A group calling itself the Coalition of Affected DKM Customers based in the Bono East Region has slammed government for not making provision for them in the mid-year budget review with regards to their locked-up money. Leaders of the Coalition of Affected DKM Customers addressing a presser at Nkoransa on Monday, July 27, 2020, noted […] The post DKM
The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has sent a delegation to commiserate with and present some items to the family of Madam Akua Denteh, an elderly woman who was tragically lynched at Kafaba in the Savannah Region of Ghana. “The lynching of 90-year-old Madam Akua Denteh is simply abhorrent. It is tragic that in this day […] The post First Lady commiserates
Police in South Africa is investigating the killing of two alleged armed robbers at a church in Centurion municipality in Gauteng Province, local media report. The reports say three armed men stormed Querentia Ministry Church in Wierda Park on Sunday and started robbing the worshippers. A congregant identified as Pieter van der Westhuizen, who is […] The post SA congregant
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he will reconvene the agency’s emergency committee this week to assess the pandemic. The WHO first declared the spread of the virus to be an international health emergency in January, and there is no possibility that that status will be changed at […] The post COVID-19: ‘A long hard road
The Electoral Commission has urged persons who are charging fees as guarantors in the procurement of voter registration cards to desist from such practice. The activities of such persons according to the Commission are illegal and must not be tolerated. Speaking at its Let the Citizen Know forum on Monday, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, […] The post Voter
A pet cat has become the first animal to test positive for COVID-19 in the UK, the UK’s chief veterinary officer has said. Despite the result, the government said there is no evidence to suggest that the animal was involved in the transmission of the disease to its owners or that pets or other domestic […] The post Pet cat first animal to test positive for
Biotech company Moderna says it is beginning a phase three trial of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, after successful earlier safety trials. In this next phase of testing, around 30,000 healthy volunteers will get two doses of the jab, 28 days apart, to see if it can protect against the pandemic virus. The vaccine is called […] The post US coronavirus vaccine enters next
Ghana’s fastest-growing TV channel Citi TV, on Sunday 27, 2020 treated viewers to a great variety of entertainment on the Upside Down show. There was an amazing time of music with performances by the Citi Band and old school moment with the guest Disc Jockey, DJ Mensman, Chief Executive Officer of Citi FM/Citi TV. The […] The post Citi staff dazzle with amazing talents
Ghana’s fastest-growing TV channel Citi TV in Ghana, on Sunday 27, 2020 treated viewers to a great variety of entertainment on the Upside Down show. There was an amazing time of music with performances by the Citi Band and old school moment with the guest Disc Jockey, DJ Mensman, Chief Executive Officer of Citi FM/Citi […] The post Citi staff dazzles with amazing
The Bawku West District Police Command in the Upper East Region will today, Monday, July 27, bring before the Bawku circuit court, eight students of the Zebilla Senior High Technical School for rioting and causing unlawful destruction to school properties. Third-year students of the school on Saturday, July 25, vandalized school properties after their mobile […] The post Zebilla
The Ministry of Finance has projected recovery of the economy from 2021 following what it describes as harsh effects of COVID-19. According to the Chief Economics Officer at the Ministry, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, the policy programmes and policies outlined in the mid-year budget review by the ministry will propel growth to at least 4.6% in […] The post Finance Ministry projects
Some commercial drivers at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region have defended the need to maintain the current transport fares, although they have been directed to take full capacity now as part of the phased easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the transport sector. In an interview with Citi News, the drivers attributed the decision not […] The post Ashaiman:
The Supreme Court on Monday, July 27, 2020, indefinitely adjourned a contempt case against Bernard Mornah. Chief State Attorney, Bright Kuwornu told the Court that Mr. Mornah was evading service of the application on him. But when pushed for evidence of the PNC National Chairman’s evasion of service, the Chief State Attorney could not provide […] The post Contempt
Policy think tank, Strategic Thinkers Network-Africa (STRANEK-Africa) has asked the Auditor-General to conduct a special audit into the GH¢54.3 million spent on providing cooked and uncooked food for the vulnerable in Accra and Kumasi during the three-week Coronavirus induced lockdown period. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta during the mid-year budget review in Parliament last Thursday, […] The post Audit
TC’s Energy USA and its partners, Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Ltd and Seabased of Sweden, have signed a major agreement to finance and revive the Ada Foah Energy Project, which stalled for years. TC’s Energy Ghana, a wholly Ghanaian owned company is the local counterpart to the project. The project seeks to establish a […] The post TC’s
Hundreds of angry miners have vowed not to leave the concession of the Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) near Adiewoso in the Western Region. The miners, openly resisted moves by uniformed personnel in the Operation Vanguard team to forcefully eject them from the concession. According to them, they are operating legal community mines and will […] The post W/R:
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will from Monday, July 27, 2020, begin a three-day tour of the Northern, North East and Savanna regions of the country. He is expected on this tour to commission projects, break ground for new projects to begin and visit the revered palaces of traditional authorities. As such, President Akufo-Addo […] The post Akufo-Addo
Professor Kwamena Ahwoi, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, has been recounting some key points of his fraught relationship with former President Jerry Rawlings ahead of the launch of his new book, “Working with Rawlings.” In his book, he confirms that Mr. Rawlings, ahead of the 2008 elections, did try to get him to undermine […] The post Kwamena
Fast-rising afro-dancehall musician, Mijay is elated as government has announced it will allocate GHS50 million to cushion the creative arts industry amid the coronavirus pandemic. She describes the development as refreshing since government seems to have finally answered the persistent calls by creatives for some support since the pandemic started. She said “it’s refreshing to […] The post GHS50
For the 4th Republic of Ghana, perhaps with the exception of the Second Parliament, almost all other Parliaments have been accused of not asserting their independence enough by standing up to the Executive. This need for Parliamentary independence and assertiveness has been reechoed by notable Parliamentarians such as Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin and Hon. […] The post The
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