The big news stories in this edition of Eyewitness news with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Naa Shika Ceasar are: Citi News’ Caleb Kudah arrested for filming at National Security Ministry NPP lifts suspension on Kwabena Agyepong Korle Bu has only four ICU beds at Neurology unit – Neurosurgeon | More here: https://bit.ly/3o6Bkql #CitiNewsroom Citi97.3 […] The post Eyewitness News,
Members of the Online Drivers Association in Kumasi on Tuesday, May 11, began a one-week strike in protest of what they call poor conditions of service. According to the drivers who primarily use ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Bolt, the recent increment in fuel prices has worsened their plight. Speaking to Citi News, the […] The post Kumasi: Drivers
Broadcast Journalist with Citi FM and Citi TV, Caleb Kudah, has been released after he was arrested on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, by operatives of the National Security. Mr. Kudah was allegedly arrested for filming at the premises of the National Security Ministry, a restricted security zone. He was released after more than an hour […] The post Citi News’ Caleb Kudah released after
The Ghana Armed Forces have destroyed excavators, changfans, and other heavy equipment used for illegal mining activities in some regions. Dominic Nitiwul, the Minister for Defence, who disclosed this at a press briefing said the destruction forms part of the government’s effort at ending illegal mining, popularly referred to as galamsey. The equipment and excavators […] The post 28
The Senior Vice President of Zipline Africa, Daniel Marfo, has lauded the efforts of the government of Ghana for the bold decision of opting to use drone technology to improve healthcare delivery in the country. Mr. Marfo was speaking in Calabar, Nigeria during the signing of an MoU with the Cross River State for the […] The post Ghana commended for setting
A team of about seven heavily armed police officers besieged the premises of Citi FM and Citi TV on Tuesday afternoon, May 11, 2021, in an attempt to arrest a journalist. Zoe Abu-Baidoo, a broadcast journalist with Citi FM and Citi TV had been targeted in the raid after the police accused her of receiving […] The post Armed police officers besiege Citi FM to arrest
The Savannah Regional Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Malik Basintale, has backed the demands of the #FixTheCountry campaigners. According to him, the demands of the group are “legitimate and justified”. A group of Ghanaians who are unhappy with the economic challenges in the country have taken to social media to express […] The post Demands
Police officers on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, arrested Caleb Kudah, a broadcast journalist with Citi FM and Citi TV. According to the police, he was arrested for filming at the premises of the National Security Ministry, a restricted security zone. About seven heavily armed officers subsequently stormed the premises of Citi FM/Citi TV in an […] The post Citi
The GNPC Foundation has attributed delays in the payment of stipends to medical scholars in Cuba, to a disagreement over the mode of payment of the stipends. According to the Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation, Dr Dominic Eduah, the students preferred to be paid cash in hand, although financial protocols do not allow that. […] The post We’ve not abandoned
One of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s neurosurgeons, Dr. Hadi Abdullah has lamented the lack of resources at the hospital’s Neuroscience Unit. As an example, he said the whole hospital has only four beds in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which is meant to serve patients with severe or life-threatening illnesses and patients in need of […] The post Korle
One person has been confirmed dead after a group of suspected armed robbers engaged in a shoot out with police at Jacobu in the Ashanti Region. According to the police, the Jacobu patrol team in their routine duties on the Anwiankwanta-Obuasi stretch on Tuesday dawn, saw a group of four unmasked men who emerged from […] The post A/R: Suspected robber shot dead;
One person has been confirmed dead after a group of suspected robbers engaged in a shoot-out with police at Jacobu in the Ashanti Region. According to the police, the Jacobu patrol team, in their routine duties on the Anwiankwanta-Obuasi stretch at dawn on Tuesday, saw a group of four unmasked men who emerged from the […] The post A/Region: Suspected robber
Residents of Aflao in the Ketu South municipality on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, hit the streets in protest against poor roads in the area. According to them, promises made by the government to fix the roads especially those leading to the Diamond Cement Factory are yet to materialize. The demonstrators, including motorcycle riders, were clad […] The post Aflao residents protest over poor
The Government of Ghana, in partnership with the World Bank, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, handed over 20,000 wheelchairs to the Ghana Federation of Disabilities Organisations. This is part of ongoing interventions to improve the livelihoods and wellbeing of persons with disabilities. A statement from Vice President Bawumia said the donation “is the latest of […] The post Government,
The Sunyani Circuit Court A presided over by His Lordship Jojo Hagan, has for the second time remanded into prison custody, three police officers and three others accused of brutalizing Abu Bukari Gbahara, a suspect who was in custody, to death and secretly burying him. The six were charged on two counts of conspiracy to […] The post Police officers accused
Parliament is expected to reconvene from recess on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 10 am for the commencement of its second meeting. The announcement was contained in a notice to the Members of Parliament (MPs) dated May 10, 2021, and signed by Clerk to Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah. “Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2) of […] The post Parliament to resume from recess on May 25
The case of the 33 supposed National Security operatives who were arrested for galamsey activities in the Eastern is getting more intense as the Kaneshie District Court refused jurisdiction to hear and grant them bail. Drama unfolded when the court turned down an invitation to grant bail to 11 of the suspects who appeared before […] The post 11
For the world to be make a better place in future and for the Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved, then there is a need to find ways and means to eradicate toxic materials that pollute the water bodies and the entire ecosystem. Also, going green will aid to improve the quality of life in […] The post Shall we continue to be spectators for
For the world to be make a better place in future and for the Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved, then there is a need to find ways and means to eradicate toxic materials that pollute the water bodies and the entire ecosystem. Also, going green will aid to improve the quality of life in […] The post Shall we continue to be spectators
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Kwabre North, Mr. Collins Adomako Mensah, wants persons allegedly involved in diverting food meant for Senior High Schools to be punished if found culpable. According to him, such reprehensible acts must not be swept under the carpet. The Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is probing some 53 SHSs […] The post Punish
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