Firefighters are having a hard time dousing fire that has gutted structures at a community in Shiashie within the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in Accra. Over 100 kiosks which serve as shelter for some squatters have been burnt to ashes with the squatters struggling to salvage their goods. An eyewitness told Citi News that the […] The post Fire destroys structures at

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Ghanaian dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has apologized to Angel Town, manager of his fellow musician Sarkodie, over a misunderstanding that resulted in an alleged assault on the artiste manager this week. In a short video posted on his Twitter page Friday, August 14, Stonebwoy denied reports that his team pulled a gun during the confrontation. He […]

Egypt has faced criticism for testing frontline healthcare workers for coronavirus using antibody tests.

Ghanaian veteran Joseph Hammond, 95, reflects on the horrors of the Burma Campaign.

A top minister hails a "crime holiday" as figures show offences fell by 40% between April and June.

Bayern Munich sent out an emphatic and ominous message to their Champions League rivals with an absolute demolition of fellow European heavyweights Barcelona in a gloriously chaotic and utterly one-sided quarter-final tie in Lisbon. The high-pressing, energetic and ruthless German champions were on a different level to their Spanish rivals, as they have been for […]

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei produces an astonishing run in Monaco to break the 16-year-old 5,000m world record by almost two seconds.

Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has said the flagbearer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is still riding the lame horse that he referred to in 2017.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is expected to ask the Electoral Commission (EC) to put in place plans to register a select category of Ghanaians abroad, according to a communiqué sighted by Citi News. This request will be in line with the PNDC Law 284 which allows for persons working in Ghana’s […] The post Foreign

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is expected to ask the Electoral Commission (EC) to put in place plans to register a select category of Ghanaians abroad, according to a communiqué sighted by Citi News. This request will be in line with the PNDC Law 284 which allows for persons working in Ghana’s […] The post Government

A video available to 3news.com shows that the 90-year-old woman, Akua Denteh, who was lynched at Kafaba in the Gonja East Municipality of the Savannah Region was tortured to confess to being a witch the night before her death. In the video, the old woman, now deceased, is heard pleading innocent to accusations by her […]

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo’s nominee to replace the late mayor of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Abdul Mumin Issah, has today, August 14, 2020, been overwhelmingly confirmed as the new mayor of the area. All the 52 Assembly Members who participated in his confirmation, voted ‘YES’, giving him a 100% resounding confirmation. Abdul Issah, the former […] The post Sekondi-Takoradi

A District Court in Sunyani on Thursday, August 13, 2020, denied a bail application for eight persons arrested following a bloody clash between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Nkrankwanta in the Bono Region.

A District Court in Sunyani on Thursday, August 13, 2020, denied a bail application for eight persons arrested following a bloody clash between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Nkrankwanta in the Bono Region.

The Minority in Parliament has kicked against attempts by the government to securitize royalties, known to be a preserve for traditional authorities. The Minority side in Parliament on Friday, August 14, 2020, threatened to boycott proceedings in the House over a request for the approval of an agreement between the government and a Special Purpose […] The post Minority

Hearts of Oak public relations officer, Kwame Opare Addo, has blamed player representatives for the club's troubles in extending expiring contracts.

Hearts of Oak public relations officer, Kwame Opare Addo, has blamed player representatives for the club's troubles in extending expiring contracts.

Deputy Auditors-General of the Audit Service are asking IMANI Africa President, Franklin Cudjoe, to justify his claims there is a plot against the Acting Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu. They have given him a week to present details on Deputy Auditors-General who have met and decided to challenge the authority of the acting Auditor-General. This is […] The post Deputy

Deputy Auditors-General of the Audit Service are asking IMANI Africa President, Franklin Cudjoe, to justify his claims there is a plot against the Acting Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu. They have given him a week to present details on Deputy Auditors-General who have met and decided to challenge the authority of the acting Auditor-General. This is […] The post Deputy