Most commercial drivers in the Ashanti Region have defied the GPRTU’s directive to reduce transport fares, as announced by the transport union. According to the drivers, the 15% fare reduction can only be implemented starting Monday, May 26. During Citi News’ visit to several transport terminals, the majority of driversContinue Reading
President John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders, civil society organisations, youth groups, and members of the diaspora to unite in the pursuit of justice and reparations for Africans and people of African descent. In his Africa Day 2025 message, Mahama emphasised the need for collective action to heal historicalContinue Reading
The Minority in Parliament is accusing the Mahama administration of unlawfully starving key institutions of funds nearly six months into his presidency. The caucus warns that the continued delay in releasing statutory allocations is crippling local governance and social services. At a fiery press conference in Parliament, Minority Chief WhipContinue Reading
President John Mahama called for global accountability and reparative justice to confront the enduring legacies of slavery, colonialism, and neo-colonial exploitation. In his Africa Day 2025 message, Mr Mahama reflected on the enduring consequences of centuries of exploitation, dispossession, and structural inequality imposed on the African continent and its diaspora.Continue Reading
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly forging judicial documents, bank stamps, and an indenture. Richard Aryee, who is unemployed, appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday alongside Isaac Tse, 55, a printer. Mr. Aryee has been charged with two counts of forgery of judicialContinue Reading
A middle-aged woman and her two children were trapped inside their home for nearly three hours after a large fig tree fell and sealed off the frontage and entrance of their building at Wa, in the Upper West Region. The massive tree, uprooted during a strong windstorm, completely blocked allContinue Reading
The newly reconstituted Board of Directors of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited, led by its Chairperson, Mr Kofi Totobi Quakyi, has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability, and technical excellence during a two-day familiarisation tour of the company’s operational facilities in the Western Region. Addressing staff at the AtuaboContinue Reading
A 22-year-old British national, Browne-Frater Chyna Jada, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly attempting to export 17.92kg of suspected cannabis, valued at $232,960. She faces charges of attempted exportation of narcotic drugs, conspiracy to commit a crime, and unlawful possession or control of narcotic drugs withoutContinue Reading
Two individuals who stole a pistol and ammunition belonging to an immigration officer in Walewale have been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment each with hard labour. The convicts, Mustapha Basit, 18, and Baba Rashid, 22, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to steal and stealing before Justice Francis Asobayeri atContinue Reading
The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition at Nsawam-Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region. The suspect, identified as Abdul Rauf Salami, a resident of Adoagyiri Zongo, was picked up on the night of Thursday, May 23, 2025, atContinue Reading