The Ministry for Transport has slammed the Mahama government for what it calls the previous administration’s shoddy implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit system in Accra. According to the Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, about $100 million was secured as a loan from the World Bank for the BRT project,  but was not put to ... The post Transport Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo and former President John Mahama have paid tribute to Dancehall artiste talent Ebony Reigns who died in a car crash at Mankranso in the Ashanti Region on Thursday. The twenty-year-old starlet, whose real name is Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, was returning from Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region when the Jeep she was travelling ... The post Nana Addo, Mahama lead

The Electoral Commission has been ordered by a Human Rights Court in Accra to make public all assets and audited statements of accounts of political parties in the country. This follows a suit filed by a private citizen, Lolan Ekow Sagoe-Moses, and pressure group Citizens Ghana Movement (CGM), who prayed the court  to compel the ... The post Publish assets, accounts of

Dr. Patrick Atobrah, the acting Medical Director of the Upper East Regional Hospital, Bolgatanga, has said five out of the 10 doctors in the facility have plans to go for further studies, which would affect healthcare delivery. The 10 doctors, including three from Cuba, offer services to a population of about 2.6 million people in ... The post U/E Regional Hospital to lose five doctors

In a bid to work towards attaining appreciable development levels in their district, representatives of Ga South District Assembly paid a working visit to the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) to seek further details on factors which accounted for their low ranking on the 2017 District League Table. In 2017, the Ga South District ... The post Ga South

The father of Dancehall artiste Ebony, Nana Poku Kwarteng has paid tribute to his late daughter, describing her as a splendid, one-of-kind talent. Nana Poku, who last spoke to Ebony on Wednesday, learned of the passing of his 20-year-old daughter in a car accident at Mankranso in the Ashanti Region around 4:00 am this morning. ... The post Ghana was blessed to have my

The Chief Executive for the Kassena Nanakana District in the Upper East Region, Mr. Clement Dandori has passed on at the age of 70. Mr. Dandori, who had been battling with illness for a few months, died at the Ridge hospital in Accra on Thursday night where he was receiving treatment. Confirming the death to Citi News, ... The post Kassena Nankana West DCE passes on appeared first on

Philippe Coutinho scored his first Barcelona goal as the Spanish side beat Valencia to reach a record fifth successive Copa del Rey final. Coutinho, making his fifth appearance since a £142m move from Liverpool, came on in the second half and acrobatically steered home from Luis Suarez’s cross. That put Barca, cup winners in the ... The post Coutinho off the mark as Barcelona reach

Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari is on trial with Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna. According to Spanish media outlet Marca, the 33-year old midfielder will train with the La Liga side over the next couple of weeks and will sign on a free transfer if he impresses. Deportivo Head Coach is Muntari’s former team mate at ... The post Sulley Muntari set for Deportivo trial appeared first on

President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffuor, has eulogized the late Dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns who passed away on Thursday evening in a tragic accident. According to Mr. Kuffuor, known as Obuor in the music circles, Ebony was one of the strong favourites to be named Artiste of the Year at the ... The post Ebony was favourite for Artiste of the Year

Twitter has reported its first quarterly net profit helped by a rise in video advertising sales. The news gave a massive boost to Twitter’s shares which closed 12% up on the day. That was despite the number of people using the social network coming in below expectations. Twitter’s previous failure to make a profit had ... The post Twitter posts its first quarterly

The Queen of Belgium, Her Royal Majesty Queen Mathilde, and the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, Alex De Croo, will today [Friday], hold bilateral talks with President Nana Akufo-Addo as part of their three-day visit to Ghana. The Queen and President Akufo-Addo, as Co-Chair of the UN Advocates on Sustainable Development Goals, will proceed to ... The post Nana Addo meets Belgian Queen today

Security Analyst, Kwesi Anning, has criticized government’s decision to purchase some 100 Toyota Corollas for the Police Service, arguing that they are not suitable, given the Service’s nature of work. Government has revealed that the money saved from renegotiating the contract for the purchase of some cars for use by the Presidency under the previous ... The post Toyota

Dancehall star, Ebony Reigns, has been confirmed dead in a car crash at Mankranso in the Ashanti Region. This was confirmed to Citi News by police in the Ashanti Region. Ebony is said to have been returning from Sunyani after when the jeep she was travelling in crashed into a bus. More soon… The post Dancehall diva Ebony dead in car crash appeared first on Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo on Thursday February 8, 2018, delivered the State of the Nation Address in Parliament, his second address since he assumed office in 2017. Addressing Members of Parliament, former Presidents, government officials and other dignitaries who were gathered in the House, touted his government’s achievements within its first year in office ... The post 2018

A Deputy Attorney-General, Godfred Dame, has given some indications the government intends to further pursue the case of the legitimacy of Exton Cubic Group Limited’s permits to prospect in the Nyinahini bauxite concession of the Tano Offin Forest Reserve. This is after an Accra High Court on Thursday overturned the decision by the Minister of ... The post We will still

Fifteen (15) percent of Ghanaians are in favour of mob justice in certain instances, according to a recent Afrobarometer survey. This number rises to 39 percent for residents in the Upper West and Northern Regions, the report (which can be viewed here) stated. But on the whole, 81 percent of Ghanaians are of the view ... The post 15% of Ghanaians support mob justice –

A man arrested for parading himself as a military officer and duping a lady of her cash of GH¢9,000.00 has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Kumasi Court Circuit. Lovelace Kwabena Kwabia Brenya was additionally ordered to pay a fine of GH¢3,000.00 or have his term extended by six months. He faced charges ... The post Fake military officer sentenced to two years

The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with a series of carjacking incidents at Suhum in the Eastern Region. The two, Kwame Asare 24, alias ‘Boys Abr3’ and Kofi Yakubu, 23, who had been on Police wanted list for sometime, were arrested at Suhum. According to the Eastern Regional Police Public Relations ... The post Two carjackers arrested at Suhum

The US government has officially shut down for the second time this year because Congress failed to meet a deadline to vote on a new budget. Senators struggled with last-minute objections from Republican Rand Paul, but have now passed the bill, which has gone to the House for its vote. The 600-page plan proposes an ... The post US gov’t shuts down as Congress fails to vote on budget