ISIS has “executed” 232 people near Mosul and taken tens of thousands of people to use as human shields against advancing Iraqi forces, the UN says. A spokeswoman for the UN’s human rights arm told CNN that the terror group had carried out the mass killings on Wednesday, punishing people who had defied its orders. … Read more
The 16th Annual Ghanaian-Canadian Achievement Awards Dinner and Dance, will be held on Sunday November 13, 2016 at 65 Claireport Convention and Banquet Hall, (Albion/Steeles) in (Etobicoke) Toronto.at 5:30pm. The Event Dubbed “Tribute to our Achievers” was instituted by The Ghanaian News to recognize and honor individual Ghanaian-Canadians and groups who have excelled or achieved … Read more
Russia’s seat on the UN Human Rights Council is under threat due to its support of the Syrian government’s air campaign in Aleppo. More than 80 human rights and aid organisations, including Human Rights Watch, CARE International and Refugees International, have urged UN member states to drop Russia from the Human Rights Council over its … Read more
The United Kingdom is not backing any candidate in the December 7 polls, the country’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin has stated. “We, like other observers are neutral,” he told Citi FM Thursday, adding, “… we have no favoured candidates.” Addressing the imminent legal tussle likely to face the Electoral Commission (EC) following its … Read more
Donald Trump’s “deeply unsettling and disturbing” views make him a danger internationally, the UN’s human rights chief has said. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein cited Mr Trump’s comments on the use of torture and his attitude to “vulnerable communities”. The Republican presidential candidate’s campaign has been marked by a number of … Read more
Dependency is a mark of underdevelopment and poverty, but somehow the Ghanaian political class finds solace in dependency than independence. The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, reminds us of the meaning and implications of Ghana’s independence from Britain when he says, “the era of aid has come to an end.” While one could … Read more
The trending and sensational news thus far has been the Joy FM’s Online news print about the United Kingdom’s pragmatic decision to stop funding President Mahama and his government’s projects and programs (See: ‘UK joins European Union to cut aid to Ghana’; myjoyonline.com/ghanaweb.com, 07/10/2016). “The UK High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin tells JOYBUSINESS the … Read more
The United Kingdom has stop funding projects and programs that government wants to undertake. The UK over the years has been one of the biggest donors of development aid and budgetary support to the country. The disclosure is coming after a similar move by the European Union where its head of delegation, William Hannah told … Read more
The group behind the ‘Gandhi Must Fall’ movement has welcomed government’s decision to relocate the statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi from the University of Ghana campus. The statue was recently defaced by some unknown persons on Monday. Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Wednesday [October 5] said it … Read more
Government will move the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the University of Ghana campus to ensure its safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. This comes a day after Citi News reported the statue had been defaced by some unknown persons who were incensed by its presence in the academic community. A statement issued by … Read more
Government will relocate the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the University of Ghana campus to ensure its safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. This comes a day after Citi News reported the statue had been defaced by some unknown persons who were incensed by its presence in the academic community. A statement issued by … Read more
It would be recalled that somewhere in 2010, the United Kingdom media carried chilling reports about how the then Vice President John Dramani Mahama, was lobbied by a British Cabinet Minister to get a postponement for the ban imposed on Armajaro Holdings, one of the cocoa buying companies who were found culpable for smuggling the … Read more
The Mahatma Ghandi statue at the University of Ghana campus, Legon, has been defaced. This comes few weeks after some senior members of the University petitioned the institution’s council to pull down the statue. The action is believed to have taken place under the cover of darkness on Monday. No individual or group has come … Read more
Vodafone African legends night is an event which seeks to celebrate and appreciate African acts and their music. Over the years the event has received great patronage from the old who resonated more with music from the 60s and 90s but over time, the young and grown adults have developed love for Vodafone African legends … Read more
There is controversy among the lecturers of the University of Ghana, Legon over the erection and unveiling of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the campus. While a section of them is agitating that the statue be pulled down, others insist it should stay. Signatories Those against the erection have collected more than 1,300 signatures … Read more
By Kwarteng Francis “It will be most unnecessary, most uncalled for and not in the supreme interest of Ghanaians and we must know what serves our interest best” Prof. Mike Oquaye, Former High Commissioner to India (2001-2004). Introduction In this four-part series we shall add our voice to the petition demanding the removal of the … Read more
The Chairman of the Kwabena Nketia Center for Africana Studies, Prof. Kofi Asare Opoku, has backed calls for the pulling down of the statue of Indian icon, Mahatma Gandhi, on the University of Ghana campus. Some senior members of the university, led by a former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako … Read more
“It will be most unnecessary, most uncalled for and not in the supreme interest of Ghanaians and we must know what serves our interest best” (Prof. Mike Oquaye, Former High Commissioner to India, 2001-2004). INTRODUCTION In this four-part series we shall add our voice to the petition demanding the removal of the statue of Gandhi … Read more
Ghana’s former High Commissioner to Malaysia, Dan Abodakpi did not mince words when he described persons he believed to have doctored a video of the president allegedly sharing money as being of sick mind. He could not fathom why someone would film President Mahama distributing “leaflets”, and alter same video to portray the president as … Read more
Ghana’s former High Commissioner to Malaysia, Dan Abodakpi did not mince words when he described persons he believed to have doctored a video of the president allegedly sharing money as being of sick mind. He could not fathom why someone would film President Mahama distributing “leaflets”, and alter same video to portray the president as … Read more