Dr Addai-Mensah Otchere the New Patriotic Party (NPP) member who declined President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s appointment as the Director of the Ghana Standards Authority, has revealed that he was once a teacher to Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party in Secondary School. “I taught Chairman Wontumi and Andy Kankam who is the Member of … Read more
The country’s most avid indigenous banking service providers’ uniBank Ghana Limited has supported the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) with items estimated at GHc500, 000.00 The bank donated a brand new white Toyota Pickup, thousands of buddle of roofing sheets and a hundred thousand Cedis cheque (GHc100, 000) to NADMO to support its activities as … Read more
I fell in love with Benjamin Dube’s music when I was in Prempeh College. The Gospel Singers, which was the music wing of the Scripture Union and its leader, Jeffrey Suadwa, sang these songs almost every Sunday. I may not understand some of the lyrics of his songs, but you don’t need words to be … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa as the Acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). A letter signed by the President and sighted by Citi News, indicates that the appointment is pending the advice of the governing council of the Service in consultation with the Public Service Commission. Prof. Opoku-Amankwa will be … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr Yaw Amoakohene Baafi, a social scientist and communications specialist as the new Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Lotteries Authority (NLA). The appointment takes immediate effect. Yaw Amoakohene Baafi was until November 2015 a Director, Co-founder and second majority shareholder of Prestige Capital Limited, a financial service operator. … Read more
An autopsy report released by the Ghana Health Service in the Ashanti region into the death of four students of the Kumasi Academy Senior High School (KUMACA) has revealed that they died of meningitis. This followed days of speculation that the students died out of food poisoning, forcing parents and guardians to withdraw their wards … Read more
Tamale North MP Alhassan Suhuyini has urged Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to retract accusations against him and admonish MP for Manhyia South, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, to be of good behaviour. This follows a video that emerged following a near brawl in parliament on Thursday, March 30, between Mr Suhuyini and Dr Prempeh. In the … Read more
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Zenith University College have qualified to the next stage of the ‘The Royal Banking and Finance Challenge 2017’ organised for universities in Ghana. Also, qualified for the next stage are University of Ghana and Lancaster University, Ghana. The challenge is to educate students on financial literacy … Read more
By: Nuhu Binyipoaya Mahama Samiwu Abstract: This article provides a study of sanitation situation in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. It examines the challenges with respect to sanitation and waste management and its likely effects. Like many towns and cities in Ghana, residents of Kumasi have not been educated and taught the habit of, and hence how … Read more
The Minister for Transport, Mr Kweku Ofori Asiama, has asked the Management and staff of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority to throw their support behind the new Chief Executive, Mr Kwasi Agyeman Busia. He said this when he handed over the administration of the DVLA to the new Chief Executive Officer at a short … Read more
For the past decade, one topical issue that has been exhaustively debated especially during the electioneering campaigns was “free SHS policy”. The then candidate (now president) rightfully diagnosed that education holds the key to Ghana’s development and suggested that his government will prioritize education by fully funding education from Kindergarten through to Secondary school level. … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mrs. Mary Owusu-Achiaw, has urged board of governors of senior high schools (SHS) in the country to ensure discipline and efficient running of educational institutions. She said it was important for SHS boards to make sure things were done properly and best practices upheld, to enhance teaching and learning. … Read more
The former rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof Stephen Adei, is calling for the dissolution and resignation of members of the governing Council of the Institute. According to him, the council led by Dr. Christiana Amoako-Nuama has messed up the institute due to gross incompetence. “I’m sad that under … Read more
President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will be sworn into office tomorrow, January 7, 2017. He will become the fifth President of the Fourth Republic. We bring you brief profiles of the previous First Families. Jerry John Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings was the first President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He was born on June … Read more
When Ghana returned to constitutional rule and adopted multi-party democracy as a preferred system of governance in 1992, Ghanaians of adult suffrage on December 7, 1992, elected their incumbent Head of State, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, to serve as the first President of the Fourth Republic. The retired Airforce pilot, who, for 10 years, … Read more
Information gathered by Citi Business News indicates that Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong will be taking over from Mr. Alex Mould as the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(GNPC). Mr. K. K Sarpong who was the former CEO of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) was appointed as the Executive Chairman of Asante Kotoko … Read more
Information gathered by Citi Business News indicates that Dr. Kofi Kodua Sarpong will be taking over from Mr. Alex Mould as the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(GNPC). Mr. K. K Sarpong who was the former CEO of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) was appointed as the Executive Chairman of Asante Kotoko … Read more
Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, the acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), was on Thursday inducted into office as the Second Vice Chancellor and eighth Executive Head of the school. Prof Amartey took over from Prof Joshua Alabi, who retired after completing his second four year tenure as the Vice … Read more
Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, the Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), was on Thursday inducted into office as the Second Vice Chancellor and eighth Executive Head of the school. Prof Amartey took over from Prof Joshua Alabi, who retired after completing his second four year tenure as the Vice … Read more
Champions of the Sprite Ball group to be crowned today Top guns Senior high schools including Presec legon, Adisadel College, Prempeh college, Keta SHS and Koforidua Senior Tech all failed to make it to the knock out stages of the Sprite basketball. For second time running Presec Legon failed to make it to the quater … Read more