Новости за 18.12.2019

Police in the Ashanti Region has begun investigating a 25-year old who attempted double voting at an electoral area within the Asokore Mampong Municipality in yesterday 39;s district level elections. Already, three persons are in police custody for possessing copies of the voters register without lawful authority. The Ashanti Regional Police Command has said its men were able to foil some incidents of violence at some areas during the counting and declaration of results. ...

The Cantonments Police in Accra has picked up one Edward Sena at Pokuase for allegedly stealing cars from commercial drivers after drugging them. The suspect on Saturday stole a car; two Samsung Phones and GHS 300 from a driver, when he invited him to Purple Pub, only to give him a drink that left his victim unconscious. Speaking to Citi News, the Public Affairs Head of the Greater Accra Police Command, DSP Afia Tenge, said her outfit is inviting victims of such this crime t ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, says the low turnout recorded in District Assembly election is an indication that the cancelled December 17 referendum was bound to fail. The referendum was to decide on an amendment of Article 55 (3) of the Constitution to enable political parties to participate in local level elections. According to Mr. Mahama, the stance of the NDC on political party participation in the elections represented the views of t ...

Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo want standards to be maintained in legal education ahead of her retirement from the top court. The CJ whose tenure has been fraught with controversies about legal education retires in two days. Ahead of that, Justice Akuffo has asked that her successor maintains the standards of the profession. ldquo;Standardisation makes life easy for everybody hellip;and it minimises corruption so if you feel the standards are too high or the standards are to be adj ...

ldquo;This is nonsensical and madness, rdquo; Roads Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta fumed when he led a team to the Airport residential area Wednesday. The Minister led the team to demolish a concrete barricade erected by some Turkish developers who are putting up a 22-storey building in the area. He also called for the arrest of the contractor working on the project. They had erected the barricade which blocked portions of the road, causing vehicular traffic. Cracks also have devel ...

Citi FM/TV 39;s War Against Indiscipline (WAI) campaign has nabbed high profiled staff of the Bank of Ghana, World Bank, SSNIT, lawyers and others in different security uniforms at the East Legon tunnel. While some of the culprits, like the Pensions Manager of SSNIT Joseph Poku, was apprehended for using unauthorized number plates, the driver of a woman who identified herself as a senior staff at the Central Bank was caught neglecting road markings to get ahead of traffic towards ...

Worship music has been an integral part of Christian gatherings since its establishment from the day of Pentecost in Biblical days. Worship in the form of music in the church has evolved over centuries. There is a school of thought who believes that the modern church has conflated worship and entertainment. In fact, many critics are of the opinion that the modern Church is in a dilemma as to how to properly dichotomize their urge to be entertained through hilarious sermons, fancy services, good ...

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are stepping up their support for refugees and people affected by forced displacement, including hosting communities, across a wide range of sectors and policy instruments. The pledges were made by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the ...

Some 92 youth have been sponsored in Obuasi East District to pursue 3-year training in Dressmaking and Hairdressing under the Youth in Apprenticeship Programme by the Obuasi East District Assembly. The youth apprenticeship programmes (YAP) is one of the flagship programmes of the government which seeks to create and facilitate the acquisition of technical and entrepreneurial skills among the youth. It also seeks to reduce the high rate of youth unemployment in the country. At a sens ...

Over the past decade in Africa, the continent has experienced a rise in international migration, taking place within the region. Throughout the 1950 rsquo;s - 1990 rsquo;s Africans strived to cross the shores to the West for a better life, now, with political stability, economic development, social development and technological advancement we see more Africans relocating within the region. Migration is widespread in Africa, many households have at least one member who has migrat ...

Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has asked the Auditor General to make its reports to the House to exercise effectively its power over the purse. ldquo;You submit your report to Parliament and Parliament must act on that, rdquo; the Majority Leader pointed out. He said the Auditor General is a tool for Parliament in exercising its oversight responsibilities, and urged the outfit to make its findings and reports available to Parliame ...

Quality healthcare delivery at the Upper West Regional Hospital is going down as the facility is currently grappling with a barrage of legal suits from its suppliers. Citi News lsquo; sources at the facility indicate that most companies providing medical supplies and other essentials have suspended their services and resorted to the law court to retrieve various sums of money owed them by the facility. Citi News can confirm that the hospital is indebted to the tu ...

ldquo;Wake up sleeping lion, wake up Mafi. It is time to bury your ego, it is time to let go, the world is not waiting for you. It is time to unite and develop your people. rdquo; These were the words of the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi as he bewailed the protracted chieftaincy dispute in Mafi State that has stalled development in the area. Addressing a durbar of chiefs and people of Mafi at the 2019 Mafi Hogbetsotso, Mr Hosi be ...

MTN Ghana Foundation is expected to commission a new six-unit classroom for the Adugyama Senior High School in February next year. The announcement comes as officials of the Foundation inspected the ongoing project on December 11, 2019. The population of the school is more than the current classrooms affecting effective teaching and learning. Acting General Manager for the Northern Business District of MTN, Simon Amoh, who made the announcement told journalists that the pr ...

Some Ghanaians have reacted to the defeat of Nana Adabor Ibrahim Isaah Ampim aka Hon Aponkye in the recent District Assembly and Unit Committee elections. The man who became social media sensation after an interview on television prior to the election was vying for the Assemblyman in the Adukrom Nima electoral area in the Ashanti Region. At the end of the counting, he polled 247 votes out of the total ballots. He was 783 votes behind the winner, Rashid Musah who polled 1030 vo ...

President Akufo-Addo said his government has taken decisive measures to strengthen the intelligence of the security agencies to safeguard the country rsquo;s borders and ward off any terrorist attacks. In that regard, he said his government conveyed a meeting of the security intelligence agencies from Cote d rsquo;Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo, known as the ldquo;Accra Initiative rdquo; to strategise on the way forward. He said the security agencies of the aforemention ...

President Akufo-Addo, has tasked Justices of the Supreme Court to ensure strict application of the laws of the land, and do so without fear or favour, affection or ill-will, and, therefore, without recourse to the political, religious or ethnic affiliations of any citizen of the land. According to President Akufo-Addo, ldquo;When anyone falls foul of the law, the society expects that the person will be dealt with accordingly, and the law enforcement agencies must ensure this is done. Th ...

Officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) at the lsquo;Sacred Heart A rsquo; polling centre in the Sunyani Municipality of the Bono Region reportedly prevented a visually impaired person from casting his ballot. Information gathered by Citi News suggested that he was barred from voting though he had gone through the required voting process and had been verified. The Presiding Officer for the centre is alleged to have prevented him from voting because he was not consulted bef ...

Residents of Ekumfi-Immuna in the Central Region today boycotted the District Assembly and Unit Committee elections over what they term as bad roads in the area. The residents said they will not take part in any elections until the bad roads in the area are fixed. Abraham Armah, leader of the group championing the protest on Eyewitness News said the youth had been denied access to good roads for a long time. According to him, the community had consistently voted for the ND ...

Ghana 39;s Ambassador to United States, Dr Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah Ghanaians in the southern part of California to pursue investment opportunities in Ghana, particularly in government 39;s One District One Factory initiative. The Ambassador made these remarks on Saturday, December 14, 2019, as the keynote speaker at the 2019 End of Year Banquet of the Ghana Association of Southern California themed, Year of Return: Our Culture, Our Youth . According to the Ambassador, ldquo;The Yea ...