Hundreds of young Nigerians marched on the country’s parliament on Tuesday, calling for lawmakers to remove age barriers on political posts, including the presidency. Nigeria’s 1999 constitution stipulates that the president has to be at least 40, while senators and state governors have to be aged 35 or above. But with an increasingly young demographic … Read more
Angola’s parliament passed a law on Friday that will drastically limit the powers of the country’s future presidents in matters of security and defence. The law will only apply to successors of the current head of state, President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has enjoyed unfettered control of Angola’s sprawling military and security institutions since … Read more
Financial analyst Sydney Casely-Hayford has called on the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) to expand its probe into activities at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) to cover previous administrations as well. A BNI and National Security report, quoted by the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, exonerated the current head of BOST of any wrongdoing in … Read more
The African Union (AU) on Saturday joined the chorus of disapproval at US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate deal, expressing its full support for the initiative. The current head of the regional grouping, Guinean President Alpha Conde, called for the matter to be discussed at the G20 summit … Read more
The African Union (AU) on Saturday joined the chorus of disapproval at US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate deal, expressing its full support for the initiative. The current head of the regional grouping, Guinean President Alpha Conde, called for the matter to be discussed at the G20 summit … Read more
Riad Seif, seen in 2012, served as a parliamentarian under both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez before him, and is one of the few lawmakers to have openly criticised the regime and its economic policies The National Coalition, a leading Syrian opposition body, elected prominent dissident Riad Seif as its new head … Read more
Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah, a former Member of Parliament (MP) and Minister of State under the erstwhile ex-President Kufuor’s government, has said he can be comfortable with a thief as President of Ghana as long as the system will not allow him to steal public funds. “I can be comfortable with a thief who becomes the … Read more
Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has been officially appointed as the next UN secretary general. Mr Guterres, 67, will become the world’s top diplomat on 1 January when Ban Ki-moon’s second five-year term ends. The Portuguese, who led the UN refugee agency UNHCR for 10 years, was chosen from among 13 candidates last week. … Read more
GlaxoSmithKline has appointed Emma Walmsley, its current head of consumer healthcare, as its new chief executive. Ms. Walmsley, who joined the UK’s biggest drugmaker in 2010 from L’Oreal, will replace current chief Sir Andrew Witty next year. She will take over from Sir Andrew in March 2017. Ms. Walmsley, who describes herself as “competitive”, will … 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 Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), has re-introduced the tree planting exercise in the savanna ecological zone as a means of promoting its agricultural-led transformational agenda. The SADA afforestation project under the leadership of former SADA head Gilbert Iddi, failed after some months, but the current head, Dr. Charles Abugre, has promised that the exercise … Read more
When Pope Francis canonizes the late Mother Teresa at the Vatican on September 4th, she will officially be recognized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. For her followers, the title is a mere formality. They believe the world renowned humanitarian displayed saintly qualities throughout a life dedicated to serving the poor. But saintly … Read more