The Chief Executive of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Abdul-Mummin Issah, has been recorded insulting and threatening violence on a police officer after he was stopped for driving dangerously. At a point during the encounter, Mr. Issah says he would have killed the police officer if he had been manhandled in anyway during the incident. “If […] The post ‘I
A Member of Parliament’s Transport Committee, Yusif Jajah, has said it will take between one to two years for McDan Aviation to regularise its private jet services at the Kotoka International airport. Yusif Jajah said this came to light at a crucial meeting held in Parliament today, Thursday, February 3, 2022. “From the meeting we […] The post ‘It
Abdul Mumin Issah, the MCE for Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis has been arrested by the Western Regional Police Command for an alleged motor traffic offence, verbal assault and offensive conduct against a police officer who was performing his lawful duty. The MCE has been charged on three (3) counts of Assault of a public officer, Offensive […] The post Sekondi-Takoradi
The government intends to rebuild the shattered Appiate township as a modern Ghanaian village community, which is green and sustainable. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, said under the instructions of President Nana Akufo-Addo the community should be well laid out and should be an example, for other developments in the future. […] The post Rebuild,
Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh) has received GBP 109,536 from the Research and Innovation Systems for Africa (RISA) fund to foster research-industry connections in Ghana. The project aims to strengthen synergies between research and industry to unlock pathways to financing innovation that will improve integration and coordination, as well as support demand for the financing by […] The post Impact
The Coalition of Concerned University Students has indefinitely postponed its protest against government over the strike by university teachers. The demonstration, expected to come off today, Thursday, February 3, 2022, was cancelled after the police in a statement said it won’t be able to provide the needed security due to an emergency ECOWAS meeting. Lead […] The post Concerned
The Peasant Farmers Association and the Rice Farmers Association have petitioned Parliament over the state of the local rice industry. According to the Executive Director of Peasant Farmers Association, Dr. Charles Nyaaba, the reduction in benchmark values on imported goods is serving as an indirect subsidy for imported rice, which is crippling their business. “We […] The post Farmers
An Accra High Court has ordered one of the accused persons in the killing of an 11-year-old boy at Kasoa for alleged ritual purposes to file his notice of alibi within 21 days. This comes after the accused, Nicholas Kani, claimed he was not around when the crime was committed. The directive by the court, […] The post Kasoa ritual killing: Accused person ordered
The National Labour Commission (NLC), has once again invited government and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to a meeting over the ongoing strike by the teacher union. It follows a High Court order urging the NLC and UTAG to settle their impasse out of court. The meeting is slated for Monday, February 7, […] The post NLC invites
The Independence Day of Ghana is a national day celebrated by Ghanaians at home and in the diaspora to remember the Heroes of Ghana who led the country to attain its independence on the 6th of March 1957. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, community activities have stalled for more than two years, leading […] The post Ghanaians to celebrate Ghana’s
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says it is ready to support Ghana in any way deemed useful by the country’s leaders amidst its economic challenges. It says Ghanaian authorities have not contacted it for any form of assistance yet. In a statement published on Twitter by IMF’s Ghana country representative, Dr. Touna Mama, the IMF […] The post We’re
The Minority in Parliament says it will resist any move to tilt the balance of power in the house with the attempts to serve an injunction on National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Quayson. There is an injunction application currently pending against the MP who is before the court in […] The post ‘We’ll
Tavona Biza is a business leader with a track record of growing and turning around businesses across the African continent. He is currently the Group CEO of Old Mutual Ghana. The holidays and the associated spending that usually goes with the season have left many Ghanaians facing the New Year with financial hangovers. The reality […] The post Old
ECOWAS Chairman, President Akufo-Addo, has asked colleagues in the subregion to take a firm and tough decision against countries whose leaders are overthrown in Military coups. President Akufo-Addo believes if such decisions are not taken, the entire subregion could be inundated with military takeovers. “Let us address this danger collectively and decisively before it devastates […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Ministry for Land and Natural Resources has inaugurated a 7-member committee tasked to facilitate the reconstruction of the Appiate community. The committee is chaired by the Deputy Minister in charge of forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio with members drawn from the Ministry of Works and Housing, land use and spatial planning authority, and the Ghana Institute […] The post Lands
The disputed NDC Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, is facing five counts of criminal offences even as the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, tries to get him out through the Supreme Court. Court processes sighted by Citi News indicate that the state is going after him on charges of Deceit of […] The post Assin North’s
The disputed NDC Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, is facing five counts of criminal offences even as the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, tries to get him out through the Supreme Court. Court processes sighted by Citi News indicate that the state is going after him on charges of Deceit of […] The post Assin North
The Central Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan, has assured Senior High Schools in the region of her resolve to lobby for more vehicles for the schools in dire need of cars. She acknowledged that a number of the 76 Senior High schools in the region are in serious need of vehicles for their day-to-day running. […] The post Central
The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has asked the citizenry to accept the Electronic Transfer Levy. He says, the tax policy is not meant to make Ghanaians impoverished, adding that the poor in the country will be shielded from paying the E-levy with the GH¢100 a day threshold. Taking his turn in the second […] The post Let’s be responsible
The Ghana Water Company Limited in the Northern Region has begun clamping down on illegal water connections in the region. The company shut down an illegal connection at a construction site in the Tamale metropolis. The two-storey building at the site is allegedly owned by a popular food vendor in Tamale. The project is situated […] The post Tamale:
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