William Owuraku Aidoo, a Deputy Minister of Energy who was on board the Starbow plane that crashed on Saturday at the Kotoka International Airport, has suggested that there was some negligence on the part of the pilot. According to him, the pilot tried to brave the obvious storm that the plane was caught up in. The crash, ... The post Starbow pilot ‘ignored’

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has told Citi News he had no option than to cause the police to disrupt the watch night service of the House of Bethel Ministry, as they were making excessive noise in the early hours of Saturday Morning. According to the Minister, the church, which is located at Anwomaso-High Tension, a ... The post Noisy church left

Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah scored against former club Chelsea but the Reds were denied a fourth consecutive Premier League victory by Willian’s late goal. Salah, who left the Blues last year after a brief and unsuccessful spell at Stamford Bridge, raced onto Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s ball to side-foot home the opener in the second half. It ... The post Liverpool

Investigations have begun into the crash at the Kotoka International Airport on Saturday involving a Starbow plane. The crash resulted in one injury, according to the Ghana Airports Company Limited and Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. However, a Deputy Energy Minister, William Owuraku Aidoo, who was on the plane, has told online news portal Ghanaweb, that ... The post Kotoka begins

Investigations have begun into the crash at the Kotoka International Airport on Saturday involving a Starbow plane. The crash resulted in one injury, according to the Ghana Airports Company Limited and Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. However, a Deputy Energy Minister, William Owuraku Aidoo, who was on the plane, has told online news portal Ghanaweb, that ... The post Kotoka begins

In response to criticisms of the challenges facing the Free SHS programme, NPP Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, Alex Abban, has said that it is better for students to sit on bare floor without desks, or study under trees than hawk on the streets without being educated. There have been reports of various challenges ... The post ‘It’s better to sit on bare

Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Bromwich Albion West Brom frustrated Tottenham in their first match since Tony Pulis was sacked as manager, holding Spurs to a 1-1 draw at Wembley. Salomon Rondon opened the scoring in the first few minutes, and they held onto the lead until the final 15 minutes. However, Harry Kane popped up to net ... The post Premier League round-up:

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has suggested that it would be unwise for any political party to consider scrapping the Free SHS policy as such a move would not endear it to Ghanaian voters. According to him, given the level of impact the policy had made on parents who have ... The post Scrapping Free SHS would be ‘politically

A Starbow flight was reportedly forced into an emergency landing at the Kotoka International Airport on Saturday afternoon. No injuries or casualties have as yet been confirmed. Sources within the Aviation Ministry have indicated that an official report will be released on the incident after their technical team had assessed the situation. Early suggestions are ... The post Starbow

A Starbow flight reportedly crashed into a fence wall  at the Kotoka International Airport on Saturday afternoon, in an attempt to take off. Some sources at the Airport have indicated that, the flight, which was set to take off to Kumasi, skidded off the runway in the direction of the nearby Air-force base, after its ... The post Starbow plane crashes into fence wall at

A fire at a hotel in Georgia’s Black Sea resort has killed 11 people and injured 21 more, the Georgian interior ministry has said. The victims all died from inhaling fumes at the 22-storey Leogrand Hotel and casino, regional health minister Zaal Mikeladze said. The cause of the blaze, which took hours to extinguish, is ... The post Georgia fire: Black Sea resort hotel

The Nana Akufo-Addo Government has been encouraged to immediately pass the Mineral Revenue Management Act to serve as an additional source of funding for the free Senior High School (SHS) programme. “ACEP recommends that the government should pass the promised Mineral Revenue Management Act to create additional sources of funds from solid minerals to finance ... The post Pass

President Nana Akufo-Addo has courted the support of Denmark over moves to have permanent African representatives on the UN Security Council. Speaking at a state dinner held in honour of the visiting Queen of Denmark, Queen Margrethe II, President Akufo-Addo conveyed the “importance that Ghana attaches to the process of UN reform especially of the UN ... The post Nana

For President Nana Akufo-Addo to achieve his vision of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa there is the need to recruit only qualified people to man the various sanitation offices across the country, a sanitation inclined academic think-tank, Tersus Ghana has said. According to Tersus Ghana, such appointments must also be devoid of political colourization. “In ... The post Recruit

Manager David Moyes felt West Ham’s crowd played a big part as the Hammers came from behind to earn a point against Leicester in his first home game in charge. Marc Albrighton fired the Foxes ahead after Angelo Ogbonna failed to deal with Jamie Vardy’s low cross. Vardy went close to doubling the lead with ... The post Moyes earns first point as West Ham

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has signed a new contract with a buyout clause worth 700m euros (£626m). The 30-year-old Argentina international’s deal now runs until the end of the 2020-21 season. Since joining the club at the age of 13, Messi has helped Barcelona win eight Spanish league titles and won the Champions League four ... The post Messi signs new Barcelona

The Queen of Denmark, Her Majesty Margrethe II yesterday [Friday] toured some Danish business sites in Ghana as part of her three-day state visit to the country. She made her first stop at the Novo Nordisk Diabetes Centre at the Ga South Hospital where she interacted with the management of the facility as well as ... The post Queen Margrethe II tours Danish businesses in Ghana

The Nkoranza North District in the Brong Ahafo Region is facing serious challenges in its efforts to deliver efficient health care services to its numerous residents due to the lack of a district hospital. The district currently has an estimated population of 77,265 who depend on a health centre with inadequate structures and facilities at ... The post We need district

Zimbabwe’s former Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo, taken into custody by the military after it took power, has appeared in court in Harare. He faces corruption and abuse-of-power charges from his time in local government, his lawyer says. Mr Chombo is one of several leading figures detained when former President Robert Mugabe was placed under house ... The post Zimbabwe ex-finance minister

Citi FM reporter, Kojo Agyeman emerged first runner-up in the 2017 edition of the Ghana Ministry Industry Awards for his report on the pollution of the Birim River as a result of galamsey activities. Kojo Agyemang’s documentary focused on the devastating effects of illegal mining on the River. The documentary also told the story from ... The post Citi FM’s Kojo Agyeman