The West African Examination Council has released provisional results of the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to WAEC, this year’s figures show a slight improvement of last year’s results. The Council in a statement on Wednesday and signed by Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, said while it is ...

Ten Chinese illegal Miners have been arrested by police in Tarkwa in the Western Region. They were arrested upon a tip off by one of the galamsey taskforces in the area. The illegal miners were mining opposite the Tarkwa Senior High School very close to an area where the Lands Ministry was holding a National ...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Charlotte Osei has served notice of her decision to take legal action against persons who have petitioned the President to impeach her. According to her, the petitioners made unsubstantiated claims intended to damage her reputation. In a letter written by her lawyers, to the lawyer of the petitioners, ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings together with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah on Tuesday commissioned an astro turf at the Accra Academy campus funded by Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan. The project, which was dubbed the Asamoah Gyan Sports Complex was completed at a cost of GH?700,000 and was the captain’s donation ...

The mother of Maxwell Mahama got a stirring reception at the University of Leicester Degree Congregation last Thursday as she received a posthumous Master of Science in Security and Risk Management on behalf of her late son. Then Captain Maxwell Mahama was attacked by a mob in Denkyira Obuasi back in May after they had ...

New CAF President Ahmad Ahmad has made his first move and is considering expanding the Africa Cup of Nations to 24 teams which will be open to non-African countries and hosted outside Africa in an aim to make it attractive and raise revenue. This was recommended by CAF’s Marketing and TV team on Wednesday at the ...

Government has disclosed it will ban the importation of mercury to augment efforts to curb the impact of illegal mining activities in the country. The move is expected to take effect by the end of 2017. The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Frimpong Boateng who announced this said the ban will restrict ...

There were heated exchanges on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday over the laying of the Office of the Prosecutor Bill. The Minority in parliament contended that the bill must be withdrawn from the house because it was not laid according to proper procedure. The Caucus earlier yesterday tried to prevent the Bill from being laid ...

1. When is the deadline for the submission of entries?   ANS – Saturday, 26th August, 2017   2. When does the competition end?   ANS – Saturday, 7th October, 2017 (The same day as the Level III Quiz)   3. Do I need to pay or to buy forms to participate?   ANS – ...

Traders in Kpeve Market in the South Dayi District of the Volta region have staged a protest against payment of market tolls which they claim does not inure to their benefit. The aggrieved traders, mostly women accused the District Assembly of failing to renovate the deplorable market despite being a major source of revenue for ...

What’s more annoying than watching those two ticks turn to blue on WhatsApp, then having no reply? Nothing, basically. It’s especially frustrating when you’re messaging someone with important questions like “What do you want for tea?” and “Can bees have heart attacks?”. These are questions that simply need answering ASAP or else. Well, it turns ...

No matter how long you’ve been together, if the relationship isn’t going well then it’s really hard to know when you should actually break up. You want to give your relationship every chance you can to do well and for things to get back on track— but, let’s be honest, you don’t want to waste ...

Government’s proposed solution to ending the illegal mining menace also known as galamsey in the country will cost about $150 million. This was captured in the much hyped Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP) document put together by the governing New Patriotic Party in its anti-galamsey efforts. In the 66-page document, dredging of rivers, reclamation of ...

Parliamentary staff working in the Job 600 Office Complex at Parliament House were on Wednesday left stranded as they were denied access to the building. When Citi News’ Philip Nii Lartey visited the House on Wednesday morning, most of the workers were seen seated in pockets in the House’s lobby chit chatting. Some of those ...

Diminutive Ghana international, Kingsley Sarfo’s hopes of playing in the Champions League were dashed last night as his Swedish side Malmo were dumped out of the competition’s second round of qualifying by Macedonian club Vardar. Malmo went down 3-1 to the Macedonian champions in the second leg after being held to a 1-1 draw in ...

The Minister for Interior Ambrose Dery has charged board members of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, to generate innovative ways to curb the frightening rate of small arms proliferation in the country. “Presently, there is a thriving weapon manufacturing industry in various communities in Ghana which is against the law. However, ...

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has commended Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan for funding the construction of an ultra-modern Astro turf pitch at his alma mater, Accra Academy. Asamoah Gyan unveiled the $200, 000 astro turf pitch on Tuesday in the presence of Former Ghana President Jerry John Rawlings, the Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah and ...

Three Kenyan men who stripped and attacked a woman in a bus have been sentenced to death by a magistrate in the capital, Nairobi. The death sentence was imposed after the three were convicted of robbery with violence, a Star newspaper reporter told the BBC. A further 25-year sentence for stripping the woman was suspended ...