US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has defended swingeing budget cuts to his own department proposed by President Donald Trump. Speaking in Japan, he said the level of state department spending in the past had been “simply not sustainable” and he willingly accepted the “challenge”. If Congress backs the budget, and that is far from ...

The Member of Parliament for Okaikoi Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, believes a forensic investigation into the shareholding structure of the Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS) is needed. Speaking to Citi News, the MP noted that, Ghana has a stake in the MPS structure, but said he was privy to information indicating that “ the shares ...

A Christian pastor has discovered one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds in Sierra Leone’s Kono district. The diamond, weighing 709 carats, is now locked up in Sierra Leone’s central bank in Freetown. It is one of the 20 largest diamonds ever found. Freelance, or artisanal, miners are common in Sierra Leone’s diamond-rich areas, reports ...

A Fifty-Four (54) year old man has reportedly hanged himself to death on a tree behind his house at Saka, a suburb of Zebilla in the Upper East Region. The deceased, Ayaaba Daduda, was a businessman who sold cattle at the Zebilla Market. He left behind two wives and eight children. Narrating the incident to Citi News, ...

The Minister for Information has shot down arguments that President Akufo-Addo’s huge government size will take a toll on the nation’s coffers. “…If you need more hands to ensure that we are protecting bigger money, you might do so because it’s better,” he argued. His comment comes after the backlash against the President for appointing ...

Following a hard-fought civil society campaign, South Africa’s reversal of steps towards withdrawing from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and revoking of a bill to repeal national laws outlawing genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes is a commendable indication of the country’s commitment to the rule of law, the Coalition ...

The Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said that concerns about the size of President Akufo-Addo’s government are legitimate and in order, just as the party raised similar concerns while in opposition. He however said the President believes he needs the numbers to honor the numerous promises he made to Ghanaians ...

A letter has exploded and injured a person who opened it at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Paris, security sources say. No further details about the incident were available immediately. The German finance ministry in Berlin intercepted a parcel bomb sent to Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday. A Greek far left group, ...

The president of the Madagascar Football Association, Ahmed Ahmed has defeated long-serving CAF President, Issa Hayatou in the just ended CAF elections held at the Africa Union Plenary Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His victory ends Mr. Hayatou’s 29-year reign as president of the Confederation of African Football. Ahmed Ahmed polled 34 votes, against Issa ...

Students of the University of Ghana Legon Hall will get the chance to experience the exciting Alomo Bitters English Premier League activation as the train hits campus this weekend. For football lovers of the English Premier League who are on campus, Alomo Bitters, Ghana’s number one bitters will be dishing out loads of prizes to ...

An Accra Magistrate Court has granted bail to Jihad Chabaan, the Marwako supervisor who has been charged with assault. He was remanded last Wednesday, March 8. The magistrate court, Presided over by Victoria Ghansah, adjourned the case to March 20, 2017, to allow the defence counsel continue the cross-examination of the victim, Evelyn Aboagye. The prosecution today ...

A total of twenty-two police recruits undergoing training at the Pwalugu Police Training School in the Upper East Region have been sacked. The twenty-two recruits made up of fourteen women and eight men, were sacked for allegedly presenting fake admission letters and certificates for admission to the school. Speaking to Citi News, the Commander of ...

The Central Regional Red Cross Society in collaboration with the Regional Health Directorate and other stakeholders have intensified efforts to prevent a possible cholera outbreak in the Region this year. As part of the efforts, the Society has distributed 100 hand washing buckets, soap and detergents to communities, schools, public toilets and other public places ...

The latest Annual Percentage Rate (APR) and Average Interest (AI) report by the Bank of Ghana has shown that GCB Bank offers the highest interest on mortgages as at the end of February. Potential home buyers would be charged as much as 40.3 percent on loans they contract from the bank. Meanwhile Bank of Baroda ...

If You are a Bachelor, Don’t laugh at your Neighbour’s fat wife “…instead of a lean government, we have lean kenkey at a higher price, these are the issues which the….government and its activists should be tackling instead of seeking to divert attention with threats, intimidation, assaults, car-snatching, seizure of lorry parks and toilet grabbing”. ...

Mr. Herbert Mensah, President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), has joined the Board of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), after he was elected as one of the five representatives for Olympic sports. Rugby Union was only readmitted as Olympics Sport after an absence of 93 years. Shortly after the 1924 games, the International ...

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has endorsed Citi FM’s efforts towards promoting domestic Tourism with the presentation of a citation following the just ended Citi Heritage Caravan tour. The Authority lauded the station for being consistent with programmes it said were changing the face of tourism in the country. The Heritage Caravan is an annual domestic initiative ...

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has endorsed Citi FM’s efforts towards promoting domestic Tourism with the presentation of a citation following the just ended Heritage Caravan tour. The Authority lauded the station for being consistent with programmes it said were changing the face of tourism in the country. The Heritage Caravan is an annual domestic initiative forming ...

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) fraternity in the Yendi constituency of the Northern Region has congratulated, Alhaji Mohammed Habib Tijani over his appointment as a Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs. The two terms Yendi Member of Parliament name was captured on a list of 50 Deputy Minister submitted to the Parliament on Wednesday March ...

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has described as senseless the justification of President Akufo-Addo’s 110 ministerial appointments. “…The argument that the economy is so destroyed that they need a bigger team to do work also doesn’t make sense,” he stated. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday nominated 50 ...