Mr Samuel Atta Akyea, Minister of Works and Housing, has inaugurated a 10-member Ministerial Advisory Body and five-member Audit Committee to address challenges in the Ministry. The Ministerial Advisory Body is made up of the Sector Minister, Mr Eugene Boakye Antwi, Deputy Minister of Works and Housing, Madam Freda Prempeh, Deputy Minister of Works and ...

There are fears Ghana may soon be slapped with a judgment debt if it fails to go ahead and honor a contract for the purchase of a fleet of cars for the Presidency. Documents sighted by Citi News, reveal that the contract, which will cost the Ghanaian tax payer nine million one hundred and eighty ...

A woman has been arrested by the Ashanti Regional Police Command after a man she contracted to murder someone tipped off the police. The suspect, Joyce Antwi, aged 41 was arrested by police on Saturday, May 27. According to the police, the suspect contacted the purported hitman to assassinate her business partner who she owed ...

Following the gruesome murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, and the subsequent action by the security services, basic schools within Denkyira Obuasi in the Upper West Denkyira District have been closed down. According to Citi News’ Obrempong Yaw Ampofo, students have abandoned the schools, while most residents are reported to have vacated the town with ...

Following the gruesome murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, and the subsequent action by the security services, basic schools within Denkyira Obuasi in the Upper West Denkyira District have been closed down. According to Citi News’ Obrempong Yaw Ampofo, students have abandoned the schools, while most residents are reported to have vacated the town with ...

Justice Jones V. Dotse, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Ghana is set to chair the launch of the OneGhana Movement on Friday, June 2 at the British Council in Accra. The keynote address at the launch will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, a former C.E.O of the Ghana Chamber ...

Government is praying the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), to dismiss a petition on the $ 2.25bn bond brought before it by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer, Yaw Brongya Genfi. Mr. Genfi petitioned CHRAJ to investigate the bond on grounds that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, had attempted ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has on behalf of the people of Ghana expressed condolences to the family of the late Captain Maxwell Mahama and vowed that his murderers will be brought to book. The Vice President made this pledge when he called on the family at Burma Camp in Accra on Wednesday May 31, ...

The Assembly member in Denkyira-Obuasi reportedly linked to the murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama is in police custody. The assembly member, William Baah, reportedly turned himself into police in the Diaso area, near Denkyira-Obuasi, on Wednesday afternoon, and is being transported to the Central Region Police Command. Five persons suspected to have taken part in the killing ...

When Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama was lynched and burnt on Monday [May 29] 2017 at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region, not many could believe the incident, especially with the narrative told by some indigenes about how he was killed. Several hours later, as pieces of information trickled in and clarity on the matter was provided, ...

A Chinese activist has been detained while investigating alleged workers’ rights abuses at a supplier for Ivanka Trump’s shoe brand. Hua Haifeng was working undercover for the US-based China Labor Watch (CLW), which said he had witnessed examples of forced overtime and wage violations. Two other activists involved in the investigation are missing, CLW said. ...

Parliament has passed a half hour motion to compel the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta to provide detailed information on the recent 2.25 billion dollar bond issued by Government. The Minister is expected to respond to the motion within one week. The motion was filed by the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu with a request for the ...

The two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of the former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, are still in prison custody almost 24 hours after charges against them were dropped at an Accra High Court. On Tuesday, the Court ordered that, the two be discharged after the State Attorney, Sefakor Batse, ruled that ...

Uber has sacked the man at the centre of an ongoing legal scandal in which Google has accused the taxi-hailing company of corporate espionage. Anthony Levandowski is a former Google engineer – and now a former Uber engineer – who has been accused of stealing technology from one company and bringing it to the other. ...

A private citizen, Supi Kofi Kwayera, has sued the University of Education Winneba (UEW), and the Education Ministry for what he says calls the unlawful extension of the Governing Council’s tenure. In a writ sighted by Citi News, he also accused the Governing Council of misappropriating the funds of the University after the expiration of ...

Two suspects who were freed from Police custody when some youth in Somanya attacked and vandalized a Police station in the area, have reported themselves back to the Police. The two suspects are among four others who escaped from the Somanya police cells on Monday, after the youth besieged the police station demanding the release ...

One of the five suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama, sustained a gunshot wound during the lynching that resulted in the Army officer’s death at Denkyira-Obuasi. Captain Mahama apparently fired off a shot during a struggle before being killed by his attackers on Monday morning. It was widely reported that Captain ...

Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Anning, has said government deserves commendation for the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey in the country. According to him, persons behind the booming galamsey business are usually powerful people in society, hence fighting them is not an easy task. “When as a government you begin to tackle criminal ...

The immediate past District Chief Executive (DCE) for Upper Denkyira West, Ambrose Amoah Eshia, has accused his successor of dereliction of duty which he said may have led to the lynching of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama. According to Amoah Eshia, the new DCE, Daniel Apiannin, ought to have known about the presence of military personnel in ...