The three-member committee of inquiry investigating the Ejura unrest has requested for an extension of its deadline to enable it to complete its work. The committee is asking for an extension to July 16, 2021, instead of the July 10 deadline which ends this Friday. President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, instructed Ambrose Dery […] The post ‘Give
Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Akosua Ofewaa Opoku Citi97.3 · Eyewitness News, Thursday, 8th July, 2021 The post Eyewitness News, Thursday 8th July 2021 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana.
Executives of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission have called on the management of Citi FM and Citi TV. The delegation, led by Yaw Sarpong Boateng, the Executive Secretary of the RTI Commission, interacted with the station’s management on importance of the Right to Information Law to the work of the media in particular, and […] The post RTI Commission calls on Citi FM
The family of the late social activist, Ibrahim Muhammed, alias Kaaka, who was killed by unknown assailants, has written to the Committee of Inquiry to look into the circumstances of his death, and the ensuing unrest that led to two deaths and injuries to some protestors, that they will not take part in the ongoing […] The post Kaaka’s family snubs Ejura Committee;
The staff of the Pantang Hospital in Accra are expected to resume on Friday, July 9, 2021, after being on strike since last week. This comes after the staff and management of the hospital had a crunch meeting with the government on ways to resolve the matter. They have been on strike to put pressure […] The post Pantang Hospital staff to resume work on Friday appeared first
Considering the monumental responsibilities/tasks undertaken by the First and Second Ladies in support of the Government, clearly, it can be perfectly argued and established that, indeed, our First and Second Ladies deserve some form of benefits from the State. We all appreciate the immense role of the 31st December Women’s Movement under the leadership of […] The post Razak
The Ghana Police Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD), has attributed the increase in road fatalities to the state of roads in the country. This was made known by the Head of Education, Research, and Training of MTTD, Superintendent Alexander Obeng. Data put together by the MTTD shows an increase in the number of persons […] The post Poor road network,
Three of the soldiers who brutalised some residents of Wa on July 1, 2021, have been demoted. Eight other soldiers who were identified have been charged, tried, and awarded 30 days each in detention by the disciplinary board of the Ghana Armed Forces. Giving updates on the issue in Parliament on Thursday, July 8, 2021, […] The post Soldiers who brutalised
The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), is set to head to the Supreme Court to seek an interlocutory injunction that would prevent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from implementing portions of recommendations of an Emolument Committee set up in 2019. The five-member committee, chaired by Prof. Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu, was set up by […] The post ASEPA
Two persons who died during the disturbances in Ejura in the Ashanti Region were shot in the back, according to testimony from the Medical Superintendent of the Ejura Government Hospital, Dr. Mensah Manye. Appearing before the ministerial committee tasked to investigate the disturbances at Ejura on Thursday, July 8, 2021, Dr. Manye, said the first […] The post Killed
The Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Kate Addo says the backlash on Members of Parliament (MPs) over a car loan agreement proposed for the purchase of vehicles for them is unfounded. The Minister for Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta presented a loan agreement for $28 million to Parliament for the purchase of vehicles for Ghana’s […] The post No need
Officials of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) have arrested nine drivers on the Spintex and Adjiringanor roads in Accra for driving without licences, using fake licences, and using embellished number plates among other road traffic offences. The arrest took place during an inspection exercise conducted by the DVLA in collaboration with the police […] The post DVLA
The Commercial Court 7 division of the High Court on Thursday, July 8, 2021, acquitted and discharged Kate Quartey-Papafio from the ongoing criminal prosecutions over the collapse of Capital Bank. The businesswoman who is also the Chief Executive of Reroy Cables Limited was charged together with William Ato Essien, Tettey Nertey and Fitzgerald Odonkor with […] The post Capital
Dr. Mensah Manye, the Medical Superintendent of the Ejura Government Hospital, says he released the bodies of casualties in the Ejura disturbances to angry protesters who stormed the facility to protect his life and that of his staff. Dr. Mensah Manye disclosed this on Thursday, July 8, 2021, when he appeared before the ministerial committee […] The post ‘I
The Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, has filed a court action over the emoluments said to have been approved by Parliament for spouses of the President and the Vice President. In the application filed at the Supreme Court on Thursday, July 8, […] The post Declare
The Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, has filed a court action over the emoluments said to have been approved by Parliament for spouses of the President and the Vice President. In the application filed at the Supreme Court on Thursday, July 8, […] The post Declare
The High Court in Accra has directed William Ato Essien, the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, to open his defence in the case brought against him for his alleged role in the collapse of the bank. Mr. Essien and three other former top executives of the collapsed entity; Fitzgerald Odonkor, Tetteh Nettey and Kate […] The post Open your defence –
The Member of Parliament for the South Dayi constituency, Rockson Dafeamakpor and his counterpart for Builsa South, Clement Apaak have jointly filed a suit at the Supreme Court to challenge the Presidential Spouse Emoluments. The two want the court to declare that the Professor Ntiamoah-Baidu Committee tasked to make recommendations in respect of salaries, allowances […] The post Two
Police at Baastona in Accra have rescued 10 Nigerian nationals from their traffickers at Coastal Estates down, along the Spintex Road. They also managed to arrest six suspected traffickers. The said victims are between the ages of 21 and 24. In a statement, the police said they received an SOS on July 6, 2021, at […] The post Baatsona police rescue 10 trafficked Nigerians
The Municipal Chief Executive of the Ejura Sekyedumase Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Salisu Bamba, has denied having any personal relationship with two suspects currently in police custody over the murder of social activist Ibrahim Mohammed, also known as Kaaka Macho. Ibrahim Isaka and Fuseini Alhassan, who are both suspects in the crime, are […] The post Suspects
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