The Centre for International Maritime Affairs, Ghana (CIMAG) wants the government to protect and conserve the country’s water resources from all forms of pollution. Some fish were found along the shores of the Osu Castle beach on Friday. Similarly, over 80 mammals melon-headed whales were washed ashore at the Axim-Bewire beach in the Nzema East […] The post Protect
The big news stories in this edition of the Eyewitness News, Umaru Sanda Amadu are; -Dreadlocks saga: Achimota school sued again -FDA retrieves some washed-ashore fish from the market -Kasoa ritual murder: Teenagers were inspired by spiritualist on TV – Police -Maintenance-induced power cuts likely to end in September – GRIDCo -Expedite investigations into alleged […] The post Eyewitness
Officers from the Ghana Immigration Service have taken their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccines in the Hohoe Municipality. Assistant Superintendent Odoi Jeffery Nii Laryea, Commander, Wli Border Post, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that more than 15 officers of the Service would receive the jabs. He noted that the Wli border, which shared […] The post Security officers take
The Electoral Commission has assured that its field operatives who assisted in the conduct of the 2020 general elections will receive their full allowances by the end of April 2021. The Commission in a statement said it is working with the Ministry of Finance to ensure that the payment is done by the end of […] The post Election 2020: Allowances for
Despite claims by the Fisheries Commission and the Food and Drugs Authority that they have retrieved most of the dolphins washed ashore at the Axim-Bewire beach for burial, Citi News has gathered that some of these mammals are still in the hands of fishmongers. Fishmongers found preparing some of the dead mammals for the market […] The post Axim residents
Infrastructure deficit continues to be a challenge in most health facilities in the Bono Region. One of such facilities is the Badu Health Center in the Tain District where males and females share the same ward because of inadequate space and beds. Over 30 communities in the Badu enclave in the Tain District of the […] The post Bono Region: Male, female
George Sarpong, the Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission, has said the discussion surrounding the suspected ritual killing of an 11-year-old boy at Kasoa by two juveniles has reinforced the need for tighter regulation of the media space. This is because of the fears that the two teenage suspects in the case may have […] The post NMC
The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edem Agbana has taken on the government over the recent power outages being experienced in the country. Mr. Agbana believes that the era of intermittent power cuts also known as dumsor is back and urged government to be “bold and honest” and tell […] The post Be
Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, one of the two Rastafarian students at the centre of the Achimota School admission brouhaha has also sued the school over his rejection. Per copies of the court documents sighted by Citi News, Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea being a minor, is suing through his next friend, Marvin Palmer and directed at the Board […] The post Dreadlocks saga: Achimota school sued again
AMG Fertilizers is strongly aligned with the vision of generating wealth and prosperity for the Ghanaian farmer— right from the older men and women in the Northern region and other parts of this country, who have been dedicated to planting and growing food since their youthful days; to vibrant young persons with big dreams of […] The post AMG poised to scale-up
A former Lecturer of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Dr. Dominic Dagbanja, has refuted claims by the Auditor General that he bolted after successfully completing a scholarship program sponsored by the school. The Auditor General in its 2019 Report of Audits into the Accounts of Public Boards, Corporations and other Statutory […] The post I
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has retrieved and disposed of some of the fish washed ashore over the weekend from the market. Some fish were found along the shores of the Osu Castle beach on Friday. Similarly, over 80 mammals believed to be melon-headed whales were washed ashore at the Axim-Bewire beach in the […] The post FDA retrieves some washed-ashore
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) says Ghanaians will have to deal with the intermittent supply of power until September this year when it will complete its system upgrade. GRIDCo had earlier indicated that it was working on a system upgrade to improve service delivery and had announced that it will come with some intermittent power […] The post Maintenance-induced power
The police prosecutor in the ritual murder case at Kasoa says the two suspects who killed 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah were inspired after watching a spiritualist on TV. According to the facts of the case presented by the prosecutor, Inspector Japhet Agyeman, one of the suspects, Felix Nyarko, was moved by the claims of a spiritualist […] The post Kasoa
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it will by the close of this week make public findings of the circumstances that led to the washing ashore of various fish species along the country’s coastline. According to the Executive Director of the Agency, Henry Kokofu, samples gathered from the beaches are currently being taken through laboratory […] The post EPA
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo wants the police to expedite investigations into the death of 11-year-old Ishmael Mensah, who was allegedly murdered by his friends at Lamptey Mills, a suburb of Kasoa. Two persons, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old were arrested by the Kasoa Divisional Police Command on April […] The post Expedite
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson has asked residents of Osu who consumed some of the fish that were washed ashore to avail themselves for monitoring. Addressing the media during an engagement with the fishermen of the area on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, the Minister urged such persons to own up for […] The post Own up if you’ve consumed
Police in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region are on manhunt for nine inmates who escaped from cell at the Atadeka Police Station in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality. The nine are part of a group of 12 inmates who broke cell over the weekend. Police managed to re-arrest three of them, but nine are still […] The post Kpone Katamanso: 12 inmates escape from Atadeka
An auto-electrician who joined his girlfriend to assault his wife for allegedly reporting their amorous relationship to an in-law, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Richard Kwesi Sekyi, 35, and his girlfriend, Christiana Antwiwaa, now at large, have been charged with physical abuse. Due to the beatings, the complainant, Mary Ohenewaa, 34, is unable […] The post Man in court for beating
The Savannah Regional Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Raphael Mahama Akati wants the leadership of the party to reward its loyal youth, particularly those unemployed before the 2024 elections. According to him, the NPP’s good performance in the Savannah Region is due to sacrifices made by the party’s youth hence the […] The post Reward
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