Last Friday was indeed an emotional and memorable moment for staff and students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) formerly known as the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), Legon. It was a special thanksgiving service to God on behalf of Professor Joshua Alabi, the outgoing First Vice Chancellor of the University. Before the … Read more
By Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, APR Chair, Research and New Media, Institute of Public Relations (IPR), Ghana Email: [email protected] Last Friday was indeed an emotional and memorable moment for staff and students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) formerly known as the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), Legon. It was a special thanksgiving … Read more
After declaring that he has been killing people and he will kill anyone who stands on his part, Collins Dauda’s brother Abdulai Naaba, has taken to his heels as days build to the inauguration of the Nana Addo administration. This was made known by the Founder of the International Godsway Church Bishop Daniel Obinim at a … Read more
As 2017 rolls in, preachers, prophets, seers, and whatever you may choose to see that as, are coming out in their usual tradition to say things they allegedly see coming with the year. In what will be described as the most disturbing of all the predictions, the popular Rev Owusu Bempah has predicted that he … Read more
Whether mourning the death of a musical giant, teasing presidents or launching protest movements, Africans took to social media in greater numbers than ever before in 2016. Here’s a look back at some of the most popular stories and hashtags. #TheOtherRoom The moment the words came out of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s mouth, you just … Read more
Have You Heard God’s Speaking? Chances are that the many voices many hear in their minds including the self-made or prophets of doom in the past and even in today’s circles are mental delusions and voices from the principalities and sub-spirits of the demonic contacts many of such persons have contacted. Any self-acclaimed prophet does … Read more
Michael Omari Wadie, a former constituency chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the West Wuogon constituency of the Greater Accra region has alleged that government is setting a trap for the incoming administration to fail. He was speaking in an interview with Rainbow Radio’s morning show host, Kwame Tutu on their claims that … Read more
By Francis Kwarteng “Election is about choosing candidates we believe can lead us, election is not about war, it’s about expression of views. Don’t accept bribe or fight among yourselves. Why fight or kill for somebody who wants to be in power. Allow others to also exercise their franchise. Only one candidate will be elected … Read more
“Election is about choosing candidates we believe can lead us, election is not about war, it’s about expression of views. Don’t accept bribe or fight among yourselves. Why fight or kill for somebody who wants to be in power. Allow others to also exercise their franchise. Only one candidate will be elected as president or … Read more
In Ghana, Bishop Daniel Obinim of International Godsway Ministries has an expansive list of rituals which he uses in various cases. In one incident, which was widely shared he was shown stepping on the abdomen of a woman, who was reportedly pregnant, to exorcise her from being possessed by evil spirits. In another case in … Read more
The revelation that a South African pastor has been spraying insecticide on his church members in a healing ritual has shocked many but he is not the only self-styled pastor in Africa to resort to highly questionable practices. Cities and towns across the continent are plastered with signs and posters advertising churches, usually with apocalyptic … Read more
Kwabena Boadu, the late aide to the New Patriotic Party’s Veep candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia had some interesting thoughts on death. Boadu died in his hotel room in Wa on Thursday November 24, 2016 while on the campaign trail. In a note written about death and published on his Facebook page in 2010, Boadu jokingly … Read more
I most often think about death! Yeah I do, it’s one of my pastimes, thinking about death! I don’t know about you but unlike me, I know many who are just scared to hear the word – ‘death’! I don’t know why though, maybe it’s because you yourself know you would end up in hell … Read more
Kwabena Boadu, a special aide to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Running Mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, died in Wa in the Upper West Region on Thursday. He was in the region with Dr. Bawumia who was on a campaign tour of the region. In the wake of his death a Facebook post of his from … Read more
The news about the death of Kwabena Boadu aide to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has taken social media by storm. NPP supporters, friends and former colleagues at the University of Ghana have taken to Facebook and Twitter sharing their fond memories of the man who has largely … Read more
International Ghanaian preacher, Prophet Owusu Agyeman has revealed that Nana Addo will win the presidency at the December polls. The man of God who was launching two books of his fellow Prophet Moses Bennisan, on Sunday 20th November, 2016 surprised event patrons when he dived into the spiritual realms. According to him, Ghana is heading … Read more
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives agreed on Monday to back Social Democrat Frank-Walter Steinmeier as Germany’s next president, creating a vacancy at the foreign ministry at a critical moment in relations with Russia and the United States. Merkel’s camp had hoped to promote its own candidate but chose to back political rival Steinmeier for the largely … Read more
An eight-member Media Advisory Committee has been inaugurated by the National Media Commission (NMC) in the Central Region to assist the Commission to monitor media houses in the Region to operate up to standard. The committee, chaired by Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, University of Cape Coast … Read more
A prediction by influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua that Hillary Clinton would win the US presidential election has been removed from his Facebook account. Mr. Joshua told his congregation on Sunday that he “saw” a woman winning. After Donald Trump convincingly won Tuesday’s vote, visitors to the preacher’s Facebook page noticed the prophecy had … Read more
A prediction by influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua that Hillary Clinton would win the US presidential election has been removed from his Facebook account. Mr Joshua told his congregation on Sunday that he “saw” a woman winning. After Donald Trump convincingly won Tuesday’s vote, visitors to the preacher’s Facebook page noticed the prophecy had … Read more