The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, is set to be sworn in as acting President tomorrow [Saturday] for the second time in less than a week. This swearing-in, mandated by Article 60 (11) and (12) of the 1992 Constitution, has been necessitated by President Nana Akufo-Addo’s scheduled trip to Addis Ababa for the AU Summit. Prof. ... The post Prof. Oquaye

The billionaire investor George Soros has criticised tech “monopolies” such as Facebook and Google, calling them a threat to democracy. At his annual dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Soros warned that social media platforms were “obstacles to innovation”. He raised concerns about their power to shape people’s attentions. However, he predicted ... The post Facebook

US President Donald Trump has described as “fake news” a report that he ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but backed down when his own lawyer threatened to resign. White House counsel Donald McGahn said the sacking would have a “catastrophic effect” on the presidency, the New York Times reported. Mr ... The post Trump denies trying to fire Mueller

West Ham forward Andre Ayew does not want to return to former club Swansea amid interest from the Welsh side. Swansea had a £14m bid for the Ghana international rejected by the Hammers on Sunday and are reportedly planning an improved offer. West Ham boss David Moyes is open to let Ayew leave if his ... The post Andre Ayew not interested in Swansea move appeared first on

The immediate past Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has charged the current university administration not to give up on their fight to claim overall control of the University of Ghana Medical Centre, which has not been operational a year after portions it was inaugurated in 2016. There is a current stand-off ... The post Fight for UG

Uber has been ordered to introduce tougher measures to protect the privacy of its drivers and their customers, to settle charges brought by a regulator. It also had to agree to have the effectiveness of the stricter controls assessed by an independent auditor every two years for the next 20 years. The charges relate to ... The post Uber agrees to 20 years of privacy audits

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Justice L. L. Mensah, the trial judge in the case involving Gregory Afoko, who has been accused of killing a former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama, has ordered both parties to work expeditiously for the trial to end by June. He said, “This case would not travel beyond ... The post Gregory Afoko trial must end by June – Judge appeared first

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has advised that parcels of land should be allocated to nomadic herdsmen where their cattle can graze and not stray onto farmlands. This, he said, could prevent the persistent clashes between the herdsmen and farmers which have resulted in the loss of lives and properties, particularly in the Eastern and Ashanti Regions. ... The post Give

After many years of being absent in acting, actress Grace Omaboe will be on stage at the National Theatre on 14th February, 2018. The veteran actress popularly known as Maame Dokono will be playing a role in the play ‘Love is Politics.’ She will certainly bring up nostalgic memories for anyone who was an ardent ... The post Maame Dokono back to stage acting on Val’s Day appeared

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has signed a contract extension until 2020, with the option of a further year. The 54-year-old’s previous deal at Old Trafford was due to expire in 2019. Mourinho said he was “delighted” that United “feel and trust that I am the right manager for this great club for the foreseeable ... The post Jose Mourinho extends Man Utd contract

Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan has hit out at his critics saying he is Black Stars captain by divine appointment. The all time leading goal scorer for the Black Stars has recently been at the end of some harsh comments from various figures in the football world including former Ghana forward Prince Tagoe who said ... The post ‘God made me captain, not human’ – Gyan

Pressure Group, Occupy Ghana, has written to the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, to complain about the blacklisting of certain names such as Nana, Nii, Junior, among others from being registered by the Births & Deaths Registry. Occupy Ghana in the letter argued that, the Registry’s action has no basis in law, and charged the Attorney General ... The post Occupy

Parliament has rejected the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) recommendations with respect to the disposal of some government vehicles at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the Ghana Health Service. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, the First Deputy Speaker, Joe Osei-Owusu, was of the view that, some officials who were complicit in the improper disposal ... The post PAC’s

Water supply in most parts of the country will soon be rationed to ensure equitable distribution. According to the Ghana Water Company Limited, they are experiencing some challenges with water supply in Accra and most parts of the country due to the onset of the dry season, and that “the situation has led to intermittent ... The post GWCL to ration water as dry season affects

A clash between locals and herdsmen on Wednesday, has left two persons dead. The bodies of the two, Kofi Owusu, 60, and Padmo Adufo, 75, both farmers, were found in the bush on Wednesday morning after a search by police and residents of the area. The incident occurred around Jeduako, about 35 kilometres from Nsuta ... The post 2 farmers dead after clash with herdsmen

The five-member bi-partisan parliamentary Committee probing the alleged collection of monies from expatriates to enable them sit close to the President during the 2017 Ghana Expatriates Business Awards ceremony, has ended its public sitting which sought to collect evidence from various individuals and institutions. According to Spokesperson of the Committee, Yaw Buabeng Asamoah, the Committee ... The post ‘Cash-for-seat’

Three cocoa farmers from Ghana have been recognized and awarded at the 2017 edition of the Cocoa Excellence Awards ceremony, for having the best of the world’s standard for cocoa. The farmers are; Mr. Simon Marfo, Mr. John Kofi Asiamah, and Mr. Noah Obeng. The awards ceremony which took place in Paris – France, is ... The post 3 Ghanaian cocoa farmers pick world’s

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has served notice of plans to pursue all unlicensed hospitality establishments operating in the country. The Authority contends that the illegal operations impedes its regulatory role hence the need to sanitise the sector. The Acting Chief Executive of the GTA, Akwasi Agyemang who revealed this new plan tells Citi Business News his ... The post Tourism