The Kumasi police have arrested a 22-year-old Nigerian, Emmanuel Ozuwal, in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old house help, Grace Opoku. Ozuwal was said to have connived with four accomplices to murder the house help for allegedly thwarting their effort at robbing the landlord of the house in which they were living together with ...

About 72% of people trust what others say about a brand and 15% believe what the brand says about itself in advertising. That is why brands need to consciously strive to satisfy and retain customers. On the Management Development Month series Wednesday on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Commercial Director of PZ Cussons, David Afflu, ...

The Forbes Magazine has named Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II as Africa’s 5th richest king. Forbes estimated Otumfuo’s net worth at $10 million dollars sourcing his wealth from his engagement in mining equipment, property and jewelry. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was ranked behind King Mohammed VI of Morocco whose wealth is estimated to be $2 billion dollars. The ...

Professor Kwesi Botchway on Tuesday delivered a speech on the state of Ghana’s political economy at the Central University College in Accra. The lecture was under the theme “State of the Nation’s Political Economy and the Role of Civil Society”

A 20-year-old mason, David Kanponmah, has been arrested in connection with the recent Ashtown shooting incident that led to the death of a security man, Kwame Antwi. The suspect is said to be an accomplice of Taribo West, a suspect in the shooting incident. The Manhyia Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent (C/Supt) Mrs Deborah Addison-Campbell, ...

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The Local Government Ministry is embarking on a project to enhance the outlook of all urban centers across the country. According to the Ministry, proper planning of urban and peri-urban areas will attract continuous investment in the form of international trade. Deputy Minister for Local Government, Baba Jamal, speaking at a consultative workshop on the ...

The Amenfi East Constituency Youth Wing of the ruling National Democratic Congress are asking President John Mahama to re-assign the former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong Fosu who was fired last week. Secretary to the Youth Wing, Nicholas Bimpong at a press conference said Akwasi Oppong Fosu until his dismissal served satisfactorily. He ...

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has welcomed the government’s decision to reverse a directive to pass on the full cost of utility bills in public universities and tertiary institutions to students. Speaking to Citi News, the National President of NUGS, Samuel Darkwa Bimfo said “it is a welcoming development that the government, through ...

The government of Cote d’Ivoire has given Ghanaian shippers a two month moratorium to clear all outstanding imports that pass through land borders that do not originate from ECOWAS member states into that country. “At the end of the moratorium July 31st such goods will be considered as contraband and will be seized immediately by the ...

Staff of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have petitioned President John Mahama over alleged misuse of funds by the board and management of the hospital. The senior staff of the hospital are, among other things, accusing the board and management of the hospital of spending more than GhȻ1million on luxury vehicles. The staff claim although ...

The public have been advised against throwing away their old National Health Insurance (NHIS) cards as it would be used alongside the new biometric card. Mr. Alexander Odoi Nartey, Deputy Chief Executive in-charge of Finance and Investment, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) said the old cards were still valid and acceptable by any service provider until ...

Former president Jerry Rawlings has criticized members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for aligning themselves  with the Kufour administration instead of  holding it accountable for the corruption that took place under that government. “The sacrilege we committed was that the NDC abandoned the altar of its high moral standing, abandoned the altar of service ...

Turkey has lifted its ban on YouTube, two months after blocking access to the video-sharing site. The move comes after the country’s highest court ordered authorities to restore access, saying the ban violated laws on freedom of expression. The ban was imposed in late March, soon after recordings alleging official corruption were aired on the ...

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has urged Egyptians to work to restore stability after being declared the winner of last week’s presidential election. The former army chief said he wanted “freedom” and “social justice”, echoing the slogan of the 2011 revolution. Mr Sisi spoke after election officials announced that he had received 96.9% of the vote and ...

Kenya is investigating reports that British terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite – known as the “White Widow” – has been sighted in the country. Reports say an unknown woman, possibly Ms Lewthwaite, was given a police escort to visit a Kenyan army base in Somalia before disappearing. She is accused of links to Somali Islamist group ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings will today join cadres to mark the 35th anniversary of the June 4 1979 uprising. A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at the Revolution Square in Accra to mark the day. A group of military men  toppled the government of the Supreme Military Council, a military regime, in a bloody ...

Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of people in fresh attacks on villages in Borno state in northern Nigeria, the BBC has learnt. In one attack, gunmen reportedly fired on a crowd in a church compound. Boko Haram has waged an increasingly bloody insurgency since 2009 to create an Islamic state in Nigeria. The latest ...

The European Commission (EC) has warned that henceforth any incident of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by a Ghana-flagged vessel will result in a total ban on fish products exported from Ghana to EU markets. Consequently, the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has threatened to sanction any local vessel found to be ...

The Member of Parliament for the Bekwai Constituency in the Ashanti region, Mr.  Joe Osei Owusu  has described as irresponsible the demolition of the security post at the Okponglo entrance of the University of Ghana by the National Security Council. “Are we not using the legal system anymore? I think the conduct of the National ...