The Southeast picked up the pieces on Monday after deadly tornadoes tore through the region, killing more people in one weekend than in all of last year, and officials called out for the federal government to urgently help their devastated communities. At least 41 reported twisters ravaged the Southern states over the weekend, killing 19 … Read more
‘It is indeed unfortunate that so much Nok material has been looted over time to supply the international art market. Properly excavated, such pieces might have shed valuable light on the Nok culture.’ Ekpo Eyo. (1) The International Council of Museums, ICOM , has issued a Red List of West African Cultural Objects at Risk … Read more
The divorce of film star Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard has been finalised after months of wrangling over the final terms of the break up. Depp, 53, has agreed to pay Heard $7m (£5.6m; €6.6m), which she says she will donate to two charities. Heard, 30, will get to keep the couple’s dogs, Pistol … Read more
This election cycle has provided much demonizing of the major party candidates. Much anxiety stalked the land, or at least the mainstream media. Some of this anxiety fixated on fragility of the perceived legitimacy of the victor in the presidential election. Bosh. The Declaration of Independence succinctly and perfectly states: “Governments are instituted among Men, … Read more
Ghana’s president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced nine persons he would be working with as his core staff at the Flagstaff House in Accra from January 7 when he takes over the governance of the country. He also named two people to be in charge of Ghana’s national security as well as the … Read more
President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday announced his first set of appointees ahead of his inauguration on 7th January as President of Ghana. The President’s appointees consist of people who – prior to their appointment – were acting in those roles. Details below: Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere – National Security Adivisor Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere is … Read more
Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere – National Security Adivisor Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere is a military engineer and holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership from GIMPA. He’s also a graduate of the Ghana Military Academy, has a solid military background, having done almost 40 years of distinguished service with the colours. He served … Read more
Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere – National Security Adivisor Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere is a military engineer and holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership from GIMPA. He’s also a graduate of the Ghana Military Academy, has a solid military background, having done almost 40 years of distinguished service with the colours. He served … Read more
President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced the names of persons making up his administrative staff at the Flagstaff House. He is expected to take over the administration of the country from January 7, 2017,. Announcing the staff at his Nima residence in Accra, Nana Akufo-Addo named Frema Osei-Opare as his Chief of Staff. … Read more
Actress Carrie Fisher is in stable condition after suffering a heart attack on Friday, her mother says. Fisher, 60, who played Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars, is in the intensive care unit of a Los Angeles hospital. She had heart problems during a flight from London to Los Angeles, and passengers attempted to revive … Read more
Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack during a flight, her brother says. Fisher, 60, went into cardiac arrest minutes before the end of the London to LA flight. Passengers attempted to revive her with CPR and she was taken to hospital … Read more
US actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, has suffered a heart attack during a flight, reports say. Fisher, 60, went into cardiac arrest on the London to LA flight, the LA Times newspaper said. Passengers attempted to revive her with CPR and she was taken to hospital when the … Read more
Keta is a low-lying coastal town along the Gulf of Guinea. It used to be one of the biggest commercial centers between the city of Accra, in the Gold Coast, and Lagos in Nigeria. It attracted businesses in between these two cities and beyond. But due to its low-lying nature and closeness to the sea, … Read more
Republican John Neely Kennedy, a candidate for the U. S. Senate, won a runoff election in Louisiana on Saturday against his Democratic opponent in a race that gives the Republicans a 52-seat majority in the chamber. The Democratic candidate, Foster Campbell, told his supporters in a speech in the state capital of Baton Route that … Read more
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Friday he had removed his name from consideration for a position in Donald Trump’s new administration as the president-elect narrows the field of people he is considering for secretary of state. Giuliani’s withdrawal from consideration came after Trump made clear that he was broadening his search for … Read more
Berkeley Professor Emerita Arlie Russell Hochschild ’s newly published Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger And Mourning On The American Right is an important book and a delight. It’s a sociological – almost anthropological – foray into the minds, hearts, and lives of the Tea Party — my own Tribe. Prof. Hochschild’s jacket biography describes … Read more
Mariah Carey was looking mighty close this weekend with her backup dancer Bryan Tanaka — who’s rumored to have come between her and her ex-fiancé, Australian billionaire James Packer. Carey and Tanaka were spotted strolling “hand-in-hand,” spies said, into Airbnb’s Open Spotlight event in LA on Saturday. “It looked like they’re legit dating,” a witness … Read more
A San Antonio police officer was shot and killed while writing a traffic ticket, a shooting that officials indicated appeared to be a targeted attack. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told the press that while the officer was writing a ticket, someone pulled up behind the squad car, stepped out of his vehicle and … Read more
In 1956, the people of the Gold Coast hosted the legendary black trumpeter, composer and sometimes actor Louis Armstrong aka Satchmo. It was an important opportunity for the people of this country then under the yoke of colonialism to see a man who traced his ancestry to this part of the world. The Gold Coast … Read more
The Obama administration is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, handing a victory to environmentalists who say industrial activity in the icy waters will harm whales, walruses and other wildlife and exacerbate global warming. A five-year offshore drilling plan announced on Friday blocks the planned sale of new oil and gas … Read more