A native of Walewale, Alhassan Abubakari Dauda has donated an ambulance to the West Mamprusi Municipal Hospital. This is to help cater for referral and emergency cases within the municipality. This is the second time the German-based native is donating such ambulance to the municipality. The first donation was done in 2003 when he donated […] The post Philantropist

President Nana Akufo-Addo has applauded the contribution of churches in the development of education in Ghana. The President says Ghana’s educational system would have been in shambles without the support of the church. The president made the remark during a meeting with the President of the Sarang Church of Korea, Rev. Dr. Jung Hyun at […] The post Akufo-Addo

Some ‘One Village, One Dam projects in the Northern region have been abandoned by contractors. According to residents, contractors left the site about a year ago and have since not returned. Citi News’ Northern regional correspondent Diana Ngon visited some communities and reports that despite it being uncompleted the dams were able to store some […] The post One

The SOAS University of London has appointed Dr. Gideon Boako, the spokesperson of Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as a Research Associate. Dr. Boako will be working directly with the Centre for Global Finance under the SOAS University of London. The two-year appointment which is extendable took effect on February 1, 2020. Dr. Boako, […] The post SOAS

A 200-acre mango plantation has been destroyed by fire at Tainso in the Tain District of the Bono Region. The Chief Executive Officer of Botim Farms, owner of the mango plantation, Yaw Gyan narrated his ordeal to Citi News saying: “A bush fire has burnt my farm. I don’t know the source of the fire. All […] The post Bono: 200-acre mango plantation destroyed

Barclays Bank Ghana, has unveiled the internationally acclaimed and award-winning Hip-Hop artiste, M.anifest as their brand ambassador. This comes ahead of its rebranding to Absa Bank Ghana Limited on Monday 10 February 2020. M.anifest is known for his musical boundary crossing, multilingual wordplay, and a refreshing hybrid song writing approach that acknowledges both his Ghanaian […] The post M.anifest

Citi News’ Umaru Sanda Amadu reports on the excavators which were seized from galamsey operators which are currently parked at the Aviation lands in Adentan. The post Finding the ‘missing’ excavators: About 90 parked on Aviation land at Adentan appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive

The Action Chapel International has donated 100 bags of rice to the Medium Security Prison of Nsawam. The annual kind gesture by the church is aimed at helping to alleviate the prison’s enormous challenges, bedevilling it. The post Action Chapel International donates 100 bags of rice to Nsawam Prison appeared first on Citinewsroom

Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso has urged the government to support initiatives to increase the residential capacities of tertiary institutions. Prof. Danso noted that this call was apt because of the expected increased in admissions from the first batch of students who benefited from free secondary education. […] The post KNUST

Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso has urged the government to support initiatives to increase the residential capacities of tertiary institutions. Prof. Danso noted that this call was apt because of the expected increased in admissions from the first batch of students who benefited from free secondary education. […] The post KNUST

A Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is unhappy that Ghanaian students in Wuhan, China have not yet been evacuated despite the spread of the novel coronavirus. So far, the Ghanaian Embassy in China has been supporting Ghanaian students with food supplies, although some countries have evacuated their nationals […] The post Coronavirus

A Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, has criticised the government for still not evacuating, among others, Ghanaian students in Wuhan, China, as novel coronavirus outbreak worsens. So far, the Ghanaian Embassy in China has been supporting Ghanaian students with food supplies, although some countries have evacuated their nationals […] The post Coronavirus

Newspaper Headlines: Friday, February 7, 2020 The post Newspaper Headlines: Friday, February 7, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Articles, Opinions, Viral Content.

The Minority in Parliament has stated that it will not approve the construction of the Pwalugu multipurpose dam if the Majority does not furnish the House with the right details. According to the Minority MPs, they will not vote for the approval of the deal “unless the right thing is done.” Speaking on Eyewitness News, […] The post Minority not

Government is expected to meet the management and shareholders of Neoplan Ghana Limited later today to find ways to revive the struggling company. Neoplan Ghana announced a planned shutdown last month due to lack of contracts and mounting losses. Government’s intervention helped to stop the planned shut down, with the promise of revamping the firm. […] The post Shareholders

The Ministry of Interior has given assurances that its agencies are committed to safeguarding the country’s borders in the wake of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. According to the sector minister, Ambrose Dery, his outfit will collaborate with the Ministry of Health to ensure smooth implementation of the agreed health guidelines. Speaking to the […] The post We’ll

The Ministry of the Interior has given assurances that its agencies are committed to safeguarding the country’s borders in the wake of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. According to the sector minister, Ambrose Dery, his outfit will collaborate with the Ministry of Health to ensure smooth implementation of the agreed health guidelines. Speaking to […] The post We’ll

The National Communications Officer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has said government’s fight against galamsey was only a sham aimed at helping top officials of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to amass wealth. He indicated that the fight against galamsey, which was expected to yield positive results, had rather led […] The post Government’s

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised President Nana Akufo-Addo to investigate what it described as more significant corruption allegations instead of the Airbus bribery scandal. Addressing the press in Accra on Thursday, the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, said: “If President Nana Akufo-Addo cares to investigate this matter which clearly contains […] The post Focus

The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa has downplayed calls by the Minority in Parliament for the arrest of the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng. Yaw Buaben Asamoa said Prof. Frimpong-Boateng’s integrity is intact, despite allegations that he is complicit in the disappearance of some […] The post Missing