President Nana Akufo-Addo has forwarded the new petition for impeachment filed against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, to the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo. Confirming this, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, revealed the petitioner to be one Douglas Seidu. Mr. Seidu delivered his petition “around August 18, 2017,” ...

Citi Business News can confirm that the Managing Director of UT Holdings, Mr. Martyn Mensah has resigned from Guinness Ghana’s Board. Mr. Martyn Mensah was prior to his resignation a non-Executive Director of the Guinness Ghana Board. A statement to shareholders of the company stated that Mr. Martyn Mensah’s resignation took effect on the 21st of August ...

Following Citi Business News’ revelation that the defunct Capital and UT Banks are still on the list of banks in Ghana, the Bank of Ghana has amended its list of commercial banks. The two banks have since been assumed by GCB in a purchase and agreement arrangement approved by the Central bank on the 14th of August, 2017. But ...

The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, expects the President’s Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye and Abu Jinapor, to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), following allegations of corruption made against them. Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Arhin said it was only fair the two be allowed to state their case, per ...

Haulage drivers at the Tema Port have threatened an indefinite sit-down strike over a new directive by the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority (GPHA), requesting them to send their trucks for further testing at a private company. According to the directive, the testing will ensure clearance for entry into the Tema Port to load. The ...

All degrees presented by the beleaguered SSNIT MIS Manager, Caleb Afaglo for his appointment are fake. This is according to the new management and board of the SSNIT. SSNIT said its independent evidence gathered about Mr. Afaglo’s qualifications, indicate that they were fake, and it has therefore taken a decision to relieve him of his ...

All degrees presented by the beleaguered SSNIT MIS Manager, Caleb Afaglo for his appointment are fake. This is according to the new management and board of the SSNIT. SSNIT said its independent evidence gathered about Mr. Afaglo’s qualifications, indicate that they were fake, and it has therefore taken a decision to relieve him of his ...

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), says it will collaborate with the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), in its investigations into the recent scandal that has hit the Trust. A statement from SSNIT said it will ensure that all suspects who are found culpable in the deal are punished according to law. ...

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has sacked its General Manager in charge of Management Information Systems (MIS), Dr. Caleb Afaglo, for securing a job at the Trust with fake degrees. Dr. Afaglo was initially interdicted by the Trust. SSNIT in a statement released today [Wednesday], says “evidence made available to the Trust indicates ...

The Agogo Magistrate Court has remanded a 26-year-old man into police custody for allegedly defiling a minor at Dampong in the Asante-Akim South District. The plea of Kofi Manu was not taken and he was ordered to make his next appearance on Wednesday, September 13. Detective Inspector Clement Dekyi told the court presided over by ...

The chiefs and people of Korleman in the Greater Accra Region, have launched a three-year development plan to construct a senior high school estimated at GHS1 billion. The project would comprise a hostel, Information Communication Technology (ICT) centre, library, assembly hall, science laboratory, teachers’ bungalow, classrooms, a dormitory with playing ground, and washroom facilities. Nii ...

The Acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has been appointed unto the Board of Guinness Ghana Limited. John Boadu’s appointment took effect on August 1, 2017. It comes on the back of the resignation of Mr. Prince William Ankrah who resigned on July 26, 2017. Mr. Boadu is the CEO ...

The Founder of the Centre for Freedom and Accuracy, Andrew Awuni, has called for investigations into investment portfolios of Ghana’s largest pension manager, the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). His call follows the current scandal that has hit the Trust. SSNIT is currently being investigated by Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) Public ...

Liverpool have opened talks with Arsenal over a move for midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The 24-year-old England international rejected a move to Chelsea on Tuesday after a £40m fee was agreed. Oxlade-Chamberlain sees his future as a central midfielder and feels he is more likely to get that chance at Anfield. It remains to be seen whether Liverpool ...

Kwame Asare Obeng, also known as Kwame A-Plus, has welcomed the Criminal Investigations Department’s (CID) investigation into his corruption claims against two presidential staffers. Speaking to Citi News, A-Plus said the CID invitation to him was only in fulfillment of  President Nana Akufo-Addo’s directive to security agencies to investigate any corruption allegations against his officials. “…It is the ...

The Minority Spokesperson for Communications, Alhaji A. B. A. Fuseini, has welcomed the resignation of the immediate past Deputy Minister of Agriculture, William Quaitoo. He said Mr. Quaitoo’s fate is a lesson to politicians to be mindful when making comments on national issues. The Akim Oda MP tendered in his resignation on Thursday, following pressure ...

Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, has told Citi News the immediate past Deputy Agric Minister, William Quaitoo, resigned on his own volition. The Akim Oda MP tendered in his resignation on Thursday, following pressure from the Minority, and some civil society groups for making ethnocentric comments, which was triggered during a conversation on ...

A Koforidua Circuit Court has found guilty some 29 foreigners who invaded and mined in the Atewa Forest Reserve. They, together, are to cough up a little over GHc15 million or serve a three-year jail term. The 29 were rounded up on January 26, 2017 by a joint Military Police and Forestry Task-force, led by ...

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has ordered the removal of all concrete flagpoles on pavements in the metropolis. It says persons who own the flag poles must remove them by Thursday, August 31, 2017, or face prosecution. According to the AMA, the flagpole holders “have reduced the capacity of the walkways and compromising the safety ...