Accra-GHANA Leaders of countries comprising the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are due to converge in Accra, Ghana today to discuss the Boko Haram menace confronting Nigeria as well as other flash points in the subregion. The leaders have been summoned by Ghanaian President and ECOWAS Chairman President John Mahama. Presidential Spokesperson, Ben […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. USA — Author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died. She was 86. Allen Joines Mayor of Winston-Salem North Carolina, confirmed Angelou was found by her caretaker on Wednesday morning. Born Marguerite Ann Johnson, the revered icon who was hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature had been
“We are calling on the Ghanaian government to place a moratorium on GMOs until independent scientific study proves them wholesome for human consumption” Accra, Ghana– As part of a worldwide campaign against Genetically Modified (GM) Foods dubbed ‘March Against Monsanto’, the Ghanaian pressure group Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) in collaboration with the Coalition of
How far can a comedian take a joke? Apparently it appears that unlike in other cultures like the US where there seems to be no holds barred on an artist’s choice of subject, the audience or rather the organizers at the much hyped ‘Ghana Meets Naija’ event took a rather stern stance towards an act
Police sources have confirmed that at least three people have been killed with another three injured as yet another bomb exploded in the Nigerian city of Jos; Plateau State. The explosion happened around 21.30 hrs local time (20.30GMT) at a spot where dozens of people had gathered to watch the European Champions League final match
Deep throat sources reaching our sports desk say US soccer star Landon Donovan has been left out of the squad heading out for Brazil this in 20 days time. The LA Galaxy striker is rumored to have had disagreements with German born Coach Jurgen Klinsmann leading to his exclusion. It can however not be confirmed
Reports reaching ghnewsnow.com indicate that there was near commotion yesterday at the Best Western Hotel in East Legon, Accra after the screening of Rachel Boynton’s critically acclaimed documentary Big Men. According to our sources, editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt who was featured extensively in the documentary was seen in a heated argument with David
The northern Ghanaian city of Tamale yesterday witnessed an unprecedented protest by the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) to express their disapprobation with the introduction of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in the country. Over 500 farmers marched through some principal streets of the city to the Regional Co-ordinating Council, where they presented a petition to the
In the run-up to the World Cup, every country represented is making frantic final preparations. They are also counting down the minutes to the June 2 deadline set by FIFA for all participating teams to submit their final team sheets. It is typical at this point for pundits to put out their own versions of
