Ghana’s former President John Mahama has won the country’s presidential election after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. “The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time and we respect it…
Ghana coup plot: Soldiers among 6 sentenced to death by hanging
Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, have been sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in a coup plot three years ago. This was the first treason trial in Ghana since 1966 when post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown. The…
Obasanjo absent, Jonathan, Gowon present as CJN swears in Tinubu, Shettima
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has sworn in Bola Tinubu as president of Nigeria and Kashim Shettima as vice president. Justice Ariwoola administered the oath of office on Tinubu and Shettima at Eagles Square in Abuja on Monday. The…
Tulsa race massacre survivors granted Ghanaian citizenship
Two survivors of the 1921 massacre of black people in the US city of Tulsa have been granted Ghanaian citizenship. Viola Fletcher, 108 and her brother Hughes Van Ellis, 102, are two of three living survivors. About 300 black residents…
Meek Mill apologizes for filming music video in Ghanaian presidential palace
Following backlash against his music video filmed at the Jubilee House government building in Ghana, Meek Mill issued a heartfelt apology on Twitter. “To the people of Ghana no video I drop is ever meant to disrespect the people of…
Hope is what we need, not muckraking — Ehi Braimah
Two high profile disavowals directly linked to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC), occurred recently: one by Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and the other by Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana. When members of…
Global Citizen launches End Extreme Poverty Now — Our Future Can’t Wait campaign
International advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, has launched a new campaign aimed at addressing the issue of poverty now. According to a statement, the year-long campaign, called End Extreme Poverty NOW – Our Future Can’t Wait, will focus on three critical…
Sahara Group lauds UNDP’s ‘Africa’s Money for African Development’ Agenda
Africa’s huge economic growth potential can be harnessed through robust intra-African trade, collaboration and a firm resolve to pursue shared goals, Temitope Shonubi, Executive Director, Sahara Group has said. Speaking yesterday at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) “High Level…
Tony Elumelu Foundation to launch world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs at TEF Forum 2018
Africa’s leading entrepreneurship focused philanthropy, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is launching the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem – TEFConnect. TEFConnect will officially be unveiled at this year’s TEF Forum, taking place on October 25,…
Ghana’s president expresses sorrow at death of Kofi Annan (Xinhuanet)
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo expressed great sorrow here Saturday at news of the death of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. “The Government and people of Ghana, First Lady Rebecca and I are deeply saddened by the news of the death,…