Management and conservation of natural resources in Northern Ghana- Adopting the PES module By Samuel Adadi Akapule The Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions have the highest incidence of poverty, food insecurity and the least climate resilient. As smallholder farmers, decreasing annual rainfall, erratic rainfall patterns due to climate change are affecting rural livelihoods … Read more
Former Brazilian Finance Minister Antonio Palocci has been arrested in connection with a long-running inquiry into corruption at oil giant Petrobras. Prosecutors said he had maintained a “criminal relationship” with officials at a construction conglomerate. His lawyer said he was innocent and called the arrest a “spectacle”. Dozens of politicians and Petrobras executives have been … Read more
Mahama is in a symbiotic relationship with corruption President John Mahama has given ample catalyst to the deeply rooted impression that he is in a symbiotic relationship with corruption. In a video shamefully depicting the president doling out monies to people who had gathered around his car, Ghana’s president has consolidated ‘the gains’ he has … Read more
Ex-Cameroon assistant coach Ibrahim Tanko will be named as Avram Grant’s successor, according to GHANAsoccernet.com sources. GHANAsoccernet.com understands the 38-year-old has held informal discussions with the country’s sports ministry to take over from the Israeli when his contract runs out in February next year. Close confidantes of the soft-spoken ex-international have remained-lipped on the issue, … Read more
The countries of the United Nations approved a remarkable commitment to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 to be achieved by 2030. On the one-year anniversary, it’s too early to start measuring their progress, but not too early to assess whether they are ready to make progress. We have found that governments urgently … Read more
The Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions have the highest incidence of poverty, food insecurity and the least climate resilient. As smallholder farmers, decreasing annual rainfall, erratic rainfall patterns due to climate change are affecting rural livelihoods adversely. For instance, the Upper East Region, which falls within the Sudan Savanna zone, is known for … Read more
The Black Maidens have stepped up preparations for the 2016 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Jordan with Coach Evans Adotey taking the team through double training sessions daily. The national U-17 team arrived in Amman on Wednesday and began training on on Thursday when the team continued the training programme they started in Prampram and … Read more
The Vikings used a lotion of goose poo. The ancient Greek medic Hippocrates believed the best cure for baldness was really pigeon droppings, which he mixed with horseradish, cumin and nettles. One 5,000-year-old Egyptian recipe suggested blending the burned prickles of a hedgehog immersed in oil with honey, alabaster, red ochre – oh, and fingernail … Read more
Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari is keen on convincing coach Avram Grant to name him in the Black Stars squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in January. A source close the the player has revealed that Muntari is said to be knocking hard on the doors of Black Stars coach Avram Grant for a … Read more
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has pleaded with supporters to fill the Tamale Sports Stadium when they lock horns with Uganda in Group E opener of the Fifa World Cup final qualifying round on October 7. Locals are yet to forgive the Black Stars’ poor showing and match bonus rows at the 2014 World Cup in … Read more
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has pleaded with fans to patronise their opening 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uganda at home. Crowds for the senior national team matches have dropped after the bizarre 2014 World Cup campaign in Brazil where players threatened to boycott their final Group match against Portugal if their appearance fees and … Read more
Law Professor Patrick Lumumba is asking African leaders to sever ties with the world bank and the IMF because there will not be any solutions once they are tied to their strings. Speaking on the second day of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial lecture series at the University of Cape Coast, the Kenyan professor of public … Read more
New York, September 20, 2016: The United Nations General Assembly kicked off yesterday, September 20 in New York City. Over 140 Heads of State were expected to attend in a yearly tradition of speeches made to the 193 members States of the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations. This year marked … Read more
Despite an unwavering rise in public debt and government’s difficulty to meet key statutory financial obligations, the Finance Minister has dispelled a widely held view that the economy is broke. Seth Terkper insists government’s tax revenue mobilization is progressing, suggesting that government’s borrowing spree is temporary. “The economy is not broke. We are even in … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has refuted claims by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), that President John Mahama was at a point, investigated for alleged corruption by late President John Evans Atta Mills. At a press conference on Monday to respond to the NDC’s manifesto, the Policy Adviser to the NPP flagbearer, Boakye Agyarko, alleged … Read more
The name Major Seth Anthony would not be familiar to many Ghanaians – one of the lapses in our educational system. A system that not only treats the teaching of history with contempt, but even pours scorn on the liberal arts in general, in the end, making patriotism and pride-in-belonging, the losers. The Chief Executive … Read more
The World Trade Centre (WTC) Accra, is organising a trade and investment mission to China for 20 participants to explore business opportunities for the mutual benefits of the two countries. The 12-day trip, from September 19 to October 1, would take the officials to tour four cities in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Shizen and Guangzhou. Officials … Read more
There is an Akan proverb which literally translates, “If nakedness says it would give you clothing, just look at its name.” How profoundly true! “Kwatrekwa” is the Akan word for nakedness. I’ve decided to label the recently launched manifesto by the ruling Zu-za “Kwatrekwa manifesto” because the document is full of phantom ideas and promises. … Read more
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening. Singers, dancers and fireworks lit up the iconic stadium before tributes were paid to Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died on Saturday. Sir Philip Craven, International Paralympic Committee president, said the movement was “united in grief”. Referring … Read more
Thousands of people in Brazil have attended the funeral of soap opera star Domingos Montagner who died in tragic circumstances on Thursday. Montagner drowned in the river where the crew had been recording scenes for Brazil’s most popular soap opera. His death has caused shock and consternation in the country, where millions watch TV soaps … Read more