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Conservatism reclaims its hold on America

The Republican Party has prevailed over Barack Obama with its decisive victory in the Midterm elections and with it is a litany of cuts and reversals of policy that have been in place for the past six years. Essentially, those at the receiving end of GOP anti-Obama actions will be the poor and underprivileged. The […]

Two Ghanaians elected to UN expert body

Two Ghanaians have been elected by consensus at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to serve on two expert bodies that will assist the world body in carrying out its oversight responsibilities. Mr. Richard Quartei Quartey, Ghana’s Auditor General was elected to the Independent Audit Advisory Commitee (IAAC) for a three year term, […]

Rutgers Professor, Newark Historian Clement Price Dies

Clement Price, a longtime professor at Rutgers-Newark University who was known for his scholarly works and extensive knowledge of the city and its history, has died. University officials said Price died Wednesday, three days after he suffered a stroke. He was 69 years old. The Washington, D.C. native came to Newark in the wake of […]

Ghanaian Leads Successful Community Forum on Ebola in Harlem, NYC

By Kofi Ayim An eventful and information-rich forum on Ebola was organized by the West Harlem Development Corporation (WHDC) in partnership with the African Immigrant Task Force and the Office of the President of the Borough of Manhattan, Gale Brewer, on October 30, 2014 at City College, New York. In an introductory speech to a […]

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo nominated as NPP flag bearer

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo was nominated by a conference of delegates of the New Patriotic Party on Saturday October 18 as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2016 general elections. Nana Addo polled 117, 413 votes representing 94.35 per cent as against 5,908 representing 4.75 per cent by Alan Kyerematen in the party’s leadership […]

2014 AWC: Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon tipped to star

By Oluwashina Okeleji BBC Sport Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon are favourites as the African Women Championship kicks-off in Namibia on Saturday. The championship is scheduled for 11-25 October 2014 in two stadiums [The Independence stadium and the Sam Nujoma Stadium] in Windhoek. It will also serve as qualification for the Fifa Women’s World Cup to […]

AFCON Qualifier Results: Sudan stun African champions Nigeria as South Africa wins 2-0 against Congo

Sudan stunned Africa Cup of Nations title-holders Nigeria 1-0 Saturday in a 2015 qualifier while Algeria, Ivory Coast and South Africa achieved impressive away victories. Algeria overcame Malawi 2-0, South Africa triumphed by the same score in Congo Brazzaville and Ivory Coast won 2-1 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sierra Leone exceeded expectations to […]

INSIGHT – Nigeria’s “megachurches”: a hidden pillar of Africa’s top economy

By Tim Cocks OTA, Nigeria, Oct 12 (Reuters) – When a guesthouse belonging to one of Nigeria’s leading Christian pastors collapsed last month, killing 115 mostly South African pilgrims, attention focused on the multimillion-dollar “megachurches” that form a huge, untaxed sector of Africa’s top economy. Hundreds of millions of dollars change hands each year in […]

Jobless and almost homeless

After Pastor John had thrown me out of the church, I strolled aimlessly along a busy avenue, window-shopping. I had no job, and Yaa Mary, my hostess and girlfriend had asked me to find my own place. I guess she’d had enough of me, not bringing home any income. Being thrown out of Church and […]

NPP Reforms-Reflecting, Rebuilding and Recapturing Power in 2016.

By Dr. Kwasi Sarpong Afrifa Introduction On October 18, 2014, NPP leadership will assemble in different parts of the country to address the invidious distinction between modernity and tradition in an attempt to nominate the Presidential Candidate for the 2016 general elections. At this time, the fault lines have already been drawn and while most […]

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