The Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council is asking the government to discontinue plans of extending the current closed season period for artisanal fisher-folks to two months. They argue that staying out of business for the proposed two months will negatively affect their finances and livelihood hence their opposition to such an idea. The concerns follow […] The post Don’t

The body of a nurse believed to be in her late 30s has been found at Ayuom near Sewua in the Bosomtwe District in the Ashanti Region. The deceased was last seen by her colleagues leaving the Sewua Health Centre where she worked, for home on Monday. Her lifeless body was found a few meters […] The post A/R: 30-year-old Nurse found dead at Ayuom appeared first on

Following a strike by the Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anesthetists, Citi News checks at the Ashanti regional secretariat of the National Ambulance Service have shown that there is an increase in referral cases involving obstetrics to other facilities where doctors have specialization in anaesthesia. The Anesthetists at a press conference on Tuesday stressed that […] The post Referral

The National Ambulance Service together with the Police Service will soon prosecute individuals who engage in prank calls. A visit by Citi News’ Jude Duncan to the Ambulance Emergency Center confirmed media reports on the increasing number of prank calls made to the dispatch command centre. In an interview with Matilda Nartey, Head of Dispatch […] The post Ambulance

Female students at the Buipe SHS who have been affected by the recent fire outbreak are appealing to authorities to come to their aid with learning materials to enable them to continue with their studies. The fire destroyed six rooms and student properties including books, uniform, mattresses and chop boxes. The Education Directorate and District […] The post Buipe

The Africa Education Watch has raised concerns over recent fire outbreaks recorded in some Senior High Schools in the country. According to the education think tank, about six of such cases have been reported in the last two weeks. Although Africa Education Watch noted that the rampant fires could be as a result of the […] The post Africa Education Watch

The second round of polio immunization has started in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions. The exercise has become necessary following an outbreak of Acute Flaccid Paralysis in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions in 2019. The four-day exercise which begins today 5th February to 8th February 2020 is expected to cover about […] The post Second round of polio immunization

On Tuesday, Ghana became the first-ever country on the African continent to issue a 41-year bond, as the West African country successfully raised US$3 billion in the international debt capital markets. The capital markets reaffirmed their increasing confidence in the Ghanaian economy when the West African country’s 2020 international bond issuance resulted in an order […] The post International

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the withdrawal of the agreements on the construction of the Pwalugu multipurpose dam. Three agreements amounting to US$993 million are currently before the House pending approval. Earlier, the Minority resisted the approval process before Parliament went on recess in 2019 to pave way for the requisite due diligence on […] The post Minority

Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has said the office of the Special Prosecutor should be allowed to investigate the Airbus scandal since the issues involved are beyond Parliament. Dr. Akoto Osei served as the Ranking Member on the Finance Committee when the deal to purchase the airbus military aircrafts at the […] The post Allow

The state has discontinued the case against the founder of now-defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoateng at the circuit court. Kofi Amoabeng was facing charges of stealing and money laundering following the alleged role he played in the collapse of UT bank. According to the prosecution represented by ASP Emmanuel Nyamekye, they intend to file […] The post State

An Accra High Court hearing the case involving the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has accepted as evidence a statement supposedly made by a witness brought before the court by the prosecutors in the case. Ofosu Ampofo however challenged the ruling by the court today, Wednesday. Mr. Ampofo through […] The post Ofosu

The suspects in the Takoradi Kidnapping case have been charged with murder at a Sekondi Magistrate Court. This is after the state dropped the previous suit against two of the suspects; John Orji and Sam Udoetuk Wills. John Orji and Sam Udoetuk Wills had initially been charged with six counts of conspiracy to commit a crime […] The post Takoradi kidnapping suspects charged with

The National Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance is calling on the government to increase taxes on certain harmful commodities that expose consumers to non-communicable diseases. Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as cancers, heart attacks, chronic respiratory diseases, asthma, and many others account for over 80,000 deaths in Ghana annually. These non-communicable diseases are mostly caused by the intake […] The post Increase

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu is calling for the allocation of more funds to Ghana’s mission in China in the wake of the outbreak of the coronavirus to support emergency efforts. In a statement to Parliament, a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Habib Tijani indicated that the equivalent of 4,200 US dollars had been made available […] The post Coronavirus:

Fifty per cent of the UK’s 10-year-olds owned a smartphone in 2019, according to a report by media regulator Ofcom. The amount of young phone owners doubled between the ages of nine and 10, which Ofcom dubbed “the age of digital independence”. In addition, 24% of 3 and 4-year-olds had their own tablet, and 15% […] The post Half of UK 10-year-olds own a smartphone

A 51-year-old watchman has been sentenced to one-month imprisonment by the Tepa District Court for assaulting his third wife at Tepa, in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality. Mallam Issah Ibrahim pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea by the court presided over by Madam Lilian Kankam. Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector Jonas Newlove Agyei told […] The post Watchman

Kenya plans to repatriate its 85 students who are stranded in China’s Wuhan city, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, and quarantine them on their return home. The country’s health administrative secretary told parliament’s health committee that the evacuations will be done once China lifts the lockdown in the city. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs […] The post Kenya

The First Lady of Lesotho has been charged with murdering the prime minister’s previous wife. Maesaiah Thabane turned herself into police on Tuesday and is expected to appear in court on Wednesday. Her husband, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, has also been questioned. His estranged wife, Lipolelo Thabane, was shot dead outside her home in the […] The post Lesotho first lady

President Donald Trump has hailed the “great American comeback” in a speech to Congress on the eve of his expected acquittal in his impeachment trial. At his annual State of the Union address, Mr Trump set out his case for another four years in office. The president refrained from lashing out directly at the lawmakers […] The post Pelosi rips up Trump speech