Owusu Bempah, Ghanaian renowned pastor (founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International) sends a strong warning to Sam Korankye Ankrah. Reverend Owusu Bempah has revealed in an interview with Fiifi Pratt on Kingdom 101.9 Fm that his colleague pastor who is the founder of Royal House Chapel International …
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Isaac Dogboe jabs Emmanuel Tagoe in his latest tweet
Ghana’s former WBO Super Bantamweight Champion, Isaac Dogboe, has taken a swipe at compatriot, Emmanuel Tagoe, who is also a former IBO Lightweight Champion in a tweet on Thursday, boxingafrica.com has discovered. The two Ghanaian boxing icons started dissing each other far back in 2018. Dogboe was preparing to fight Mexico’s …
Read More »Trump announces ‘peace deal’ between Bahrain and Israel
Israel and the Gulf state of Bahrain have reached a landmark deal to fully normalise their relations, US President Donald Trump has announced. “The second Arab country to make peace with Israel in 30 days,” he tweeted. For decades, most Arab states have boycotted Israel, insisting they would only establish …
Read More »NDC to hold Town Hall meeting on peoples’ Manifesto in Kumasi
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to take its Peoples’ Manifesto to the good people of the Ashanti Region and its environs, as the party holds a Town Hall Meeting in Kumasi on Tuesday. The event, which will afford the party an opportunity to breakdown and explain the transformational …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Nigerian Professor Caught Demanding Sex From Married Student
A professor at a Nigerian State University has been caught pants down for allegedly demanding for sex from a married female student. The Imo State University professor, Emmanuel Agumuo, had allegedly made the sex demands after is seen initially collecting a bribe of 150,000 naira. In a video which has …
Read More »Building Collapses On Five People During Downpour
Five persons have been rushed to the Baptist Medical Centre at Nalerigu in the Northern Region after a building collapsed on them during a heavy downpour on Friday, September 11. The five — three women and two children — are currently receiving treatment. They were said to be in their …
Read More »Ghana and Côte D’Ivoire successfully increase pricing of cocoa
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the top world cocoa producers, through a joint initiative have convinced chocolate traders and makers to increase the price they pay for cocoa. These cocoa producing countries suspended the forward sales of cocoa beans which had a negative impact on global prices that, in less than …
Read More »Ghana’s power abundance turns to burden as energy debts mount
Ghana lured investors to its power industry to end chronic electricity shortages with deals it can no longer afford. The deals’ terms require the government to pay for electricity generated even if there’s no demand for it. The move helped Ghana end its power crisis by 2016, boosting its generation …
Read More »Wa Imam’s family rejects Bawumia’s GH¢20k funeral donation
The family of the late Dr Suleman Mahama Haroon Bakuri has rejected a donation of GH¢20,000 from the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as his support for the funeral and burial rites of the late Wa Imam. According to the family, though the donation is well-intentioned, it is belated as …
Read More »Bodies of 3 men found on Free State farm
Free State police are investigating three cases of murder following the discovery of the bodies of three men at a farm in Fouriesburg, near to the Caledonspoort Port of entry between Lesotho and South Africa. A farm employee discovered the bodies on Thursday at about 16:30, police spokesperson Brigadier Motantsi …
Read More »US Wildfires: Mahama chides US Gov’t for abdicating fight against climate change
Former President John Dramani Mahama has berated the US government for shooting itself in the foot following the latter’s disinterest in the fight against climate change. More than 100 wildfires are currently scorching 12 western US states. The worst affected are Oregon, California and Washington, where entire towns have been …
Read More »South Africa halts deal with world’s biggest train maker
South Africa’s rail freight company Transnet has suspended business dealings with the Chinese train manufacturer CRRC, over contract disputes, but it may have to reverse that ban to get its locomotives repaired. Transnet is taking legal action against the Chinese company to enforce payment on penalties levied against the company …
Read More »Nigerian state passes law to castrate of child rapists
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s Kaduna State have approved surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of raping children under the age of 14. State governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai needs to sign the bill for it to become law in the north-western state. He has previously supported castration to prevent rapists from …
