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."
People will be advised to halve the amount of sugar in their diet, under new World Health Organization guidance. The recommended sugar intake will stay at below 10% of total calorie intake a day, with 5% the target, says the WHO. The suggested limits apply to all sugars added to food, as well as sugar […]
by Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Having a hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to researchers. Rage often precedes an attack and may be the trigger, say the US researchers who trawled medical literature. They identified a dangerous period of about two hours following an […]
by Uchenna Ekwo The attention- headline-grabbing on-air resignation of Liz Wahl who until Wednesday worked for Russia Today, the state-owned Russian news agency should provoke thoughts about the daily challenges faced by journalists in the discharge of their duties. “As a reporter on this network, I face many ethical and moral challenges,” Wahl said at […]
by Duncan Osborne Nine AIDS activists were arrested after they blockaded the entrance to the Consulate General of Nigeria while protesting that country’s recently enacted law with harsh criminal penalties for LGBT people and for advocacy of LGBT causes. “We have gathered today to demonstrate our solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community […]
On the eve of Ghana’s 57th Independence Day, the Association of Ghanaian Lawyers of America (AGLA), honored Ghana’s Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Mrs. Georgina T. Wood, at an impressive ceremony in New York. In attendance were the New York State Commissioner for the Division of Human Rights, Ms. Helen Diane Foster, members of faculty of […]
by Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Having a hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to researchers. Rage often precedes an attack and may be the trigger, say the US researchers who trawled medical literature. They identified a dangerous period of about two hours following an […]
In a statement released on Monday, March 10th, the former Mayor of a neighboring town, Eldridge Hawkins, Jr. announced his candidacy for Mayor of West Orange, a nonpartisan election now changed from May to November of this year (2014). Hawkins, son of civil rights attorney and former NJ State Assemblyman (D-Essex) Eldridge Hawkins, Sr., was […]
By Osmond Ekwueme Legislation imposing repressive sanctions on gays have recently been adopted in Nigeria, Uganda, and some other African countries. In Nigeria it was signed into law by President Jonathan Goodluck, at the beginning of the year 2014 just like President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. It was really a momentous decision and entering into […]
The Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong has revealed that, he prefers the youth of the country to take advantage of the cyber crime business to the narcotics business since it is more lucrative and important and fetches quick money. He maintained that those in the drug business are ‘stupids’ and do […]
by Kwame Akonor Africa’s recent economic performance is impressive, but major obstacles remain. African governments lack political will, while the landscape of international institutions is crowded and confused. Moreover, the UN development system’s support for Africa and its institutions is disjointed. Under these circumstances, meaningful coordination is elusive – perhaps even a fool’s errand. The […]