Deputy Communications minister George Andah has dismissed claims on social media that he has been flown outside the country for treatment following Saturday’s accident involving him and two others. He also urged Ghanaians to be genuine about their thoughts on him. The Awutu Senya West MP who is currently on admission at the 37 military … Read more
Donald Trump’s former doctor has said he did not write a 2015 letter declaring the then-Republican presidential candidate’s “astonishingly excellent” health, US media report. The White House has not yet commented on the physician’s allegation. Mr Bornstein also said that Mr Trump’s bodyguard had carried out a “raid” on his offices in February 2017, removing … Read more
WhatsApp is getting several new changes including stickers and business-focused app features, its parent company Facebook announced today during the annual F8 developer conference. The messaging platform will also be adding group video calls in the coming months, WhatsApp director Mubarik Imam announced. Imam didn’t have many details to give about how group video calls … Read more
Facebook is invading Tinder’s space with a new set of dating features. It will let people opt in to creating a dating profile on Facebook. It will only be visible to non-friends who also opted into dating. Facebook will match you by a slew of preferences. And because it has more data on you than any … Read more
ay 1 of Facebook’s F8 conference was packed with announcements and updates. Here are 10 big takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote on Day 1. You can find full coverage and analysis of F8 here. Facebook is launching a dating feature where you can volunteer to make a profile that’s only visible to non-friends who’ve also opted in to looking for … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it is investigating a video circulating on social media, suggesting that the Ghanaian market is getting flooded with plastic fish. Though the authority said earlier investigations into similar plastic fish purchased at Mallam Atta market in Accra proved false, it will treat each report differently in order to … Read more
US President Donald Trump is to visit the UK on Friday 13 July, after previously cancelling a trip amid claims he would face mass protests. It will not be the full-blown state visit Mr Trump was promised when Prime Minister Theresa May visited the White House in January last year. But an invitation to a … Read more
Policy think-tank, IMANI Africa, has described as “waste”, the list of presidential staff numbering 998 presented to parliament Friday April 20. President Akufo-Addo in accordance with Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993, (Act 463) presented to parliament a list of all staff assisting him in the administration of the country at the seat … Read more
Mercy Nana Efua Renner, Popularly known as RENNER the newest dancehall Diva who is gradually taking the country by storm has parted ways with her management, GHG’s management In a Facebook post, RENNER said the decision was arrived at after mutual consensus. It is unclear where the next stop of the musician who was recently … Read more
Ransford Kudjo has announced his resignation as head coach of Division One League side NEA Salamina after just three rounds of matches. This was a day after his side’s 3-1 win over Paga Crocodiles on Thursday at home. Kudjo posted on his Facebook page: ”I thank the almighty God for our victory yesterday but the … Read more
Hearts of Oak midfielder Samudeen Ibrahim has added his voice to the ongoing debate over the voting of Winful Cobbina as the 2016/17 MTN FA Cup Most Valuable Player insisting that his team-mate fully deserved the gong. In the aftermath of the 2016/17 MTN Cup awards ceremony at the MPlaza Hotel on Wednesday night, Adams expressed … Read more
Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will for the first time today address Ghanaians on the controversial Ghana-US defence agreement that has widely been criticised. An artwork posted on Facebook Thursday morning to announce the president’s intention to comment on the matter tonight at 8:00pm did not give details on what he will be saying. … Read more
Last year in June, when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave the company a new mission statement, it was too late for him to try to change how things worked at Facebook’s offices. While it wasn’t made public, Cambridge Analytica had already used data from millions of users for voter profiling and other purposes. In the wake of the recent … Read more
Accra Lions FC duo Fredrick Asare and Mohammed Lamine are in the preliminary Ghana U20 40-man squad. Asare is a goalkeeper and produced his heroics in their Divison One League debut at Kpando Heart of Lions despite the 1-0 defeat. Midfielder Lamine is one of the combative young midfielders in the country now. A statement … Read more
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network “made mistakes” that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy. Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political clients. In a statement, Mr Zuckerberg said a “breach of trust” had occurred. In a … Read more
The rivalry between dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy doesn’t look like it will end anytime soon, at least going by the recent development of distaste for each other. Ordinarily, these recent events should not be news considering what has ensued between the two camps in the past. Whatever their differences are, shouldn’t their belonging … Read more
One of the men who got rich selling WhatsApp to Facebook wants people to #deletefacebook As Facebook faces fallout from a major scandal involving the use of its data by Cambridge Analytica, a British firm that profiled and targeted voters for the Trump campaign, public figures in the tech industry are speaking out against the social network. Chief … Read more
Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals will unveil their new coach Reginald Asante Boateng at the club’s secretariat via Facebook on Thursday. The Dansoman-based have been without a substantive coach since Michael Osei departed the club to join mega-rich lower-tier side FC Star Madrid in the off-season. The management of the Scientific Soccer lads have … Read more
Official broadcaster holders of the Ghana Premier League, StarTimes has cautioned media houses and individuals to desist from illegally broadcasting matches this season. The warning goes to broadcasting matches without authorization on both traditional media and social media. This also includes radio commentary of matches. A statement signed and released by Head of Marketing at … Read more
Ghana Premier League official broadcast holders StarTimes has cautioned media houses and individuals to desist from illegally broadcasting matches this season. The warning goes to broadcasting matches without authorization on both traditional media and social media. This also includes radio commentary of matches. A statement signed by Head of Marketing at StarTimes Ghana, Akofa Djankui … Read more