The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government’s programme for the revival of Ghanaian agriculture, “Planting for Food and Jobs”, is achieving considerable successes within the three years of its implementation. Describing the programme as “a household catch phrase”, President Akufo-Addo stated that it has brought in its wake a bumper harvest […]
“We must eat what we grow to motivate our farmers, and support the development of the local food industry. Indeed, Rebecca, my beautiful wife, our First Lady, insists that we eat local rice at home, and has made sure of it. I call on all Ghanaians to follow my example, and eat local rice.” These […]
The Deputy chief of staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor has been involved in a motor accident at Busunu, a suburb of West Gonja district in the Savannah Region. Mr. Jinapor was reportedly returning to Damongo for the Region’s Farmers’ Day celebrations. However, upon reaching Busunu, one of the front tyres of his V8 burst which forced the vehicle to veer into the bush. […]
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has lifted an order by the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council directing all chiefs within the council not to accept the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and their allies in their palaces. He has also directed that, Okyeman forgives and forgets a distasteful statement made against him by the […]
The Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, says all city guards captured in Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Tigereye Pi’s recent exposé titled ‘Abayee’ will be dealt with accordingly. In the investigative piece, the guards who were deployed to ensure that traders complied with the bye-laws were caught extorting monies from these […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is shocked at the decision by three teacher unions to embark on a strike on Monday over supposed delays in the payment of their arrears. According to GES, the industrial action declared by the teachers is illegal and ‘grossly an abuse of principle of good faith and good working relations”. The teacher […]
Ghana and South Africa have signed an agreement for the establishment of a Bi-National Commission to deepen the ties of co-operation and bonds of friendship between the two countries. The signing of the agreement took place at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s Presidency, on Thursday, 5th December, 2019, following a meeting between President […]
Mr Justice Anin Yeboah, a Justice of the Supreme Court, is tipped to become the next Chief Justice. Barring any last-minute changes, Justice Yeboah is expected to be named as the President’s nominee to replace the Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo, who retires on December 20, Barring any last-minute changes, Justice Yeboah is […]
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has uncovered an active network of vigilante groups affiliated to the governing New Patriotic Party and opposition National Democratic Congress aggressively establishing bases in communities in parts of the country despite a ban on their activities. In its latest Afrobarometer report which was commissioned by the United Nations Development […]
Kennedy Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament in his quest to destroy Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is claiming that Telecom giant MTN is using the investigative journalist to destroy other competitors such as AirtelTigo. “MTN should wait…they used Anas to disgrace other competitors, I have the evidence. You wait and see what will happen,” he […]
A pastor’s wife has reportedly been stripped naked by church ushers during an altercation over the weekend. The victim, Salomey Sweetie Bensah, was humiliated after she stormed the Penile Word Ministry and attempted to prevent her husband from marrying a prophetess. This unfortunate incident happened at Kasoa Samanhyia in the Central region. Narrating her ordeal […]
Lecturers of the Wa Campus of the University of Development Studies (UDS) are livid over a new requirement tied to the promotion of lecturers of the University. An internal memo from the University’s Governing Council and sighted by citinewsroom.com tied promotion of lecturers due for promotions to professorial ranks to the supervision of postgraduate students and grants […]
