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 Dr. Peter Ikre Being audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is not the end of the world for the individual or business concerned. With the IRS taking a more aggressive posture concerning tax returns, the prevailing assumption is that the affected population will continue to grow in an exponential fashion. According to Rosenberg […]
By Kofi Ayim New York City is larger, more populous, and has more automobiles than Accra, the capital of Ghana. Accra, on the other hand is dustier and dirtier with vehicular congestion notoriously at level F, an unacceptable grade in transportation parlance. Open drainage systems are used as dumping grounds of filth and breeding habitats […]
Asked for his view, former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife said: “Are you asking about the letter where Obasanjo said that about 1000 people have been targeted for elimination? I have read it and I am yet to understand it Obasanjo’s attack not surprising -Owie Lagos — FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo’s 18-page letter […]
By F. Brinley Bruton, Rohit Kachroo and Becky Bratu, NBC News QUNU, South Africa – Speeches, songs and artillery fire rang out across Nelson Mandela’s childhood home on Sunday as South Africa said a final farewell to the man who united the country when it teetered on the edge of bloody conflict. “A great tree has […]
By Bruce Wallace Photography by Peter Murphy Any Drew student who has taken a class with Ebenezer Obiri Addo G’88,’94 knows about his favorite West African proverbs. On a Tuesday evening last spring semester, he reminded the students in his “Modern Sub-Saharan Africa” class about one of them. The students had been discussing the impact […]
By Uchenna Ekwo The aftermath of the recent political dysfunction in Washington orchestrated by Texas junior Senator Ted Cruz is reverberating beyond the shores of the United States as Nigerians pile on the Republican senator for comments largely viewed as disparaging of that country’s reputation. In a statement in Washington, Nigeria’s top diplomat in the […]
By Amandla The King of Akyem Abuakwa in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has called on the government of Ghana to decentralize some sectors of the economy. This, he believes would optimize productivity and enhance efficiency. The King made this observation at a durbar held in his honor at the Renaissance […]
Amandla’s Enquiring photographer sampled the opinion of some Ghanaians’s about the August 29, landmark electoral petition ruling. We bring you some edited opinion. If the whole Supreme Court would render a judgment in favor of those who stole the elections, never rely on anyone for the truth. The judgment would go a long way to […]
Rodrigues/Craine combo nets the winner by Gary Axelbank The Monroe Mustangs women’s soccer team won a seminal game on Saturday afternoon, defeating Monroe CC (Rochester, NY) 3-2 on an 89th-minute goal by freshman Gemma Craine. The Brit midfielder combined on the game-winner with the brilliant Brazilian freshman Ana Rodrigues to give the #14-ranked Mustangs a […]
Dean takes home opener, 33-23 by Gary Axelbank Two pick-sixes and two safeties tell you what you need to know about the Monroe Mustangs football home opener against Dean College (Franklin, MA) at SUNY Purchase on Saturday night. Though they hung in pretty well, scoring a fourth quarter TD on a gorgeous fade pass-and-catch in […]