Standard Chartered Bank has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer in Jersey, subject to regulatory approval. The Bank says Henry Baye brings with him 22 years’ experience across Distribution, Wealth Management and Personal Lending. Most recently he was Head of Retail Banking, Ghana and West Africa. Commenting on his new role, he said: “Our Jersey […] The post Ghanaian

President Akufo-Addo has dismissed claims that he has been clearing officials in  his government indicted in corruption scandals without evidence. The president has been accused by his opponents of clearing his officials in his governments involved in corruption scandals . But speaking at the Ghana Bar Conference in Takoradi, President Akufo-Addo said it is not […] The post I don’t

President Akufo-Addo has dismissed claims that he has been clearing officials in  his government indicted in corruption scandals without evidence. The president has been accused by his opponents of clearing his officials in his governments involved in corruption scandals . But speaking at the Ghana Bar Conference in Takoradi, President Akufo-Addo said it is not […] The post I

Dear fresher, I am happy to write you an open letter. I am also excited that you made it to the university. Given that it takes hard work to transition from the rituals of writing exams at the senior high level to secure admission to the university, let me add my voice to the choruses […] The post Charles Prempeh writes open letter to first-year UG students appeared

The Attorney General, Gloria Akufo has hinted at the prosecution of persons found culpable in the collapse of some banks in the country. According to the Attorney General, her office will begin these cases when the court resumes from the legal vacation. Madam Akufo also revealed that twenty-one persons and a Limited Liability Company are […] The post 21 persons,

A group of angry youth of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have disrupted a meeting of constituency executives in the Ashanti Region. The youth group, believed to be supporters of disqualified parliamentary aspirant for Asawase constituency, Masawudu Mubarick stormed the premises of the party’s two-storey regional headquarters building, pelting stones and chanting. Citi News’ Hafiz […] The post Aggrieved

The Municipal Chief Executive for Adenta, Alexander Daniel Nii-Noi Adumuah has blamed the lack of a functional bus terminal around Adjirigano on the inaccessibility of a land. He said his office has been working over the past two years to secure a land for the construction of a bus terminal to ease congestion on the […] The post Adjirigano: MCE blames delayed

Comfort Nutsugah, a 51-year old trader, has taken advantage of the government’s free Senior High School Policy to further her education. Ms. Nutsugah, a mother of six, who sells used clothing after school hours, is a first-year General Arts Student of the Keta Senior High Technical School in the Volta Region. She is part of […] The post 51-year-old trader takes advantage

Robert Mugabe’s nephew has said the former Zimbabwean leader died a “very bitter” man. Mr Mugabe, who died aged 95 last week, led Zimbabwe for nearly four decades until he was ousted by a coup in 2017. “Imagine people you trusted – people that were guarding you, looking after you – [turning] against you,” Leo […] The post Robert Mugabe died

Ayjay Sam, the first runner-up of Citi TV’s Voice Factory’ has disclosed that he is getting ready to release a song this week. He told AJ Sarpong in an interview on Citi FM’s ‘Brunch in the Citi’ that the song is ready for the market. “This week one of my singles will be ready so […] The post Ayjay Sam to release his first single

A Mexican teacher has come under fire for making high-school students wear cardboard boxes on their heads to block their peripheral vision and prevent them from copying from one another in an exam. Luis Juárez Texis, the director of Campus 01 “El Sabinal” at the College of Bachelors, in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, has […] The post Teacher forces

While most people mocked the headgear he wore during his performance of a Kojo Antwi’s song, the second runner-up of Voice Factory, Clec Boyson, has said that it really made him more popular. Cleck became the talk of town when he sang Kojo Antwi’s ‘Enfa Me Nko Ho’ in one of the performance episodes. Speaking […] The post The Kojo Antwi-inspired

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has stressed the need for a change in the attitudes of citizens to ease the burden on the national purse with regards to improving sanitation in the country. Speaking at a forum in Accra on ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’, Yaw Osafo Maafo complained about the “sad” situation where dustbins are […] The post Why must dustbins be locked? –

Telecommunication company MTN has denied rumours it is shutting down its Mobile Money (MoMo) service in Ghana. MTN said it is incapable of doing so per its regulatory and contractual agreements. “MTN MoMo is not a centralized service being operated at the MTN Group level. Customers’ funds are safely lodged with our 18 partner banks […] The post MTN dispels rumours

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe who died Friday in Singapore at the age of 95, is scheduled to be buried on Sunday, September 15, in a location yet to be determined, the presidency announced Sunday. “His remains are expected on Wednesday afternoon (in Zimbabwe). The official funeral is scheduled for Saturday, his funeral will take […] The post Mugabe to be buried on Sunday appeared

British Airways pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding most of the airline’s flights and disrupting thousands of travellers’ plans in unprecedented industrial action over a pay dispute. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) last month gave the airline notice of three days of industrial action in September, in what is the first-ever strike […] The post British

Last week Google disclosed a large-scale hacking effort that it said targeted users of Apple devices. It was a bombshell story. But now Apple has gone on the attack – angry in public, and absolutely incensed in private at what is being seen as something of a stitch-up. Google is standing by its research. In a […] The post Apple, angry at Google, hits back at hack claims

The authorities in northern Burkina Faso say at least 29 people have been killed in two separate attacks by alleged militants. At least 15 people were killed when a truck drove over an explosive device in Sanmatenga province, the government said. A security source told the AFP news agency most of those on board were […] The post 29 dead after ‘militants

Former President Robert Mugabe’s remains are due to be returned to Zimbabwe on Wednesday and the government has confirmed that his funeral will take place over two days this coming weekend. Mr Mugabe died, aged 95, in a hospital in Singapore last week. But now there seems to be some disagreement between the family and […] The post Mugabe’s family, Zimbabwe gov’t

South Africans have disrupted a speech in Johannesburg by a veteran politician who was trying to quell tensions following a recent wave of deadly riots and xenophobic attacks. Mangosuthu Buthelezi was heckled by a rowdy section of the crowd. Dozens of men marched through the area calling for foreigners to leave. At least 10 people, […] The post South African crowds walk