One person has been shot and burnt to death by unknown gunmen at Nakom in the Pusiga District of the Upper East Region. The 46-year-old commercial driver, Yakubu, plied the Bawku-Cinkase route. According to one of the passengers on board the vehicle, the bandits blocked the road and ordered the passengers out before killing and […] The post Man shot, burnt to death in Pusiga appeared first

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George has issued a 24 hour ultimatum to authorities to pull down a billboard on the Accra-Tema Motorway that supposedly promotes LGBTQI activities. “We are calling on the Inspector General of Police to immediately, within the next 24 hours to carry out the necessary security operations to ensure […] The post Sam

The Ahotor project team has said it is still awaiting clarity from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) leadership on the relaunch of the project. According to a statement from the party, the Functional Executive Committee of the party had proposed to relaunch the Ahotor project at the headquarters on Tuesday, June 7. On the evening of […] The post Ahotor

Two armed robbers who were arrested by the police in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for robbery. The two Emeka Opara and Samuel Kalo, were arrested on May 30, 2022, following their attack on a victim at ECOBANK, Abrepo Junction, where they succeeded in bolting with a […] The post Two armed robbers sentenced to 20 years

To help in the improvement of data entering of teachers at the GES office in the Nanumba North municipality, a youth group in Nanung called Strategic Initiative for Peace Building (SIPEB) has presented four desktop computers to the Municipal Education Directorate. The education directorate is seriously challenged with regard to data-keeping and transmission of quick […] The post Group

Senior manager in charge of enterprise for MTN and MTN Business, Richard Densu touched on the new tools for the post-Covid workspace on the Citi Business Festival on-air series on Thursday, June 9, 2022. He noted that as businesses adopt technologies that allow their employees to work remotely as part of the digitization efforts, it […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:

The Institute of Green Growth Solutions a non-partisan, an independent policy think tank is set to embark on a “One Tree Planted Project” aimed at storing 100 million hectares of land across Africa. According to the institute, the project is to safeguard the degradation of the ecosystem in Africa and also help augment the government’s […] The post Institute

Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has said the military leadership did nothing wrong in withdrawing the military detail of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. Since the withdrawal, some have accused the governing New Patriotic Party of being selective, since the former Speaker, Prof. Mike Oquaye also enjoyed protection from the military. But answering an urgent […] The post Nitiwul

The Managing Director of the West Africa Business Unit of the Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company, bottlers of Coca-Cola beverages in North and West Africa, Mr. Felix Gomis, has for the second consecutive time been awarded CEO of the Year (multinational) for the beverage sector category. For his sterling leadership and business excellence, among others, Mr. […] The post Equatorial

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has granted bail to a communicator of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dela Coffie who was arrested for alleged corruption, corruption-related offences and forgery. Dela Coffie is being investigated for allegedly faking letters purporting to have been issued by the Special Prosecutor. He is also alleged to have […] The post Dela

Tetteh Quashie interchange, named after a pre-Ghanaian agriculturist, has become a haven for unscrupulous people who find comfort in defecating in the bushy area. The location of the huge roundabout could be described as the heart of Accra due to its prime location and accessibility to other routes in the capital. Aside using the place […] The post Overgrown

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested the mother of a 15-year-old girl who was physically and sexually abused by some community members at Ofoase Ayirebi in the Eastern Region. In a viral video, the girl is seen being flogged and sexually molested by persons reported to have been contracted by the girl’s mother and […] The post Police arrest mother

Caterers under the school feeding programme have denied claims that government has released funds to pay caterers in five regions. This comes on the back of information Citi News gathered that government has made payments to caterers in five regions. The caterers on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, embarked on a demonstration in Accra to register […] The post No school feeding caterer

Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery says government is taking threats of terror attacks in Ghana seriously. Mr. Dery says government is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to protect lives and properties. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Ambrose Dery said the Ghana Immigration Service has increased its border patrols to check persons arriving into […] The post More

John Kumah, a Deputy Finance Minister, says the government still has its sights set on stabilising inflation around its 8 percent target. This is despite inflation continuing to rise, reaching 27.6 percent in May, amid a cost-of-living crisis. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Kumah said, “where we are is way overboard, and we are not […] The post Gov’t

John Kumah, a Deputy Finance Minister, says the government still has its sights set on stabilising inflation around its 8 percent target. This is despite inflation continuing to rise, reaching 27.6 percent in May, amid a cost-of-living crisis. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Kumah said, “where we are is way overboard, and we are not […] The post Gov’t

John Kumah, a Deputy Finance Minister, says the government still has its sights set on stabilising inflation around its 8 percent target. This is despite inflation continuing to rise, reaching 27.6 percent in May, amid a cost-of-living crisis. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Kumah said, “where we are is way overboard, and we are not […] The post Gov’t

President Nana Akufo-Addo says recent shortage of grains across the globe following the Russian-Ukraine war forced government to ban the export of cereals. Government earlier this year extended the ban on the exportation of grains including maize, rice and soya beans. Speaking at the commissioning of a new production plant at Nestle Ghana Limited in […] The post Gov’t

The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, inaugurated a National Elections Committee and a National Planning Committee for the conduct of the party’s 2022 National Annual Delegates Conference. The National Elections Committee, which is chaired by Peter Mac Manu, will superintend over all the election-related […] The post NPP