President Akufo-Addo is set to make his final appearance before the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic to present the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Tuesday. The address is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, which states that “the President shall at the beginning of …

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) wants the reopening of primary and kindergarten schools to be suspended. The President of the Association, Angel Cabornu, in a Citi News interview opined that pupils in the said groups are more vulnerable since they are unable to fully appreciate the COVID-19 safety protocols. “Those …

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong is categorical that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) finds itself at the crossroads because of the kind of treatment meted out to the party’s grassroots. Though he observed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo worked tirelessly to give the party a sound footing, same cannot …

A five-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice Yaw Appau has overruled an objection from Tsatsu Tsikata against Justice Clemence Honyenugah to recuse himself. The five-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice Yaw Appau with support from Justice Clemence Hornyenugah, Justice Samuel Marful-Sau, Justice …

Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) Mensah Thompson has been hospitalized in suspected food poisoning hours before a major demonstration against the inauguration of President Akufo-Addo as President of the Republic of Ghana. Mr Mensah, who is staging the demonstration in conjunction with other …

Emmanuel Chukwuma Igwe, a 27-year-old businessman, has been charged in Owerri, Imo State, with assaulting his baby mama, Porcia Achonu, with a cutlass. On Saturday, January 2, at around 1 am, Porcia, a mother-of-two was assaulted shortly after returning from a trip to the village with her baby’s father. The …

The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu and his 19 other colleague Members of Parliament who were expected to appear before an Accra Circuit Court over their protest march to the Electoral Commission head office on Monday failed to appear in court. The police prosecutor indicated his readiness to proceed with the …

Over eight thousand teachers have failed the mandatory Licensure Examination (NTLE) representing 30.75% of the total number who sat for the test. A statement by the National Teaching Council on Monday, January 4 said 27,455 candidates sat for the exams. According to the NTC, 19,013 candidates representing 69.3% passed the …

A vehicle has crushed to death a thirteen (13) year old boy at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The incident occurred on January 1, 2021 at about 8:20pm. The Toyota Camry with registration number 2780-T driven by 45-year-old Eric Sackey was speeding from Nkawkaw township to Kwahu Awenade. On reaching …

Some personnel of the Police Service on Tuesday verbally abused Citi TV journalist, Umaru Sanda Amadu whom they accosted in traffic. In what appears to be deliberate profiling by the police who were in a patrol pick up, the journalist’s car was singled out and subjected to a thorough search. …