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."
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Thursday August 29, 2013 upheld John Mahama’s presidency as valid. The nine-member panel of Justices gave Mr. Mahama a clean ‘gavel of health’ by a majority decision. The Bench’s final verdict means Mr. Mahama can see through his full four-year term as President. Petitioners’ case The Petitioners in the case – […]
Ghana’s Chief Justice Theodora Wood has announced that live coverage of the hearings on the petition filed by opposition NPP against the Electoral Commission and John Mahama and the NDC would be allowed. Media houses would, however, be requested to obtain accreditation from the judicial service before being allowed inside the court room. The decision […]
An elephant from a forest reserve on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border has pulled down a 2012 campaign bill board of President John Mahama in the Ghanaian village of Bagli in the Laura Nandom area on Friday April 12, 2013. The vandalism by the elephant has left residents and spiritualists reading superstitious meanings into the incident […]
An elephant from a forest reserve on the Ghana-Burkina Faso border has pulled down a 2012 campaign bill board of President John Mahama in the Ghanaian village of Bagli in the Laura Nandom area on Friday April 12, 2013. The vandalism by the elephant has left residents and spiritualists reading superstitious meanings into the incident […]
By Eun Kyung Kim, TODAY contributor Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe, whose 1958 novel “Things Fall Apart” addressed colonialism on African society, has died. His publisher, Penguin, confirmed his death, at age 82, his publisher said Friday. Achebe’s breakthrough novel focused on the clash between Western and traditional values. It told the story of […]
Reports reaching Joy News indicate that two officials of the Electoral Commission are being held at the Savelugu District Police Station for allegedly attempting to illegally secure evidence to facilitate the EC’s case in court against the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The officials were dragged to the police station by some supporters of the NPP […]
The Supreme Court has granted the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) application to be joined in the petition by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in which the opposition is questioning the integrity of the December 7 polls. This ostensibly opens the way for the substantive matter to be heard by the Court. The nine-member bench presided […]
President Obama called Wednesday for a new and tougher assault-weapons ban and a 10-round limit on magazines, as part of a comprehensive plan to curb gun violence that includes 23 steps he would take without congressional action. Already facing stiff opposition from gun-rights advocates and Republican lawmakers, the president called on Congress to pass several […]
You are all invited to Yonkers Public Library for a Book Signing by Kofi Ayim, Editor and Deputy Publisher of Amandla and the author of “Jack Cudjoe: Newark’s Revolutionary Soldier and First Black Businessman” on December 9, 2012 at 3:00 pm.
Attacks and gunfights between suspected Islamists and security forces in a north-eastern Nigerian town have killed several people and destroyed buildings, residents and authorities said on Friday, while unrest also hit another city, the French News Agency reported. Explosions and gunfire shook the city of Potiskum, sparking panic and chaos, from late Thursday, residents and […]