Gamal Nkrumah, elder brother of former Convention People’s Party (CPP) chair, Samia Yaba Nkrumah, has revealed that their mother never approved of the political career of Madam Samia. Fathia Nkrumah, wife of Ghana’s first president, was rather interested in her sons – Gamal Nkrumah and Dr Sekou Nkrumah – taking after their father but not … Read more
The debate; Nkrumah not Ghana’s founder, has continued to remain in the media’s agenda for discussion… Like a few other politicians, Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has attempted to debunk claims that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah championed Ghana’s independence struggle. According to him, there are other significant personalities, who should also be accorded the same respect … Read more
93-year-old President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has borne me out as not having twisted or skewed the history of Ghana’s independence struggle contrary to what the “young” critics are saying, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. In his speech during Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary on 6 March, Nana Akufo-Addo said the UGCC, forebears of his current … Read more
“Kwame Nkrumah himself said the independence struggle started before him,” his daughter Samia has said, but adds that her father’s role was most “significant”. Speaking on the recent debate about Ghana’s founding, which was sparked after critics accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of seeking to use his speech at Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary to warp Ghana’s … Read more