Hundreds of students from five agricultural colleges in the country, on Wednesday besieged the premises of the Agric Ministry in Accra, to demand the immediate release of their allowances. According to them, several pleas to the Ministry have fallen on deaf ears hence the picketing. Some of the students told Citi News that they won’t ...

A Takoradi District court has remanded into police custody, the Chinese national who shot and killed Nana Boah, a 30-year old Ghanaian lotto operator, at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. Police Inspector Bernard Paa Ahinsan, who represented the state, prayed the court, presided over by His Worship, Thomas K. Ofidie, to remand the accused into ...

It is not only in Ghana that petrol stations are sited in the cities or towns! In fact, even if one sets up a filling or service station at outskirts of the cities, development will eventually catch up with the location. Take Spintex Road into consideration, it was a complete bush some years ago but ...

I arrived in the UK exactly a month ago and I absolutely love my new home Cardiff University, where I have begun my academic life in pursuit of a master’s degree in International Public Relations and Global Communications Management. I’ve received a number of requests from friends and readers who followed my blogs (https://nanaboakyeyiadom.wordpress.com/) while ...

The Majority in Parliament has assured that government is investigating recent  that over 50 Ghanaians have joined the dreadful terrorist group, Islamic State in Libya. A report issued by the Libyan government said Ghanaian migrants feature prominently as members of the terrorist group. The report placed Ghana in the second highest category suggesting that between ...

Traditional Chiefs in the New Juaben Traditional Area have pledged their support to join this year’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Creation WALK which is annually organized by Breast Care International. The event, which is yearly organized under the leadership of Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe, CEO of Peace and Love Hospitals, will be held on October ...

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA), has directed Zoomlion Ghana Limited to furnish it with a database of some 45,000 beneficiaries under the agency’s sanitation module. According to the Agency, the directive is in line with a restructuring process to take inventory of all modules. Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Justin Kodua, told Citi News that the sanitation ...

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi, has cautioned against calls for the removal of Chief Executive of National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Alhassan Tampuli. He stressed that ever since assuming office, Tampuli took proactive steps to address safety challenges in the sector head on. Speaking to The ...

Togbe Adzesi Dzaga IV, Senior Divisional Chief of Awudome Avenui Traditional Area, has advised parents to encourage their wards to accept admissions to vocational and technical schools that give hands on training to equip their children with employable skills. Addressing patrons at the grand durbar of this year’s yam festival by the Chiefs and People of ...

Operators of hotels and restaurants in the Volta Region have expressed worry over “high” taxes by the various regulatory bodies in the country. They said players in the sector were gradually folding up because the industry had been saddled with levies as if it were a “gold mine” coupled with high The hoteliers at a ...

The Chairman of Parliament’s Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Mahama Ayariga, wants the owners of the Mansco Gas Station to be compelled to pay compensation and foot the medical bills of the victims of the Atomic Junction gas explosion. According to him, such an action, if backed by a court order would serve as a deterrent to operators ...

Kwasi Akuffo, a 56-year-old driver, on Monday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly impregnating his 15-year-old house help. Akuffo, charged with defilement, has pleaded guilty with explanation. He is said to have continuously defiled the victim after she had delivered. The victim got pregnant during the initial sexual advances from Akuffo. The court presided over ...

African tech platform Andela, has announced that it has secured $40 million in Series C funding. This investment is led by CRE Venture Capital with participation from DBL Partners, Amplo, Salesforce and TLcom Capital, with some investors like Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GV, and Spark Capital. Andela was launched in 2014 to build a network of ...

The total monetary value involved in all reported fraud cases by financial institutions, both successful and attempted, for the year 2016 amounted to approximately GH¢244.32 million. The amount constitutes 1,001 fraud incidents in 2016 reported to the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The bank investigated and analysed fraud and defalcation reports received from financial institutions. These ...

The total monetary value involved in all reported fraud cases by financial institutions, both successful and attempted, for the year 2016 amounted to approximately GH¢244.32 million. The amount constitutes 1,001 fraud incidents in 2016 reported to the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The bank investigated and analysed fraud and defalcation reports received from financial institutions. These ...

On Saturday, October 21 at the National Theatre in Accra, about thirty (30) artistes will gather to thrill music fans at celebration of Becca’s 10th anniversary in music. These are a mix of top-notch artistes in Ghana and other African countries showing their love for Rebecca Acheampomaa Acheampong at the ‘Becca Unveiled 10 Years and Counting’ ...

Fingerprint technology which can detect the brand of hair gel used by a suspect or whether they have handled a condom could soon be admissible in court. The technique uses a form of mass spectrometry to detect traces of various substances within a fingerprint. It can provide “diverse information” about a suspect, including any alcohol ...

The United States failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986 after losing to Trinidad & Tobago and a controversial goal for Panama. The US started the night in the third qualifying place but ended up fifth after losing 2-1. Panama jumped up to third after an 88th-minute winner against ...

Police in the Indian capital Delhi have arrested five people after a video circulated showing what appears to be a mob severely beating a Nigerian man. They have also detained the Nigerian, whom some residents accused of theft. The video shows four or five men using sticks to beat a man of African appearance who ...