The Ministry of Energy says power supply to the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO) has been restored after some negotiations. The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) disconnected power supply to VALCO earlier on Monday because of a US$30 million outstanding debt to the power transmitter. But a few hours after GRIDCo announced the disconnection, the […] The post Power
FBNBank Ghana, a subsidiary of First Bank Nigeria Limited has held its annual festival of nine lessons and carols as part of the Christmas festivities. The event gave the bank an opportunity to host and interact with selected customers and vendors of the bank in a fun-filled and relaxing atmosphere of music, merriment and gratitude […] The post FBNBank holds annual festival
The Jamestown District Police has arrested five suspects including a worker at a Chinese wholesale shop for allegedly robbing the same wholesale shop at Adedenkpo, Accra. The robbery occurred on 27th December 2019 at about 3:30 pm. Four suspects, namely Alhassan Yusif, Charles Ekpi, Kwasi Emmanuel Ahiangbe alias Abongo and Richard Yeboah, forcibly entered the […] The post Jamestown:
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has promised to take action on the many complaints made against some hotels and ride-hailing apps over the quality of their service and pricing in recent times. This comes on the back of many stories and allegations of exorbitant prices forced cancellation of bookings among others. The Chief Executive Officer […] The post Year
The family of Regina Agya, a 14-year-old deaf and dumb girl who went missing last Saturday are appealing for help to find their relative. Although the family reported the issue to the police, Regina is yet to be found. According to an extract from the Teshie police, the girl’s mother, Christiana Gawu, who resides at Teshie […] The post Family appeal
The Aboadze Enclave Lions Club will from January 2020 commence the introduction of 3D zebra crossings on various roads within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and the Shama District with the aim of helping to reduce pedestrian knockdowns. The President of the Aboadze Enclave Lions Club, Lion Martin Lawer Akondor, who told Citi News the 3D zebra […] The post Aboadze
Actress Sharon Stone says she was blocked from the dating app Bumble. The online platform said there had been several reports of a fake profile, the 62-year-old posted on Twitter. “Hey @bumble, is being me exclusionary?” the star of the 1992 film Basic Instinct asked the online app, which matches those looking for romance based […] The post Actress Sharon Stone
The eighteen persons believed to be part of the Western Togoland Separatist movement who were arrested in Bimbilla have been remanded into prison custody by a Circuit court in Yendi. They are to reappear in court on January 9, 2020. This is to allow for the persecution to properly charge them. The court was presided […] The post Court remands 18 suspected
The Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO) is currently without power because of a $30million debt. According to a release, the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) disconnected VALCO from the power grid today “after several attempts to get VALCO to honour its payment obligations failed.” “The decision was made by the Management of GRIDCo after several […] The post GRIDCo
Police in the Northern Region have arrested 18 persons suspected to be part of the separatist group, Western Togoland. According to sources within the Police Service in the Region, the arrest followed intelligence that some members of the alleged separatist group from Kpassa were holding a meeting in a primary school in Bimbila with the […] The post 18 suspected
The Ghana Tourism Authority says it spent about GH¢ 6 million in promotion of the ‘Year of Return’ campaign in and out of the country. The Executive Director of the Authority, Akwesi Agyemang said the expenditure did not include spending on media documentaries. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, he said the returns […] The post We
A rhino thought to be the oldest in the world has died in Tanzania, aged 57. Fausta, an eastern black rhino, was first sighted in the Ngorongoro crater in 1965, when she was three. She roamed the crater freely for more than 54 years, but health issues in her old age required her to spend […] The post ‘World’s oldest rhino’ Fausta dies in Tanzania aged 57
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Mampong, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong has commissioned the traffic lights for the municipality. The lights and solar-powered street lights were provided at the cost of GHS180,000.00 in the Asante- Mampong Township. Funded through his MP’s Common Fund, the traffic light, the first in the Municipal capital, was hailed by the people […] The post Asante
More and more of our brothers and sisters in the diaspora are making it back home this yuletide after a special invitation from Ghana. The year was officially declared a ‘year of return’ during a speech by the president in Washington, D.C., in September 2018. The aims, among others, were to make Ghana and Africa […] The post The Marxism behind the ‘Year of Return’
Commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution will be held in Winneba on Tuesday, December 31. The scourge of monetization in Ghana’s electoral politics will be the underlying theme for the address. The commemoration which will take place at the Winneba Lorry Park with a durbar of Chiefs and people will also […] The post Rawlings
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has been tasked to collaborate with other telco regulators and mobile network operators across the sub-region to come up with a flat rate for international calls within the region. This has become necessary due to the upcoming implementation of a regime for the waiving of extra charges on roaming phone […] The post Telco
Right To Play Ghana has been lauded by the Keta Municipality for introducing play-based learning methodology which enables teachers to incorporate play in their lesson delivery. The Keta Municipal Education Director, Victor Kwaku Kovey said the method has proven to be an important classroom tool such that its use brings about improvement in the performance […] The post Right-to-Play
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