Police have arrested a level 200 student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Elivis Nsiah, for threatening to stab some students of the university. The police made the arrest as part of investigations into the disturbances recorded at KNUST recently. The suspect is alleged to have threatened to stab five students […] The post KNUST
Panelists at a recent Absa Bank, “ReadytoWork” virtual programme, say cloud computing is the future of digital technology. Discussing the topic, “Let’s talk Cloud,” Chief Enablement Officer at Absa Bank, Justice Amegashie and Head of Academics at IPMC, Daniel Agyare-Boateng, both hailed the concept as the next level of digital dominance in a world that […] The post ‘The
ReadyforWork, the immersive digital career accelerator that uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to equip job seekers with in-demand skills, is accepting applications for its fifth cohort. Open tracks include UX/UI, Finance, Digital Marketing, Software Engineering, and Data Science. Ghana-based for-youth, by-youth education social enterprise, Stars From All Nations (SFAN), established ReadyforWork to solve the […] The post ReadyforWork’s
The Chiefs and people of Daffiama-Bussie-Issa Traditonal Area have, on Tuesday 23rd August 2022, conferred the chieftancy title of “Yelemanga Naa”, to with “Chief of Truth”, on the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at a brief durbar in Issa. The conferral was done when President Akufo-Addo visited the town to inspect the […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Bono Regional Minister, Justina Owusu-Banahene, has called on the Management of Ghana Adventist Health Services (GAHS) to put stringent measures in place to deal with personnel who misbehave towards clients, which she believes will bring sanity into the health sector. Justina Owusu-Banahene was speaking in Sunyani at the opening of the Annual General Meeting […] The post Ghana
Huawei’s latest HUAWEI nova Y70 has done something amazing that not many other entry-level phones on the market can brag about. It has put together so many solid features on a single device but at an attractive price. The phone comes with an incredible 6000mAh battery, an expansive 6.75-inch display, a great trio of cameras, […] The post Fascinated
Some irate youth of Diabaa in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region have set a military base and an office of the Forestry Commission in the area ablaze. This comes after officials of the Commission cut down about twenty plantain crops that had been grown in a forest reserve by farmers in the […] The post Dormaa West: Irate youth set Forestry Commission office
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) says its decision to recruit Senior High School graduates to assist in Community Health-based Planning Services (CHPS) compounds is not to create competition with skilled professionals. The YEA announced that five thousand senior high school graduates will at the end of this month be employed to assist with basic health […] The post YEA
Some unknown persons have fired gunshots and damaged property at the Northern Regional Office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The information available to Citi News indicates that the attack on the office is due to the appointment of a Vice-chair, Adolf Ali to act as the Regional Chairman until a substantive chairman is elected. […] The post Unknown
The Ministry of Finance has reiterated the suspension of financial clearance for post-retirement contracts. This follows the approval of the budget of the 2022 fiscal year. Paragraph 324 of 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy stated that “Government has with immediate effect, suspended the granting of approval for post-retirement contract appointments, except in cases where […] The post Government
On the surface, it appears gender imbalances is a non-existent issue in institutions of higher learning. You might be surprised to learn that globally, more women are either leaving academia or are not attracted to it. In the University of Ghana, the ratio of male faculty to that of their female counterparts is approximately 70:30; […] The post More female VCs; more wins for us all
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has added his voice to the widespread description of the late Mion-Lana Abdulai Mahama IV as a “peacemaker.” Addressing a high-powered delegation from the Dagbon Kingdom at his office in Accra on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, the former President remarked, “It was with his cooperation we managed to reach a […] The post John Mahama eulogizes late Mion
Some residents in the mining town of Obuasi are calling on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to put stringent measures in place to protect AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine (AGA) from encroachers. The residents want the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to engage AGA to release its abandoned […] The post Halt encroachment
The Bolgatanga High Court in the Upper East Region has remanded into police custody four accused persons in the Talensi District for the alleged murder of two persons accused of witchcraft. The four suspects, together with three others, were arrested for allegedly forcing two persons accused of witchcraft to drink concoctions in proving their innocence, […] The post Upper
The government has deployed a Platoon of Naval personnel to ward off illegal miners operating on the Ankobra and Offin rivers. The move is to complement an operation recently undertaken by the Operation Halt Two team of the Ghana Armed Forces to prevent mining activities on water bodies. The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources […] The post Navy
The family of 35-year-old Andrew Donkor, who was shot dead on April 1, 2022, by security personnel at the premises of the Nkroful magistrate court in the Ellembelle District, has condemned attempts by some persons to tag him as an illegal miner. Addressing a press conference at Esiama on behalf of the family, the elder […] The post Family of slain Andrew
Eight persons believed to be victims of military brutality received treatment at the St. Martin De Porres hospital in Agormanya for suspected gunshot wounds. The wounded are residents of Nuaso in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality, where Electricity Company of Ghana personnel tried to install prepaid meters on Monday. Initial reports indicated that the ECG […] The post 2
The cost of fuel at the pump is of interest to every Ghanaian because of its direct impact on our daily lives. Whether you drive a personal car or use public transport, the changes in the prices of fuel affect your cost of living. Fuel is a key ingredient required to power the economy, and […] The post Abass Tasunti writes: Fuel pricing in Ghana; some facts
Some inhabitants of the Ashanti Region have expressed varied opinions on a media-based monitoring report that placed the Region as the most violent in the country. Some of the inhabitants say, although incidents of crime have been recorded in recent times, in parts of the region, there is peace, especially in the vicinity they live […] The post Develop
Crime scene officers at the Ashanti Regional Police Command are relying on CCTV footage to find persons who raided the offices of the United Progressive Party. The offices of Akwasi Addai Odike, the Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party in the Ashanti Region, were on Monday ransacked and vandalized by some unknown persons. […] The post Police begin investigations
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