Ghana’s Acting Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Dr. Adam Abdul-Rahaman, has been appointed Board Chairman of the Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations (ASCIR) headquartered in Accra. The ASCIR, which was founded two-years ago, is an African-based research centre focused on extensive research on Africa-China relations, specifically on three main areas – Environment, Education and Economy. Dr. […] The post Ghana’s
Stakeholders at the just-ended National Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining have charged the government to take steps to strictly apply the country’s mining laws. This follows a two-day National Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining held in Accra. A communiqué issued at the end of the event highlighted key agreements and concessions made by the […] The post Stakeholders
The Parliamentary Select Committees on Local Government, Finance, Environment, Science and Technology, and Works and Housing have inspected Zoomlion’s ongoing construction of an Integrated Recycling and Composting Plant (IRECOP) and landfill site at Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region. The facility, once completed, will have the capacity to receive all municipal solid and liquid […] The post MPs
Family members of Comfort Owusu Afriyie, the businesswoman who was killed at the Cedar Crescent Hotel in Kumasi last year, have expressed their frustrations over the slow pace of prosecution. Comfort Owusu Afriyie was killed on January 2, 2020. According to the police, their preliminary investigations showed that the main suspect, Edwin Awuku, went with […] The post Family
The Member of Parliament for the Ningo Prampram constituency, Sam George, is calling for a full scale bi-partisan parliamentary probe into the award and execution of the Meridian Ports Service (MPS) contract. His call comes on the back of a report by Africa Confidential that suggests that French billionaire, Vincent Bolloré and his firm, ripped […] The post Bi-partisan
Ace broadcaster, Bernardino Koku Avle has urged media practitioners to explore journalism beyond mere reporting. According to the General Manager of Citi FM/Citi TV, the job of a journalist is to not just about “parroting the position of experts” or politicians. He said; “the media is supposed to create content to help listeners make meaning […] The post Jornalism
MTN Mobile Money merchants whose accounts have been blocked for one month have up to the close of today April 15, to cash out money from their wallets. “We have allowed them to take out their money. We started from Tuesday to the close of day today,” the Senior Manager for Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering and […] The post Suspended MTN
A mother broke into uncontrollable tears at the Hohoe Circuit Court last Wednesday when her son, a 31-year-old fuel station supervisor, was handed a 15-year jail term for stealing. Yussif Abubakar, a former worker of the Hohoe branch of Star Oil Company was sentenced for stealing GH¢139,118 belonging to his employer. His mother, seemingly broken […] The post Fuel
The European Union (EU) is threatening to ban cocoa from Ghana if the negative impact of illegal mining on the country’s environment persists. Making a presentation at the ongoing National Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining in Accra today, April 15, 2021, the Deputy Chief Executive in-Charge of Agronomy and Quality Control at COCOBOD, Dr. […] The post EU
The death toll from the crash that happened near Yapei on the Tamale-Buipe highway has risen to thirteen. Citi News understands that the driver of the tipper truck which was involved in the head-on collision and a woman who was onboard the second vehicle passed on at the Tamale Teaching hospital where they were receiving […] The post Tamale-Buipe highway crash: Death toll now 13
Africa for some time has become the continent for the next big thing in science, sports, arts and entertainment. With a plethora of million-dollar business possibilities in the offing, one cannot be oblivious to the many challenges the continent is still plagued with. This has necessitated the formation of the Collective for the Renewal of […] The post Collective for
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Kwabre North in the Ashanti Region, Mr. Collins Adomako Mensah has commended the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor for organising a National Consultative Dialogue to address the issue of illegal small-scale mining in the country, popularly called “galamsey”. According to the Afigya Kwabre North legislator, […] The post Adomako
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Mr. Sam Nartey George, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to stop the rhetoric and hit the ground running in the galamsey fight. In his view, President Akufo-Addo is only paying lip service to the fight against illegal small-scale mining, locally known as galamsey, instead of fighting […] The post Give
Mr. Collins Adomako Mensah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Kwabre North in the Ashanti Region has said the European Union Election Observer Mission’s report on Ghana’s 2020 general elections vindicates the Electoral Commission (EC) and its Chairperson, Jean Adukwei Mensa. The report concluded that Ghana’s 2020 election was free and fair. “The elections […] The post EU’s
Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology says it remains committed to ensuring the safety of students as they write their end-of-semester exams and prepare to go back home. Earlier this year, President Akufo-Addo directed the management of universities and other educational institutions to reopen schools for the academic year to begin. […] The post We’re
Ghanaian musician Da Yanney has released a new song titled ‘Eye Clear’. The song by the fast-rising rapper, born Philemon Yanney, features ‘Your Girlfriend’ hitmaker Tulenkey. It is produced by Dyce and mixed by Poppin Beat. ‘Eye Clear’ touches on how men spend on ladies and the need for them to be well informed or […] The post Da Yanney
A 43-year-old Burkinabe, who was nabbed for allegedly murdering his German partner and her 13-year-old daughter, is to reappear at the Weija District Court on April 19, 2021. Boigouna Aloys is said to have secretly buried the two at a bush near their house at Kokrobite in Accra after allegedly committing the dastardly act. Charged […] The post Burkinabe arrested for alleged murder
Soldiers have beaten and chased away demonstrators protesting the alleged encroachment of the military on La Stool lands. Some of the media personnel were also beaten and manhandled by some of the soldiers at the scene. The group within the La Traditional Council, the Coalition of La Associations, defied orders of the police to suspend […] The post La:
The former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has advised the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to look into developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for his Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (DCEs) and Regional Ministers in order to be able to monitor illegal mining activities at the regional and district levels. […] The post Keep
The AGA-Obuasi Community Trust Fund has presented a cheque of GH¢80,000.00 as payment for the 2020/2021 tertiary educational grant meant to support brilliant-but-needy students. The educational grant, launched two years ago, aims to enhance access to tertiary education for students living within the Obuasi mine catchment area, including Obuasi Municipality, Obuasi-East, Amansie-Central and Adansi-North Districts. […] The post AGA-Obuasi
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