Dr. Elsie A. B. Effah Kaufmann, Ghana’s renowned quiz mistress, will be awarded The 2018 Golden Torch Award for International Academic Leadership. The award will take place at the 44th Annual National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Conference on Saturday March 24th in Pittsburgh, USA. This was announced by Mr. Billy James Dega, Director of … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood to defend Qatar on Tuesday, saying he intends to “develop” ties with the embattled Gulf state hit by sanction from Saudi Arabia and its allies. “Let me say at the outset that we do not think the sanctions against Qatar are good,” Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara. … Read more
The corridors of power were home to South Korea’s Park Geun-Hye as a child, de facto first lady, and president. Now she resides at a detention centre, and is addressed as “the accused”. Park went on trial Tuesday over the corruption scandal that made her the country’s first head of state to be removed by … Read more
Pope Francis began a visit to Egypt on Friday to promote “unity and fraternity” among Muslims and the embattled Christian minority that has suffered a series of jihadist attacks. The 80-year-old pontiff touched down at Cairo airport before he was ushered in a car to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who welcomed him with … Read more
Pope Francis flies to Egypt Friday for a visit aimed at fostering reconciliation with the Muslim world against the backdrop of recent jihadist attacks on the Middle East’s biggest Christian community. The 80-year-old pontiff is due in Cairo around 1400 (1200 GMT) and his 27 hours on Egyptian soil will include a meeting with the … Read more
Pope Francis heads to Egypt Friday to bolster relations with Muslims and show solidarity with the largest Christian community in the Middle East following devastating attacks. Security will be high for the Cairo visit after two bombings in Coptic churches earlier this month that killed 45 people, with the country currently observing a three-month state … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Kwaku Sakyi Addo has stepped down after being in the position for the past six years. He will take up a new role as the Board Chairman of the industry regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA). A statement issued by the Chamber on Sunday, April … Read more
President Akufo-Addo is the first head of state in the 4th Republic to have more than a hundred (100) ministers serve in his government. He has beaten his predecessor, John Mahama, by 26 appointees. John Mahama had 84 ministers – deputies included. This development comes after Nana Addo named 50 deputy ministers and 4 new ministers … Read more
The corridors of power have been home to South Korea’s Park Geun-Hye as a child, de facto first lady, and president. She leaves them in disgrace, crippled by a corruption scandal that made her the country’s first head of state to be removed by impeachment. Now 65, Park grew up in the spotlight at the … Read more
Key Alumni and stakeholders of the Department of Sociology of the University of Ghana have held a meeting to initiate the formation of a national/international Alumni of the Department. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Chris Abochie and co-chaired by Prof. Clara Fayorsey who are both very senior faculty members of the Sociology Department. Also … Read more
Under Mahama honesty is on a long holiday I was not at the Sunyani Coronation Park for the Manifesto launch of President John Dramani Mahama and his National Democratic Congress on Saturday. I was rather at the Victoria Park in Cape Coast, where the first game of football was pioneered in the then Gold Coast … Read more
Countries which do not honour their heroes stand to lose a lot; the action providing a disincentive for service to the motherland. Such recognitions are opportunities through which new generations learn about makers of their history and emulate their feats. We do not intend to go into the merits and demerits of the tenure of … Read more