The Auditor-General has directed the former Rector of the University for Professional Studies (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi to refund with interest an amount of almost ¢300,000 paid as legal fees to private legal firm Lithur Brew and Company for no work done. This is contained in the audited report of …
Read More »Man nearly lynched for stealing meat, stew and other items at Wassa Akropong
A 26-year-old young man was nearly lynched for stealing meat, stew and other items in a cluster of houses at Agapet, a suburb of Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amwenfi Municipality. The thief who gave his name as Kobby carried his ‘stealing operation’ on Thursday; a market day at …
Read More »Namibian protesters demand citizenship for twins born to gay couple
Namibians are protesting today demanding that government grants citizenship to twins belonging to a gay couple. According to a local news portal, The Namibian, a crowd of close to 100 people gathered at the home affairs ministry’s head office in Windhoek to demand that the children of the couple …
Read More »Muslim girl allegedly denied admission into Nkawie SHS for wearing hijab
The family of eighteen-year-old Nafisatu Billy Yussif is accusing authorities of the Nkawie Senior High Technical School in the Ashanti Region of denying her admission due to her refusal to remove her hijab. In an interview with Citi News‘ Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Hafiz Tijani, Nafisatu Billy Yussif who was posted to …
Read More »VIDEO: Watch Ghana’s departure and arrival in South Africa for the AFCON qualifier
The contingent, led by GFA Vice President Mark Addo arrived at the OR Tambo Airport at 2 am on Wednesday, March 23, 2021. Other officials included Black Stars Management Committee chairman George Amoako, Deputy General Secretary, Alex Asante, Fred Pappoe, Black Stars management committee member, Ralph Gyambrah, Chairman of the …
Read More »GIJ students threaten demo over defer directive for late payment of fees
Students at the Ghana Institute of Journalism have threatened to unleash their wrath if the management of the school fails to reverse a decision asking students who defaulted in their payment of fees to defer their courses. Authorities at the Ghana Institute of Journalism on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, ordered …
Read More »Woman arrested for allegedly stealing 2-year-old boy at Mankessim
A woman believed to be in her early 30s has been arrested at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central region for allegedly stealing a 2-year-old boy. A pure water seller spotted the said woman feeding the young boy with plantain chips at the Accra-Kumasi station in Mankessim. She …
Read More »Black Stars depart Ghana for South Africa
The Black Stars will depart Accra for Johannesburg today March 23, 2021, for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. Twenty players are currently in camp in Accra while six others are expected to arrive from Europe this evening. Baba Abdul Rahman, Mohammed Kudus, Osman Bukari, Nicholas Opoku, Emmanuel Lomotey, …
Read More »Court Convicts Okuapehene, Abrewatia For Contempt
A Koforidua High Court in the Eastern Region has convicted both the ‘Okuapehene’ of Akropong-Akuapem, Odehye KwadwoKese and Abrewatia Lilly Agyemang, for contempt of court. The court presided over by Justice Doris Dabanka-Bekoe, after holding that the two were guilty of contempt, fined them each of them an amount of …
Read More »Ten arrested by forest guards for illegal activities in Afrensu Brouhuma Reserve
The Forestry Commission Task Force has arrested ten persons for farming in the Afrensu Brouhuma Forest Reserve in Offinso in the Ashanti Region. The intruders have also built homes in what is supposed to be a virgin forest. Routine patrol by forest guards uncovered the illegal activity of the farmers. …
Read More »