Several shops at the Kasoa New Market have been lost in an early morning fire that destroyed several properties. Although that section of the market is not connected to the national grid, the entire space was engulfed in the fire. Citi News sources say human activities might have been the cause of the fire. Some…
Three construction workers have died after the building they were working on collapsed at Asempa down in Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. According to a worker on site who survived, a carpenter and two other construction workers got entrapped under the rubble of the collapsed building. The carpenter died…
A man in possession of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) Biometric Verification Device (BVD) has been arrested at Nsawam in the Eastern region. The suspect has been identified as 52-year-old Samuel Yaw Koranteng. Mr Koranteng who claims to reside in Tudu, Accra, was spotted with the device, identified by serial number VVD49976. He was apprehended by…
One person is reported dead after a gang of armed robbers allegedly attacked a gold dealership shop in the Mankranso community of the Ashanti Region. Eyewitnesses say at least three of the robbers besieged the shop at about 7pm on Friday, August 23, to rob the gold buying shop. According to the accounts, people present…
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has described the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the biggest political scam ever pulled on Ghanaians since the nation’s independence in 1957. Mahama said the NPP administration is that old organisation that was against the development of Ghana and was repackaged as the savour of…
Premier League newcomers, Leicester City, have announced the signing of Ghanaian forward Jordan Ayew. The Foxes acquire the services of the player from Crystal Palace in a deal worth £8 million with Jordan signing a two-year deal with the club. The Ghanaian’s transfer is subject to FA and Premier League approval. Speaking following the announcement…
Former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says the party’s 2024 manifesto launch on Saturday marks the first step to liberating the country from challenges that have held the nation back for too long. It also marks “the first step towards resetting our dear nation, Ghana”, he says in…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as unnecessary the controversies surrounding the sale of 60 per cent shares in the four hotels belonging to the Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to Rock City Hotels, owned by Agricultural Minister, Bryan Acheampong. The President urged Ghanaians to be guided in the pronouncement regarding SSNIT assets….
The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Amin Alhassan, has clarified that the media house received $105,000, and not $3 million as stated by Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Responding to a query from Sam Nartey George, Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, about the payment status for coverage,…
The Electoral Commission (EC) will commence its nationwide voter exhibition exercise today, August 20, and it will run until August 27. According to the Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare, the exercise aims to help voters locate their respective polling stations. Speaking at a press conference on Monday,…
