Government has cancelled the policy which required students to provide three guarantors to secure a loan. Ghanaian tertiary students will no longer require three SSNIT contributors as guarantors before they can secure student loan to pursue tertiary education. Prior to election 2020, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) promised to cancel …
Read More »Archbishop Palmer-Buckle suspends Catholic Priest for refusing transfer, establishing ‘prayer camp’
Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, has suspended a Priest, Rev. Fr. Robert A.K. Oduro, for refusing transfer and for establishing and managing a ‘Prayer Camp’ on his own. The suspension which took effect on June 3, 2022, implies that the Rev. Father cannot function as a …
Read More »No school feeding caterer has been paid – Association
Caterers under the school feeding programme have denied claims that government has released funds to pay caterers in five regions. This comes on the back of information Citi News gathered that government has made payments to caterers in five regions. The caterers on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, embarked on a …
Read More »VIDEO: Overgrown weeds at Tetteh Quashie interchange used as cover for open defecation
Tetteh Quashie interchange, named after a pre-Ghanaian agriculturist, has become a haven for unscrupulous people who find comfort in defecating in the bushy area. The location of the huge roundabout could be described as the heart of Accra due to its prime location and accessibility to other routes in the …
Read More »Come and arrest me – Nii Lante Vanderpuye dares Odoi Kwao family
Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, MP, Odododiodio Constituency, has dared the Nii Odoi Kwao family to call for his arrest after revealing that he is a member of the Owoo family. According to him, he has never dealt with the said Nii Odoi Kwao family and so he is ready for …
Read More »‘Ex-gratia is a lexicon not in the Constitution’ – Inusah Fuseini
Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, a former MP for Tamale Central, has stated that the 1992 Constitution of Ghana does not give room for Article 71 officeholders to be paid what is known as ex-gratia. He indicated that it is only retirement benefits that these public servants are entitled to thus after their …
Read More »King Philippe of Belgium returns looted Suku mask to DR Congo
Visiting Belgian King Philippe on Wednesday personally handed back a traditional mask looted from DR Congo during its troubled colonial period. King Philippe, who arrived in Kinshasa on Tuesday for his maiden visit to Africa’s former biggest Belgian colony, was not even born yet when the mask was looted. But …
Read More »Council of State: Why pay ex-gratia to people when the president has so many advisers – Dr. Baah
A Political Scientist, Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, has said that there is no need to be paying members of the Council of State just because they advise the president. He indicated that paying another set of people to advise the president is an unnecessary burden to the state because presidents …
Read More »Burna Boy’s associates accused of firing gun in nightclub
Nigerian singer Burna Boy has been accused of disrupting activities at a nightclub in Lagos. According to several eyewitnesses who shared their experience on Twitter, the music star’s associates fired a gun inside a popular nightclub after an altercation with some other party-goers. “Burna boy no suppose deh walk freely …
Read More »Bobrisky dragged as he mistakenly shares document that proves his N450M mansion is rented
Nigerian crossdresser, Bobrisky, has faced backlash after mistakenly posting a document that purports to show that his much-hyped N450 million mansion was rented. The self-styled billionaire girlfriend and mummy of Lagos got eyes rolling after he announced that he’s now the proud owner of a N450M mansion in the heart …
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