The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has announced the removal of Ing. Samuel Kwadwo Sarpong as the Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC). It has since ordered him to hand over to the senior most-person at the Commission, Ms. Mami Dufie Ofori, as he proceeds to collect three (3) months’ salary in lieu ...
The Board Chairman of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Joe Addo-Yobo, has bemoaned the increasing spate of gas or fuel explosions in the country, resulting in death and injuries to Ghanaians. He said the National Petroleum Authority will adopt strategies at cabinet to address the menace. Mr. Addo-Yobo was speaking to Citi News’ Caleb Kudah after an ...
The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC), has appealed to the government to undertake a thorough examination of the Atomic Junction Gas explosion before it comes out with a national policy on fire outbreaks at the pumps. The Atomic Junction gas explosion, which occurred on Saturday, claimed the lives of seven people, injuring over a ...
An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday sentenced three persons who four years ago robbed a retail firm at Mamprobi at gunpoint, and made away with GHc3,710.00 and other valuables to a total of 75 years imprisonment. They are: Hafiz Ali 22 years, aka Send the Money; and Yakubu Shaibu 24 years, aka Jelilu, who had ...
Ghana’s Second Lady, Hajia Samira Bawumia, has donated a large consignment of surgical equipment and medical supplies to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) worth over $60,000. These include boxes of canolas, disinfectants, monitors, catheter, boxes of NG tubes, suction device, syringe pump, pulse oximeter and minor surgical and OPD equipment. The donation was done through her ...
Ghana’s Black Starlets proved too strong for hosts India, as they won 4-0 in the final Group A match of the ongoing U-17 World Cup tournament on Thursday. The Starlets needed to win to be sure of a place in the second round, but their great start to the match was not rewarded with goals ...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Royal Cosy Hotel at Jirapa in the Upper West Region, Eric Johnson, has urged the newly crowned Miss Ghana, Margaret Mwintuur Dery, to use her position to project the region, and showcase it to the world as a worthy destination for tourists. According to him, Miss Dery’s crown ...
The National Election Commission (NEC) of Liberia, has stated that, contrary to claims on social media and some news portals suggesting a winner has been declared in Tuesday’s election, it has not started releasing provisional results of the elections as yet. The West African country went to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president following ...
The family of the late Nakpaa-Naa Salifu Dawuni in Bimbilla in the Northern Region has commended the government and all relevant stakeholders who ensured the late chief’s burial. Three years following his demise, the late Nakpaa-Naa Salifu Dawuni was finally buried in line with the customs and traditions of the Nanung traditional area. The family, ...
The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC) has appealed to government to undertake thorough examination of the Atomic Junction Gas explosion before it comes out with a national policy on fire outbreaks at the pumps. The Atomic Junction gas explosion which occurred on Saturday claimed the lives of seven people, injuring over a hundred people. ...
Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced the screening of 245 persons suspected to be drug peddlers and prostitutes in a massive swoop. According to the police, the exercise was conducted simultaneously in various parts of the region including areas such as Asokwa, Manhyia, Suame, Ejisu and the Tafo Pankrono Divisions. Ashanti Regional Police Commander, COP Ken Yeboah, addressing ...
Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced the screening of over 200 persons suspected to be drug peddlers and prostitutes in a massive swoop. According to the police, the exercise was conducted simultaneously in various parts of the region including areas such as Asokwa, Manhyia, Suame, Ejisu and the Tafo Pankrono Divisions. Ashanti Regional Police Commander, COP Ken Yeboah, ...
The office of the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pooh-poohed the circulation of supposed posters announcing his interest to contest election 2020. In a rather brief and not-so-detailed statement copied to citifmonline.com on Thursday, signed by Frank Ayei-Twum, Communications Director of the Office of the Vice President, he asked Ghanaians to ignore the posters ...
The Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE), managers of the Quality Bus system (QBS), popularly known as ‘Aayalolo’, will soon extend its operations to Adenta, a suburb of Accra. The QBS, which started in October 2016, plying the Amasaman to Accra stretch, has been fraught with a lot of challenges, especially with the limited designated lanes. ...
The youth of Yilo and Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region, are demanding that their chiefs make public a copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Krobos, over the construction of the Akosombo Akuse Dams. According to the youth, during the construction of the dams over 50 ...
Striking lecturers at the Accra Technical University have stated that they intend to return to the classrooms once the issues they raised about the poor teaching and learning conditions in the school are addressed. The lecturers declared a strike on Tuesday over what they say are deplorable conditions at the school, which they claim negatively ...
Some musicians in Ghana are still not convinced by Obuor’s account of how the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) used the GH¢ 2 million given to the music industry 5 years ago. Music duo Gallaxy who are not satisfied with accounts made by MUSIGA President Bice ‘Obuor’ Osei Kuffuor, told Citi Showbiz that the President should publish ...
A development as simple as ensuring direct flights between Benin and Ghana, will be critical to entrenching the bond between the two countries, and strengthening the ECOWAS community, in President Nana Akufo-Addo’s view. Speaking on Wednesday when the President of Benin, Patrice Athanase Talon paid a day’s working visit to Ghana, President Akufo-Addo said, “We should ...
The 2016/2017 graduates of the various colleges of education will from next week be posted to their various stations. According to the Ghana Education Service (GES), its management is awaiting the release of their final examination results for the posting to commence. A press release from the GES said: “Management is awaitng the release of ...
This year’s International Day of the Girl-Child was celebrated in the Gushiegu District of the Northern Region, with a call for a stop to early marriage, which is affecting girl-child education. The annual event was organized by local women and child rights advocacy Non Governmental Organization, Songtaba, in partnership with Plan International Ghana. The celebrants ...
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