VICE CHAIRMAN OF SUMSUNG GROUP RELEASED FROM JAIL TODAY

Jay Y. Lee the vice chairman of Samsung Group, has been released from jail after being detained on bribery and embezzlement charges. The Vice Chairman was arrested in February last year and...

CHINA DENIES THAT IT GIFTED THE AFRICAN UNION AN HQ BUILDING STUFFED WITH SPYING...

The government of China has long held an interest in building bridges with countries across Africa, which it sees as both a major opportunity for economic investment and a chance to...

US AND BRITIAN BANKS BAN THE PURCHASE OF BITCOIN WITH CREDIT CARDS

Banks in the United States as well as Britain have banned the use of credit cards in purchasing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This is out of fear that, a plunge in their...

VODAFONE EYES EUROPEAN EXPANSION WITH LIBERTY GLOBAL DEAL

  Reports coming from the BBC suggests that Vodafone Group, the UK-based telecoms giant, has said it is in talks to buy some European assets owned by US cable company Liberty Global.The...

FACEBOOK WARNED TO SCRAP FACEBOOK MESSENGER APP FOR KIDS

Facebook has been advised by experts to scrap it's recently launched app, Facebook Messenger Kids App that allows children under 13 years to be on social media without having their own...

RURA ASSURES AIRTEL AND TIGO CUSTOMERS OF A SEAMLESS CONSOLIDATION AFTER MERGER

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has moved to reassure subscribers of both Tigo Rwanda and Airtel Rwanda that they will not lose out after it authorised the transfer of all...

GHANA’S EDGES CLOSER TO A CASHLESS SOCIETY AS GHIPSS RECORDS 19% INCREASE IN E-TRANSACTIONS

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) witnessed an increase in the value of transactions from GH¢174 billion in 2016 to GH¢208 billion in 2017, signifying an impressive 19%...

SAMSUNG TO MAKE ASIC CHIPS FOR CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING

Samsung has confirmed that it has begun manufacturing ASIC chips that can be used to mine cryptocurrency like bitcoin, and ether amongst others. The chips designed for the cryptocurrency mining, is known...

MOBILE MONEY FRAUDSTER JAILED 40 YEARS

A 24-year old mobile money fraudster, Justine Frimpong who was found guilty of defrauding has been given a 40years jail sentence. This sentence was passed after a hearing at the Techiman Circuit...

SAN FRANCISCO TO BUILD CITY-WIDE FIBER INTERNET

San Francisco is planning to find network providers to build a city-wide, gigabite fiber internet with consumer privacy protections. The city-wide internet would be an open-access network, allowing multiple Internet Service Providers...