As part of its contribution towards the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Ghana, the European Union Delegation to Ghana in partnership with the environmental NGO, Plastic Punch, has donated a hand-washing machine to the LEKMA Polyclinic at Nungua in the Krowor Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Speaking to citinewsroom.com, […] The post COVID-19
Firefighters are battling a raging inferno at one of the buildings belonging to Royal Foam Limited at Ayigya, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The fire, which is said to have started at about 5 pm on Friday, gutted one of the buildings where some chemicals are stored. Firefighters are making frantic efforts […] The post Firefighters battle inferno
Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has extolled the qualities of the core team of individuals who led a mammoth anti-government protest in 1995 dubbed “Kume Preko” demo. The protest was held to express displeasure at the Value Added Tax (VAT) initiative introduced by the then Jerry John Rawlings government as well as the untold […] The post ‘Kume
Eyewitness News looks into revelations MTN Ghana rejected a request for mobile money subscriber data and the possibility that KelniGVG’s CEO may have perjured herself. The La Dadekotopon MP, Vincent Odotei Sowah, is also hosted on Point Blank. Citi97.3 · Eyewitness News, Friday, May 22, 2020 The post Eyewitness News, Friday, May 22, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 22nd May 2020, swore into office two newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court, Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga and Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu. Their swearing-in were done at separate ceremonies at the Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s Presidency. First swearing-in Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, […] The post Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 22nd May 2020, swore into office two newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court, Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga and Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu. Their swearing-in were done at separate ceremonies at the Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s Presidency. First swearing-in Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, […] The post Akufo-Addo
All across the world, public gatherings have either been outlawed or discouraged because of the ravaging nature of the coronavirus pandemic. In Ghana, the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 together with its associated Executive Instrument (EI) 64 has banned public gatherings. Though a few exceptions were allowed by the Instrument, mass religious gatherings were not […] The post Diana
The Deputy Director of Health in the Eastern Region, Dr Albert Antobre-Boateng has confirmed that 15 health workers in the area have tested positive for Coronavirus. This represents about 13 percent of the total number of cases recorded in the region. According to the Ghana Health Service, the Eastern Region as of May 22, 2020, […] The post 15 health workers test
Two individuals are in the grips of the Awutu Ofaakor Police Command for allegedly stealing chamber valve belonging to the Ghana Water Company Limited. The two, Emmanuel Kwaku Abeka, aged 22 and Ramzy Kwasi Opare, aged 27 were charged with conspiracy to steal, causing damage and stealing. Speaking to Citi News, DSP Samuel Shadrack Amfoh, […] The post Central Region:
Francis Kwarteng Arthur, a Ghanaian and private legal practitioner challenging the President’s Executive Instrument on the Electronic Communications law, has filed an application in court seeking to have the Chief Executive Officer of KelniGVG, Rouba Habboushi jailed for alleged perjury. In his application, Mr. Arthur explained that Roaba Habboushi in the ongoing case in court […] The post Lawyer
A coronavirus vaccine trialed in 108 healthy volunteers in China safely triggered an immune response in the participants, a new study reveals. Antibody production seen in the patients is a good sign that the vaccine may protect them from infection, but it’s too soon to say for sure. The Chinese vaccine, made by CanSino, was […] The post Coronavirus:
Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has refused to provide the mobile money details of its customers to KelniGVG Limited. MTN made this in its response in a case in which a private citizen has gone to court in a bid to stop the government from accessing his private information from network providers amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. […] The post MTN rejects
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has presented a number of food items to the Muslim community, ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration this weekend. In what has been a routine, even before he became a Member of Parliament in 1996, Mr. Mahama asked the National Zongo Caucus Coordinator of the […] The post Mahama
Hi admired Jean, The ruling NPP and an opposition NDC stand to lose when there is yet another election violence in this country but the EC loses even more. And to think it would be you in charge of this EC, it bleeds my heart even more. I can not come into terms with a […] The post Kabu Nartey writes: My love letter to EC Boss, Madam Jean Mensa appeared first
Twenty-two assembly members of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly are threatening to seek an injunction on the election of a Municipal Chief Executive after the former one was sacked by the President earlier this month. According to the disgruntled assembly members, they were prevented from entering the hall where the confirmation of the President’s MCE-nominee, […] The post Tarkwa
The Minority in Parliament has renewed calls for the Electoral Commission (EC) to appear before the House to provide updates on its plans for the 2020 election. The call follows a motion filed in the House earlier this week by a Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, challenging C.I. 126 which is urging […] The post Minority renews call for EC to appear
The singer Mory Kanté, who helped bring African music to world audiences with hits like Yéké Yéké, has died in Guinea. Kanté died in hospital on Friday in the capital, Conakry, aged 70, his son Balla Kanté told the AFP news agency. His death was the result of untreated health problems, Balla Kanté said. “He […] The post Mory Kanté: African music star dies aged 70
BAYERN MUNICH VS EINTRACHT FRANKFURT Hansi Flick not only has Bayern high on confidence since he took over, but has the masses already discussing whether his team deliver a better brand of football than his predecessors Guardiola and Heynckes. The Bavarians braved a tough away trip to Union Berlin and came out with a 2 […] The post Betyourway: Top picks for Bundesliga week 27
The Brong Ahafo Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, widely known as Abronye DC is currently at the CID Headquarters for questioning. Abronye DC was invited by the Police following an official complaint lodged by a former President, John Dramani Mahama over allegations of a planned assassination of some members […] The post CID
Stigma, throughout history, has imposed suffering on groups vulnerable to any disease and impaired efforts in thwarting the progress in treating those diseases. This happens when groups are blamed for their illness because they are viewed as unclean or unfit to live with society. Stigma is one of the challenges common to most societies that […] The post Samuel Mensah Noi
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