Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider, and Women in Tech®, today announced a flagship global partnership to provide blockchain educational courses to 2,800 women from vulnerable communities across Brazil and Africa. Binance Charity is donating $250,000 BUSD for a six-month pilot project to empower women with […] The post Binance
The Rt. Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng, MP has been appointed the first black Finance Minister in Britain, otherwise known as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. The new role of the British-born Ghanaian was announced today, September 6, 2022, by the office of Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. Until this fresh appointment, Rt. Hon. Kwarteng was the […] The post Kwasi Kwarteng
Workers of the Produce Buying Company (PBC) will have their 2022 August salaries delayed because the firm is financially distressed. PBC management in a statement issued today, September 6, 2022, asked staff to “bear with them in these difficult times.” An internal circular sighted by Citi News, noted that: “We wish to inform all members […] The post August
The newly built Lordina Foundation Maternity and Children’s Ward at the Bole District Hospital has been operationalized and has started receiving patients. This follows the provision of the required soft furnishings, additional medical accessories and supplies by former First Lady and President of the Lordina Foundation, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama. The items presented include bedside […] The post Lordina
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has responded to reports about the possession of a Ghana card by Aisha Huang, a Chinese national tagged as a “galamsey queen or kinpin” by Ghanaians. NIA in a statement insisted that it does not have Aisha Huang captured in its database. “The National Identity Register (NIR) compiled by NIA […] The post NIA responds
The Member of Parliament for the Bunkpurugu Constituency, Abed-Nego Azumah Bandim has called for a withdrawal of the National Communication Authority’s (NCA) punitive measures against persons yet to re-register their SIM cards. Mr. Bandim said the punitive measures are unreasonable given the several challenges that have characterized the Ghana card and SIM card re-registration processes. […] The post Withdraw
The Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu Constituency, Abed-Nego Azumah Bandim has called for a withdrawal of the National Communication Authority’s (NCA) punitive measures against persons yet to re-register their SIM cards. Mr. Bandim said the punitive measures are unreasonable given the several challenges that have characterized the Ghana card and SIM card re-registration processes. “The […] The post Withdraw
The woes of notorious galamsey queen, Aisha Huang may not end anytime soon as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame is likely to revisit her past crimes. “I take the view that we should re-initiate the prosecution,” he said in response to questions Citi News sent him. Aisha who was deported […] The post Godfred Dame likely to revisit
Members of the city response team taskforce have resumed operations in the Central Business District of Accra after they suspended work over allegations of political interference. The taskforce, mandated to enforce the sanitation bylaws was asked to halt operations a week ago by the Operation Clean Your Frontage secretariat after concerns of sabotage by the […] The post Operation
An Accra High Court has sentenced a Liberian national to ten years imprisonment for attempting to smuggle cocaine, a narcotic drug, through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to Bangkok in Thailand. The court presided by her Ladyship Justice Mary Ekua Yanzuh on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, after the conviction of Ms. Wolo Maikplay Margaret, also […] The post Liberian
The Attorney General (AG) and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called for the docket of Huang En otherwise known as Aisha Huang, from the Police. The AG assured that he will initiate prosecution against Miss Huang, in respect of her current alleged offence as well as those she committed before her deportation from […] The post Attorney General requests docket
Pressure group, OccupyGhana, is demanding prosecution of the Auditor General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, for high crimes over its failure to surcharge persons implicated in his annual reports. The office has in recent times been under pressure to utilize the powers of surcharge granted him by the constitution to retrieve millions of cedis lost due to […] The post OccupyGhana
Former President John Dramani Mahama has extended hearty congratulations to Kenya’s President-elect, William Ruto. The well-wishes came after the country’s Supreme Court confirmed Ruto as the winner of its disputed election. Mr. Mahama congratulated Ruto in a post on Facebook on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. “Congratulations Dr. William Samoei Ruto on your election as President […] The post Mahama
A Rocha Ghana’s Deputy Director, Daryl Bosu, believes officials complicit in the return of the deported Chinese national, Aisha Huang, must resign. Speaking to Citi News following Aisha Huang’s apparent return, Mr. Bosu says the government must be firm in the administration of justice to restore the confidence of Ghanaians in the fight. “The first […] The post Officials
A Rocha Ghana’s Deputy Director, Daryl Bosu, believes officials complicit in the return of the deported Chinese national, Aisha Huang, must resign. Speaking to Citi News following Aisha Huang’s apparent return, Mr. Bosu says the government must be firm in the administration of justice to restore the confidence of Ghanaians in the fight. “The first […] The post Officials
Nine persons have been arraigned before the Bekwai Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region for their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities. The culprits were arrested and their equipment burnt on Monday on the Offin River by the police following intelligence gathered by the Amansie South District Security Council. Speaking to Citi News, the Municipal […] The post Amansie
Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd. (JMTC), sole distributor of Foton range of vehicles, has outdoored the latest series of Foton trucks unto the Ghanaian market in the city of Kumasi. The latest series (M4 series) from 4-ton all the way to 14-ton payload trucks and the latest Foton Tractor Head (GTL-E) powered by ZF automatic […] The post Japan Motors marks 26th
The Upper East Regional Security Council has scheduled to re-open the Bolgatanga and Bawku Technical Institutes on Friday, September 9, 2022. The two schools were closed down on August 2, 2022, following students’ riot over examination malpractice. The situation resulted in the destruction of school property and vehicles of some teachers. But speaking to Citi […] The post BOTECH
An estimated 40.3 million people around the world are trapped in slavery. One in four victims are children, with women and girls affected most. Modern slavery occurs when people are forced to work through violence and intimidation. According to the most recent figures from the Global Slavery Index, there are 133,000 people living in slavery […] The post Modern
Izwe Savings and Loans has donated medical equipment to the Yabi Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound at Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti region. This forms part of the company’s 10th-anniversary corporate social responsibility initiatives, for which Izwe set out to improve healthcare and educational edifices in the communities the company operates. The CHPS […] The post Izwe
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