The leadership of the Ghana Police has cautioned officers in the Service to desist from breaking traffic regulations under the guise of “emergency” situations. According to an Internal memo from the police which was sighted by citinewsroom.com, any police officer found flouting any of the traffice laws will be sanctioned. The Police Service in the […] The post #WAI:
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has cautioned the public, particularly commercial drivers on new methods of car snatching by criminals. This caution was as a result of the increase reports of car-snatching from unsuspecting drivers by criminal gangs in the country. A statement issued by the service and signed by […] The post Police
There is relative calm on the campus of the University of Education, Winneba after Tuesday’s incident which marred administrative activities on campus. Tensions were high at the campus on Tuesday following a plan by the former Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Mawutor Avoke to organize a press conference on campus. But the police prevented Prof. […] The post Calm returns to UEW campus
The Municipal Chief Executive for the Ashaiman Municipality, Albert Boakye Okyere, has debunked allegations levelled against him by some aggrieved supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that he is selling state properties in the area. He said the protesters NPP protesters were ill-informed. The protestors in their demonstration on Monday also accused the MCE […] The post ‘I’m
The first batch of Hajj pilgrims leaving Ghana for Mecca in Saudi Arabia has taken off at the Tamale Airport. The 492 pilgrims on board the Boeing 747 flight are to arrive in Saudi Arabia at 1700 GMT. A total of 2,800 pilgrims are expected to participate in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage from the Northern […] The post 2019 Hajj: Over 2500 pilgrims leave Tamale for Mecca
A group of lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba have dissociated themselves from recent statement by their local president of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) which suggests that they back the return of former Vice Chancellor Prof. Mawutor Avoke. According to the lecturers, they believe that Prof. Avoke’s plan to return to […] The post UEW
A group of actors from the Akan-speaking movie industry, popularly known as Kumawood presented a petition to parliament on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, on the construction of a Film Village in Kumasi. The team, led by actress Nana Ama McBrown requested that a Film Village be built in Kumasi, which is regarded as the hub […] The post McBrown, other Kumawood filmmakers ‘storm’
China’s Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang, says his country is interested in the Ghana government’s industrialization policy, the one district one factory, and fully supports its implementation. He cited China’s show of support to the 1D1F policy by the massive investments of Chinese companies in the manufacturing industry in Ghana. One such example, according […] The post China
Electroland Ghana Limited, accredited dealers of Samsung products in Ghana, has launched one of the “world’s first QLED 8K TV” in the country, the Samsung QLED 8K TV. This is a new industry benchmark in TV technology and is targeted at luxury homes. Of course, the key highlight of the TV is its real 8K […] The post Electroland Ghana launches
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has tasked the Western Regional Police Command to bring to book all perpetrators involved in the attack and abduction of the Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove, Nana Akwasi Agyemang. According to President Akufo-Addo, “I have told the police that all those who carried out the attack, whether they are 10 […] The post Arrest attackers
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is demanding increased funding for the prevention and control of Hepatitis. A statement by the service on Tuesday stated that Hepatitis B and C are the second leading cause of death through infectious diseases and must be treated with urgency. In a Citi News interview, the Programs Manager for National […] The post GHS calls for
The Western Regional House of Chiefs has indicated that its doors are open to mediate the feud between Lower and Upper Dixcove. The two towns have a long-standing dispute over boundaries which degenerated earlier this week, leading to the destruction and assault of a number of people in lower Dixcove including its chief, Nana Akwasi […] The post We’ll
The government is satisfied with the progress of expansion works of educational infrastructure senior high schools to deal with challenges created by the Free Senior High School policy. The Deputy Minister-in-charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, in an interview with Citi News, disclosed that contractors working on the projects are expected to […] The post ‘Government
The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi on Monday honoured five distinguished Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at a ceremony at its National Headquarters in Accra for their dedication to duty. Four of the honoured Officers on 8th of July, 2019 intercepted volumes of petroleum products being smuggled through an unapproved […] The post Immigration
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa family, joined the South African High Commission in Ghana to offer some volunteerism activities at the Osu Children’s Home in Accra to commemorate the 10th year anniversary celebration of Nelson Mandela Day. Staff and volunteers from the two organizations spent half of the day at the orphanage by […] The post Barclays Ghana,
The National Media Commission (NMC) has ruled that Multimedia Group’s controversial documentary titled ‘Militia in the heart of the nation’ was misleading. The Commission in a ruling said it found that the documentary goes against GJA’s code of ethics although the focus on group operating from the Castle was in the interest of the public. […] The post Joy
Fifa has banned Confederation of African Football (Caf) executive committee member Musa Bility for 10 years and fined him $500,000 (£400,000) for breaching its code of ethics. Football’s world governing body found the former Liberia FA (LFA) president “guilty of having misappropriated Fifa funds, as well as having received benefits and found himself in situations […] The post Caf
Popular Ugandan pop star and opposition MP Bobi Wine has officially announced that he will run for president in the 2021 election. The 37-year-old will challenge President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power for 33 years. The singer calls himself the “ghetto president”, and is a fierce critic of Mr Museveni. He was charged […] The post Ugandan pop star
The Ministry of Roads and Highways says it will take a week to fix the main Madina-Tetteh Quarshie road at Okponglo. Part of the road caved in on Tuesday, obstructing traffic flow and posing a threat to motorists moving from Okponglo towards East Legon. The situation also resulted in the closure of a section of […] The post We’ll fix caved-in Okponglo road
The Chief of Sekyere Hemang in the Western Region, Nana Kwedukyerefuor II has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy. The policy, which was implemented in September 2017, has seen some 270,000 more students enrolled in Senior High School across the country in two years. All […] The post We value gov’t’s
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