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NDC itchy as NPP calls for new voters’ register

by Kwabena Opong The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has mounted a spirited defense against a new voters’ register as demanded by opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and other opposition parties. On August 18, the NPP led by the party’s flag bearer Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo and his running mate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in […]

PAM’s Letter to Ghana’s Electoral Commission Made Public

August 7, 2015 To the Commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Ghana P.O. Box M214, Accra, Ghana Mailed and hand-delivered to the attention of Chairperson Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei. E-mailed to: Commissioners Amadu Sulley, Georgina Opoku Amankwa, Pauline Adobea, Ebenezer Aggrey-Fynn, Rebecca Kabuke Adjalo, and SA-Adatu Maida. Dear Honorable Commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Ghana: […]

Afoko and Agyepong must step down

The NPP is in the news again and for the wrong reasons again this time. This time it is about financial misappropriation in the party. Such issues, when they arise in a political party or an organization, are first tackled within the organization under internal party structures. They are not publicized and are not leaked […]

Teach our children their culture

by Kofi Ayim The Vice President of the Gonjaland Association of North America (GANA) has challenged his folks to instill in their children the sense and history of their proud heritage. Mr. Adam Abdul Solo made this remark at a gathering of the indigenes of Gonja at Scotch Plains, New Jersey September 5, 2015. He […]

Bribery and corruption rock Ghana’s judiciary

by Kwabena Opong The judiciary in the West African nation of Ghana is on the verge of suspense and fear as judges, magistrates and other workers of the judicial service are caught on video negotiating and taking bribes to drop and set culprits free, among other things. This follows a painstaking, investigative report by Anas […]

69,000 children work full time

by Kofi Ayim More than sixty-nine thousand children, between the ages of 7 and 14 are full time workers in the second smallest administrative region of Ghana. The Upper East Region of Ghana, is surprisingly, the most culturally diverse. These statistics were given by Dr. Gabriel Ayine at the inaugural ceremony of the Upper East […]

Don’t be afraid- Baraka

Kofi Ayim The Mayor of the City of Newark, Hon Ras J. Baraka has challenged the immigrant African community to get involved in the processes of New Jersey’s largest city. He said it is not enough for African immigrants to spend their money in the city without getting their share of the socio-economic, educational, and […]

NPP: Council of Elders wants Afoko out

The council of elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ghana’s largest opposition party has recommended that the party’s national chairman, Paul Afoko be suspended until 2016 after the general elections. This is after the council has met to consider complaints and events that have unfolded after the election of new executives of the party […]

Boxing Legend, Michael Spinks Confirms Attending 3G Awards 2015 in NY

3G Media proudly announces that boxing legend, Michael Spinks, long-time undisputed world light-heavyweight champion, and one of the very few to move from that division to win a world heavyweight title, has confirmed his attendance at the 5th Annual 3G Awards in Bronx, New York City. He is one of the very important achievers who […]

Hiplife, a Sound Imported From Ghana, Arrives on a New York Stage

By LIZ ROBBINS When Evans Appiah moved to the Bronx from Ghana at age 8, he was teased for his accent. As a way of fitting in, he learned to rap. By the time he got to Middle School 391 on Webster Avenue, his friends were calling him “Lighter” because he rapped so fast and […]

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