Nigeria’s women’s team have launched a sit-in protest in an Abuja hotel as they seek allowances and bonuses for winning the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The Super Falcons players clinched their eighth African title on Saturday with a 1-0 win over hosts Cameroon. They say the NFF promised […]
Millions of Ghanaians all over the country will head to the polls this morning, December 7, 2016 to take part in the country’s seventh elections of the fourth republic. But a number of them decided to get a head start by queuing as early as 11 hours to the opening of polls at 7 am today […]
Millions of Ghanaians all over the country will head to the polls this morning, December 7, 2016 to take part in the presidential and parliamentary elections. A total number of 15, 712, 499 registered voters will be expected to cast their ballots when polls open at 7am across the country. The Electoral Commission (EC) has already announced that […]
The U.S. Supreme Court told a lower court to take another look at a $399 million award won by Apple Inc. from rival Samsung Electronics Co. for copying the design of the iPhone. The unanimous decision extends a legal battle that dates back to 2011 and at one point spanned the globe and engulfed every […]
FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital over the weekend officially commissioned its CT scanner for diagnostic services at their facility in Pantang, Accra. The equipment which is a 16-slice Phillips Brilliance CT, was donated to the hospital by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, USA and offers the general public an opportunity to have scans […]
Dozens of anxious voters in the Okaikwei North constituency have resorted to using stones and gallons to queue hours ahead of the official start of polls for the 2016 general elections. Most of the electorates who reported to their respective polling stations on Tuesday night left marked stones and gallons in queues to secure their […]
Ghana’s seventh presidential and parliamentary elections in the fourth republic are underway nationwide. Over 15 million voters will be casting their ballots across 28,992 polling centres in the country’s 275 constituencies. Reports from Citi News’ correspondents nationwide indicate that, mostly, election materials were delivered on time and that the polls were generally opened minutes after the […]
Chinese nationals living in Togo on Tuesday donated food and non-food items to the tune of 8 million CFA Francs (about 13,000 U.S. dollars) to help vulnerable children celebrate year-end festivities in the West African country. Chinese Ambassador to Togo Liu Yuxi handed the donation to the Togolese Minister of Social Action, Women Advancement and […]
The special voting exercise for security agencies, media and officials of Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) took place on December 1, and later on December 4 when names of some voters were missing on the register. There are seven presidential candidates on the ballot paper including the President John Dramani Mahama National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Nana […]
Djokovic and coach Becker have parted company, having worked together since December 2013. Seriban tennis star Novak Djokovic has decided to split with coach Boris Becker, according to a statement posted via Facebook on Tuesday. The 29-year-old player said the goals they set together had been met and that the decision was mutual. “I want […]
China’s ZTE has agreed to buy 48.04 percent of Turkish systems integration provider Netas for 358 million Turkish lira (US$101.3 million), Netas said on its website yesterday. This transaction remains subject to the Turkish Competition Authority’s approval. ZTE, the Chinese telecom equipment giant, will become the largest shareholder of Netas after the transaction is completed. “The […]
The first pair of surviving giant panda twins born in the United States are adapting well to their new life in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, breeders have said. Mei Huan (left) and Mei Lun play at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, in the southwestern Sichuan Province, yesterday. The panda twins born in […]
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