Category archives for: Breaking News

Ghanaians in New York Mourn Mills

The Ghana Mission and Consulate in New York, NY will open a book of condolence for the public.  The address for the embassy is 19 East 47 Street, New York, NY.

Prez Mills is dead; Mahama to be sworn in shortly

RadioXYZonline.com can sadly confirm that President John Evans Atta Mills has died. The President died on Tuesday afternoon hours after announcing to Parliament that he was leaving for Nigeria. He is said to have died from an acute cardiac arrest. President Mills on Saturday celebrated his 68th birthday on a low key with orphans in […]

Ghana’s President John Atta Mills dies

News of the death of Ghana’s President John Fiifi Atta Mills was reported in Ghana’s JoyFM on Tuesday, July 24. Dr. Mills who was reported yesterday to be getting ready for a trip to Nigeria celebrated his 68th birthday on July 21. The deceased was elected in 2008 as Ghana’s president on the ticket of […]

Supreme Court upholds Obamacare individual mandate as a tax

  In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court upheld his signature health care law’s individual insurance mandate in a 5-4 decision, upending speculation after hostile-seeming oral arguments in March that the justices would overturn the law. The mandate has been upheld as a tax, with Chief Justice John Roberts, a Bush appointee, […]

NPP: Bonne Arrivée Mills But..

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially welcomed President John Evans Atta Mills back home from his nine day medical check-up in the United States of America. Prior to the President’s trip, rumours were rife on some social networking sites that he had passed away with the opposition NPP being accused of fuelling the grapevine […]

Zimbabwe: Gays – a Lightning Rod for Debate

By Misheck Rusere   Harare — While Uganda announced a decision to ban 38 NGOs supporting gay rights this week, in Zimbabwe, homosexuality is becoming an increasingly divisive topic. President Mugabe is on record describing homosexuals as “worse than pigs and dogs”. Prime Minister Tsvangirai says judgment should be left to divine powers. Meanwhile, the […]

Interview

An interview I had on my new book “JACK CUDJO” is scheduled to be aired June 13 & 20 at 2:30 p.m. on the following Manhattan cable channels: 33, 34, 35, 36 and live stream at MNN.org. On this site, go to ‘COMMUNITY CHANNELS” and “UNVEILING AFRICA” and voila! You are there.

Akyem Association of New Jersey

Akyem Association of New Jersey is raising funds for its education and other projects in Ghana at an inaugural dinner at Ramadan Plaza Hotel at the Newark Liberty International Airport, 160A Frontage Road, Newark, NJ Time: 8:30 PM – 2:00 AM Donation is $50 Okyeman Te Ase, Okyeman yen nhwe ma ensei.  

Nigeria: FG Withdraws Dana Air Operating License

The Federal Government Tuesday withdrew the operating license of Dana Air due to operational reasons. Sam Adurogboye, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority spokesman, said “We have suspended their operational license in the aftermath of the crash. “We have to look at their entire practice. … They won’t fly again until their re-certification is carried out,” Also […]

Nigeria: Senate Orders Suspension of Dana Airlines Operations

Abuja — The Senate has ordered Dana Airlines to suspend its operations pending the conclusion of its investigation into Sunday’s air crash. The Senate also directed the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr. Harold Demuren, to step aside until all investigations into the air crash had been completed. The resolution followed a […]

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