Some faulty streetlights on the Tema Motorway have been replaced with new ones by the Ghana Highway Authority following a series of complaints by motorists. Some drivers who ply the Accra Tema Motorway speaking to Citi News called on government to ensure that the rest of the faulty streetlights are fixed to bring respite to motorists. […] The post Faulty streetlights
Citi FM has been adjudged outstanding Agribusiness radio station at the Ghana Excellence Agribusiness Awards for the year 2019. Managing Director for Farm Masters Africa Limited Ghana, one of the organisations that set up the Ghana Agribusiness Excellence and Leadership Awards scheme, Anthony Selorm K. Morrison said the station was recognized for its efforts at […] The post Citi
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has interdicted the police officer who allegedly shot and injured a football fan with a rubber bullet at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday. The incident occurred when supporters of Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC went on rampage after their league match against Brekum Chelsea FC at the […] The post Police interdict officer
At least four persons have sustained varying degrees of cutlass wounds in a violent chieftaincy clash at Sakai in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region. The incident which happened on Sunday evening at about 4:30 pm has left several others, particularly women in fear and panic after a heavy joint police-military team […] The post Sissala
Leaders of some graduate teacher trainees have been detained by the Ministries Police Command for unlawful picketing at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters. The number of persons detained is unknown though police say less than 10 of them were picked up. The teachers, from 2016, 2017 and 2018 batches of various Colleges of Education, […] The post Police
A Japanese billionaire is looking for a “special someone” to join him as he becomes the first private passenger to fly to the moon. Yusaku Maezawa, 44, is due to travel to the moon in 2023 on SpaceX’s first tourist flight. But rather than go on his own, he wants to “visit such a special […] The post Japanese billionaire seeks girlfriend
The General Secretary of the Fulani Community in Ghana, Yakubu Musa Bari is worried over alleged discrimination against Fulanis in the ongoing National Identification Card registration. Yakubu Musa Bari said the Office of the Fulani Community has received many complains across the country from Fulanis who were denied an opportunity to register in the ongoing […] The post Ghana
The Public Service Workers Union of the National Board for Small Scale Industries says it will head to court if the government fails to halt the privatisation of Business Resource Centres under the Rural Enterprises Programme. The Union earlier indicated that handing over such public facilities to a private individual or group would deny Micro […] The post Workers
A group calling itself the Concerned Voters Movement (CVM) has rubbished arguments by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and some bodies calling for the Electoral Commission to abort plans to compile a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 general elections. Eight political parties opposing the new voters’ register staged a demonstration exercise, in Tamale […] The post Arguments
A giant tortoise whose legendary libido has been credited with saving his species from extinction is to return to the wild on the Galápagos Islands. Diego was among 14 male tortoises selected to take part in a breeding programme on Santa Cruz Island. The programme has been a success, producing more than 2,000 giant tortoises […] The post Tortoise with species-saving
A volcano in the Philippines has begun spewing lava, as authorities warn that a “hazardous eruption” is possible “within hours or days”. In the early hours of Monday, a weak flow of lava began seeping out of Taal volcano – located some 70km (45 miles) south of the capital Manila. It comes after it emitted […] The post Philippine Taal volcano begins spewing
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has issued a defence of priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church as his successor considers easing a ban on married men serving as priests. Pope Benedict made the appeal in a book co-authored with Cardinal Robert Sarah. It comes in response to a proposal to allow married men to be ordained […] The post Retired Pope Benedict
Niger’s government has said that the number of soldiers killed in last week’s attack on a military base has reached 89. It is the highest number of casualties suffered by the army in a single attack since it started fighting Islamist militants who spillover from neighbouring Mali in 2015. The government has declared three days […] The post Niger: Death toll from
Malawi’s Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has asked the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate bribery attempts targeting judges presiding over the presidential elections case. Justice Nyirenda wrote to the bureau that there had been attempts to bribe the five-judge panel that is hearing the petition. ACB director Reyneck Matemba confirmed to several newspapers that the […] The post Malawi’s
In the past when most Ghanaians lived in rural areas, most would typically consult an elder, a respected member of the family, or someone of good social standing in their community when they faced problems in their life. Today, more people are living in cities. It is estimated that as of 2016, 54.68% of Ghana’s […] The post Unpacking the role of religious counselling
Government will soon announce an interim Governing Council for the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Somanya in the Eastern Region. The university will also begin admitting students beginning September 2020. This assurance was given by the Minister of Education in-charge of Tertiary Education, Prof Kwasi Yankah when he inspected the state of […] The post University
CAs the games come thick and fast, so are the good teams getting distinguished from the average ones and those with title ambitions sticking their necks out for a claim while the rest are getting drawn in slug-fest of mid-table pingpong. Match week 3 of the Ghana Premier League concluded with Ashantigold and Aduana Stars, […] The post #GHPLWK3: Aduana, Ashantigold riding
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The Greater Accra Regional Chapter of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) plans to return to work today [Monday] regardless of the stance of its national executives. “The national executives have the prerogative to speak on behalf of the union… but for me, I am waiting on them until [Monday morning]. If they […] The post Greater Accra TUTAG
It’s been months since the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) begun taking on government over delayed processes to migrate its members to the proper pay structure of universities following the conversion of polytechnics to technical universities. The conversion may have come with its own challenges although its purpose was to bridge the gap […] The post All
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