The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is set to outdoor its flagbearer, Brigitte Dzogbenuku on Saturday, September 12, 2020. Two aspirants, William Dowokpor and Brigitte Dzogbenuku were vying for the party’s flagbearer position. However, Mr. Dowokpor, according to the party leadership, has withdrawn from the race. The National Secretary of the PPP, Paa Kow Ackon gave […] The post PPP

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is set to outdoor its Flagbearer, Bridget Dzogbenuku on Saturday, September 12, 2020. Two aspirants, William Dowokpor and Bridget Dzogbenuku were vying for the party’s Flagbearer position. However, Mr. Dowokpor, according to the party leadership, has withdrawn from the race. The National Secretary of the PPP, Paa Kow Ackon gave […] The post PPP

I have watched and listened in utter belief, the issues surrounding the administering of Global Blueprint Excellence Awards to notable personalities like Sarkodie, Nathaniel Attoh and Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu of the University of Ghana. Some of the personalities are being trolled online and shockingly the identified perpetrator of the supposed scam awards, a certain […] The post You

The Vice-Chancellor of UPSA, Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey has sued a former internal auditor of the school, Michael Quaye for defamation. Nine others are joined to the suit at the High Court comprising five persons and four publications. The suit relates to Mr. Quaye’s attempts to get the presidency to order a probe into […] The post UPSA

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has urged the Agricultural Development Bank to pay back GHS 10,000 said to have been wrongfully debited from the University of Cape Coast’s account 10 years ago. A member of the Committee, Samuel Atta Mills, did not mince words in his query to the institution as to why the amount remains […] The post PAC urges

A Ghanaian technology entrepreneur has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s prestigious 2020 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Charlette N’Guessan is the first ever woman to win the Africa Prize, and the first winner from Ghana. The 26-year-old N’Guessan and her team developed BACE API, a software that uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to […] The post 26-yr

At least two schools in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region stopped providing the promised free meal a day for final year Junior High School students. Citi News’ Savannah regional correspondent, Richard Fogo, who visited some schools within the region indicated that some caterers cited running losses as the basis for their decision […] The post Free

Betway, arguably the biggest sports betting company in Ghana has fulfilled its promise of allocating a portion of bets received on the 2020 Community Shield match to charity. The company had pledged to set aside GH¢2 of every wager placed on the match between FA Cup winners Arsenal and Premier League champions Liverpool last Saturday, […] The post Betway

In this edition of the Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle interviewed the Securities and Exchanges boss, Rev. Ogbarmey Tetteh and the Registrar General Jemima Oware. There was also an interview with Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal.   Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show, 4th September 2020       The post Citi

Goldkey Properties Limited, a Ghanaian real estate development company, has handed over a four-storey office complex to the Cantonment Divisional Police Headquarters in Accra. The complex, among other things, comprises an armoury, a conference hall and male and female cells. In a speech read on behalf of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Minister […] The post Goldkey

Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has entered into a partnership with media personality, Stacy Amoateng to promote literacy and life-long learning among young people in Ghana. The signing and unveiling of the partnership which took place at the Head Office of the Ghana Library Authority seeks to collaborate in creating visibility for Ghanaian public libraries and […] The post Ghana

The Registrar General and Liquidator for the collapsed Fund Management Companies (FMC) has begun official processes to liquidate 20 out of 53 firms whose licenses were revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in November 2019. It follows a High Court order for the formal winding up of the companies. To this end, creditors […] The post Registrar

Vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, says it is high time the will of the people is brought to mainstream governance, hence the NDC’s People’s Manifesto. She intimates that the times when leaders sat in Accra and drafted manifestos for the people are long gone. “We must make […] The post NDC’s

Active cases of COVID-19 in Ghana have dropped to 856 as of Friday, September 4, 2020. Although all the 16 regions have since March 2020 recorded COVID-19, in turns, four regions currently do not have any active cases. They are: North East, Savannah, Upper East and Upper West Regions. Active COVID-19 cases within the Greater […] The post Active COVID-19 cases in Ghana drop to 856

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The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has kicked against plans by the National Board of Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) to pay stimulus packages directly to private school teachers. According to the Council, that was not the original agreement when they applied for the COVID-19 soft loan. After several meetings with the NBSSI concerning […] The post Private

The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has promised to set up a $10 billion job fund to support entrepreneurs and start-ups to help them develop their businesses. Launching his party’s 2020 manifesto under the theme “A Better Tomorrow” flagbearer of LPG, Kofi Akpaloo said this policy will eradicate poverty in Ghana if given the nod. […] The post LPG

The Speakers of the Parliament of Ghana and the House of Representatives of Nigeria have resolved to work towards regularising trading activities in both countries. This is part of a communiqué issued after a two-day bilateral discussion regarding recent hostilities in respect of the closure of shops of Nigerian retail traders and the demolition of […] The post Ghana-Nigeria

Ghana’s Embassy in the United States of America (USA) which has been closed down since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, is scheduled to resume consular services on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. According to a statement from the Embassy, all applications and other activities will be done through online platforms to prevent the spread of […] The post Ghana

President Nana Akufo-Addo has rejected accusations that Ghanaian officials are maltreating Nigerian traders in Ghana. Nana Akufo-Addo says the claims are wrong, unfounded and an attempt to hurt diplomatic relations between Ghana and Nigeria. The President spoke at a meeting with the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. “I was alarmed because, […] The post Nigerians