Eight medical personnel are to stand trial accused of criminal negligence in the death of legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. A judge has ordered a culpable homicide trial after a medical panel found Maradona’s treatment was rife with “deficiencies and irregularities”. Maradona died in November 2020 of a heart attack in Buenos Aires, aged 60. […] The post Medical
A second Nigerian politician has been beheaded by abductors in the south-east of the country, the authorities say. Police in Anambra state say the decapitated body of a former local MP, Nelson Achukwu, was found two weeks after he had been kidnapped by gunmen for a second time. On both occasions, his family is reported […] The post Gunmen behead another abducted Nigerian politician
The Ghana Health Service has expressed worry over the rate at which children between the ages of 0 and 15 are contracting COVID-19 in Accra. According to the service, data available indicates cases involving children in Accra have increased from 18 percent to 20 percent in June. Ghana currently has 1,308 active cases of the […] The post GHS worried over rise
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana says it cannot grant the request of aggrieved youth in Obuasi for a release of some of its concessions for community mining as part of efforts to reduce the high levels of unemployment in the area. This comes after some youth, on Tuesday, demonstrated to push for jobs while accusing the mining […] The post We can’t release
The Ghana Health Service is set to embark on a vaccination campaign, hoping to get more people to go for their jabs. The move is also to encourage people to go for their boosters to prevent an escalation of the spread of the coronavirus. Information Citi News gathered from the various health centres visited on […] The post GHS pushes for more people to get vaccinated,
The Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamakpor, has urged the Courts to consider publishing their decisions on the website of the judicial service for the attention of parties. This, he says, will save both the courts and parties in cases on time spent travelling in and out of the courts for […] The post Consider publishing your
The Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah says Ghana’s economy will remain overly exposed to volatility on the global market if it doesn’t commit resources to make the Tema Oil Refinery efficient. According to him, an efficiently operating Tema Oil Refinery will ensure that the country saves foreign currency that […] The post Revive
A Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah says Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, was honest with his account of the government’s COVID-19 expenditure. “The Finance Minister has been forthright with the facts and figures and has been consistent. In fact, the Ranking Member said the Finance Minister has been consistent with his figures,” he said on Eyewitness […] The post Finance
The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo says the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta was untruthful with the information he shared with Parliament on Wednesday while accounting for the country’s COVID-19 expenses. Speaking on Eyewitness News, the legislator said there is the need for further probe to ascertain the actual amount accrued to […] The post Ofori-Atta
Hitler was right when he said, “through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way round, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise.” Consistently, this statement has proven to be more than true, looking at the version of the truth […] The post Responding
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has allocated 14 Toyota Hilux Pickups to seven Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The vehicles were handed over to the beneficiary MDAs in a ceremony at the Census Secretariat, GSS Head Office in Accra on Wednesday 22nd June. Births and Deaths Registry received eight of the vehicles, while one vehicle […] The post Ghana
The Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame is asking the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to retract allegations of conflict of interest levelled against him [AG] over the ongoing construction of the National Cathedral. The AG is also demanding an apology from the MP for peddling falsehood […] The post National
The African Development Bank, Africa50, and the newly launched Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on developing green and climate-resilient infrastructure projects across Africa. The three entities will work together to galvanize financing and to drive the development of skills and expertise within the infrastructure sector. The signing […] The post Africa50
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Have you wondered why Bethel Revival Choir, a gospel music group that has existed for over 20 years, confined to the Trinity Parish of the Kotobabi Global Evangelical Church, with their maiden album released in 2007, has now become a household name? Wondered how from 2010 till date, the choir had held a monthly 2 […] The post Of Bethel Revival Choir,
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says there is no case of Ebola in Ghana, contrary to earlier media reports. The Director General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye at a meet the press session on Wednesday, said the supposed Ebola case in Tamale was a simulation exercise. According to him, various regional health directorates and national […] The post No case of Ebola in Ghana –
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has assured that government remains committed to implementing measures to address the perennial depreciation of the Ghana cedi against its major trading partners. The Minister gave the assurance when he responded to a question posed to him in Parliament by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo Constituency, Edward Abambire […] The post Government
To cement the relationship between Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd. (CBG) and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for future collaborations, the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah has paid an official visit to CBG at its Head Office in Accra. Receiving the Major General and his team, the Managing Director of CBG, Daniel Wilson […] The post Chief of
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has said government has so far released GH¢278.57 this year under its flagship programme– Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ)–and is working to avert the issue of shortage of fertilizers under the programme. “Mr. Speaker, at the end of 2021 an amount of GH¢86.31 million was outstanding, under the PFJ […] The post Gov’t
Ghanaian singer, Adina Thembi, has been made the brand ambassador for Plan International’s ‘She Leads’ campaign. The campaign is aimed at empowering the girl child and all stakeholders in society to recognize the difficulties faced by the girl child and steps to be taken to rectify this national issue. The nationwide media campaign was launched […] The post Adina
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