Losing An Election
By Harruna Attah According to some trivia I read about Harold Wilson, Labour Prime Minister, some time ago, one of the things he missed most after leaving Number 10 Downing Street (Can’t remember...
Tag: Barack Obama
‘I’d Be Dead’ Without Obamacare
A man who survived cancer despite a grim diagnosis challenged House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on his efforts to repeal Obamacare. “Because of the Affordable Care Act, I’m standing here today,”...
I Lost When Mahama Lost
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Namibia and Botswana, Harruna Attah, has said he lost when President John Mahama lost the 2016 presidential election. In an article titled: 'Serving my country: Losing...
Losing An Election [Article]
According to some trivia I read about Harold Wilson, Labour Prime Minister, some time ago, one of the things he missed most after leaving Number 10 Downing Street (Can’t remember whether it was...
I Won’t Perform At Trump’s Inauguration
Singer R. Kelly has sought to put an end to rumors circulating online that he would be performing at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration with a statement on his Twitter account Thursday....
Tearful Joe Biden Awarded Freedom Medal By Obama
President Barack Obama has awarded an emotional and surprised Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honour. Mr Obama praised his vice-president for his “faith in your...
US Visa-Free Residency For Cubans Ends
The Obama administration on Thursday announced the repeal of a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a...
Tearful Joe Biden Awarded Freedom Medal
President Barack Obama has awarded an emotional and surprised Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honour. Mr Obama praised his vice-president for his "faith in your...
Trump Claims Intelligence Chief James Clapper Denounced Dossier
Donald Trump says the top US spy called him to "denounce" allegations that Russian intelligence have compromising information about the president-elect. Mr Trump tweeted that the unverified claims...
Senate Approves Measure Launching Obamacare Repeal Process
The U. S. Senate on Thursday took a first concrete step toward dismantling Obamacare, voting to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing President Barack Obama's signature health...
Obama Served As Groomsman At Staffer’s Wedding Hours After Farewell Bash
Barack Obama made time during his final days as president to attend his longtime staffer’s wedding and serve as a groomsman. Marvin Nicholson, the White House trip director and the president’s...
Trump Condemns Spy Agency ‘leak’ of ‘fake News’
President-elect Donald Trump has accused US intelligence agencies of leaking allegations that Russia has compromising material on him. "That's something that Nazi Germany would have done," he said....
The December 2016 Elections In Ghana- A Commentary
My non-Ghanaian friends have repeatedly asked with keenness the implications of the recent elections in Ghana. I have sometimes not had the luxury of time to adequately capture the significance in...
Democracy Needs You – Obama Tells Americans As He Exits Office
President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago. “By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place” than it was eight years...
Kremlin Says It Has No ‘compromising’ Information
Russia has denied claims its intelligence agencies have compromising material about Donald Trump. Dmitry Peskov, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, said the allegations were "pulp fiction" and a...
Trump Given Unverified Reports That Russia Had Damaging Details About Him
Classified documents that the heads of four U. S. intelligence agencies presented last week to President-elect Donald Trump included claims that Russian intelligence operatives have compromising...
Obama Gives Emotional Farewell Speech
President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago. “By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place” than it was eight years...
Obama Give Emotional Farewell Speech
President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago. “By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place” than it was eight years...
Obama Speech: Democracy Needs You
President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago. "By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place" than it was eight years ago...
Russia Hacked Republican State Campaigns But Not Trump’s
Russia hacked into Republican state political campaigns and old email domains of the Republican National Committee but there is no evidence it successfully penetrated President-elect Donald Trump's...