The office of former President, Jerry John Rawlings has described as false, a publication carried by the Ghanaian Chronicle newspaper captioned “My daughter was a victim of ‘Sex for Grade’.” It says the story is also a distorted rendition of what transpired when the National Executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) called on President […] The post My
The Ministry of Inner-City and Zongo Development says it will settle all outstanding arrears owed Arabic Instructors by the end of November. This comes after the Arabic Instructors Association announced its intention to embark on a nationwide demonstration next week to compel the government to pay their outstanding allowances. Speaking to Citi News, the Director […] The post Arabic
The Director-General of the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno has asked the personnel of the department to desist from extorting monies from drivers. The MTTD Boss says the extortion of monies, illegal seizure of documents and the unnecessary delays of drivers is negatively affecting the image of the service. […] The post Desist
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Peter Kotoe Nortsu, wants the headmaster of the Suhum Presbyterian Senior High School (SHS) sanctioned, for allowing his students to be exposed to politics. In a video that has gone viral, a man believed to be an ambassador of the government’s flagship program the Free Senior High School Policy, […] The post Sanction
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has begun investigations into the “Cash for Justice” saga in which a senior state attorney has been accused of taking money to allegedly compromise justice delivery in the country. Citi News sources say the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has directed the investigation division of his outfit to immediately probe […] The post Special Prosecutor
The leader of Anointed Palace Chapel, Francis Antwi, popularly known as Rev. Obofour has been granted bail by the Accra Regional Police Command after he was invited for questioning on Tuesday. The Police said the religious leader was invited for questioning over a viral social media video that saw him allegedly order a congregant to […] The post Rev. Obofuor granted bail
Government has started paying accrued allowances to some beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation program under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). According to Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister-in-Charge of Forestry, Benito Owusu Bio, two months of arrears have been paid. “Within the last two weeks, two months of their arrears have been paid to […] The post Youth
The Ministry of Education has denied allegations by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the government is deceptively using its Free Senior High School (SHS) ambassadors to run political campaigns for the NPP in Senior High Schools. The Ministry says it does not recognize the said ambassador who was captured in a video making […] The post Education
In a bid to curb the ‘sex for grades’ notion that hangs over the University of Ghana, its Vice Chancellor, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, has indicated that the University is considering a review of its sexual misconduct policy to allow for the publication of the names of persons found culpable. This he believes would serve […] The post UG to publish names
The Public Education Committee of the Greater Accra Regional Lands Commission in collaboration with the Shai- Osudoku District Assembly, has held a public forum at Shai Osudoku for some residents on land use, land registration and the mandate of the Commission. The Greater Regional Chairman of the Lands Commission, Alex Quainoo, said the engagement with […] The post Shai-Osudoku
Criminals have been laundering money via the popular Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) video game, says creator Valve. In a statement, it said the game had been targeted by global cyber-criminals looking to “liquidate their gains”. The thieves exploited the game’s loot-gathering systems, which allow players to trade keys and unlock rewards for real cash. […] The post Valve
Five million masks are being distributed at schools in India’s capital, Delhi, after pollution made the air so toxic officials were forced to declare a public health emergency. A Supreme Court-mandated panel imposed several restrictions in the city and two neighbouring states, as air quality deteriorated to “severe” levels. All construction has been halted for […] The post Millions
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is to host the 2019 edition of the Newsroom Contest scheduled to begin on Monday, November 4 and end on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. This year’s contest is the fourth edition since it was instituted in 2015 with the goal of injecting an extracurricular activity in the […] The post UPSA to host 4th edition of Newsroom contest
A law introducing new controls on the internet has come into force in Russia amid concerns it may be used by the government to silence its critics. In theory, the “sovereign internet” law gives officials wide-ranging powers to restrict traffic on the Russian web. The Kremlin has said the law will improve cyber security. A […] The post Russia internet:
The Ministry of Health (MoH) Basic School and Unique Child School will this Saturday lock horns on Citi TV‘s Best Brain show for the penultimate preliminary contest of the quiz competition. Reps from both schools are poised to treat viewers to a gruelling contest to determine which one of them joins the four other schools […] The post Best Brain: Unique
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has handed over a van to support Citi TV’s War Against Indiscipline (WAI) campaign. The van is to augment the efforts of the Police while a team of enforcement officers from the DVLA inspect the authenticity of licenses and road worthiness of offending drivers. WAI, which is an […] The post DVLA presents
At least four persons are feared dead in a gory accident on the Adidome- Sogakope highway with two sustaining severe injuries. A Pontiac vibe car with registration number, GE 5684-16 which was headed to Sogakope from Ho with two persons onboard on Friday morning was involved in a head-on collision with a Toyota Carena car […] The post Sogakope: Four persons feared dead,
The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has provided documentary evidence to support the Attorney General in the quest to retrieve some 47 million Euros judgment debt wrongfully paid to Waterville Holdings over the construction of stadia for the CAN 2008 tournament. The Special Prosecutor had in his personal capacity sued the Attorney General over the failure […] The post Waterville
An Indonesian man – who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws – has been publicly whipped after being caught having an affair with a married woman. Mukhlis bin Muhammad of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) was flogged 28 times. The woman he had the affair with was caned 23 times. Mukhlis […] The post Man who set adultery laws flogged for adultery
Ghana appears to be struggling to attain the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, which deals with Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for all. While some homes in Ghana still do not have access to toilet facilities, many public basic schools either have inadequate toilet facilities or none at all. The Nima cluster of schools located in […] The post Students at Nima
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