Nigerian Actress Banned Over Hug
A leading Nigerian actress has been banned from the Hausa-language film industry because of her “immoral” behaviour, the main industry body says. Rahma Sadau caused offence by “hugging and...
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Gandhi’s Economic and Political Significance In West Africa
Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1869) was shot dead in India on 30 January 1948. “We too mourned his death”, wrote Kwame Nkrumah, “for he had inspired us deeply with his political thought, notably with his...
Gandhis Economic And Political Significance In West Africa
Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1869) was shot dead in India on 30 January 1948. “We too mourned his death”, wrote Kwame Nkrumah, “for he had inspired us deeply with his political thought, notably with his...
India Authorities Detain Pigeon For Threatening PM
A pigeon has been taken into custody by police in India after it was found carrying a threatening note to the Prime Minister. The country’s border security office detained the bird at India’s...
Lack of Knowledge About Investment Opportunities Holds Back Russian-African Engagement
For more than two decades, Russia has been struggling to regain its Soviet-era economic influence, but such efforts have hit stumbling blocks which policy experts and Russian authorities themselves...
Granddaughter To ‘Gandhi Must Fall’ Campaigners
Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t racist, communal or casteist, says his granddaughter Ela Gandhi. The defence may seem startling, given that few associate him with those terms. But it comes in response to...
India Tax Evasion Amnesty Uncovers Hidden Billions
A tax evasion amnesty in India has prompted tens of thousands of people to declare more than $9.5bn (£7.3bn) in undeclared income and assets. Finance minister Arun Jaitley said the four-month window...
Ghana-India Relations and Mahatma Gandhi
By Larweh Therson-Cofie Should a statue of an important person or a hero be the subject of a row in a country – in a way that makes pulling down of the object a necessity? The answer is yes or no....
Nduom Jabs Nana, Mahama
Presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has asked the people of Sunyani in the Brong-Ahafo Region to disregard all promises being made by the National...
Access Bank and Aramex Introduce Shop & Ship Service To Customers
Customers of Access Bank who enjoy online shopping with their Access Visa Cards can now ship their purchased items directly to Ghana with Aramex’s “Shop & Ship”. “Shop and Ship” powered...
UG Students Voice Up On Statue of Gandhi Controversy
Some students of the University of Ghana have added their voice to the growing controversy which stems from the erection and unveiling of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. A section of the students...
Brighten Up My Life (Part2)
Dark clouds gathered at the skies, wind blew, cold appeared and found its way under the thin door into their hearts. Gerald Owusu was not able to hold back his tear feeling ashamed to let his son see...
Teenagers of Politics
Manifesto equivalence trying to outdo political equivalence. This is what our last week was all about. After launching their 2016 manifesto and pointing out how much bigger it was than the NPP...
Ghanaian Fashion Designer Visits the White House To Discuss Fashion
Ghanaian-born designer Mimi Plange was recently invited to The White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States to discuss a Fashion Tech venture....
Wofa PK’s Shenanigans, Fiifi’s Propaganda Et Al!
I’m a reggae addict and one of my all-time greats is Andrew Peter Tosh. My favourite among his many great hits is “Glass House”. The first four lines read, “If you live in glasshouse, don’t...
Controversy Over Statue of Gandhi On Legon Campus
There is controversy among the lecturers of the University of Ghana, Legon over the erection and unveiling of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the campus. While a section of them is agitating that the...
Wofa PKs Shenanigans, Fiifis Propaganda Et Al!
I'm a reggae addict and one of my all-time greats is Andrew Peter Tosh. My favourite among his many great hits is “Glass House”. The first four lines read, “If you live in glasshouse, don't...
China Slowdown ‘biggest Economic Risk’
The former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund has told the BBC a slowdown in China is the greatest threat to the global economy. Ken Rogoff said a calamitous "hard landing" for one of...
Tear Down the Gandhi Statue [3]
By Kwarteng, Francis “India gave South Africa Gandhi the barrister and Africa gave India back Mahatma Gandhi the Great Soul” (Nelson Mandela). “We believe as much in purity of race as we think...
Tear Down The Gandhi Statue 4
“Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live” (Haile Selassie 1, Emperor of Ethiopia). “Gandhi must be forgiven these prejudices in...