A delegation from Heritage Theatre Series, producers of the WogbeJeke theatre show, has paid a courtesy call on Former President Kufuor at his residence in Accra to formally inform and seek his support for the project. Speaking at the meeting, Chief Moomen, writer and producer of the series, said his team has been working hard over ...

Some foot soldiers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Eastern Region, on Thursday prevented their regional party executives from engaging in a scheduled meeting at the Koforidua Eredec Hotel. The irate foot soldiers blocked the entrance of the hotel with logs, stones and motorcycles, which caused some regional party executives to flee the ...

Four office of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) will represent the party in a congress of the African Liberal Network (ALN) in Nairobi, Kenya next week. They are Ms. Belinda Bulley, the 2nd Vice Chairperson, Richard Nii Amarh Nkunim, the Executive Secretary, Emmanuel Osei, the Coordinator of the PPP Volunteer Group and Faruk Azaah, an ...

Reviewing the high-interest rates on loans, improving ATM services as well as reducing the turnaround time at banking halls have emerged as some key concerns for customers of banks. They believe banks should be able to attract more clients and maintain existing ones in the wake of increased competition in the industry. Following the World ...

A tweet from McDonald’s verified Twitter account took aim at President Donald Trump on Thursday. The tweet, which has since been deleted, said: “@realDonaldTrump You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back, also you have tiny hands.” McDonald’s later said its account was “compromised” but has ...

The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) wants the government to revise the hundred million dollars allocation to the stabilization fund. ACEP argues that the allocation is inadequate and must be reviewed upwards. The fund which was capped at a hundred million dollars by the erstwhile government was however not captured in the 2017 budget. ...

A Human Rights Division of the High Court has for the second consecutive time deferred judgment in the case involving a former Senior Police Officer, DSP Gifty Tehoda. The Presiding Judge, Justice Gifty Adjei Addo, who set Thursday, March 16, 2017,  for the judgment after deferring during the last sitting, failed to deliver the judgement ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a board of trustees to oversee the construction of a national cathedral in the national capital, Accra. The President said the cathedral will among others, serve as a venue for national religious events. The Board will be chaired by the former Head of the Methodist Church, Rev. Asante Antwi., with Rev. ...

It appears most of the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have not reduced the prices of their petroleum products for the first pricing window in March. This is contrary to predictions that fuel prices will be reduced for the period. The Institute for Energy Security (IES), early this week, indicated that prices for petroleum products are ...

A former minister of Information in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, Fritz Baffour, has said he finds nothing wrong with President Akufo-Addo appointing many ministers to serve in his government. According to him, it is within the president’s constitutional mandate to appoint as many ministers as he wishes, hence he must be allowed to ...

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 ...