President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to bestow national honors on the legal team that ensured victory at the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), in the maritime dispute with Cote d’Ivoire “… let me express, again, the gratitude of our nation to all of you, and I am sure that, at the appropriate time, ...

The driver of the gas tanker that exploded at Atomic junction in Accra a fortnight ago,  who escaped unhurt, Yussif Seidu, has died mysteriously after becoming unconscious during a meeting of LPG truck drivers. He was pronounced dead at the Tema General Hospital after he fell unconscious. The Public Relations Officer of the LPG Marketing Companies Association, Kwame ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by businessman Alfred Woyome, which sought to stop the seizure and valuation of his properties by the state. The court presided by a sole judge, Justice Alfred Benin, described the application as one without merit hence his decision. The ruling by the court paved way for the state ...

Acting President of the Ga Traditional Council, Nii Dodoo Nsaki II, who’s also Otublohum Mantse, has asked the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs to reverse the induction of Nii Adama Latse as the Ga Mantse into its fold. The Council says it has picked reports in sections of the media suggesting that Nii Adama ...

The Premier League Board (PLB) has announced that champions, Aduana Stars will be crowned during a special coronation match at Dormaa-Ahenkro on November 5, after matchday 30 this weekend. A press release by the PLD explains the decision is as a result of a request by Aduana Stars to receive the league trophy and medals ...

A Native American tribe is suing Amazon and Microsoft for infringing data-processing patents it is holding. The patents were assigned to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe by technology company SRC Labs, and it will receive a share of any award. Tribal sovereignty means that the patents cannot be reviewed by the Patent Trial and Appeal ...

Those waiting for an official response from the Manhyia Palace over the money laundering allegations against the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, may be doing so in vain, because the Asantehene is not ready to open up on the matter. Otumfuo’s Mawerehene, Baffour Osei Brentuo Hyiaman V, who disclosed this to Citi News on Thursday, said ...

Ethnocentrism is an issue that has been gradually silenced into the taboo topic category in conversations in Ghana’s public sphere. Many people have experienced ethnic bigotry because they did not belong to a dominant group within a particular socio-cultural context. The enslavement and colonization of African societies further complicated issues on ethnicity. Many African countries ...

Pencils of Promise, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in education, has commissioned an 11-unit classroom block to mark their five-year operations in Ghana. The facility, which the organization touted as one of its biggest projects in Ghana in supporting quality education, was donated to the staff and pupils of Peki-Dzogbati E.P Primary School in the North ...

The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has defended the country’s socialist system, saying, “scientific socialism is full of vitality in the 21st Century China: the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics is now flying high and proud for all to see.” “It means that the path, theory, system and the culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics ...

The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has defended the country’s socialist system, saying, “scientific socialism is full of vitality in the 21st Century China: the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics is now flying high and proud for all to see.” “It means that the path, theory, system and the culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics ...

A young man in Malawi suspected of vampirism or blood sucking has been beaten up, set alight and killed by a mob near Blantyre, journalist Lucy Ashton has told the BBC. He had been found by a graveyard near a main road outside the city of Blantyre and taken to a police station on Thursday. ...

Zimbabwe’s High Court has ruled that when a person dies they must leave the bulk of their estate in their will to their immediate family, the country’s state-run Herald newspaper says. The landmark case was brought by a widow in Mutare who had been excluded from her late husband’s will. He had also disinherited his ...

Energy Policy Think Tank, the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has advised government to apply the oil revenue outflow on a few targeted projects. This, ACEP believes is the surest means of rationalizing the use of oil revenue to ensure value for money on funded projects across the country. ACEP’s Senior Programmes Manager, Miss ...

WaterAid Ghana has called for improvement of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in schools in the country. According to the International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), the clarion call comes at a time when many schools have no regular access to water, basic private toilets and facilities for washing hands with soap. The Communications and Campaign Officer ...

The Ministry of Education has said it will provide furniture for the La Presby Senior High School by next week, following the dire classroom conditions brought to light by Citi News. Otto Plahar, the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, speaking to Citi News, said the school has already sent its audit team, and the ...

Ghana’s Richmond Boakye-Yiadom, Joseph Attamah, Patrick Twumasi, Kassim Nuhu and Kadri Mohammed played in Thursday’s round 3 of the UEFA Europa League group stages. Boakye-Yiadom played 80 minutes for Red Star Belgrade in their 1-0 loss to Arsenal. He came close to adding to his 31 goals this calendar year but his first half header ...

Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of harassment. She spoke out in a New York Times article, saying she was lured to his room under false pretences. He then said that he wanted to give her a massage, she claimed, saying she initially thought he was joking. Weinstein faces allegations of sexual misconduct ...

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, believes there is no turning back for the National Communications Authority (NCA), as far as its hefty sanctions for some 131 radio stations are concerned. Speaking on Eyewitness News, he maintained the NCA would set a bad precedent, if it eases the pressure ...

Vodafone, EE and Three are continuing to charge customers for the mobile phones they buy as part of a contract, even after the cost of the handset has been paid off, research suggests. Citizens Advice found that customers who do not take out a new contract are paying an average extra £22 a month. The ...