Archive for: May, 2025

Thrown shoe a ‘wake-up call’ for President Ruto

ANDREW WASIKE Three people have been arrested after a shoe was thrown at President William Ruto during a public rally. Analysts link the outburst to growing discontent over rising taxes, increased cost of living and unkept pledges. Kenya’s President William Ruto narrowly avoided injury on Sunday, May 4, when a shoe was hurled at him […]

A continent is splitting in two, the rift is already visible, and a new ocean is set to form.

BOB RUBILA The African continent is experiencing a remarkable geological transformation right before our eyes. Scientists have confirmed that East Africa is gradually splitting apart, with visible evidence of this continental fracture already appearing. This extraordinary process could eventually create a new ocean, forever changing the map of Africa as we know it. The great […]

Bee Arthur Urges Overhaul of Ghana’s Tourism Sector Amid Black Star Experience Launch

Fashion icon Beatrice ‘Bee’ Arthur warns that cultural ambition must be backed by structural reform to sustain tourism gains ISAAC KOFI TSOENAMAWU Ghanaian fashion designer and cultural advocate and Fashion Domain Leader of the Ghana Culture Forum, Beatrice ‘Bee’ Arthur has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s tourism sector, warning that the newly […]

An African Prince is resurrected in Newark, NJ

When the enslaver and slave ship captain John Newton encountered violent turbulence at sea, he called on God to help save the ship. Thereafter, he revitalized his faith and turned to an Anglican minister, after which he penned the epic Christian hymn “Amazing Grace” in appreciation and gratitude to God.   Many slave merchants and […]

An African Prince enslaved in Newark Honored in a Historic Ceremony

BENJAMIN ALEXANDER Three national anthems—“The Star-Spangled Banner,” “God Bless Our Homeland Ghana,” and the Black American anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—were sung in the opening portion of a festive and uplifting event on Saturday afternoon, May 3, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), symbolizing the coming together of those three national and […]

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