Hon. Alban. K.  Bagbin declared his interest in becoming president during a media interview recently. Not surprisingly this has sent ripples across the political spectrum particularly within the NDC. This is not surprising for two reasons: (a) Bagbin’s stature in the party and (b) the current open slot within the opposition party as they plot ...

Somalia’s security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist, officials have said. He was killed in his vehicle near the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, the officials added. The president has cut short his visit to Ethiopia following Abdullahi Sheikh Abas’ killing, state radio reports. He ...

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has described as “surprising”, threats by the Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana to halt supplying drugs to health providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme. Government reportedly settled part of the GHC 1.2 million arrears that the scheme currently owes providers but the Chamber is insisting the amount is not ...

The Somanya District Police Command in the Eastern Region, have arrested two persons circulating nude pictures of a 20-year old former student of the Yilo-Krobo Senior High School. The suspects are Prince Teye, who is a former boyfriend of the victim, and Amuzu, an accomplice. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ebenezer Tetteh, the ...

The Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Methodist Episcopal University (AME), the second largest University in Liberia. Under the agreement, the universities will collaborate in developing courses and programmes through research and publications. They will also share best practices to promote rapid growth and development in the ...

A group calling itself Concerned Citizens of Talensi (CCT), in the Upper East Region, are calling for the expulsion of Chinese firm, Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited in the Gbane area with immediate effect for operating illegally. The group accused the company of indulging in large-scale mining, since 2012, without a license, instead of providing technical ...

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is currently demolishing unauthorized structures at Kwame Nkrumah Circle. The demolition exercise, which began around 6am, according to Citi News’ Zoe Abu Baidoo has angered the affected traders who expressed their frustrations to Citi News. One of the traders who expressed his displeasure about the incident said: “Where do they ...

Inesfly Africa Limited has launched a campaign to rid all educational institutions in the country of bedbugs. This is in line with the company’s general strategy of eradicating insect vectors in various public institutions including health, hospitality, and veterinary health facilities.  the menace of bedbug infestations in our institutions of learning has called for an ...

Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Minister of Health, has reiterated government’s commitment to work to improve healthcare delivery in the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on health by 2030. He said government had worked collectively to create safe and supportive environment, ensure access to appropriate information and ensure that health facilities provided ...

Workers of the Cocoa Processing Company(CPC) have appealed to government to delist the company from the Ghana Stock Exchange(GSE) due to its dwindling performance over the years. According to them, it will be financially viable for government to delist and control the company since it is the majority shareholder. Currently, COCOBOD owns about 57 percent ...

Ghana Oil Company Limited, GOIL, has handed over One Thousand beds to the Ministry of Health to be distributed to hospitals across the country. The Beds, fitted with mattresses are estimated to cost 1.6 million Ghana Cedis. In a brief remark before the handing over, The Group CEO and Managing Director of GOIL, Patrick A.K. ...

The Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) of commercial banks is likely to worsen if government fails to stop the illegal trade in the petroleum downstream sector. According to the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs), the development has made it difficult for their members to repay debts due to the low sales. The caution by the OMCs ...

WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said. “Earlier today, WhatsApp users in all parts of the world were unable to access WhatsApp for a few hours. We have now fixed the issue and apologize for ...

Few weeks after some outstanding royalties were paid to some musicians, dancehall artiste Shattawale has asked the Ghana Music Rights Organisation to pay his share of the royalties or face dire consequences. The controversial artiste on Wednesday, 3rd May, 2017 posted on Facebook: “GHAMRO, are you ready to pay my royalties or you want me ...

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is assuring consumers of electricity that power will be restored at least within the next three hours. Power was cut to most parts of the country on Wednesday night and it is yet to be restored in some of the affected areas. But the CEO of GRIDCo, Engineer William Amuna ...

Power will be restored to the nation in approximately three hours, the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) has promised. The assurance follows a nationwide blackout on Wednesday night. Speaking to Citi News’ Bernard Avle, the Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCO, Mr. William Amuna said “almost 50 percent of power had already been restored” adding that GRIDCO ...

Ghana witnessed a nationwide blackout on Wednesday night. Giving further explanations on the occurrence,  Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCO, William Amuna said: “there was a surge of power around 9:40pm last night; we lost many generators across the country. As a consequence, we lost supply to most parts of the country.” “It was around 9.40 ...

Facebook’s profits have jumped in the first three months of the year, as the social network closes in on two billion users, according to its latest results. The number of people using Facebook each month increased to 1.94 billion, of which nearly 1.3 billion use it daily, the company said. The US tech giant reported ...

The Ministry of Works and Housing is planning to strengthen the Rural Housing Scheme to solve the major housing challenges within the country. According to the Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta-Akyea, rejuvenating the scheme will aid in developing rural areas and ease the accommodation pressure in urban centres. Speaking to journalists after inspecting ...