Three fuel tanker trucks have been razed by fire near a depot belonging to the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) at Buipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region. Officials of BOST told citinewsroom.com that efforts have been put in place to put out the fire. “Three of the tankers parked […] The post Three fuel tankers razed by fire

Commissioner of Police (COP) Isaac Ken Yeboah has been named the new Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). This was announced on Friday in a statement signed by the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh where changes were made among top officials of the Police Service. He takes over from Maame Maame Yaa Tiwaa […] The post COP Isaac Yeboah

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has been reassigned by the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh. She is now the Director-General in-charge of Welfare at the Ghana Police Service. COP Isaac Ken Yeboah, formerly the Director-General in-charge of Admin is now the new CID Director-General. Tiwaa’s reassignment was […] The post Shakeup

Severe harmattan in the North of Ghana has forced an upsurge in demand for shea butter as local residents strive to protect their skin from increasingly harsh weather conditions. The northeast trade winds which usually begins from November through to March blows dry wind affecting visibility. During this season most people experience dry skin with […] The post Demand

George Amoh, the acting Executive Secretary of the National Peace Council has denied claims that he has authorized the arrest of the leader of the True Word Prophetic Fire Ministries, Prophet Nigel Gaizie over his New Year’s eve prophecies. He said recent media publications suggesting so are false and must be disregarded. In a statement […] The post I’ve

The Western Regional office of the National Democratic Congress has refuted claims by the government that two separate projects under the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) initiative have been completed in the region. Western Regional Organiser for the NDC, Japhet Baidoo, speaking at the party’s New Year interaction with journalists in Sekondi said, the KEDA Ceramics Company Limited […] The post Claims

The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Nigeria has refuted reports that it is in a diplomatic row with the Government of Ghana over a property leased for it’s High Commission in Ghana. Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry is responding to reports that its property on No. 10 Barnes Road in Accra was “violated” by Ghanaian authorities after […] The post Nigeria

Ing. Herbert Ato Morrison has been appointed the acting Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Citi News can confirm. His appointment follows the resignation of Isaac Osei, who served as the MD of TOR for nearly three years. A source at the refinery disclosed to Citi News that the mantle fell on Ing. […] The post Ato Morrison appointed acting Managing Director

It was the year of 1984, Jerry Rawlings was the president of Ghana, just a year before 1 million Ghanaians returned to Ghana after been expelled from Nigeria. On the other side of the world in Britain the year was dominated by the miner’s strike. Most importantly this is the year two young Ghanaians in […] The post Returning back home? [Article] appeared first on Citinewsroom

A 43-year-old businessman Kofi Sarkodie has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly snatching a car from a driver at gunpoint at Asakore Mampong in the Ashanti Region. Sarkodie is said to have carried out the nefarious act with three others now at large. According to police, the vehicle allegedly taken away by Sakordie […] The post Businessman in court

Police in the Ashanti Region are investigating the death of a middle-aged woman after she was allegedly shot in her hotel room in Kumasi. The incident happened on Thursday dawn at the Cedar Crescent Hotel. Citi News sources say the deceased was attacked together with her boyfriend while they were lodging at the facility. Management […] The post Ashanti: Woman

2,928 babies were born in Ghana on New Year’s day according to estimates from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The number is only one percent of the total number of babies born across the world on 1st January 2020. According to UNICEF, 392,000 babies were born in 2020 on New Year’s Day. “The beginning of […] The post UNICEF estimates

When you think about hydrogen and flight, the image that comes to mind for most is the Hindenburg airship in flames. But in a lab deep in the basement of Imperial College in London, a young team has built what it believes is the future of air travel. H2Go Power is seeking a patent to […] The post H2Go Power seeks to power drones with a ‘happy gas’ appeared first

Iran’s most powerful military commander, General Qasem Soleimani, has been killed by a US airstrike in Iraq. The 62-year-old spearheaded Iranian military operations in the Middle East as head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. He was killed at Baghdad airport, along with other Iran-backed militia figures, early on Friday in a strike ordered by US […] The post Qasem

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye says government is considering an extension of the closed fishing season. According to her, the closed season which was introduced by the government, last year had a positive impact on harvest. Speaking to Citi News, Madam Quaye indicated that the resulting impact of the season […] The post We’re

The Atebubu Police Command in the Atebubu-Amantin district of the Bono East region has begun probing a case of a baby found in a public toilet in the community. The baby was discovered on Friday dawn in the Atebubu English/Arabic school toilet by a security man. The Assembly Member for the Atebubu Zongo Electoral Area, […] The post Bono East: Baby dumped in public toilet rescued

The Atebubu Police Command in the Atebubu-Amantin district of the Bono East region has begun probing a case of a baby abandoned in a public toilet in the community. The abandoned baby was discovered at dawn on Friday in the Atebubu English/Arabic school toilet by a security man. The Assembly Member for the Atebubu Zongo […] The post Bono East: Abandoned baby found in public toilet

President Nana Akufo-Addo will open the Ghana Investment and Opportunity Summit scheduled to take place in London from 21st to 22nd January 2020. The Summit is being held under the theme: “Accessing the African Common market through Ghana-Technology, Digitization and Industrialization. This is the second edition but this year’s summit will be taking place as […] The post Akufo-Addo