A number of happenings over the last few weeks have got me thinking about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that more than 190 world leaders adopted at the United Nations general assembly meeting last year to replace the expired Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). First, the award the Ghana Journalists Association gave me as the best … Read more
Government has condemned as hate speech the 1st Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) F. F. Anto’s, suggestion President John Mahama deserved a death sentence for seeking a second term at the presidency. Speaking on Accra-based Abusua FM yesterday [Thursday], F.F. Anto said President Mahama ought to be hanged or killed by firing … Read more
On Tuesday 6th September 2016 President John Dramani Mahama who had the title Nana Ahobrasehene Toaso I confered on him by the Agonaman Traditional chief was ones again at his usual best as an expert in communication on the flagship program Good Evening Ghana of Metro TV. He exhibited his prowess with dexterity over issues … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has taken a swipe at critics of the Opposition New Patriotic Party’s promise of a ‘one Village, one Dam,’ project claiming it is feasible with a well-structured implementation plan. The Flag bearer of the NPP, Nana Akufo Addo during his tour of the Upper East Region, pledged that his government … Read more
Undoubtedly Mr. Kofi Amoabeng is a household name that would remain with us for a long time to come. Out of nothing this man has managed to develop himself into a top business entrepreneur who has gained recognition in Ghana, Africa and whole wide world. He owns a chain of reputable firms, one of which … Read more
Libreville (AFP) – Ali Bongo of Gabon, who has been declared the winner of a disputed election in the central African country, has spent more than half his 57 years in the corridors of power. On Wednesday, Interior Minister Pacome Moubelet-Boubeya said Bongo, head of state since 2009 after decades in government, had beaten career … Read more
The Chief Justice, Mrs Georgina Theodora Wood summed it up thus: “justice has been wounded.” The bribery scandal in the judiciary, exposed by ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, detonated like a bomb in the country’s justice system. The judiciary is still picking up the pieces after 21 lower court judges and District Court Magistrates … Read more
Childhood Mentor: Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey (Assistant Vice Principal and the first African member of staff at the then Prince of Wales’ College at Achimota)Education & Career Pattern: Nkrumah was first named Francis Nwia-Kofi (the latter name, after a prominent family personality), but later changed his name to Kwame Nkrumah in 1945 in the UK – … Read more
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, a lawyer and political scientist, was born in Ghana on December 7, 1950. He attended Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast and Government Secondary School, Tamale. He holds degrees in Political Science from University of Ghana, Legon, (B. A. 1973) and Cornell University Ithaca, New York (M.A. 1977, Ph D (1980). He has … Read more
Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor was born on December 8, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana. He had his Secondary Education at Prempeh College where he passed at the top of his class. He enrolled at Lincoln Inn, London, and was called to the Bar in 1961 at the age of 22 =. He then entered Oxford University … Read more
1957: Enlisted as an Officer-Cadet in the Ghana Army. 1976: Chief of Defence Staff. General Akuffo and other members of the SMC saw the low esteem into which the military as using the public’s discontent for General Acheampong’s misrule, staged a palace coup on July 5, 1978 to remove Acheampong and accused him of running … Read more
24 April 1936 – 16 June 1979 Father: Opanin Kwaku Amankwa Mother: Ama Serwaa Amaniampong Education & Career Pattern Presbyterian Boys Boarding School, Mampong A/R 1967: Commandant, Military Academy Afrifa was one of the brains behind the 1966 coup that toppled Nkrumah. While as Commander of the First Infantry Brigade in Kumasi under Kotoka, the … Read more
26 October 1926 – 17 April 1967 Place of Birth and Hometown : Education & Career Pattern Alakple Roman Catholic School, Angloga Senior School, Trained as a Cathechist 1947: Qualified as a Goldsmith but abandoned craft for Financial reasons 1947(July): Enlisted as a Private in the Infantry, School, Teshie of the Gold Coast Regiment 1952: … Read more
Father’s Name: Kofi Ankrah Mother’s Name: Beatrice Abashie Quaynor Wife: left behind several wives Children : 18 Education & Career Pattern Wesleyan Methodist School, Accra 1939: Mobilised into West Africa Frontier Force on the outbreak of World War Two 1947: Commissioned Lieutenant (Within 14 years of his commissioning he rose through the ranks to become … Read more
Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo is Ghana’s Minister for Local Government and Rural Development. He was appointed by President Mills during a cabinet reshuffle in January 2011.[1] Prior to this appointment he had been the Eastern Regional Minister since the start of the Mills NDC government in 2009. He was succeeded by Dr Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi.[2] He is … Read more
Acheampong was born in Kuamsi in the Ashanti Region, to James Kwadwo Kutu Acheampong and Madam Akua Manu of Trabuom, Ashanti. He attended Trabuom Elementary School, St. Peter’s Catholic School, Kumasi, and Central College of Commerce, Swedru in the Central Region. He left school with a Middle School Certificate; GCE ‘O’ Level and a Diploma … Read more
11 Burundian students were detained and charged on Friday for damaging pictures of President Pierre Nkurunziza in their textbooks, while three other people were injured as police fired bullets during a protest against the arrest of the students. This comes a day after it was reported that more than 300 Grade 8 students (between 14 … Read more
A cross section of religious leaders in the country have unequivocally confirmed widely held view that President John Dramani Mahama’s meteoric rise to the highest office in the land has the backing of the Almighty God. According to the men of God, the Bole born communication expert-turned-president did not only enjoy unalloyed divine backing in … Read more
New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo kicked off his tour of the United States with a meeting of donors at a diaspora community venue near Washington, D.C. The Ghana Cultural Center in Alexandria, Virginia played host to Mr. Akufo-Addo, who addressed an audience of over 600 U.S-based supporters. He used the opportunity to speak … Read more
Acheampong was born in Kuamsi in the Ashanti Region, to James Kwadwo Kutu Acheampong and Madam Akua Manu of Trabuom, Ashanti. He attended Trabuom Elementary School, St. Peter’s Catholic School, Kumasi, and Central College of Commerce, Swedru in the Central Region. He left school with a Middle School Certificate; GCE ‘O’ Level and a Diploma … Read more