The Ghana COCOBOD is looking forward to cut down about one hundred million cocoa trees by the 2017/2018 crop season. The trees, mostly diseased ones, are among the 40 percent of total unproductive cocoa trees. According to the CEO of the COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the destruction of the crops has become necessary to improve ...

The Inspector General of Police, David Asante Appeatu has carried out another reshuffle among senior officers of the Service. Among the officers who have been affected is the Director General of ICT, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, who has now been appointed as the Director General of Operations. Dr. Dampare replaces COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno who ...

Residents and Drivers at Bunso in the Eastern Region on Friday demonstrated over the rampant road accidents at Bunso junction close to the popular Linda Dor Rest stop. They are frustrated at the rate at which lives are being lost and properties destroyed at that section of the road. They have however threatened to block ...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei is expected to be hauled before Parliament next week. Her appearance before the House is to answer questions on how much was collected from the media for accreditation to cover the just ended elections. She is also expected to tell the House how much the Commission ...

In an effort to curb the rampant spate of accidents on the N1 highway, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikoi Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah has petitioned the Ministry of Roads and Highways for more footbridges on the highway. According to the Police, since it’s commissioning, over 200 pedestrians have died, majority of who were ...

Defender Chris Smalling has been an extremely polarising figure with fans of Manchester United since he first made an appearance for the club. The player endured a particularly testing season in the last campaign, questioned for repeated defensive mishaps and poor decisions. Despite the anticipation that he would be shipped out this summer, Smalling joined ...

Some schools in Accra say they are excited over Citi FM’s Literacy Challenge which seeks to enhance Ghana’s educational system. Some pupils and head-teachers of schools the Literacy Challenge team visited were full of praise for Citi FM describing the initiative as laudable. Citi FM on Wednesday launched the “Literacy Challenge” to recognize exceptional basic ...

Government is awaiting the report of Parliament’s Committee on Road and Transport before taking a decision on the controversial tow tax. The mandatory levy for vehicle users to tow broken down vehicles was suspended last month after pressure from the public and civil society. It is unclear when the report of the committee would be ...

The Chairman of the Peace Council, Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante has urged the feuding factions at the centre of the confusion at the Electoral Commission to cease fire and opt for an amicable solution. Professor Asante in a Citi News interview advised the Chairperson of the Commission, Charlotte Osei and the aggrieved workers to resolve ...

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has quit, reportedly in protest at a shake-up of the communications team. Mr Spicer stepped down because he was unhappy with President Donald Trump’s appointment of a new communications director, reports the New York Times. Combative Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci has been picked for the role that Mr ...

Total Petroleum Ghana has been rewarded with two prestigious awards by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) Ghana. The awards; Best Customer Service 2016 and Best Brand (Environment / Safety) 2016, were presented to Management by the Executive Director of COPEC, Duncan Amoah. The Management of Total Petroleum Ghana received these awards with excitement and ...

Celebrated highlife Artiste , Paapa Yankson has passed away. Confirming the news of his death, Paapa Yankson’s eldest son said his father died at 9am in the presence of his wife at home. “Just this morning at exactly  9 : 00 am my mum called me and told me he had passed on.He died in ...

Celebrated highlife Artiste , Paapa Yankson has passed away. Confirming the news of his death, Paapa Yankson’s eldest son said his father died at 9am in the presence of his wife at home. “Just this morning at exactly  9 : 00 am my mum called me and told me he had passed on.He died in ...

Prosecutors have told the court that the supposed Ghanaian of the Chinese ‘galamsey queen’ Aisha Huan is nowhere to be found. She is being tried with four other Chinese nationals for illegally mining in Ghana. The prosecution led by Director of Public Prosecution, Yvonne Atakora Oboubisa informed the court that their efforts to reach the ...

The Regional Maritime University (RMU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Höegh LNG, a major player in the LNG segment of the maritime industry, for the support and maritime capacity development for both RMU and Ghanaian seafarers. Quantum Power Ghana is also party to the MoU, which was signed 16 June 2017. Quantum Power ...

Residents of Teshie Camp two in Accra have to battle dusty roads to access healthcare at the LEKMA hospital. This is because a GHc230, 000 Community-Based Health Planning and Services popularly called CHPS compound inaugurated by the previous government about a year ago is not operational. The facility has been left to rot while access ...

An innovator and lecturer at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region, Dr. Mark Amoo Boateng is seeking a $300,000 to enable him develop a programme to monitor the country’s ocean systems. Dr. Boateng, a civil engineer, has a number of innovations to his credit including an ...

The Paramount Chief of Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Kanor Nene Sakite II has admonished university graduates to move away from only striving to get their names on monthly payrolls and use their knowledge to solve Ghana’s insatiable challenges. He said there are several challenges that confronts the nation and Africa at large that needs graduates ...

Ghana winger Thomas Agyepong has returned to promoted Dutch Eredivisie side NAC Breda on loan from Manchester City. Agyepong excelled last season on a season-long loan deal where he scored three goals in 27 matches. The Ghana international will train with the Bredaners on Friday. “By attracting Thomas, we know exactly what qualities we need ...

Government has inaugurated a 30-member team to lead the implementation of the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) in Northern Ghana. The team has a representation of 10 people from the three regions of the north. It is mandated to conduct community needs assessment in all constituencies in the three regions of the north. It ...