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. Major Seth Kobla … 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
Ghana’s former High Commissioner to India, Professor Mike Ocquaye, has described as unnecessary demands for the demolition of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the University of Ghana. Some senior members of the university, led by a former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, have started a campaign to get … Read more
Ghanaian Rapper Kwame Ametepee Tsikata affectionately called ‘M.anifest’ has described as ‘rubbish talk’ for a section of the public to believe that he releases songs basically for only the elite in society. The award-winning musician said he is only committed to churning out quality songs that will surpasses time and go beyond the borders of … Read more
As it sheds its European Union membership, the UK is in a frantic search for options that will brace its economy against shocks, and this includes a target to achieve “record high” trade with Ghana by the year 2020. A UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce has been formed to drive that goal, and according to … Read more
The British High Commissioner, Jon Benjamin, yesterday said his mission is opposed to a social media ban, describing such an action as a wrong thing to do. The opposition was an apparent reaction to the recent suggestion by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kudalor that he would order such a ban on election … Read more
A US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters has taken “almost complete control” of a strategically important Syrian city held by so-called Islamic State (IS), activists say. Manbij is situated at an intersection of roads just south of the Turkish border. It has been under IS control for more than two years. Some IS militants … Read more
The United Nations’ top human-rights official has accused South Sudanese government troops and rebels of ethnically targeted atrocities, including extrajudicial executions and rapes, during renewed fighting over the last month. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on Thursday that preliminary findings showed that the majority of crimes were carried … Read more
The Indian government has pledged a $1 million grant for the Indian Ghana Kofi Annan ICT Centre of Excellence to help it initiate a Master’s programme for students. The amount is also to help the Centre, which has been ably managed by Madam Dorothy Gordon, to expand its laboratory facilities and introduce an additional curriculum … Read more
The Ghana FA is among the most opaque in the world when it comes to transparency of its operations, according to a new report from Transparency International (TI). The global anti-corruption agency says most of FIFA’s 209 member associations publish little or no information about how they spend millions of dollars from world football’s governing … Read more