The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George has alleged that the Electoral Commission is preparing to lay a Constitutional Instrument in Parliament that will allow the creation of a new voters register with the Ghana Card. According to him, this will disenfranchise many Ghanaians considering the fact that there are many who still do […] The post EC

Ghanaian rising star, Black Sherif, has hit 100M streams on Africa’s most expansive music streaming and download platform, Boomplay. The “Kwaku the Traveller” hitmaker becomes the first Ghanaian artist to reach the 100M streams milestone on Boomplay after having had a phenomenal run since last year. With this feat, Black Sherif joins Boomplay’s Golden Club, […] The post Black

The National Cathedral Secretariat says contrary to claims that the founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Mensa Otabil resigned from the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral, he was never a part of the board. The Secretariat in a statement on Friday explained that although Otabil was appointed as part of the […] The post Mensa

Workers under the Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme of the Cocoa Health and Extension Division are lamenting unpaid salaries by their employer, the Ghana Cocoa Board. The workers under the programme numbering over 1,000, are deployed to cocoa farms to treat cocoa-related diseases. Citi News sources reveal that workers under the program are sometimes owed three to […] The post Cocoa

A group, Nurse Educators’ Group (NEG), is calling on the government to address grievances of its members, or they will advise themselves at the end of August 2022, when schools reopen. Members of the Nurse Educators’ Group say they still have challenges with their book and research allowances, promotion, among others, and are therefore calling […] The post Nurse

Arise Ghana, as part of its June 28th and 29th demonstration, is paying courtesy calls on some Senior Citizens in the Country. The team visited Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, at his residence to officially inform him of the objectives of the group and to formally invite him […] The post Arise Ghana pays courtesy call on

The Ashanti Regional Fire command has directed a poly tank producing company located within the Kumasi Shoe factory enclave at Atonsu to halt its operations until it meets fire safety requirements. “For now I am going to make sure their operations are halted until they meet all the minimum safety standards,” the Ashanti Regional Fire […] The post Poly

The Ashanti Regional Fire command has directed a poly tank producing company located within the Kumasi Shoe factory enclave at Atonsu to halt its operations until it meets fire safety requirements. “For now I am going to make sure their operations are halted until they meet all the minimum safety standards,” the Ashanti Regional Fire […] The post Poly

For Jung Ki-young, a South Korean software engineer, Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) decision to retire its Internet Explorer web browser marked the end of a quarter-century love-hate relationship with the technology. To commemorate its demise, he spent a month and 430,000 won ($330) designing and ordering a headstone with Explorer’s “e” logo and the English epitaph: “He was […] The post Internet

Junior High School students across Ghana are being given a lifetime opportunity to compete in Citi FM’s ‘The Literacy Challenge’. The Literacy Challenge team on Friday, June 17, 2022, interacted with, for the first time, students of St. Gabriel International School in Klagon on the competition and how to partake in it. Students at St. […] The post The

Bono Regional Minister,  Justina Owusu-Banahene, has called on workers of the Sunyani East Municipal Assembly to open themselves up and allow newly employed workers and their colleagues to learn from them to help the assembly accomplish its goals. She said, “open up and let other people learn from you. That way, it will offer everyone the […] The post ‘Open

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has directed the Attorney General to initiate prosecution against the management of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing company. This follows a report by the Auditor General indicting the management of the company for engaging in procurement breaches. According to the report, the company engaged in single-source procurement without approval, though […] The post Prosecute

The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu is demanding the urgent summoning of the Minister for Food and Agriculture over the state of the poultry industry in the country. According to him, the scarcity of ingredients like maize for poultry feed and other teething challenges is gradually crippling the sector. The ongoing war in Ukraine has left […] The post Haruna

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu says the government’s infrastructural development within the country’s healthcare delivery system is unprecedented. Speaking at the commissioning of phase two of the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Legon, Kwaku Agyeman listed a number of hospitals that were started and completed by the NPP administration. The Minister said […] The post Gov’t

Some residents of Lorlornyo, a suburb of Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, where the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is currently undertaking an exercise to replace all post-paid meters with smart new prepaid meters have indicated that the exercise by the ECG is progressing because of the military presence. According to the residents […] The post We’d

Gospel singer, Ohemaa Mercy, has launched the 9th edition of her Tehillah Experience concert scheduled to take place on August 14, 2022, at the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) Calvary Temple, Accra. This year’s edition, dubbed, Clouds of Glory, will feature renowned gospel musicians including Joe Mettle, MOG, Efe Grace and Benjamin Dube from South […] The post Ohemaa

Fresh details emerging from the violent incident recorded at Islamic Senior High School at Abrepo in the Ashanti Region on Monday have revealed an incident of police brutality on a teacher who has now been left with difficulties in seeing. An English teacher at the school, Kofi Antwi in a Citi News interview said he […] The post Islamic SHS incident: Teacher

Efforts are being intensified towards ensuring zero tolerance for substandard products in the country. This follows the coming into force of the National Quality Policy championed by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA). Director-General of the Authority, Prof. Alexander Dodoo said his outfit is committed to ensuring that the quality of made-in-Ghana products is not compromised […] The post Sub-standard

Fire has gutted portions of the Kumasi Shoe factory at Atonsu in the Ashanti Region following a gas explosion on Friday, June 17, 2022. The fire reportedly started during a process to transfer gas into a cylinder at the company. Citi News’ Middle Belt Bureau Chief, Edward Oppong Marfo, said firemen responded promptly to the […] The post Fire guts Kumasi Shoe Factory appeared first on

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has commended the deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin for the construction of 13 library facilities in the Effutu Constituency in the Central Region from his own resources. The act, according to the President, will help improve the reading culture in the area. Commissioning a library facility at Frafraha in the Adentan […] The post Nana