Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
by Kwabena Opong Plant medicine otherwise known as herbal medicine in Ghana has long been and would continue to be the most accessible and reliable component of health care delivery in Ghana. This assessment was made by Mr. Barffuor Osei Akoto, head of Public Relations at the Center for Plant Medicine Research at Mampong Akwapim […]
Ghana’s police chief has said if it gets to the crunch, nothing and nobody can stop him from blocking social media sites on Election Day if that is what it would take to safeguard the peace and security in the country. “I don’t want to use some words, I think everybody has his opinion, everybody […]
By Obi Anyadike Twitter Editor-at-Large The female suicide bomber has become the signature weapon of the Nigerian jihadist group, Boko Haram. Women have strapped explosives to their bodies in other recent conflicts – from Chechnya to Iraq, from Pakistan to Palestine, from Syria to Sri Lanka – but never at such a rate as in […]
Ghana’s Electoral Commission opened a limited window of opportunity for qualified Ghanaians to register and have a chance to vote in the November elections. Further to the attendant violence and criminal acts by some political parties aimed at rigging the elections, the exercise does not portend a free and safe general elections in November. Some […]
Following the tragic death of Cameroon international Patrice Ekeng Ekeng, which occurred on the night of Friday, May 6, 2016, President of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou has conveyed condolences on his own behalf, the CAF Executive Committee and the African football family to the bereaved family and the Fédération Camerounaise de […]
By Zoe Tabary Yako — When Inès Sanso was 15 years old, her family decided she was to marry a man three times her age in Yako, a small town in the rural north of Burkina Faso. Unable to continue paying for her education, they told Sanso the time had come for her to be […]
Ebusua Dwarfs coach JE Sarpong has endorsed Asante Kotoko’s title winning credentials after his side got clobbered 3-0 at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday. Youngster Dauda Mohammed bagged a brace and in between that Frank Sarfo Gyamfi also netted to give Kotoko the comprehensive win. Dwarfs newly signed striker Gilbert Fiamenyo came off the […]
By Molara Wood The first ever Nigerian Drums Festival, which held over four days in the Ogun State capital, Abeokuta, from 19th to 22nd April, 2016, has been the country’s most significant cultural event of this year so far. Organised by the Ogun State Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the festival was staged in the […]
By Amos Ngaira Congolese rumba maestero Papa Wemba was buried this past Wednesday in Kinshasa, DR Congo, in a celebration of a life that touched many music lovers around the world. Papa Wemba was laid to rest at the Necropolis Cemetery in Kinshasa. Earlier, there was a requiem mass at the St Mary’s Catholic Church. […]
By Nseobong Okon-Ekong Despite the Ebola scare which threatened a cancellation, the annual festival to honour Fela’s memory recorded another resounding success, writes Nseobong Okon-Ekong. The stakes continue to go higher in the annual festival – Felabration – conceived to keep the memory of iconic musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, alive. Arguably the only anniversary in Nigeria […]