The Council of State has challenged President John Mahama and his assigns to inject some urgency into the measures formulated at tackling the nation’s current economic challenges. The Chairman of the Council of State, Mrs Cecilia Johnson, urged the President to take ‘’bold and decisive’’ actions to fast track efforts of confronting the country’s difficulties. ...

Some observers have questioned why the organizer of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, (VGMA), Charterhouse has failed over the years to recognize the contributions of the media with, at least, honorary awards for music journalists, broadcasters and radio disc jockeys who promote Ghanaian music. The Chairman of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Board, Nii Ayite ...

President Vladimir Putin is making his first visit to Crimea since Russia annexed it from Ukraine in March. He told crowds marking the 1945 Soviet victory over the Nazis that Crimea had shown loyalty to a “historical truth” in choosing to be part of Russia. The Kiev government protested at the visit, calling it a ...

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has commenced preliminary investigations into the cause of the helicopter crash at the West Cape Three Point in the Western Region yesterday 5th May 2014. The service helicopter which was flying under the name Black Hawk and operated by Volta River Aviation Ltd was on contract with LUKOIL Overseas ...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has denied rumors that he is in bed with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. He noted that he will always support a sitting government for the greater good of the Ashanti region and Ghana as a whole. “There will always be a change in government. Governments will come ...

The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and the Petroleum Commission say a search team is still working around the clock to locate the body of the missing person in the helicopter crash. They have also assured the families of the affected persons and the general public they are ensuring the best of medical care for ...

According to Nigerianwatch.com, the US Marines in Nigeria have arrested two members of Islamist group, Boko Haram. The website reports that the US Marines currently in Nigeria to help the government combat Boko Haram terrorists have made their first arrests taking two male suspects into custody after they were found in possession of arms and ...

Nigeria’s military had advanced warning of the April 14 attack by Boko Haram that led to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls but failed to take immediate action, Amnesty International said Friday. “Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Haram’s armed raid ...

The Central Regional National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) says there is no cause for alarm following the flooding of some areas in the Cape Coast Municipality. According to them, no resident was displaced by the incident. Some areas in the Cape Coast Municipality got flooded on Wednesday after a heavy rainstorm. Several structures including schools ...

The fiscals basically deal with revenue and expenditure of the government. As a developing country, our challenge is to move away from the fiscal doldrums thus finding effective ways of mobilizing more revenue and judiciously undertaking prudent expenditure in order to avert the chronic fiscal deficit. To boost the revenue component in the fiscal balance ...

The Presidency is urging Ghanaians not to view the upcoming National Economic Forum slated for next week as a partisan event. The Presidential Spokesperson, Ben Dotse Marlor, clarified that “this is a non-partisan event; it’s a multi-stakeholder event that cuts across many sections of our Ghanaian society.” He mentioned that preparations are far advanced for ...

Weeks after auditions were held for the maiden edition of the Mr World Ghana event, Exclusive Events Ghana, organizers of the contest have announced a winner. A 23 year old Banking and Finance student, Nii Tackie Laryea, has been chosen out of four finalists as Mr World Ghana. The announcement is line with the organization’s ...

Celebrated British Jazz artist, Peter White, accompanied by his fellow British smooth Jazz keyboardist and composer, Oli Silk, arrived in Accra on Wednesday for the maiden edition of the Stanbic bank Jazz Festival. Peter White and his compatriot will perform two shows at the Omanye Hall of the Labadi Beach Hotel on Friday May 9 ...

Some selected fathers who made the cut for this year’s Citi FM Cook for Mama Competition will tomorrow show their cooking prowess to win the ultimate of ₵3000 for their wives. The Five fathers were selected out of hundreds of participants after their children wrote essays about the best lesson their mothers taught them. These fathers ...

Citi News has gathered, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has finally submitted its report to the Health Ministry on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) missing baby saga. The Council asked for more time to complete its investigations after a first deadline elapsed. The content of the submitted report is immediately not known. The family ...

Pro New Patriotic Party (NPP) pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), has condemned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID’s) decision to investigate an alleged doctored speech by President John Mahama. According to the said tape which went viral in the mass media, President Mahama “made” disparaging remarks about Ashantis, claiming they were ungrateful to his ...

Private business man, Ibrahim Mahama, has sued the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako over what he says are defamatory comments made against him. Mr. Mahama, who is brother to President John Mahama in his statement of claim to the Fast Track High Court in Accra said, Mr. Antwi-Bosiako, popularly ...

From next year, Medical Doctors who complete their Housmanship will not be appointed immediately in the government hospitals until they are given a financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance. The new directive is due to the increasing wage bill of government. The Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Dr. Daniel Asare ...

Beginning next academic year, the University of Ghana (UG) will operate a collegiate system, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, Vice Chancellor (VC) has announced. Under the system, Faculties and Departments would be merged to form four colleges, to facilitate the achievement of the vision of attaining a World Class university status. Prof Aryeetey announced this in a ...

Today’s business  edition of the Citi Breakfast Show focused on the successes being chalked by the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and what the Ghanaian market can learn from the IBM in order to be successful.