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."
Lenny Bernstein, Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post A large segment of white middle-aged Americans has suffered a startling rise in its death rate since 1999, according to a review of statistics published Monday that shows a sharp reversal in decades of progress toward longer lives. The mortality rate for white men and women ages 45-54 […]
By Caelainn Hogan allAfrica.com On a long, barren road in northeastern Nigeria, Hafsat Mohammed, squeezed into a public minibus, saw the gunmen materialize from the bush like a mirage. The 33-year-old was on her way to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State and the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency, when two Hilux pickups swerved […]
Accra, Nov. 6, GNA – The Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) on Friday commended the late Professor Chinua Achebe, a prolific Nigerian writer, for his enormous contributions towards the growth of African Literature across the globe. The Association noted that the good works of Prof Achebe had gained grounds all over the world, and had […]
Godwin Akweiteh Allotey, Citifmonline A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-funded report has indicted the Electoral Commission (EC) and Superlock Technology Ltd (STL) over the handling of the biometric voter register (BVR). According to the report, STL which was contracted by the EC to assist in the management of the biometric database used for the 2012 […]
By Emeka Aginam The Chairperson of the African Union, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma during her meeting with Gong Xingyuan, Huawei’s Senior Vice Presidentn traded ideas with the Huawei technology on how best to build Africa’s ICT strategy, industry development, and talent nurturing. During the AU Chairperson’s visit at the exhibition hall of Huawei’s Beijing Research […]
By Kwabena Opong Despite the obvious failures of the ruling NDC, the corruption attending to a flailing economy and the generally poor administration, Ghanaians seem to be gradually growing disenchanted with the opposition New Patriotic Party. It is the only viable alternative but the party is bedeviled by internal strife and there does not seem […]
In just two years it will be time for reckoning, when countries belonging to the United Nations gather to compare notes on how they have fared in 25 years since they set targets for themselves with respect to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 1990. Although Ghana has chalked tremendous progress in some of the […]
By Eugene Okumu A man was “buried” standing while holding a football in Ghana, whose funeral service sector has adopted a new method of preserving corpses. ( Resource: Ghanaian Man ‘Buried’ Standing Up ) A man was ‘buried’ standing while holding a football in Ghana, whose funeral service sector has adopted a new method of […]
A deduction is an expenditure that will reduce your taxable income. There are two kinds of deductions: adjustments to income and itemized deductions. The adjustments to income are the better of the two, as they reduce adjusted gross income, or “AGI.” Itemized deductions reduce your taxable income. First, we will look at some adjustments to […]
By Osmond Ekwueme In all history, there is only a few times that a truly, spiritually, motivated, and Christ-like religious person comes about. The Pope seems to be saying adestes fideles…come faithful all Christians and let’s discuss what it means for us as Christians, seekers of justice and people working together for the common good. […]