Burnley are only outside of the Premier League top four on goal difference after they beat Southampton, while Swansea dropped into the relegation zone. Sam Vokes’ 81st-minute strike gave Burnley a 1-0 win at St Mary’s Stadium and put them on level points with fourth-placed Chelsea, who host Manchester United on Sunday. Swansea’s 1-0 defeat by Brighton at the Liberty ...

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has resigned, saying in a televised broadcast from Saudi Arabia that he feared for his life, while also fiercely criticising Iran. He accused Iran of sowing “fear and destruction” in several countries, including Lebanon. Mr Hariri’s father, former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, was assassinated in 2005. The Hariri family is ...

An investment analyst, Mahama Iddrisu has told Citi Business News investments into Ghana would be least affected despite the country’s drop in the ease of doing business ranking. The 2018 ease of doing business report by the World Bank has ranked Ghana 120th out of 190 economies surveyed. According to the report, Ghana dropped twelve points compared to ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reassured the Paramount Chief of the Bawku Traditional Area, Naba Asigri Abuagrago Azoka II, that he does not have an interest in any chieftaincy issue across the country, especially in the Bawku area. According to President Akufo-Addo, his government remains committed to ensuring peace and stability in the country, ...

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has expressed dissatisfaction with the manner in which the Ghana Education Service (GES) is transferring teachers without their transfer grants. The Association said it continues to receive complaints from teachers that they were being compelled to fill a “weaver of T and T” form to go on transfer, ...

Watford boss Marco Silva insists he has not been approached by Everton over their vacant managerial post. The Portuguese, who takes his side to Goodison Park on Sunday, is reported to be on Everton’s shortlist to replace Ronald Koeman after he was sacked last month. Silva has impressed during his stint in the Premier League, ...

Police in Zimbabwe charged an American woman over a tweet that appeared to insult President Robert Mugabe, her lawyer has said. Martha O’Donovan, 25, is accused of referring to Mr Mugabe as “selfish man and sick man”, a charge she denies. She faces charges of insulting the president and plotting to overthrow the government, her ...

A Police officer in charge of the Dompim Police Station in the Tarkwa Nsueam Municipality of the Western Region, Inspector Emmanuel Osei is alleged to have whipped a female suspect who was arrested and sent to the station for allegedly slapping another woman in a marital dispute. According to the victim, Sarah Darko, 29, the ...

An afrobarometer report to measure the level of interest expressed in politics and public affairs by Ghanaian women indicates an increasing interest between 2012 and 2015. This is a reverse of a decade-long decline, a new analysis of Afrobarometer data indicates. According to the report, an appreciation of the level of interest of women in ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Tamale Central Constituency, Inusah Fuseini, has said Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng, must be sacked by President Nana Akufo-Addo despite his apology over his partisan and discriminatory comments. The legislator argued that, the comment can be likened to vigilantism and must not be swept ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said the production and delivery of reliable and affordable electricity is critical to the success of efforts towards the integration and development of West Africa. According to the President, the annual growth in demand for electricity is estimated at 10%, which means that for every 7 years, investment in ...

Former Chief Justice and legal luminary, VCRAC Crabbe, has suggested that Ghana adopts modern technology in its court processes in addition to the manual work it already carries out. He said despite the important role that technology can play in ensuring effective justice delivery, the manual system must not be ignored. He opined that the introduction ...

At only 25, British soul singer Sam Smith has already brought the music world to his feet. But despite the success and fame, his second album “The Thrill of it All” coming out on Friday paints another picture altogether — one of pain and heartbreak. “I went on a bit of a spiral since I ...

Workers at the Ho Airport site on Friday morning staged a protest to seek better work conditions from their employers. The hundreds of casual workers said adequate safety and transportation measures had not been put in place for them. Wearing red armbands amidst singing and chanting, they accused their employers of undermining their local union and ...

Parliament has passed the motion for the removal of the VAT on some selected imported pharmaceutical products. The decision was taken on Friday, November 3, 2017. The move is also expected to affect all imported medicines not produced in Ghana. The removal of the 17.5% VAT on such category of medicines completes a promise by ...

The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has denied that it imposed the recently launched insurance program on service personnel. It said the decision to introduce the insurance package for personnel this year, was based on a proposal by the leadership of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA). The acting Executive Director of the NSS, Ussif Mustapha, in ...

The first phase of the University of  Ghana Medical Centre which was completed in 2016, is yet to be operational following disagreements over the legitimate manager of the facility. Sources close to the project revealed to Citi News that the agreement signed between the Ministry of Health and the University of Ghana was to leave the ...

The former Executive Director  of the National Service Secretariat, Dr. Michael Kpessah Whyte, has said that the introduction of the insurance package for National Service personnel is purely an attempt to enrich some persons fraudulently. The NSS announced the  insurance package, which will see a monthly deduction of GH¢ 15 from the meager allowances of ...

A Spanish judge has issued European Arrest Warrants (EAW) for sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his allies who went to Belgium. The five failed to attend a high court hearing in Madrid on Thursday when nine other ex-members of the regional government were taken into custody. One of those detained has been ...

Chief Executive of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly (AMMA) in the Ashanti Region, has indicated that, his office will ensure by-laws are enforced and implemented effectively. This according to Alhaji Alidu Seidu, will address issues of indiscipline and make the governing of the municipality easier. He cited the roaming of stray cattle on the streets ...