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."
Ethiopia has begun construction of a 6,000 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile river, a move that has been greeted enthusiastically by many Ethiopians but that is causing concern in the downstream nations of Sudan and Egypt. The project, which is scheduled to take six and a half years to complete, is being […]
Award winning highlife musician Daniel Amakye Dede has denied media reports that he deliberately refused to perform at the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) victory party held at the Trade Fair Centre at La in Accra on Monday, January 7. According to him, although he was informed by one Fred Darko that the organizers of the […]
THE EXECUTIVE Director of Joepamas Films, a film production company in Ho, Nii Amartei Aryee, has expressed worry over the proliferation of negative movies in the country. He cited armed robbery, prostitution and rape as examples of the manifestation of negative influence of movies, particularly foreign ones, on the Ghanaian society. Nii Aryee said: ‘We, […]
By Uchenna Ekwo In A Culture of Secrecy: The Government Versus the People’s Right to Know, Athan G. Theoharis examined the secrecy perpetrated by successive US administrations of Nixon, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. Contributing scholars, journalists, and attorneys reviewed different policies of previous US governments and brought to focus the constant conflict between the public’s […]
By Grace Kerongo Former Big Brother housemate Millicent Mugadi who is vying for a political seat in Ziwani as a county representative told Word is she fears for her life. Millicent said that over the past few weeks she has noticed a number of men who have been trailing her and also witnessed the […]
By Laju Arenyeka We are not Nigerians” Venus and Serena Williams said. It is beginning to seem cliché that Nigerians are quick to speculate about the roots of successful Africans abroad. It doesn’t matter whether they can speak a Nigerian language, or have an American accent; whether they grew up in Lagos or spent their […]
By VICTOR OKWARO Aaah, December in Nairobi is the winter bunner season! This is the time when hundreds upon thousands of our fellow Kenyans from the Diaspora come back home for the holidays! This past December was no different. The diasporas came with plenty of dollars, pounds or Euro’s, ready to spend at any provocation, […]
The remains of late Nollywood actor, Enebeli Elebuwa who died last December, in New Delhi, India, was laid to rest at the Victoria Court Cemetery, Ajah, Lagos on Thursday, January 10. Elebuwa’s final journey began on Wednesday with a candle light procession and Night of Tribute, organized by the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, at […]
LONDON, 14 November 2012 — Access to family planning is an essential human right that unlocks unprecedented rewards for economic development, says new UNFPA report Making voluntary family planning available to everyone in developing countries would reduce costs for maternal and newborn health care by $11.3 billion annually, according to The State of World Population […]
The Islamic Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), in collaboration with NATCOM, is organizing a three-day camp of excellence in science, mathematics and physics for young girls. Delivering the keynote address on behalf of VP Njie Saidy at a ceremony held at the Girls Guide premises in Kanifing, Hon. Fatou Lamin Faye, minister of Basic […]