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Jose Mourinho has been appointed Tottenham manager after the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday. Former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho has signed a contract until the end of the 2022-23 season. “The quality in both the squad and the academy excites me,” said the 56-year-old Portuguese. “Working with …

Former Bank of Ghana Governor and Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffour has reportedly run to the founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Jerry John Rawlings as a last resort to force John Mahama’s hand to pick him as a running mate, MyNewsGH.com can report. This is after Rawlings made …

Government has withdrawn the appointment of Dr. Baffour Awuah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Obuoba/Delight News sources at the Presidency confirmed the withdrawal of the two weeks-old appointment. No explanation has so far been given for the government’s decision. Dr. Baffour Awuah, was appointed in …

A convicted internet fraudster has been placed under investigation in Nigeria for allegedly masterminding a “mega scam” from a maximum-security prison worth at least $1m (£773,000). Anti-corruption officials said Hope Olusegun Aroke used a “network of accomplices” for the fraud. He was arrested in 2012 and has been serving a …

Construction works on the 88 kilometres Hohoe-Jasikan to Dodo Pepesu stretch of the Eastern Corridor Road has commenced. The Jasikan-Dodo Pepesu Project forms part of Phase 1 of the $2billion Government of Ghana/Sinohydro Master Project Agreement. Accompanied by the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon Kwesi Amoako Atta and the …

Former President John Mahama has described Nigeria’s decision to close its border to Ghana and others as worrying. According to the former President, even though he could appreciate the effect of rice smuggling on Nigeria, the unilateral decision to close the border is harmful to the ECOWAS agenda “The unilateral …

The National Vice-Chair of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim, says she is disappointed at the public show of disagreement among the leadership of the National House of Chiefs on the December 17 referendum. There is seeming division within the National House of Chiefs over the national referendum …

The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has announced Ghana’s bid for election to the Executive Board of UNESCO. Addressing the global body as the head of Ghana’s delegation to UNESCO’s 40th General Conference currently under way in Paris, France, the Minister solicited the support of member states in its …

The US government says sleeping in the office is a no-no. But experts say it’s time they reconsider, writes Jonathan Berr. The US government has decided to get tough on naps. Although sleeping at work has long been frowned upon for federal employees, it had never been explicitly banned until …

Anti-graft campaigner, Vitus Azeem, has urged the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to apologise to the auditor general Danielo Domelevo for initiating investigations against him. “I think that there are two things, one, EOCO should quickly withdraw from it and render the apology and refer the matter to the …