The Black Stars took part in their first training session this afternoon at the Cape Coast Stadium ahead of their final World Cup qualifier against Egypt. 20 out of 23 players called up for the game took part in the session under the guidance of Head Coach Kwesi Appiah and his technical team. Captain Asamoah ...

The Black Stars took part in their first training session this afternoon at the Cape Coast Stadium ahead of their final World Cup qualifier against Egypt. 20 out of 23 players called up for the game took part in the session under the guidance of Head Coach Kwesi Appiah and his technical team. Captain Asamoah ...

Despite promises by the Mahama administration to champion what he called a progressively free Senior High School initiative, no student received a scholarship for the 2016/2017 academic year, according to the Minister for Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh. The Minister said the government at the time did not fulfill its promise to award scholarships to some 100,000 ...

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), has directed the Tema Regional Police Commander to take immediate action on persons identified to have caused disturbances during the Ada East DCE nominee confirmation on Friday, November 3. The pro-New Patriotic Party vigilante group, Invincible Forces, is suspected to be behind the chaos that ensued during the election. The ...

Management of the 37 Military Hospital has confirmed that ten out of the 54 persons who escaped the gas explosion at Atomic Junction with varying degrees of injury, are still being treated at the hospital a month after the incident. Seven people were confirmed dead in  the blast, whilst 132 people sustained varying degrees of injury. The ...

The European Union (EU) has lifted a ban it placed on export of five Ghanaian vegetables to the EU Market. On 13 October, 2015, the European Commission decided to prohibit the introduction of the five vegetables into EU market for not meeting European standards. But a statement copied to Citi Business News on November 7, 2017 indicated ...

The Head of Public Affairs of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Numo Blafo III, has been relieved of his position. He is believed to have been assigned a new role by the Ministry of Information, but it is unclear where exactly he’s headed to, and in what capacity he will be serving. His position is now occupied ...

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspected notorious armed robbers who have been terrorizing residents in the region. The Regional Commander, COP Ampah Bannin, who announced the arrest of the suspects, said they often carried out their nefarious activities within Cape Coast, Winneba, Agona Swedru and Kasoa. The arrest is the outcome of a ...

The Tarkwa-Nsuaem Divisional Commander of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Edmond Ohene Bosompem, has confirmed to Citi News, the transfer of the Dompim Station officer who allegedly assaulted a female suspect. ACP Ohene Bosompem indicated that, the officer has been transferred to allow an ongoing investigation into his conduct to proceed. The station officer is said to have whipped ...

Some youth suspected to be supporters of the New Patriotic Party, backed by the Nanumba North District Chief Executive, Abdulai Yaquob, have taken control of the community water system at Binbcheratanga in the Nanumba North District of Northern Region. This has led to a water shortage over the past four days in Binbcheratanga, forcing residents to trek long ...

After more than 35 years of sterling contribution to the media in Ghana, Tommy Annan-Forson, a doyen of broadcasting will be presented a special award by Citi TV. This award, scheduled for November 18, 2017, is to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Tommy to the Ghanaian media. The maiden edition of the programme dubbed ‘The ...

A coalition calling itself the Right to Information Coalition, is skeptical of a new assurance from government on the passage of the Right to Information Bill which has been on the drawing board for well over a decade. Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah, is on record to have hinted of a July 2018 timeline ...

Five years ago today [Tuesday], what started as a very normal day, ended as one of the tragic moments Ghanaians have not forgotten. 14 people died and several others were maimed when the six-storey Melcom shopping mall at Achimota in Accra collapsed. This shook the nation to the core and even caught the attention of international media. The ...

A 75-year-old German expatriate, Rev. Fr. Joseph Renner, has been installed as a development chief, Maligu Naa, by the chief and people of Chamba, a community in the Nanumba North district of the Northern Region. The installation of Rev. Renner became necessary following many developmental projects that he championed in the area. Father Renner has ...

The Chairman of Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Ben Abdallah, has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is not in a hurry to prosecute former officials of the Mahama administration who may have involved themselves in some corrupt acts. The Committee is currently working on the office of the Special Prosecutor Bill which ...

Her Majesty, The Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, is expected to pay a state visit to Ghana from November 23 – 24, 2017. This will be her first visit to any West African country. Here are five facts about the Danish monarchs. Queen for 45 years and counting… Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid, Her Majesty The Queen, became Queen ...

The House returned to duty last Tuesday, October 31, 2017, with a difference in time schedule. Yes! Proceedings begun at ten minutes past ten in the morning, a sharp departure from what has been happening in the House at least since a rainstorm ripped off parts of the roof of Parliament in January. Up until ...

The House returned to duty last Tuesday, October 31, 2017, with a difference in time schedule. Yes! Proceedings begun at ten minutes past ten in the morning, a sharp departure from what has been happening in the House at least since a rainstorm ripped off parts of the roof of Parliament in January. Up until ...

Mayor of the Zambian capital, Lusaka, has become the butt of social media trolls after he was photographed sleeping in public. The photo which showed Wilson Kalumba, 53, in what was a deep sleep went viral on Zambia’s social media scene – Facebook and Twitter especially. The photo has sparked social media debate as a ...

The Coalition of Domestic Elections Observers (CODEO), has expressed reservations about the silence of the agencies investigating the disappearance of money from the Electoral Commission (EC)’s Endowment Fund. According to the Coalition, it is imperative that the country’s election supervisory body is free from any issues that might raise doubts about the EC’s integrity. EOCO commenced investigations into ...