A truck carrying two 40 footer containers of banned rosewood has been intercepted by the Savelugu District Police. The truck, stopped on the Tamale-Bolgatanga highway, was transporting the wood from Yagaba forest reserve in the North East Region. According to the police, the driver and another occupant of the vehicle fled after they were stopped […] The post Truck containing
The overlord of Mamprugu Traditional area, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdullai Shetiga II, has urged all settlers around flood-prone communities in the North East Region to move upland ahead of the opening of the Bagre dam in Burkina Faso. The overlord gave the directive when officials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in the North […] The post Mamprugu
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two persons in connection with the operation of a mini eatery at the newly commissioned Pokuase interchange. The Public Relations Officer of the Regional Police Command, DSP Juliana Obeng in a Citi News interview said the two, are, 32-year-old Comfort Dartey and her 60-year-old […] The post Two
Some three elephants that invaded the Yankazia community in the East Mamprusi municipality of the North East Region have killed one person in the area. The incident occurred on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. The elephants were also said to have invaded three other communities, Soanvusi, Nasuan and Tuna. According to a National Disaster Management Organisation […] The post One
The Nkawkaw District Police Command in the Eastern Region is investigating circumstances that led to the alleged stabbing to death of a Senior High School graduate by his friend. The suspect, 22-year-old Yakubu Sharifu, is said to have stabbed his friend, Umar Lawah, with a knife during a quarrel over a Bluetooth speaker on Monday, […] The post SHS
The Member of Parliament for Ejura-Sekyedumase in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Bawah Braimah Mohammed, has joined calls for the Justice Koomson Committee on the Ejura disturbances to be made public. The committee presented its report to the sector minister, Ambrose Dery in July 2021, after it concluded its public hearings in the Ashanti Regional capital, […] The post Make
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Headquarters team investigating the Abesim murder case, has discovered a place where the main suspect, Richard Appiah, allegedly buried the intestines of one of his victims. The intestines were buried in a cocoa farm at Abesim, which the Police have since exhumed for pathological analysis and forensic examination in Accra. […] The post Abesim
Award-winning Broadcast Journalist and Host of the Citi Breakfast Show, CBS, Mr. Bernard Avle, will deliver the keynote address at the 7th edition of the ‘What I Wish I Knew’ (WIWIK) Conference slated for Friday, August 27, 2021, at the University of Cape Coast NEC Auditorium. Under the theme, ‘Mastering the Art of Self-Leadership’, participants […] The post Bernard
The Attorney General has filed a motion requesting a review of the ruling that stopped Supreme Court Judge, Justice Clemence Honyenuga from continuing as the trial judge in the case involving former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni. It will be recalled that the Supreme Court in July […] The post AG
The Bank of Ghana has won an international arbitration of $478million against Sibton Switch Limited. The case at the London International Court of Arbitration (LCIA) also saw Sibton Switch being ordered to make a substantial payment to the Bank in respect of its legal fees and costs of the arbitration. According to a Bank of […] The post BoG wins $478M arbitration against Sibton
Sam Oladotun, a gospel artiste signed to Lynx Entertainment record label, has released a new single featuring Efe Grace. The song titled ‘Ayeyi’ is the third song of Sam, released under the label since he was signed in 2020. It was produced by Richie Mensah. The two other songs are ‘Who Am I?’ and ‘Shower […] The post Sam Oladotun
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has touted some of his government’s policies to woo German investors into Ghana. President Akufo-Addo did this on Monday, August 23, 2021, when he delivered a speech in Düsseldorf, in Germany, as part of the 75th-anniversary celebrations of North Rhine-Westphalia. According to the president, the country needs investment in […] The post Akufo-Addo
The acting Inspector-General of the Ghana Police Service, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has approved the launch of a 24-hour regional highway patrol unit in the Upper East Region to check violent crime on roads. The unit is to provide escorts for transit vehicles, for tomato carrying vehicles and serve as a deterrent to security threats […] The post Upper East gets new
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the Ghanaian media to play their part in helping the effort to rebuild the economy. The minister was the special guest speaker at the Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting, and said that while the government was doing its part to support the media industry, the media […] The post Highlight
A woman operating a mini eatery around the newly constructed Pokuase Interchange in the Ga North Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has been stopped. This comes after a video of the fufu seller plying her trade at the site went viral. Clement Wilkinson, the Chief Executive for the Ga West Municipal Assembly, who has […] The post Woman stopped
Two Minority Members of the Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, have filed a petition at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), for a probe into the violence and killings recorded during the 2020 polls. The MPs are invoking CHRAJ’s legal mandate to investigate the conduct of security […] The post Ablakwa,
The Koforidua Circuit Court B has sentenced Daniel Ofori, the taxi driver, who drove a police officer on his bonnet for 300 metres, to two years imprisonment. 37-year-old Daniel Ofori was convicted to serve six months on count 1 for dangerous driving contrary to Section 1 of Road Traffic Act, 683, and convicted to serve […] The post Taxi driver who sped
The Yendi Circuit Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Neindow Sulemana, a farmer to 10 years imprisonment for defiling a 10-year-old girl. The accused is a farmer at Kpisinga in the Gushegu District. According to the facts of the case, on the 19th of August, 2021, the victim, who is a primary four pupil staying […] The post Yendi: 25-yr-old farmer jailed 10-years
Mr. Alswel Annan, the current president of the Private Universities Students Association of Ghana (PUSAG) has been honoured as part of the 40 topmost Excelling Student Leaders in Ghana. The Public Relations Officer for Joy4Fame Shipping Company Limited was granted the award at the Ghana Students Leaders Awards (GSLA’21) held at GNAT Hall in Accra […] The post PUSAG President Alswel
The President of the Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLog), Richard Fiadomor, has taken a swipe at the President for the delay in appointing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) at the various local assemblies. Mr. Fiadomor on the Citi Breakfast Show said the delay is impeding development at the local level. “The delay has […] The post Vetting
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