The US has announced a ban on large electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Bombs could be hidden in laptops, tablets, cameras, DVD players and electronic games, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. The measure will affect nine airlines operating out of ...

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), will commence a demolition exercise to remove structures constructed without permits in the Accra metropolis on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. The AMA in a statement made mention of unauthorized structures around the Odaw River, Korle Lagoon, Old Fadama among others, and has ordered persons responsible for such structures to remove them ...

Residents of the Millennium City Estates are living in fear and panic as a result of attacks on their homes and families. The Millennium City Estate is one of the biggest estates in the Gomoa East constituency in the Central Region, which has Kasoa a sit’s capital. The Estate has more than two hundred labelled ...

President Akufo-Addo has said that he is aware of the high expectations of Ghanaians for him to turn around the fortunes of the country. He said the New Patriotic Party’s overwhelming victory in the December 2016 elections, has placed a burden on him to meet the numerous expectations. Speaking to the Ghanaian community in Geneva, ...

Over 100 children seeking admission into the School of the deaf at Koforidua in the Eastern Region, have been put on a waiting list due to lack of adequate facilities and structures to accommodate them. The School, which currently has over 230 students, is facing congestion challenges at its dormitory and classrooms. In an interview ...

Parliament on Tuesday approved the 10 Deputy Regional Ministers appointed by President Akufo-Addo about two weeks ago. They were screened by Parliament’s Appointments Committee last week, and approved by consensus by both the Majority and Minority members on the committee. The Deputy Ministers are however expected to be sworn into office by the President. Below ...

The Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday March 21, 2017 focused on open defecation and measures that can be taken to resolve it.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong Ahafo Region has rejected claims by a chief in Kintampo that the takeover of the tourist facility by the supporters, might have contributed to the freak accident that claimed 19 lives over the weekend. In the aftermath of the incident, the Chief of Kyeremankomam, where the site is ...

A planned demonstration against the Akufo Addo government in Tamale, Tuesday March 21, 2017 was foiled by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kandahar Boys group. A group calling itself the Coalition of Concerned Youth groups of Tamale planned the foiled demonstration. The protesters in red armbands were chased away from their converging point at the ...

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that it has agreed to allocate some space on the streets of Accra to hawkers. A statement by the Assembly said it has after a meeting with various hawker-groups in the metropolis, agreed to give them space on some major streets to sell. According to a statement signed ...

Currency analysts have stated that the Bank of Ghana’s auction of 120 million dollars in the first quarter of this year, to contain the cedi’s depreciation has begun yielding the intended results. According to them, the move would have been more effective if the Bank of Ghana increased its supply of dollars in the first ...

Government intends to construct toilet facilities in various homes across the country as an effective measure of addressing open defecation, the Minister of Sanitation, Kofi Adda, has revealed. The Minister’s promise follows threats by the World Bank to withdraw support to Ghana if measures are not taken to address Ghana’s sanitation challenges. The World Bank ...

The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has called for the arrest and prosecution of persons who forcefully took over management of the Kintampo Waterfalls without authorization prior to the tragic incident that occurred at the tourist site over the weekend. “Arrest and prosecute all persons who forcefully took over the management or facilitation roles of ...

An Accra High Court has found former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Akrasi Sarpong guilty of contempt, after he condemned the court for granting bail to drug suspects in an ongoing case. Mr. Akrasi Sarpong openly disagreed with the court after it granted bail to one Chief Sunny Ikechukwu Benjy Eke, a ...

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye is being questioned by prosecutors over a corruption scandal that brought her down. After arriving at the office, she told reporters she was “sorry”. Ms Park resisted efforts to question her when she was president, but lost her immunity when judges upheld parliament’s decision to impeach her. She could ...

Beauty and the Beast has been pulled from Kuwaiti cinemas amid concerns from censors. The live-action remake of the classic animation makes LeFou, villain Gaston’s sidekick, the first openly gay character in a Disney film. A board member at the National Cinema Company, which operates most of Kuwait’s cinemas, said an edited version might be ...

Following the decision of FIFA to ban referee Joseph Odartey Lamptey, it is yet to be determined if the referee will use his option of an appeal to fight the ruling. The referee may seek the appeal to clear his name after he was accused of ‘match manipulation’ in relation to a match involving South ...

Manchester United have agreed to let midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger join MLS side Chicago Fire. A deal between the clubs was agreed on Monday and is subject to a medical and visa being secured. The former Germany captain, 32, has signed a one-year contract, according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper. “I am sad to leave so ...

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy says he has received death threats and his family have been targeted since Claudio Ranieri was sacked as manager. The 30-year-old blamed “hurtful” and “false” accusations he influenced the club’s decision to sack the Italian. Ranieri left in February, nine months after winning the Premier League, with the club 17th in ...

The US has announced a ban on large electronic devices from cabin baggage on passenger flights from eight Muslim majority countries. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said extremists were seeking “innovative methods” to bring down jets. Bombs could be hidden in laptops, tablets, cameras, DVD players and electronic games, it said. The measure will ...