In this edition of the Eyewitness News Umaru Sanda Amadu and Frema Adunyame: – WAEC begins stakeholder engagements to address student disturbances at Bright SHS – E/R: Headteacher accused of inciting attack on WAEC officers supervising exams – Police deployed to Ndewura Jakpa Senior Technical School after students riot – Ivor Greenstreet, two others pick […] The post Eyewitness
All Regional Youth Organizers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have hit hard at NDC stalwart, Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi over the publication of his controversial book; “Working with Rawlings” within a period they term as “crucial times”. In an elaborate statement to Prof. Ahwoi, the 16 youth organizers intimated the book has the propensity to […] The post NDC
President Akufo-Addo has nominated, Abdul Mumin Issah, to succeed the late Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi, Anthony K. K. Sam. The nomination is in accordance with Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 20(1) of the Local Government Act, Act 936. The Mayor died from COVID-19 at the University of Ghana Medical Centre on Friday, […] The post Akufo-Addo nominates
In this edition of the #CitiCBS, Bernard Avle and the team discuss the series of reported cases of student misbehaviour in the on-going West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination. The phone lines were opened to parents, teachers and students to share their opinions on the matter. Also on the show, the GIMPA law Conference on […] The post Citi Breakfast Show, Thursday 6th
Consultative engagements into circumstances that compelled students of the Bright Senior High School (SHS) at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region to attack examination officers supervising the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) at the school have begun. The attack has left some of the officials and a journalist wounded and hospitalised. Ghana’s examination […] The post WAEC
The proprietor of the Bright Senior High School at Kukurantumi has been accused of inciting students of the school to attack officers of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) supervising the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The proprietor of the Eastern Region school, Bright Amponsah, was reportedly upset the officials had tightened […] The post E/R:
The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has aided the government’s effort at evacuating some stranded Ghanaians in Lebanon with $200,000. The donation will help cover the evacuation of 727 Ghanaians in Lebanon. Addressing the media during a presentation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kennedy Agyapong said other benevolent […] The post Ken
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has secured a new electronic surveillance software as part of measures to boost its analytical advisory role in the banking and financial sector. The software is to among other things, help in obtaining data in the supervision and monitoring of financial reports by banking institutions. At a virtual conference organized […] The post BoG
Economic recovery around the world could come faster if any COVID-19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday. He was speaking in an online panel discussion with members of the Aspen Security Forum in the United States moderated by the NBC […] The post Making
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has cautioned private developers, Chiefs and Heads of State Institutions who sell and encroach on state lands to desist from the act. He made this comment when he inspected some state lands at Adentan-New Legon, where the Animal Research Institute is sited; and the Ghana Atomic […] The post Don’t
A three-member committee tasked by the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council to investigate incidents that led to the death of a student of the KNUST Senior High School has submitted its report to the Ashanti Regional Minister. Another six-member committee that was set up by the Ghana Education Service also submitted its report to the Director-General […] The post A/R:
The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has entreated Ghanaians to take advantage of government’s Free Senior High School programme which has so far enrolled about 1.2 million Ghanaian children. Unveiling a library project he constructed for the people of Atekyedo in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region, the lawmaker and private […] The post Free
The Savannah Regional Police Command has to deploy police officers to the Ndewura Jakpa Senior Technical High School in the West Gonja Municipal Assembly following a demonstration by students of the school. The students demonstrated on Wednesday evening against school authorities because of the strict social distancing and invigilation during the West African Senior School Certificate […] The post Police
Three persons have picked up nomination forms to contest as flagbearer for the Convention People’s Party (CPP) for the upcoming presidential polls. The three are Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, the 2016 presidential candidate for the party, Bright Akwetey a private legal practitioner and a leading member of the party, and Dr. Divine Ayivor a pastor with […] The post Ivor
Growing up in Ghana in the early 90’s I can clearly remember my mum leaving tomatoes, pepper and vegetables in the open on the kitchen cabinet. It kept the items fresh and saved space in the fridge for perishables like meat, fresh fish etc. Foodstuff like yam, plantain and cassava could also be kept in […] The post Cultivating Poisons: The fate of Ghanaian consumers
The National Communication Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has filed an official complaint at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) against the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong for allegedly threatening his life. The MP is said to have threatened to organise thugs to physically assault Sammy Gyamfi on Accra […] The post Sammy
The National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has filed an official complaint at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) against Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong for allegedly threatening his life. The MP is said to have threatened to organise thugs to physically assault Sammy Gyamfi on Accra based […] The post Sammy
The Electoral Commission (EC) has disputed claims that the voters’ registration exercise in Viepe in the Ketu South Constituency has been discontinued to pave way for Ghana card registration. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Dzifa Gomashie is alleged to have made the claim in a video that has gone viral. […] The post Ketu
Journalism is a great profession. It is the profession that connects the other organs of government – the legislature, judiciary, and executive. This is precisely because journalists do one of the things that make us human – our possession of intelligible vocal power. When we communicate, people get to know about it because of journalists. […] The post Charles
Legendary music producer Zapp Mallet has called on government to bring back the study of music in the basic school curriculum. The renowned music producer who was a judge on Citi TV’s Keyboard Idol talent audition made this call to aid learning and understanding of the rudiments of music. “When I say back to the […] The post Re-introduce music into basic school
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