The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta in November 2018, announced a GH¢180 million budgetary allocation to the Office of Special Prosecutor to help it effectively undertake its mandate in 2019. However, that wouldn’t have happened if the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu had not been persistent and taken personal initiatives in that regard. Mr. Martin Amidu, who spoke exclusively to Citi […]

The Government of Ghana has directed the Ghana Health Service to from next week begin consultative meetings with relevant stakeholders in the health sector in the implementation of the drone delivery system for medical supplies. This follows a meeting between the Ghana Medical Association and some representatives of government. Revealing this directive to Citi News, President of the Ghana Medical […]

Government has officially handed over the Old Gbewaa Palace to the Abudu Royals in Dagbon to perform the funeral of the late Yaa-Naa Mahamadu Abdulai IV. They have two weeks to perform the funeral and subsequently the Andani family are also expected to perform that of the late Yaa-Naa Yakubu Andani II from January 4 to 18, 2019. After signing […]

A twenty-year-old man under rather bizzare circumstances has lost his life while being baptized in the Weija River in Accra. In a video captured on the Facebook page of ‘Ghana in Africa’, the young man, whose name was given as Yaw Kyeremeh was seen being led by another man to undertake one of the major customs in Christianity; baptism. Yaw […]

It looks all rosy for former President John Dramani Mahama to pick the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential nomination forms but as to whether he would have it easy at the national elections in December 2020 is a matter of concern to even his avowed followers. There is the matter of the Kwesi Botchwey report, which scathing details have the […]

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for making life uncomfortable for the ordinary Ghanaian due to the government’s harsh socio-economic policies. The majority of the people, he said, had seen through what the government stood for, saying the increasing general cost of living, rise in fuel prices and fares, as […]

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has grilled the two directors of Global Coin Community Help (GCCH) for allegedly swindling more than 110,000 customers of their deposits to the tune of GH¢135 million in a crypto-currency syndicate. The two GCCH directors, Mr Kwaku Damete Kumi and Mr David Opatey, were released on bail by the state investigative body after […]

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori–Atta, has stated that government will not pay customers of gold dealership company, Menzgold their locked up investment. Describing the situation as disturbing, Mr. ofori Atta disclosed that the company has lots of customers from reputable state institutions such as the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Ghana and the military. “…As I look at the Ministry […]

Campaign coordinator for Koku Anyidoho, Nene Felix Kpabitey has accused the electoral commission of rigging the elections to favour Johnson Asiedu Nketiah. According to him, the ballot boxes were moved from where they were earlier positioned to where the votes were counted and during that period, he noted that four ballot boxes were without seals. Mr. Kpabitey said he brought […]

Lawyers of dismissed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Professor Mawutor Avoke, have written a letter to the school’s Governing Council directing it to prepare the office of their client to enable him to resume work on Monday, November 26, 2018. The lawyers also want same accord to be extended to former Finance Officer of the University, Dr. […]