You and your word are the same. If people will call you honest, it’s because of your word. Integrity is largely about your words and how you keep them. When you keep your word in your head, it’s for you alone. No one can demand accountability from you for the words you haven’t said yet. … Read more
Highlife musician, Ofori Amponsah has disclosed that the trauma he went through after his wife divorced him some five years ago was the reason he came out to say he was ‘dawging’ secular music for the altar. But after living the life of a “Man of God’ for a while, Ofori Amponsah aka All4Real realised … Read more
General Motors Co (GM. N) Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Thursday the automaker will expand testing of self-driving vehicles to Michigan, and will build its next generation of self-driving cars in the Michigan plant that builds the Chevrolet Bolt electric car. Separately, Barra declined to discuss a statement by a Chinese government official that … Read more
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent,” the imperishable words of a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement, Victor Marie Hugo. Even though there’s no thorough study that proves that musicians can be alternatives to prophets, the world have seen some lyrics come … Read more
A collection of moments subtle and grand of the 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Yangon International Airport on Friday in Yangon, Myanmar, for the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. President Barack Obama, right, laughs as he holds a koala next to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on … Read more
Donald Trump has chosen an anti-regulation fast-food executive, opposed to a higher minimum wage, to lead the US Department of Labor. The president-elect said Andrew Puzder, the latest tycoon added to his cabinet, had a “record fighting for workers”. Mr Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, which operates the Carl’s Jr and Hardee’s, has often … Read more
The election of Donald Trump has upended the Washington establishment. Think-tankers, analysts and others are now wondering: What will we do now? David Simas, the director of the White House’s office of political strategy, walked into the Rose Garden on Wednesday. He was chewing gum, just as he’d done while campaigning with the president earlier … Read more
McDonald’s is suing Florence for €18m after it was blocked from opening a restaurant on one of the Italian city’s most historic plazas. The fast-food giant had its plans for an outlet on the Piazza del Duomo rejected by Florence’s mayor in June. The decision was upheld in July by a technical panel in charge … Read more
SEND West Africa is pushing for high taxes on operators of foreign restaurants in Ghana. They are raising concerns over the poor diets being sold to Ghanaians by these foreign food chains. According to the Chief Executive Director of SEND WEST Africa, the western restaurants like Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and the likes which are … Read more
The Syrian military has announced a new offensive in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, where a quarter of a million people are living under siege. Jets pounded rebel positions in the city on Wednesday night as a week-old truce collapsed, reportedly killing at least 13 people. It is unclear whether the new offensive will involve ground troops. … Read more
It turns out some wealthy companies are just like some wealthy hedge fund managers: They’re taxed at far lower rates than nearly everyone else. Whether or not Apple used illegal breaks to pay virtually no taxes in Europe over 11 years, as regulators there contend and the company denies, the order last week that it … Read more