Hillary Clinton once said that every election “starts with where we are in the country at this time… and it proceeds from there. And it is always about the future.” As Ghanaian voters head to the polls in December, we need to consider the prevailing issues of our time and how we can use our […] The post Terry Mante writes: Defining issues of Ghana’s 2020 elections

The big stories in this edition of Eyewitness News with Selorm Adonoo and Frema Adunyame are; – Okada has come to stay; I’ll legalize it if I’m elected – Mahama – Gabby Otchere-Darko sues NDC’s Bia East MP for defamation – Ghana records 65 new COVID-19 cases in latest update – 2020 Election: Preparations underway […] The post Eyewitness News

Sixty-five (65) new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Ghana, increasing the country’s case count to 43,325. The Ghana Health Service disclosed this in its latest update today, Friday, August 21, 2020. This is the first time in two months the new cases had gone below 100. The update indicated that four persons are currently […] The post Ghana records 65 new COVID-19

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) insists the cost of infrastructural projects under the Akufo-Addo government is higher than it used to be under the erstwhile Mahama government. According to the NDC, the cost of projects has doubled under the current government. The Communication Officer of NDC, Sammy Gyamfi speaking on Asempa FM said: “Dr. […] The post Cost

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Factory, a project initiated under the One-District-One-Factory initiative. According to him, the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Factory is a wholly-owned Ghanaian company, and has one of the most modern, automated agro-processing plants in the country. “A total investment of fifteen million dollars, ($15 million), […] The post 1D1F:

The Paramount Chief of the Ekumfi Traditional Area, Odeefo Akyin VII, has conferred the title ‘Nana Oyeadze Nokwarfo I, on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, following the commissioning of the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Factory. ‘Nana Oyeadze Nokwarfo I, which means Chief of Development and Truth, according to him, is due to the President’s […] The post Ekumfi

A collaboration between the Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) and the Special Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of Mr. Desmond Narh Tetteh, an internet cafe operator at Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region. He was arrested on suspicion of fraudulently using the logo of […] The post Internet

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has promised to legalize the commercial use of motorcycles popularly called ‘okada’ in Ghana. The use of motorbikes and tricycles for commercial purposes in any form is currently against Ghana’s Road Traffic Regulations 2012 (L.I 2180). But Mr. Mahama in an address to chiefs and people of Kpando in the […] The post Okada

Private legal practitioner and leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has sued Member of Parliament for the Bia East Constituency, Richard Acheampong. This follows allegations the National Democratic Congress MP made against Gabby Otchere-Darko in the aftermath of the parliamentary approval of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Agyapa Royalties Limited, established […] The post Gabby

Member of Parliament for Effutu constituency Alexander Afenyo Markin has handed over 11 libraries he built to the Ghana Library Authority. The libraries which are well stocked with books are located in different areas in Winneba with the latest one being the Opanyin Kwaku Dadzie Library at Essuekyir. Speaking to Citi News the Member of […] The post Afenyo Markin

A cassava processing facility under the government’s ‘one district one factory’ initiative in the Atebubu-Amantin municipality, Amantin Agro-Processing Company Limited, is about 92% complete. This came to light when the Bono East Regional Minister, Kofi Amoakohene and the Municipal Chief Executive for Atebubu-Amantin Edward Owusu paid a working visit to the factory to ascertain the […] The post 1D1F:

What appears to have started as a mutiny, and resulted in a coup, came on the heels of renewed civilian protests in Bamako, the Malian capital. Tensions have been high since President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta’s 2018 re-election which was marred by irregularities. All the while, he has continued to face allegations of corruption and fraud. […] The post Another

Preparations are underway for the manifesto launch of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast. The NPP is tomorrow, Saturday, August 22, 2020, launching its manifesto ahead of the December 2020 polls. Citi News‘ Central regional correspondent, Calvis Tetteh reports enough preparations have been made ahead of the event. […] The post 2020

Ghana’s cocoa products will soon enjoy zero tariffs on China’s market should everything go as planned. This is according to Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Edward Boateng. He made these comments after a launch of the Africa Cocoa Centre; a cocoa trading space which will connect Africa to China’s fast-growing appetite for chocolate and other cocoa […] The post Edward

Zoomlion Ghana Limited today, Friday, August 21, 2020, disinfected the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) and Holy Child College of Education campuses. The exercise is in line with the President’s directive to all tertiary institutions to disinfect before reopening for continuing students. The Acting Registrar of TTU, Joseph Eshun speaking to Citi News after the exercise […] The post Zoomlion

Zoomlion Ghana Limited today, Friday, August 21, 2020, disinfected the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) and Holiday Child College of Education campuses. The exercise is in line with the President’s directive to all tertiary institutions to disinfect before reopening for continuing students. The Acting Registrar of TTU, Joseph Eshun speaking to Citi News after the exercise […] The post Zoomlion

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) is expected to elect a flagbearer for the December 7 elections on Saturday, 22nd August 2020. The party will also elect national executives on the same day. The Acting National Youth Organizer of the CPP, Nabila Alhasan Basire explained that the two elections, which should have been organised separately, have […] The post CPP to elect

The Bole Magistrate Court has consolidated all the charge sheets in the case involving the murder of Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. The case will now be known as the Republic vs. Haruna Aness and (14) others. His Worship Andrew Prince Cudjoe, the presiding judge of the […] The post Court consolidates charge

Work is progressing on the John Agyekum Kufour estates at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The project is one of those the Vice President, Dr. Mahammudu Bawumia highlighted during the recent town hall meeting on the infrastructural achievements of the Akufo-Addo administration on Tuesday. Citi News checks also revealed that the construction of two housing […] The post A/R:

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says its mop-up exercise for the Ghana Card registration has become necessary due to its failure to meet its target. According to the Authority, its target was to capture 80 percent of the registrable population in the country. This was made known as the Acting Director of Communications of the […] The post Ghana