The body of a suspected cable thief was found electrocuted near the Takoradi Technical University in the Western Region on Friday, November 10, 2017. Personnel from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Takoradi, were undertaking repair works on the power distributor’s 33kV underground cable that supplies power to the harbour enclave in Takoradi, when ...
President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has officially appointed Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang as his vice-president. The president announced it via his Twitter handle on Thursday, November 9, 2017. Barrow had named her his vice in January this year, after beating long-serving Yahya Jammeh in elections last December. The appointment was however mired in controversy as the ...
Government has announced an extension of the ban on all forms of small scale mining in the country by three months. The Lands and Natural resources, John Peter Amewu, who made the announcement today, Friday, said the ban is expected to be lifted by January 2018. “There is an extension for three months. Well the ...
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his belief that it would be unwise for him to declare his intention to contest whilst the party is still reorganising after its defeat in the 2016 polls. According to the former president, it is important for the party to focus on the efforts to mend the cracks within ...
Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that he will hold discussions with the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), over when to embark on his nationwide ‘Thank You’ tour. The announcement by the former President comes barely a day after ten regional chairmen of the party endorsed his candidature, and urged him to ...
The Eastern Regional Branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), says it will use all legal means to resist government’s attempts to relocate the Donkorkrom Campus of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development to Bunso, near Kyebi. A former Deputy Minister of Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, had alleged that the said relocation was ...
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, is expected to deliver the 2018 budget statement and fiscal policy next week. This is according to the Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu. Presenting the business order for the week, the Suame legislator said the budget will be presented to the house on ...
Global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, Roche has presented the study design for the first-ever breast cancer patient journey study in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) at the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) congress in Kigali, Rwanda. The study aims to describe the typical breast cancer patient journey, as well as to assess ...
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of other opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade Coker, has said that asking former President John Mahama to consider putting himself up for the 2020 elections, is not the same as endorsing his candidature for the race. Mr. Ade Coker, who is part of the ten regional NDC Chairmen who ...
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu, has summoned the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, to appear before the house within twelve days to explain the circumstances under which two men were shot, whilst in police custody at Sepe in Kumasi, on Thursday. The two suspects had reportedly been gunned down by police after ...
Eighteen militiamen are on trial in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on charges of raping 46 children. Some of the victims from the village of Kavumu were just 18 months old. The men allegedly targeted young girls between 2013 and 2016 because a spiritual adviser told them that their blood would grant ...
The Ministry of Finance has reacted to what it calls unsubstantiated claims by the Minority in Parliament over the recently issued energy bond. According to the Ministry, the arguments put forward by the minority do not reflect the actual situation. The Minority on Wednesday held a press conference where it criticized the below 6 billion ...
A Ho Circuit Court presided over by Madam Priscilla Dikro, has sentenced Francis Akogo, 19, a farmer, to 12 months imprisonment for attacking a police officer with a metal hammer. Akogo pleaded guilty and was sentenced on four counts of possessing narcotic drugs, resisting arrest, causing harm and possessing a firearm without authority. He was ...
Relatives of a 38-year old robbery suspect who was shot and killed by Police in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, have said they will use all legal means to seek justice. Awudu Osman, popularly called, Awudu Ninja, was gunned down with his alleged accomplice at Sepe, a suburb of Kumasi on Thursday. According to police, ...
An Accra District Court has summoned the pathologist conducting an autopsy on Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, J.B Danquah-Adu, over delays in submitting his report. The court issued the order after it was forced to adjourn the case involving two persons suspected to have murdered the late MP. The prosecution during the hearing of case ...
A member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Kukubor, has charged the party’s Council of elders to take “swift action” against some ten regional Chairmen who have endorsed the candidature of John Dramani Mahama for election 2020 even before campaigning officially starts. The ten regional chairmen after a ...
A Law Lecturer has commended Citi FM for upholding the Constitution of Ghana by holding government accountable as a media organization. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Albert Quarshigah, law lecturer at UPSA and private legal practitioner, underscored the importance of Citi FM’s approach to radio and lauded the station for adhering to article 162 ...
The winner of Citi FM’s Best Boss Promotion, Afua Nana Kyerewah Ababio, will be celebrated on Saturday, 11th November, 2017 at the Peduase Valley Resort with a party. Afua, who is the Head of Private Banking at the Royal Bank, will be joined by thirty (30) of her colleagues at the Resort for the special party. Afua emerged ...
Ghanaian music giant, Samini will be touring 7 cities in Ghana during the yuletide, Citi Showbiz has learnt. Samini, who recently appointed Africa 1 Media as his new Management Team, will kick off the bus tour during the festive season, making stops for performances in Tarkwa, Takoradi, Agbozume, Bolgatanga, Sunyani, Kumasi and Accra. The tour will serve ...
Economist and Head of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, says government’s recently issued Energy Bond only fell short of expectations, and cannot be said to be a “total failure.” According to him, the government still has an option of making amends for the shortfalls in the process. “Given the ...
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