Read More »US-based Ghanaian pastor fake, dangerous – Maurice Ampaw alleges
Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has said the US-based Ghanaian pastor, Sylvester Ofori who shot and killed his wife on Tuesday is not a genuine man of God as stated earlier by the deceased’s brother. The Ghanaian pastor days before shooting his wife told his brother-in-law, Perry in a recent …
Read More »National Cathedral project to begin in October 2020 – Board of Trustees
Construction of the National Cathedral is set to begin in early October 2020. This was disclosed in a Citi News interview by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the project, Victor Kusi Boateng. Construction of the cathedral was initially expected to begin in April 2020. Victor Kusi Boateng said the new …
Read More »Montie 3 Ruling Casts Shadows Over Kennedy Agyapong
Public interest in the contempt charges slapped on maverick Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong for scandalizing and “threatening the High Court judge and, by extension, in reaction to a ruling on an ongoing land case has heightened.” The case will be heard on Monday, September 14 amidst widespread rumours of …
Read More »Students in Northern Region fear missing out on BECE over floods
Some students in the Kpalba circuit in the Saboba District of the Northern Region fear being unable to sit for the 2020 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) due to the flooding issue in the area. According to the BECE candidates, centres where they are supposed to write …
Read More »Notorious armed robbers invade shop; take shopkeeper hostage
Notorious armed robbers terrorising residents in communities around Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region on Thursday evening stormed Abuoso Community amidst firing of gunshots to rob the largest provision shop in the community. The three masked robbery gang invaded “Abuoso Melcom” shop around 7:00 pm in …
Read More »UTAG threatens strike over unpaid book, research allowance
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has said it will advise its members against performing their core duties if the government fails to pay their Book and Research Allowance (BRA) by Monday, 14 September 2020. This follows what the association describes as the “countless attempts” to see the authorities …
Read More »Collapsed Microfinace firms: ‘74,000 DKM customers fully paid’ – Akufo-Addo
A total of 74,000 validated customers of defunct DKM Microfinance have fully been paid by the receiver, with 13,857 outstanding. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who announced this assured that all outstanding customers would be fully paid latest by the end of September this year. He said the outstanding amount due to …
Read More »Amidu Wades Into Agyapa Deal, Demands Information From Parliament
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has written to Parliament seeking information and related documents on the controversial Agyapa gold royalty transaction agreement. Citi News sources within Parliament indicate that the request is to assist the office to execute its prevention of corruption objective. The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu’s demand is …
Read More »Galamsey fraud: I have no regrets – Charles Bissu
Presidential Staffer Charles Bissue says he has no regrets for the job he did for the Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal mining despite the corruption claims against him by journalist Anas Aremeway Anas. Speaking on the Hotseat on Starr FM, Mr Bissue who was secretary to the Inter-ministerial Committee said he …
Read More »I’m the best Ghanaian goalkeeper of all-time – Richard Kingson
Former goalkeeper of the Black Stars, Richard Kingston has rated himself as the best ever goalie to have come from this country. The country has over the years produced quality goalkeepers like Robert Mensah, Joe Carr, Dodoo Ankrah, Edward Ansah, Sammy Adjei and others who subsequently competed to the highest …
Read More »Teacher licensure exam postponed to October 1
The Ghana National Teaching Council has announced the postponement of the Ghana teacher licensure examination (GTLE) scheduled to take place on Thursday, 24 and Friday, 25 September. The new dates for the exam are now October 1 and 2, 2020. A statement issued by the National Teaching Council and signed …
Read More »WATCH| Drama as slay queen beats lady friend who bad-mouthed her to her boyfriend
Whenever two ladies fight in public it is because one has stepped on the toe of the other and that has been the case of two ladies. Atinkanews.net has sighted a video currently trending in which a lady was seen given the another lady hot slaps. The drama ensues after …
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