A Police force, made up of 150 personnel from the National Police Headquarters and 150 from the Western Regional Command, today [Tuesday], arrested 50 residents of Ekpu, a fishing community in the Jomoro District for vandalizing properties belonging to the Half Assini District Police Command. Residents of Ekpu are alleged to have gone to the ...

Two people are feared dead following clashes between Konkombas and Dagombas at the Agbogbloshie Yam Market in Accra. Citi News gathered that, the clashes, which reportedly started on Monday night, escalated on Tuesday, over an allegation of a mobile phone theft by a member of one of the factions. The Public Relations Officer of the ...

The Ghana COCOBOD has reiterated its optimism of meeting the one million metric tonnes cocoa output target at least by the end of the next four years. According to the Cocoa industry regulator, its optimism stems from its ability to meet the over 800 thousand metric tonnes target for the 2016/2017 crop season. The CEO ...

The National Philanthropy Forum has awarded Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF) as the Corporate Foundation Philanthropist for the year 2016. The foundation beat competition from 17 other organizations to annex the top award at this year’s the 2017 Ghana Philanthropy Excellence Awards in Accra. The award recognized the longstanding contribution of NADeF towards improving lives ...

An explosion has hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to a Champions League match, the club says. Player Marc Bartra has been injured and has been taken to hospital. The AFP news agency reported that the bus’s windows were broken in the blast. North-Rhine Westphalia police said they were at the scene ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged British Airways to upgrade its quality of services to customers on its Accra-London-Accra route. According to him, the numerous complaints about the movement of Accra-London flights from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3 at the Heathrow Airport make it imperative for the airline company to review its services to ...

Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has rubbished allegations that he condones illegal mining. The Okyenhene has been criticized for looking unconcerned while illegal miners destroy water bodies and lands within the Akyem Abuakwa state, but in an exclusive interview with host of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle on Tuesday, Ofori Panin said his critics were ...

Lovers of cars, bikes and everything auto in Ghana, can now look forward to a radio show that will talk about their passion. On Thursday (April 13, 2017), Citi FM will debut ‘The Auto Show.’ Osei Kwame, the auto lover, who has the tendency of zoning out just because he’s heard the sound of a ...

The Board of Directors of GCB Bank Limited (GCB) has appointed Mr. Anselm Raymond Sowah, a seasoned banker and lawyer as the Managing Director of the Bank. He replaces Mr. Ernest Mawuli Agbesi who resigned as MD of the Bank last week. Mr. Sowah was a Banker in the City of London for 30 years ...

As part of measures to rebrand the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), and position it as the sports brand of choice, the GOC has constituted a Media Relations Sub-Committee that will spearhead the agenda of effective communication from the GOC. The Sub-Committee will be chaired by Herbert Mensah, an Executive Board Member who is also the ...

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has commended the media’s fight against Galamsey- a popular term for illegal mining. The Chinese Mission in Ghana had expressed anger at the manner in which Ghana is dealing with the issue , saying the media is particularly targeting China in their reportage on the matter. But speaking ...

Violent clashes have erupted at the Agbogboloshie Yam Market in Accra, between some Konkombas and Dagombas over an alleged phone theft case.   Citi News’ reporter said a joint military and police team have been deployed to the scene and are trying to restore calm. Some residents and market women were spotted running for their ...

Management of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital in the Upper East Region, have disclosed that, the recent water rationing by the Ghana Water company Limited, is affecting daily operations at the facility. The facility now depends on the services of water tankers to assist its activities due to irregular supply of water from the Ghana Water ...

This is to retract an earlier publication by citifmonline.com with the headline; “NIC workers want director fired for mismanagement.” We acknowledge that, the publication, in which supposed workers of the NIC made allegations of fraud and mismanagement against the NIC boss, Lydia Bawa, are completely untrue, and cannot be proven. The supposed unidentified workers’ allegations, ...

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has initiated measures to encourage high participation of Corporate Trustees to maximize the coverage of persons in the informal sector. The incentives include the reduction of some licensing fees and the waving off of others to increase funds available to trustees. Among the licenses reduced include; individual Trustee Informal ...

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has urged insurance companies that are struggling to meet the minimum capital requirement to consider merger before the time given them to meet the condition elapses. According to the commission, it will be forced to take the next line of action which may be delisting, if the companies fail to ...

The progressive People’s Party (PPP), has described as undiplomatic the tone of a letter addressed to the government by the Chinese Mission in Ghana on the illegal mining menace in the country. The party said the contents of the letter was an affront to Ghana’s sovereignty and must be disregarded. The Chinese mission in Ghana ...

Automobile dealers in Ghana have called on government to halt the importation of over aged vehicles into the country. The dealers say the overused cars are harmful to the lives of citizens. In an interview with Citi Business News, the Chief Executive Officer of Universal Motors, Subhi Accad said government must take a firm stand ...

Automobile dealers in Ghana have called on government to halt the importation of over aged vehicles into the country. The dealers say the overused cars are harmful to the lives of citizens. In an interview with Citi Business News, the Chief Executive Officer of Universal Motors, Subhi Accad said government must take a firm stand ...