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."
Frempong Manso of NeatFM and Kwame Nkrumah Tikesee of OkayFM, all of the Despite Group of Companies, are a throwback to the days of Kofi Batsa, Kofi Badu and Eric Heymann among others. The Evening News then was the most powerful newspaper that chewed up people perceived to be anti-Nkrumaist, including some leading members of […]
City residents ages 14-24 have until Friday, April 29 to apply for lottery NEW YORK – New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Commissioner Bill Chong today announced that DYCD extended the application deadline for the 2016 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) to Friday, April 29, 2016. SYEP, the nation’s largest […]
The comment by the Minister of the Interior, Prosper Bani, that Superlock Technology Limited (STL) was contracted by Ghana’s Electoral Commission to transmit tallied poll results in the 2012 elections was a “slip”, General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said. According to him, Mr Bani’s “mistake” may have […]
President John Mahama has touted Ghana’s economic resilience, despite the global economic downturn. According to Mahama, countries like Saudi Arabia and Nigeria are facing reverse economic growth unlike Ghana which is experiencing robust growth with expected growth rate at four percent. Speaking during his tour of the Eastern region on Tuesday, he attributed Ghana’s feat […]
Government through the AG has made a sharp departure from their earlier position that the decision to bring in the two former Guantanamo Bay detainees was purely a ‘diplomatic arrangement exercised through an executive power by the President’. In a latest development, the AG has made a U-turn by conceding that there exists an agreement […]
by Kwabena Opong n general elections is heating up and the political rhetoric is increasingly becoming vitriolic. In most African countries, the name of the game is called “open sesame” in times like these. Ruling parties seek to find avenues to discredit their major opponents, while the latter scrutinizes any misstep by the government in […]
Summer ’16 is upon us and you have got to get your wardrobe right for the festivals and outdoor concerts and family picnics and pool parties and cookouts …whew! ASOS Africa is launching their 13th collection in collaboration with Tanzanian-born, London-based textile guru, Christine Mhando. The collection’s focal specialty? Heavy prints, which merge Christine’s African […]
Experts had said there was a 90% chance the ancient Egyptian tomb would also contain remains of Nefertiti, but expectations have now been lowered. Further analysis is needed of the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun to determine whether the resting place also contains the remains of legendary beauty Queen Nefertiti, Egypt’s antiquities minister said on Thursday. […]
by Akosua Oforiwaa-Ayim The energy inside the New Jersey Performing Arts Center was electrifying, yet warm and welcoming at the same time as thousands gathered for Black Girls Rock! The award show is a yearly celebration of the resilience, tenacity and beauty of Black women everywhere and is co-produced by BET. Each year, BGR! honors […]
By Michael W. Hudson A FIFA official has resigned from the world soccer body’s ethics panel and Swiss police have raided the offices of Europe’s top soccer association – the latest impacts in response to revelations in the Panama Papers scandal. FIFA confirmed today that Juan Pedro Damiani has stepped down from his position as […]