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 ...

Rampaging residents of Akyem Abekoase in the Atiwa District of the Eastern region have set ablaze excavators, generators and new mining equipment worth $1.5 million belonging to Adjei-Dankwa Investment. It is unclear what triggered the violent action of the gun, machete-wielding youth numbering about 300. The incensed protestors tied the security man on duty before going on the demolition spree. ...

Comments by Shatta Wale after receiving no nomination at the 2017 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards were clear indications that the dancehall artiste was unperturbed about missing out again. Stonebwoy, winner of the 2015 Best International Act: Africa, was the only Ghanaian artiste nominated this year and will be competing with Wizkid (Nigeria), Davido (Nigeria), Tekno (Nigeria), AKA (South Africa), ...

Presently the Chief Executive Officer of Progeny Ventures, Dr. Kofi Amoah rarely makes mention of his background which also saw him work as a shoe shine boy at Kejetia, in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi. He confronted what seemed an impossible mission, and introduced Western Union Money Transfer to Ghana and Africa generally. His company, Progeny Ventures’ proposal to facilitate bringing ...

The Ghana Football Association have confirmed Ibrahim Tanko as the first assistant of Kwesi Appiah as they make alternations to the backroom staff of the Black Stars. The former Ghana striker who had a stint as assistant to Thomas Finke at Cameroon enriches the technical team with his great tactical knowledge and great understanding of new technology being introduced into ...