The Ghana Football Association (GFA), has said that it has formally lodged a protest at FIFA over a disallowed goal during its crucial encounter with Uganda on Saturday. It said it is asking FIFA for a replay “in order to serve the ends of justice without fear or favour.” The linesman’s flag denied the Black ...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA), has said that it has formally lodged a protest at FIFA over a disallowed goal during its crucial encounter with Uganda on Saturday. It said it is asking FIFA for a replay “in order to serve the ends of justice without fear or favour.” The linesman’s flag denied the Black ...

Ghana was thrown into a state of shock following news of two major gas explosions at Atomic junction close to the University of Ghana. The situation led to chaos and a near stampede at nearby areas. Below is the information Citi FM has gathered so far concerning the incident. The explosion occurred at the MANSCO ...

One person has been confirmed dead with several others injured in the gas explosion that occurred at the gas filling station at Atomic Junction in Accra. This was confirmed by the deputy Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Abu Ramadan. He said the deceased jumped from an overpass footbridge because he panicked over the ...

The Director of Operations of the Ghana Police Service, Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare, has called for calm among the general public following a twin gas explosion at Atomic junction in Accra on Saturday. According to him, all emergency services are at the scene and the situation has been brought under control. In an interview with Citi ...

Thousands of students at the University of Ghana are fleeing for their lives following a gas explosion that occurred at the Atomic junction in Accra, few meters away from the school. The fire occurred around 7:00pm on Saturday. Franklin Badu Jnr, a reporter who was on campus before the explosion, said “it shook the roofing ...

Information reaching Citi News indicates that there has been a gas explosion at Atomic junction in Accra. The gas station, located close to the GOIL fuel station at Atomic First, exploded before the fuel station was later caught up in flames. More soon. – By: citifmonline.com/Ghana

Ghana’s hopes of making a fourth consecutive World Cup suffered a blow when they were held to a goalless draw in Uganda. The draw meant that Egpyt are now one win away from securing qualification to next year’s world cup, ending Ghana’s almost obligatory appearance at the World Cup. However, it wasn’t the Black Stars’ ...

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has expressed his resentment towards referee Daniel Bennett’s decision to disallow a goal scored by the Black Stars in a crucial 2018 World Cup Qualifier game against Uganda on Saturday. Gyan, who says he is “furious” over the development is asking the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to formally protest the action ...

Netflix has raised prices in countries including the UK and US for the first time in two years. The streaming video service will also increase subscription charges in some European countries, a spokeswoman said. A standard UK plan will rise 50p to £7.99 a month, while a premium subscription for four simultaneous users jumps £1 ...

Iceland are on the brink of qualifying for their first World Cup following victory in Turkey on Friday. Burnley’s Johann Gudmundsson opened the scoring in the first half, latching onto a cross at the far post. Further goals from Aston Villa’s Birkir Bjarnason and Kari Arnason ended Turkey‘s hopes and secured a 3-0 win. Iceland, who ...

Police in the Eastern Region are on a manhunt for persons who turned the Nsukwao River within the New Juaben Municipality red. The Nsukwao Township in Koforidua was agog on Saturday after residents saw the river that passes through the area turning red with some suspecting that it was blood. But preliminary investigations by the ...

The financial arm of Thailand’s ultra-rich monarchy has transferred bank shares worth more than $500 million on behalf of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC filing said the Crown Property Bureau, which manages the multi-billion dollar assets of the royal family, had reduced its shares in Siam Commercial ...

Dressed in identical printed skirts, a hundred Liberian women knelt in prayer after another long day in three weeks of fasting, appealing once more that their country be spared of violence. Ahead of elections next Tuesday, women of all ages are gathering from dawn to sunset on a roadside close to the party headquarters of ...

Ghana’s hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia are all but over after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Uganda in Kampala in a game marred by poor refereeing decisions. Saturday’s clash was billed as a make-or-break for the World Cup hopes for both sides, with Uganda two points behind Egypt ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has emphasized the need for Dagbon to have a substantive Yaa-Naa before this year’s Damba festival. The President, who is passionate about Dagbon’s genuine reconciliation and unity, insisted that Dagbon deserves a new Yaa-Naa. The Dagbon chieftaincy stalemate prominently featured in the President’s speech when he visited the Mamprugu, ...

President of policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has called on government to shutdown the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). He argued that the centre which was established with the motive of alleviating poverty has not lived up to expectation. According to Mr. Cudjoe, MASLOC and its related social intervention programmes often “tend to ...

13 people, including a one-year-old, have drowned in River Offin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The victims who are farmers, were using a boat to the other side of the river when it capsized. Seven of the victims have since been rescued with the rest including the toddler still trapped in the river. ...

Following the back and forth over the deal involving the purchase of 350 vehicles under the previous Microfinance and Small Loans Centre CEO, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, she has been challenged to absolve herself of any wrongdoing by providing evidence. The former MASLOC administration has been accused of inflating the price of the vehicles procured for the ...

The European Union and the United States have warned Kenya against attempts by the political class to undermine the forthcoming repeat presidential election. In its statement on Friday, the EU particularly took issue with declarations made by a section of politicians against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) warning that such reckless utterances “could ...