The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, says she can’t accept the emoluments approved for her by Parliament. She has thus decided to refund to the state all the monies paid her since 2017 which amounts to GHS899,097.84. This was captured in a statement signed by Korkor Bleboo, Director of Communications at the Office of the […] The post Rebecca
South Africa deployed soldiers on Monday to quell violence that erupted following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, after days of riots left at least six people dead. Police said disturbances had intensified as Zuma challenged his 15-month prison term in the country’s top court. The judgment in the case has been reserved. Smoke […] The post South
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, July 12, 2021, commissioned the Salaga water supply project, and a newly constructed Astroturf football pitch for Salaga in the Savannah Region. He undertook the commissioning of the two projects as part of activities lined up for his two-day working tour of the Savannah Region. The tour ends […] The post Akufo-Addo commissions
The 3-member committee probing the disturbances at Ejura in the Ashanti Region, which led to the death and injury of some persons, has urged witnesses who appear before it to be candid in their account. The committee said it cannot make assumptions or concoct stories to make up its report, hence is relying on the […] The post We’re not magicians,
A 31-year-old farmer, Ama Mary, has died alongside her one and half-year-old child after their mud house collapsed on them at Akrobi in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region. The incident happened on Monday, July 12, 2021. The body of the deceased and her child have been deposited at the Wenchi Methodist Hospital Morgue […] The post Collapsed mud house kills mother and
A concerned resident of Agogo in the Ashanti Region, has condemned the brutal torture of a 16-year-old suspected thief in the town. The teenage boy, name withheld, was seen and heard in a video shouting very loudly for mercy while some men inserted a long and thick stick into his anus. The boy, who was […] The post Concerned Agogo resident condemns torture
At Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana is witnessing a brand of law enforcement known in military parlance as “buga buga”. Unleashed by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Honourable Henry Quartey, this brand is the application of military-style brute force by civilian leaders to bring lawlessness under subjection to reason. In the 1980s, a variant of this […] The post Enimil
The Agogo District Court, in the Asante Akim North Municipality of the Ashanti Region, has remanded six persons into police custody for allegedly inserting a stick into the anus of a 16-year-old boy, Kwaku Enoch. According to them, the boy was caught breaking into a store in the Agogo market. The boy is currently on […] The post Agogo: Court
The 2021 edition of Citi FM’s Literacy Challenge is gradually taking shape. On July 12, 2021, Citi FM’s Literacy Challenge team visited the Flobar School and De Youngster’s International in Adenta, Accra. This is part of the team’s efforts to interact with students and encourage them to partake in this year’s competition. The team first […] The post The
The Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, has hinted at plans to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the city’s road infrastructure to develop alternative means of transport. According to him, the City of Accra has developed and designed a Climate Action Plan and that one of the key activities was to […] The post AMA
The Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah has rejected claims that he received an amount of $5 million to supposedly influence a court case. He has subsequently petitioned the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the allegation made against him by one Ogyeedom Obranu Kwesi Atta IV and his lawyer, Akwasi Afrifa. “His Lordship has […] The post Chief
The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability, ASEPA, has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, CHRAJ, to investigate the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, amid allegations that he was bribed with $5 million to influence the outcome of a court case. In the letter to CHRAJ sighted by Citi News, ASEPA […] The post ASEPA
The Director of Advocacy and Policy engagement at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Kojo Asante, has urged the Justice Koomson Committee to refocus its work to win a lot more public confidence. The work of the Committee came into question last week when some persons raised alarm over what seemed like a deviation […] The post Committee
A brother of one of the deceased persons of the Ejura disturbances, Abdul-Nasir Yussif, says the soldier who was captured kneeling down with his gun aimed at protestors fired into the crowd. According to him, when the military personnel got to the scene, they did not even attempt to disperse the demonstrators, but started firing […] The post ‘Kneeling
Scores of teachers have massed up at the Ministry of Education to protest the purported resit of promotional exams. The teachers are demanding reasons from the government on why candidates who were earlier notified to bring documents for verification following their success in the exams were later informed that they had failed. They say they […] The post Teachers
Celebrated Ghanaian blogger and influencer, Ameyaw Debrah has encouraged bloggers to venture into other areas apart from entertainment. He told Apiorkor on Citi TV’s ‘What’s Cooking?’ that there are too many entertainment bloggers in the country and called for diversity. “I want to see a lot more diversity. I think because I started entertainment and […] The post Venture
Celebrated Ghanaian blogger and influencer, Ameyaw Debrah has encouraged bloggers to venture into other areas apart from entertainment. He told Apiorkor on Citi TV’s ‘What’s Cooking?’ that there are too many entertainment bloggers in the country and called for diversity. “I want to see a lot more diversity. I think because I started entertainment and […] The post Venture
Sahada Hudu, the widow of Ibrahim Muhammed, popularly known as Kaaka, who was killed in Ejura in the Ashanti Region, has suggested that the deceased’s elder brother who has been arrested alongside two suspects is innocent of the crime. According to her, a neighbour who testified against her brother-in-law, accusing him of being responsible for […] The post Woman
Ghanaian actress, Gloria Sarfo, has disclosed that acting in the popular Efiewura TV series limited opportunities she could have had in English language movies. She told Nana Tuffour and Frema Adunyame on the Upside Down show on Citi TV, that because that series was in Twi, it became difficult for her to secure roles in […] The post ‘I
Highlife artiste Kwame Nkansah has released a new song that features rapper Amerado. The song titled ‘Spoil There’ was produced by Abochi and the video was directed by En Baid. According to Kwame Nkansah, ‘Spoil There’, apart from highlighting the struggles of an ordinary Ghanaian youth, also reflects his personal life and projects a successful […] The post Kwame
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