A former Director of the Transformation Office of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Dr. Benjamin Agorzor, is currently in the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) over his alleged involvement in a supposed plot by some persons to destabilize the country. Already, some nine persons including Dr. Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, who’s believed to […] The post Another
Cancer is a leading cause of death of children, with 300,000 new cases diagnosed each year among children aged 0-19 years. Children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries are four times more likely to die of the disease than children in high-income countries. This is because their illnesses are not diagnosed, and they are […] The post Childhood
A stereotype can be defined as a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Widely deemed to be the ‘weaker sex’ in society, women are usually dissuaded from engaging in certain physical activities – sometimes even some sporting activities like weightlifting and shot put, just […] The post Rita Mensah
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians to turnout in their numbers on 17th December, and vote ‘Yes’ in the Referendum to elect their own Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives. Speaking at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Akatsi District Assembly, on Monday, 4th November, 2019, at the commencement of his 2-day tour of […] The post Vote
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has come under criticism over the budget of about GH¢ 2 million for donation and sponsorship of some public functions. An internal memo sighted by Citi News showed that various amounts were given to the First Lady’s Foundation, Rebecca Foundation; The Ghana Journalists Association, and the celebration of the […] The post GNPC
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Achibald Letsa, says the government will not open the Ho airport until it completes negotiations with private airlines who wish to start flying to the region. The US$25 million facility which was completed over a year ago is yet to be commissioned leading the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) accusing […] The post We
A private legal practitioner and former Vice Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Kwame Jantuah has called on the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), to sue government over the non-enforcement of laws that bar foreigners from operating in Ghana’s retail space. According to him, GUTA must ensure that a court rules […] The post Sue
Police in the Ashanti Region have begun investigations into an alleged assassination attempt on Member of Parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency, Kennedy Kankam. Police say they are also investigating a case of robbery on the legislator and his family after three masked men with arms stormed his residence on Saturday and took away laptops, phones, […] The post Police
After battling the preliminary, knockout and semifinal stages, three schools: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KAAF University, and All Nations University, made it to the final stage of the HR Focus Business Challenge 2019. HR Focus in partnership with SC Mobile organized the 2019 HR Focus Business Challenge for a total of […] The post All
The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery has commended the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) for helping to reduce kidnapping cases in the Country. “I hear people trying to make kidnapping, a new phenomenon. It is not new. Ghana for the past eight years recorded 504 kidnapping cases between 2011 and 2019,” he said. He was addressing […] The post Kidnapping is not
A Governance Analyst, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae has cautioned government against starving the Electoral Commission (EC) of much-needed funds in its quest to wean the country off donor support for the 2020 election. Speaking to Citi News, Dr. Osae insisted that irrespective of the source of funding, the government must put the electoral commission in […] The post Election
The Ministry of Education has said it cannot give timelines as to when the textbooks for the new curriculum for basic schools will be available for use by pupils. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment NaCCA this year reviewed the curriculum for basic school education. According to NaCCA, the move was to modify some […] The post We
The Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Council has appointed Dr. Ebenezer D.O. Ansa as the new Director of its Animal Research Institute. Until his appointment, he served as Head of the Hydrobiology Laboratory, Acting Head of the Biomedical and Public Health Unit and Head of the Environmental Biology and Health of the CSIR-Water […] The post CSIR
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa Central, Dr. Rashid Hassan Pelpuo has taken a swipe at the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Owusu Afriyie Akoto for making alleged abusive comments about northern Ghana. Mr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto is reported to have said that the success from the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme is […] The post Northern
Ghanaian traders at Opera Square in Accra have embarked on yet another operation to lock-up shops owned by foreigners in the national capital. The operation which is not backed by police is also targeting shops owned by Chinese nationals. This is the third time such incident had occurred at this venue where foreign-owned shops operating […] The post Opera Square
McDonald’s has fired its chief executive Steve Easterbrook after he had a relationship with an employee. The US fast-food giant said the relationship was consensual, but Mr Easterbrook had “violated company policy” and shown “poor judgement”. In an email to staff, the British businessman acknowledged the relationship and said it was a mistake. “Given the […] The post McDonald’s
Remember those first amazing weeks and months together as a couple? You only saw the best parts of each other. But now, has that all-consuming intimacy faded away? Did it take your sex life down into the abyss with it? In a recent “Happy, Healthy Sex in Marriage” survey, 77 percent of YourTango experts said the […] The post Eight tender ways
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that the government’s planned and ongoing infrastructural developments will not cause it to overspend in the election year. He said the government has worked on sourcing funds from various sources that will not have any direct effect on the fiscal account. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast […] The post We’ll
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that the government’s planned and ongoing infrastructural developments will not cause it to overspend in the election year. He said the government has worked on sourcing funds from various sources that will not have any direct effect on the fiscal account. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast […] The post We’ll
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that the government’s planned and ongoing infrastructural developments will not cause it to overspend in the election year. He said the government has worked on sourcing funds from various sources that will not have any direct effect on the fiscal account. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast […] The post We’ll
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