Ghana has signed a Double Taxation Agreement with the government of Mauritius. The two countries also signed an agreement to set up a Ghana-Mauritius Permanent Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, as part of measures to facilitate trade. They also signed an agreement to collaborate on an Investment promotion and protection to better ...

The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), has said that the ongoing debate on who must be mainly credited for Ghana’s independence is an impediment to the country’s development. According to the party, the debate will cause Ghanaians to lose focus on the developmental needs of the country if it is protracted. President Akufo-Addo’s independence anniversary speech ...