The fourth day of the third week of Effective Living Series on the Citi Breakfast Show featured an interesting discussion of steps to take in order to become financially independent. The money-making crusader and author of ‘Operation 1 Million Ghana Cedis’, Paul Kofi Mantey, began his submission with a few questions to open one’s mind. “If ... The post Effective

Some residents of Tarkwa in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region today, [Friday] January 19, took to some principal streets of the town to protest against the decision by Gold Fields Ghana Limited to shift from ownership mining to contract mining. Gold Fields Ghana Limited has tabled its decision to hand over its operations ... The post Tarkwa:

Some residents of Tarkwa in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region today, [Friday] January 19, took to some principal streets of the town to protest against the decision by Gold Fields Ghana Limited to shift from ownership mining to contract mining. Gold Fields Ghana Limited has tabled its decision to hand over its operations ... The post Tarkwa residents protest against

The Ministry of Health seems not to be sure when the $217 million University of Ghana Medical Centre will be operational despite clear indications that the facility could operate partially while efforts are put in place to run at maximum capacity. The Medical Centre, which has been equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities was inaugurated in ... The post Gov’t

The Ministry of Health appears not to be sure when the $217 million University of Ghana Medical Centre will be operational despite clear indications that the facility could operate partially, while efforts are put in place to run at maximum capacity. The Medical Centre, which has been equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities was inaugurated in ... The post Gov’t

Deputy Minister of Health, Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu, has said an amount of 6 million US dollars is needed to begin operations at the University of Ghana Medical Centre. According to him, the first phase of the Medical Centre is yet to be completed because of the lack of funds needed for operationalization. “The hospital has not been officially ... The post We need $6m to run $217m

Kim Kardashian West has said that not carrying her third child herself was “so hard”, but that “the connection with our baby came instantly”. The reality TV star and businesswoman’s third baby with Kanye West was delivered by surrogate on Monday. “It’s as if she was with us the whole time,” she added in a ... The post Kim Kardashian: Not carrying

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick will become a billionaire, after investors agreed to take a large stake in the ride-hailing firm. A consortium led by Japan’s Softbank is buying a chunk of the company from existing shareholders as well as new Uber shares in a $9.3bn (£6.7bn) deal. Mr Kalanick, who stepped down as chief executive ... The post Uber founder officially a billionaire appeared

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she is pregnant. Ms Ardern said she and her partner, Clarke Gayford, were expecting their child in June, after which she planned to take a six-week break. “And we thought 2017 was a big year!” she wrote on Instagram. Ms Ardern, 37, is now set to ... The post New Zealand PM reveals she is pregnant appeared first on

A Kenyan man is behind bars for raping his mother’s two goats to death. Mbithi Munyao, 35, is said to have dragged them from a grazing area for a sickening two-hour session. The terrified, bleating animals died of exhaustion as soon as he finished the vile attack, police have said. The animals’ bodies were presented ... The post Kenya: Man rapes two goats to death appeared first

I-texon Ghana, an organisation empowering the youth on higher education choices, has announced the 11th edition of its Ghana Higher Education Fair, to invest relevant and key information into the future leaders at six (6) regional venues nationwide. Year in and out, a great number secondary school leavers lose out on the opportunity to better ... The post Tertiary

The First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo will today [Friday] January 18, 2018 commission the new Maternity Unit as well as a Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) for the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region The building, which cost some GHc10 million generated from public fundraising and donations, is expected to help ... The post First Lady to commission new

Fleeing nomadic herdsmen from Agogo in the Ashanti Region, are reportedly settling down in their numbers in the Sekyere Central District of the region. Areas such as Nsuta, Esereso, Ntrodo, Nkodua-Aframso among others, are now the new destination for the herdsmen. Speaking to Citi News, Nsuta Police Commander, DSP Charles Atuah, said even though they ... The post Sekyere district

Acting Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Joe Anokye, has been confirmed as the Director-General of the Authority by the Public Services Commission. This confirmation comes almost a year after President Akufo-Addo appointed him as acting Director-General of the NCA. He took over from William Tevie who occupied the position from June 22, 2015. ... The post Joe

The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye, is in favour of the Minority’s call on government release data on all non-existent and inflated contracts approved under the Mahama administration. Mr. Boakye said this would provide clarity on the government’s assertion that it saved some GHc5.7 billion from cancelling some contracts, at least within the ... The post Back

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana will today [January 19, 2018] commence its annual meetings to review the Ghanaian economy. This will be the first for this year and it will conclude with the announcement of a policy rate on Monday, January 22, 2018. For last year [2017] alone, the central ... The post BoG’s MPC meets over economy today appeared first on

The Fulani Community in Ghana say they are being maltreated by the Ghanaian government and the larger populace following disagreements that have arisen between local farmers and nomadic herdsmen in some parts of the country. The long-standing dispute between nomadic herdsmen and farmers has reared its ugly head again especially in the Agogo area in ... The post We’re being

Two men, who fought over a 43-year–old woman at the premises of the Accra High Court, were on Wednesday fined Gh¢ 120 each  by the Accra Circuit Court. Kofi Atakora, a former boyfriend of the woman and George Sefah, the current boyfriend of the woman, were found guilty of disturbing the peace in a public ... The post Two fined for fighting over woman on court premises appeared first

A 17-year-old Junior High School pupil, Emmanuel Gyan, is in police custody for allegedly killing his mother over his missing mobile phone memory card. Gyan is said to have hit his 52-year-old mother, Faustina Agyeiwaa several times in the head with a pestle until she fell down, and thereafter he followed up with naked flames ... The post Boy, 17, kills mother over missing memory card

The mother of a three-year-old girl who is alleged to have been sexually abused by an adult Indian National in a swimming pool at  Tarkwa in the Western Region, desperately wants justice for her daughter. The victim’s mother suspects attempts by the police to cover up the matter. How did it happen? It all started ... The post 3-yr old ‘sexually abused’