Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been banned for three European matches after being sent off against Gent at Wembley in the Europa League in February. Alli was dismissed for a challenge on Brecht Dejaegere in the 2-2 draw. Should Spurs secure a top-three Premier League finish, Alli would miss half of their Champions League group ...

US President Donald Trump has demanded a make-or-break vote in the House of Representatives on Friday on his troubled healthcare bill. The American Health Care Act is meant to replace parts of President Barack Obama’s signature “Obamacare” law. A vote on Thursday was delayed because of opposition from some Republicans. Mr Trump reportedly warned fellow ...

The District Director of Education for the Nanumba North and South districts, Madam Margaret Zaato, has expressed worry about the effects of recurring chieftaincy disputes on the people in the area particularly students. She said the recent flare-up in tensions, which forced schools to close down traumatized the pupils and students, thus she called on ...

Premium mobile phone brand, TECNO Mobile, on Thursday unveiled its latest handset Camon CX unto the African market at an event in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Designed specifically for young, independent smartphone users, the latest handset will be the “Selfie Camera” for this market’s generation. The Camon CX will be available in 41 countries across Africa, ...

Government has begun engaging industry players in fulfillment of its one district one factory policy which it intends to begin soon. This also follows government’s intention to involve the private sector in the implementation of the policy. As part of the consultations, the National Coordinator of the one district, one factory policy; Gifty Ohene Konadu ...

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has said the incident that claimed about 19 lives at Kintampo Waterfalls in the Brong Ahafo region last Sunday, could have been avoided if government was on top of issues. “As a party, we believe the disaster that claimed about 20 lives, mostly students of Wenchi Methodist Senior High School, ...

Exclusive Events Ghana, organizers of the Miss Ghana Pageant, has launched a collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Ghana; 60 Years on Planning Committee to host 2016’s beauty pageant. Speaking at the launch, Vice Chairperson of the planning committee, Abu Jinapor, said government is ready to support the pageant dubbed: ...

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) Task-force has arrested the heads of two companies in the Greater Accra Metropolis for failing to insure their commercial property. The companies are the General Auto Zone Company and Ghana Heavy Duty Truck and Spare Parts, which were detained at the Police Headquarters for the necessary action. They were among ...

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has bemoaned the practice where governments sign major contracts with foreign companies and allow the insurance component also to be repatriated out of the country. According to the commission, Ghana has lost millions of dollars through the practice over the years, depriving local insurance companies an opportunity to grow. Speaking ...

A Paulinho brace helped Brazil to a 4-1 victory over Uruguay in a clash of the top two teams in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on Thursday. Uruguay were awarded a penalty on nine minutes when Alisson took down Edinson Cavani after the PSG striker had beaten the Brazil keeper to a chested back-pass from left-back ...

A protein in spider venom may help protect the brain from injury after a stroke, according to research. Scientists found a single dose of the protein Hi1a worked on lab rats. They said it showed “great promise as a future stroke treatment” but had not yet been tested in human trials. The Stroke Association said ...

You may remember Ryan Gosling trying and spectacularly failing to hold back his giggles at the Oscars last month. The La La Land actor was seen laughing on stage when the wrong film was announced as best picture. But he has now explained that he was just relieved that the commotion wasn’t the result of ...

Twitter is considering adding a paid membership option for businesses and power users. The micro-blogging service, which has struggled to grow its user base in recent years, is carrying out surveys to “assess interest” in the idea. Paying members would get access to an enhanced version of Tweetdeck, Twitter’s souped-up interface that offers more functionality ...

More than 200 migrants are feared dead in a boat sinking off the coast of Libya, a Spanish aid organisation says. Proactiva Open Arms said it had recovered five bodies floating near two capsized boats, which can each hold more than 100 people. The group’s Laura Lanuza said the five they pulled from the Mediterranean ...

The chairman of parliament’s committee for defense, Major Derek Oduro, has backed calls for security at Ghana’s parliament to be strengthened in the wake of a terror attack at the British Parliament, saying one police officer should be assigned to each MP. According to him, although the security at Ghana’s parliament has improved significantly over ...

President Nana Addo has returned from the 5th edition of the Africa CEO Forum which was held in Geneva. The just ended forum brought CEOs of the largest African and international companies, political decision makers from more than 40 African countries and investors on the continent, together. Speaking to journalists after his arrival, the President ...

An acute water shortage has hit the Trafalgar Campus of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, following the University’s failure to pay their water bills to the Ghana Water Company Limited. Citi News’ investigations revealed that the Ghana Water Company cut supply to the school a fortnight ago over its indebtedness. Students on campus ...

The Finance Ministry’s decision to limit the Foreign Affairs Ministry to only 35 percent of its internally generated funds will make it challenging for them to fulfill commitments to Ghanaian missions abroad, as well as pay a $50 million loan from Societe Generale secured in 2016 for the refurbishment of Ghana’s foreign missions. Parliament on Thursday ...

Net debt owed banks and fuel suppliers alone under the energy sector debt hit 1.2 billion cedis at the end of 2016. According to documents cited by Citi Business News as at 31st December, 2016 Government’s net debt in the Energy sector was 2.3 billion dollars. A breakdown of the debt shows that the banks ...