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 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. […]
By Laide Akinboade, This Day Abuja — Nigeria was rated first in Sub-Saharan Africa and eighteenth in the World for International U.S higher education enrolment. The U.S Education Advisory Supervisor, Folashade Adebayo made this known in Abuja during the 16th Annual College and Career fair organised by the U.S mission in Nigeria. Mrs Adebayo also […]
The death toll among Ghanaian pilgrims in Mecca keeps rising. The latest figures from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia put the number at 12 with 29 others now confirmed missing. Most of the casualties were as a result of the stampede in Mina which claimed over thousand lives. Deputy communications Director for the Hajj Board […]
Two Moderators of the Presbyterian Church have been embroiled in a controversy over its relationship with pro-homosexual American Presbyterian Church. Rt. Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Martey has described the Ghanaian Presbyterian Churches affiliated to the American Presbyterian Church as ‘non- Bible-believing’ and ‘homosexual’. But his claim has been rejected by the Moderator of the Conference of […]
By Tom Gjelten Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a new immigration law that would change the face of the nation. But that dramatic impact, ironically, was in good part the result of a major miscalculation by those who actually wanted to limit the bill’s effect. The Immigration and Nationality Act, signed at […]
by Emmanuel Akyeampong and Hippolyte Fofack Sept 9, 2015 When Portuguese explorers first arrived on the east African coast at the turn of the 16th century, an anonymous recorder on the voyage of Pedro Alvares Cabral noted of Kilwa (off the coast of present-day Tanzania): “This island is small, near the mainland, and is a […]
This week, comedian John Oliver, host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, released a back-to-school video that mentioned how little U.S. students learn about Africa and Asia. (P.S. Although Oliver tries hard not to curse, he does utter a naughty word or two.) “You will leave school knowing as much about those two continents as I […]
By Lawrence Freeman President Obama during his two terms of office has attempted to fashion a legacy by multiple trips to Africa. Observers say he has done little or nothing to reverse the genocidal levels of death due to war, poverty, hunger, and disease. Under his watch, the over throw of Muammar Kaddafi in 2011 […]