Gari soakings for breakfast, noodles for super. I need to eat proper, but my pocket isn’t dapper! This is the cry of the innocent soul particularly unemployed graduates and the current state of our nation provided you decide to remove the party hat you’re carrying. The incumbent government has proven to Ghanaians that majority of … Read more
Lawyer for the Electoral Commission (EC) says the Commission acted within its powers by disqualifying presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings and 11 others. In the 11-page response to a letter by solicitors of the NDP leader demanding either the Commission reinstate their client or face a law suit, … Read more
With less than sixty days to the December 7 general elections, the Chairperson for the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, cannot say for sure if the elections will be held or not. Issues of the elections being affected by litigations, following the disqualification of twelve presidential aspirants from the presidential race Monday October, 10 came … Read more
With less than sixty days to the December 7 general elections, the Chairperson for the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, cannot say for sure if the elections will be held or not. Issues of the elections being affected by litigations, following the disqualification of twelve presidential aspirants from the presidential race Monday October, 10 came up … Read more
I was chatting with a woman lecturer in Communication Studies from Nigeria yesterday, who said: “In Africa, a whole ocean separates official pronouncements from action.” She was absolutely right. As newsmen, we were examining the import of an assurance from the Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor, who gave the assurance that the police was … Read more
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has insisted that the concession of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the Power Compact II will not lead to a retrenchment exercise. According to MiDA, the agreement has a clause that bars the concessionaire from undertaking a retrenchment exercise in the next five years. The Public Utility Workers … Read more
Embattled high Court Judges, Paul Uuter Dery and Mustapha Habib Loggo, have sued the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) for conferring best journalist of the year award on Anas Arememay Anas. The two judges claimed the award is an endorsement of unethical journalism and pray the Court strips Anas of the award and the GJA charged … Read more
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has told Citi Business News it has not been served with any suit on the concession of the ECG. MiDA on Wednesday [September 7, 2016] released a statement announcing that Compact two has entered into force despite a law suit against it. A member of the opposition NPP’s communications team, … Read more
The Ghana Power Compact, also referred to as Compact II, has now entered into force despite a law suit against the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) over the concession of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). A press statement released by MiDA and copied to Citi Business News explained that by the action, the treaty which … Read more
The world-governing body of football, FIFA, has handed a match-fixing allegation levelled against Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi back to the Association to handle. During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a documentary shown on United Kingdom’s Channel 4 and a publication in the Telegraph newspaper implicated Mr Nyantakyi in a deal to fix … Read more