The Western Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Jacob Mahama is calling for all workers at the Jubilee Oil Field to be quarantined after about 50 more workers tested positive for COVID-19. He said having the remaining staff quarantined off-shore for the mandatory 14-day period will help in curtailing any further spread of […] The post All
The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, has charged oil and gas companies to sit-up to avert further spread of COVID-19 at Ghana’s Jubilee Field. The Minister who was speaking to Citi News after a briefing from the Health Directorate in Sekondi on the situation also charged the Petroleum Commission which is the regulator […] The post Oil
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said it supports Bernard Mornah’s caution to the Electoral Commission over the voter registration exercise. According to the letter inviting Bernard Mornah to the CID headquarters in Accra, the PNC National Chairman is quoted as having said that he will resist every attempt by the EC to compile a […] The post We
Some officials of Payboy Company Limited have been arrested by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO). EOCO, in a release, said that the arrest was effected on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 after its preliminary investigations showed that the company was offering some financial services without the requisite license from the Bank of Ghana or […] The post Officials
There was confusion at the Paniel Prayer Camp at Gbetsile in the Greater Accra Region on Friday, May 29, 2020, after land guards stormed the area. According to some residents and members of the prayer camp, the land guards numbering about 30 allegedly fired warning shots as they levelled the land with earth-moving equipment. Some […] The post Tension at Gbetsile as land
The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has ordered all circuit and district courts across the country to sit and adjudicate matters bordering on personal liberties on holidays, weekends and even during periods of civil unrest when their safety can be guaranteed. Justice Anin-Yeboah gave the order on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. The order is the first […] The post Sit
The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has ordered all circuit and district courts across the country to sit and adjudicate matters bordering on personal liberties on holidays, weekends and even during periods of civil unrest so far as their safety can be guaranteed. Justice Anin-Yeboah gave the order on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. The order is […] The post Chief
The Management of 37 Military Hospital wants more personal protective equipment to be made available to the facility to meet the demands of its staff in the delivery of quality healthcare. The Commander of the Hospital, Brigadier General Nii Adjah Obodai in an interview with Citi News the hospital is currently running low on its […] The post 37 Military
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is pushing for the Electoral Commission (EC) to appear before Parliament on June 9 to brief the House on its preparedness for the 2020 general elections, instead of June 16 as requested by the Commission. “…according to them[EC], they will be able to avail themselves on the 16th […] The post 2020 polls:
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana has commenced a US$ 300, 000 support project to help fight the coronavirus in the Upper West Region. The project which is under the Malaria Control Programme of the company will provide daily disinfection services to 13 major health facilities in the region. It will also provide nose masks and other Personal […] The post COVID-19:
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has also thrown its weight behind calls for the government to reopen schools for only final year students amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. President Akufo-Addo on March 15, 2020, directed the closure of schools in the country to curb the spread of the virus has now been a matter […] The post NUGS backs calls to reopen schools
There shall be a 24-hour prayer and worship session on Citi TV this weekend. Dubbed Intercede Ghana, the prayer and worship event will be from 6 pm on Saturday, 30th May to 6 pm, Sunday, 31st May 2020. It is to seek the face of God in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Gospel musicians to […] The post Duncan Williams, Korankye Ankrah, Joe
There shall be a 24-hour prayer and worship session on Citi TV this weekend. Dubbed Intercede Ghana, the prayer and worship event will be from 6 pm on Saturday, 30th May to 6 pm, Sunday, 31st May 2020. It is to seek the face of God in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Gospel musicians to […] The post Duncan Williams, Agyin Asare, Joe Mettle
A 65-year-old man, Shahadu Kwame is in the grips of the Northern Regional police for shooting to death his nephew at Paansiya in the Yendi Municipality. The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old Latif Abdul-Rahaman. According to police, the incident happened at about 1800 GMT on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Narrating the incident to Citi […] The post Yendi: 65-year-old
Major bridges and drains in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region will soon be re-engineered following the increase in flooding incidents, according to the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa. At least four major bridges in the district flood each year during the rainy season. On Thursday, a saloon vehicle was reportedly swept off […] The post Ho
Major bridges and drains in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region will soon be re-engineered following the rise in flood incidents. At least four major bridges in the district flood each year during the rainy season. On Thursday, a saloon vehicle was reportedly swept off the road by floodwaters. The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. […] The post Ho
Ghanaians who are currently in Nigeria and wish to return home despite the closure of the country’s borders will have to pay at least $800 to be flown back home via a chartered flight. This is according to a notice issued by Ghana’s High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria on Friday, May 29, 2020 The evacuation […] The post Ghanaians in Nigeria to pay at least
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has discredited reports of a surge in severely-ill COVID-19 cases. Media reports citing an internal memo at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital indicated that critical surgeries had been suspended. This according to the internal memo, is because anaesthetists whose services are critical in surgeries had been […] The post No
COVID-19 burdens COVID-19 seems to have become the world’s number one public enemy not only in the area of health, but also in almost all aspects of human endeavours. In other words, as a result of its broader implications and effects beyond the health sector, the disease has become one of the major sources of […] The post Easing of some COVID-19
In this edition of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle and the team focus on the reports that surgeries at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have been suspended because of a spike in intensive COVID-19 cases. On the Citi Business Edition, Bernard Avle speaks to the CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Yofi Grant. […] The post Citi Breakfast Show – Friday, May 29, 2020
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