Manchester United is preparing for a “record summer” of transfer activity, according to a report. The Manchester Evening News claims the Premier League giant will sanction two transfers of more than £80 million—Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid and Romelu Lukaku from Everton. That would give United a revamped strikeforce, with the future of Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Old Trafford unclear. The ...

Misunderstanding broke at the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra yesterday among some supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) following the disruption of a press conference organised by a pro-NDC pressure group called Action Movement. The group, addressing the press, blamed former President John Dramani Mahama for the party’s defeat in the 2016 polls and urged him not ...

The member of Parliament (MP) for Tema East Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has cautioned that his seat is not up to be contested with the metropolitan chief executive (MCE) of Tema. According to him, he would fight vehemently to retain his seat if he was going to be contested. “I would fight with the ...

Have real-life pirates taken aim at Disney? Walt Disney CEO Bog Iger revealed Monday that hackers claiming to have access to a Disney movie are demanding a ransom. Iger didn’t disclose the name of the film, but said Disney isn’t paying. The company – which is working with federal investigators – is now waiting to see if the hackers makes ...

US President Donald Trump has defended his “absolute right” to share information with Russia, following a row over classified material. Mr Trump tweeted that he had shared “facts pertaining to terrorism and airline safety” and wanted Russia to do more against so-called Islamic State. He met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office last week. US media said ...

The Energy Minister says the challenges bedevilling the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) may lead to its collapse if they are not remedied urgently. Mr. Boakye Agyarko revealed the country’s power distributor is currently operating with a capital deficit of GHS2 billion, a situation that threatens its survival. Speaking on the last day of the National Policy Summit 2017 at the ...

President Akufo-Addo has yet given the clearest indication that he has indeed constituted his Cabinet but has no intention to yield to demands by Ghanaians to make it public anytime soon. Five months after being sworn into office, while some government officials have openly confirmed the existence of an Akufo-Addo constituted Cabinet, membership of the said Cabinet remained known to ...

Google, Convergence Partners, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) signed an agreement to invest in CSquared, a broadband infrastructure company focused on building wholesale metro fibre optic networks and enabling internet access in Africa. CSquared will operate as an independent company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with cumulative capital commitments up to $100 million. CSquared has operational ...

A former Managing Editor of the Accra Daily Mail, Alhaji Harruna Atta has denied being a card-bearing member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him, former president John Dramani Mahama who is his younger brother knew he could deliver as a career diplomat and that is why he appointed him as Ghana’s envoy to Namibia and Botswana. ...

The former vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, whose tenure of office ends in August this year has stated that acquiring and applying common sense is more important than possessing a PhD. In an interview on Radio Universe’ Campus Exclusive on Monday, Professor Ernest Aryeetey took the opportunity to address issues at the University of Ghana. He ...