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 M.O. Ene God must be a Nigerian! The fate of Nigeria was to be sealed in the 2015 elections, soaked in bloodbath and sundried in crude oil. The general elections were not supposed to end well; it ended too well that many pinched themselves to ascertain that the peaceful product is physical. It still […]
y Ukachi Uwadinobi New York HAS NIGERIA ARRIVED AT the vanguard of real change? Are the roots of democracy finally digging in? “I certainly think so,” said Mary Nwachukwu, assistant director of personnel at a computer services firm in Lagos, Nigeria. “The election of Buhari marked an epic turning point in the country. PDP could […]
by Kwabena Opong This year’s election in Nigeria is impacting the Ghanaian political scene in a way never experienced before. Particularly among the largest opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) the feeling is one of hope for their party in 2016. For the first time Ghanaians showed a deep interest in what was going to transpire […]
“The Ark of Return,” a memorial to the victims of slavery, was unveiled at the United Nations Visitors Plaza on March 25, in a ceremony attended by U.N. officials and foreign dignitaries, Tequila Minsky reports in Caribbean Life. The striking marble monument, with triangular panels designed to echo the triangular nature of the slave trade, […]
President Obama’s immigration relief action may have been temporarily blocked by a Texas judge, but the city of New York and nonprofit organizations working with the city are proceeding with efforts to offer free legal screening and advice to immigrants, so as to be ready, says Nisha Agarwal, commissioner for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant […]
By Michael Schwirtz A Bronx teenager who fell off the roof of a six-story apartment building on Thursday while fleeing police officers died of his injuries on Saturday April 4 at St. Barnabas Hospital, the police said.Authorities said Hakeem Kuta, 17, was with a group of other teenagers who were smoking marijuana Thursday evening in […]
by E. Obiri Addo The outbreak of Ebola crisis and its aftermath in Sierra Leone can be attributed to “a crisis of governance” at both national and international levels, according to Dr. Fredline A. O. M’Cormack-Hale, Associate Professor at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. She […]
by Kwabena Opong Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the man at the center of a judgment payment scandal was on Thursday, March 12 acquitted and discharged by an Accra Commercial High Court for criminal intent in receiving a payment of 51.2 million Ghana cedis (approximately US$15 million). Woyome was first arrested on February 3, 2012 after the […]
by Kofi Ayim Let’s influence Ghana A New Jersey based Ghanaian traditional leader Beyeeman Gyensare V has called on fellow Ghanaians to come together to influence the way Ghana is managed. Nana Gyensare, Piankohene of Akwamu Traditional Area, Ghana, made this suggestion during a Dinner Dance at the Ramada Plaza Hotel Newark, organized by the […]
by Ugomma Duru-Duru Nigeria, the heartbeat of Africa was certified free from the monster virus popular referred to Ebola by WHO on October 20, 2014.The Ebola Free declaration of (Naija)from the World Health Organization came 42 days after the last reported outbreak,which broke out in Nigeria on July 20, 2014. With the eradication of this […]