By Kola Ibrahim 1. Nigeria’s economy is in serious dire strait, no doubt: By the end of this month, ten manufacturing businesses will close shop according to Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN), while over 50,000 jobs have already being lost in Abuja, according to Chair of Abuja Chamber of Commerce (Punch, 24/02/2016), all due to […]
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by Michael Morrow THREE female ‘sperm collectors’ are on the run from police after they allegedly picked up a man and raped him in a bid to ‘harvest’ his DNA. The Chronicle reports that authorities are searching for the trio after they allegedly abducted the hitchhiker from a park in the Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo […]
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Two institutions that have recently scarred themselves but need to salvage their integrity in Ghana are the judiciary and the electoral commission. While the former has started some bold initiatives to reclaim its status and dignity, the latter seems to be intentionally digging its grave in the soil of public confidence. Ever since Ms Charlotte […]
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By Kwabena Opong In spite of the fine display of military and para-military discipline as well as a march past of school children and other civilian groups in addition to entertainment by some hilarious actors and comedians, the program of events for the 59th anniversary of Ghana’s independence was found to be a complete syntactical […]
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Two institutions that have recently scarred themselves but need to salvage their integrity in Ghana are the judiciary and the electoral commission. While the former has started some bold initiatives to reclaim its status and dignity, the latter seems to be intentionally digging its grave in the soil of public confidence. Ever since Ms Charlotte […]
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By Zainabu Issah, Accra The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has signed a cooperative agreement with the City of Newark, New Jersey in the United States of America (USA), to study mutual opportunities in both cities that would facilitate the development of joint ventures and exchanges in the fields of industry and commerce, among others. Under […]
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by Kofi Ayim Once upon a time, the city of Newark, New Jersey, was an exciting place to live. This assessment was made by two historic political figures with insightful knowledge and understanding of New Jersey’s largest city. Hon. Mildred Crump and Hon Sheila Oliver made this remark in a chit chat session with Mr. […]
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by Yomi Kazeem On Sunday (March 6), Ghana celebrated its 59th year of independence and John Dramani Mahama, the country’s president, came bearing gifts. During his speech, Mahama announced that the country will begin to offer visas on arrival to citizens of all 54 African Union (AU) member states starting in July. Ghana’s new visa […]
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by Kofi Ayim In its relentless effort to get Ghanaians living abroad to exercise their voting rights, the Progressive Alliance Movement (PAM), a New York-based non-religious, non-political, non-ethnic Ghanaian civic group has upped its ante and taken its case further to the United States Congress. After intense lobbying, U.S. Congressman Eliot Engel, (16th Congressional District), […]
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