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Shifting the Goal Posts & Influencing People with Bribes Won’t Save President Mahama The obstinate President who is full of himself but empty on issues is doomed. President Mahama, as hollow on issues and policies as he is, still believes … read more »
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Tagged electoral fraud, Ghana, God, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, NDC, Rome
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“What goes around, comes around”, so a popular saying goes. I can hardly understand the wisdom in a recent accusation President Mahama levelled against the Ghana media houses. I am not being disrespectful to him, neither do I seek to … read more »
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It’s the beginning of the end for Sudan’s Omar Al Bashir, who said that he’s gracefully withdrawing from office after more than two decades in the presidential palace. He’ll be gone by 2015, he claims. Few will mourn his departure, … read more »
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Tagged Bashir, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, Meles Zenawi, Middle East, National Congress Party, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan
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One now wonders if it has become a crime for a Ghanaian to acquire expertise and experience in the Diaspora. Yes, Ghana is worldly acclaimed to have a very good education system that continues to produce well-qualified and competent graduates … read more »
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Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur Her Ladyship the Chief Justice, Honourable Members of Parliament, My presence here this morning is in fulfillment of Article 67 of Ghana’s Constitution which requires the President of the Republic … read more »
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By ANDREW SOLOMON WHEN my husband-to-be and I met the Ghanaian politician John Dramani Mahama at a friend’s wedding near Accra eight years ago, I liked him immediately. I kept up with his fortunes mostly through mutual friends, and I … read more »
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Many politicians are always placing the attainment of power OVER and ABOVE the pursuit of PRINCIPLES. Some politicians are prepared to CONDONE and CONNIVE in doing the WRONG THINGS if that would enable them to ACHIEVE or BASK in the … read more »
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Everyone must leave something behind when he dies…something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die…It doesn’t matter what you do, so long as you change something from the way it was before … read more »
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Your Excellency Mr. Yayi Boni, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Republic of Benin, Colleague Heads of State and Government, Your Excellency Mr. Ban ki-Moon, Secretary – General of the United Nations, Your Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini … read more »
By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Good friends, more developments keep cropping up for us to engage in our conversation. President Mahama has moved steadily to establish the pillars of his administration. He has just released the names of 15 new … read more »
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Tagged Ahwoi, Alban Bagbin, Cletus Avoka, E. T. Mensah, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, Kwesi Ahwoi, Mahama
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Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will embark on a working visit to Switzerland and Ethiopia tomorrow with engagements in Geneva and Davos devoted to drawing the attention of more members of the international business finance community to Nigeria’s immense investment potentials. … read more »
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OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MAHAMA – WISDOM FROM THE NORTH Your Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, It is often said by elders that those who pay respect to the great, paves their own way to greatness. It is in the … read more »
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Tagged Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama, Kwame Nkrumah, Nana Akufo-Addo, NDC, President of Ghana, Rawlings
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Corruption is King in Ghana; only the ingenuous, the hypocrite and the shameless politician peddling propaganda will attempt to say otherwise. Many a Ghanaian lives the enchanted life where wealth is acquired out of the blue without winning the lottery … read more »
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A RUNDOWN booth in Accra, Ghana’s capital, houses the Kwame Nkrumah bookshop, where Cubist pictures of the country’s first president lean against a dusty window pane. A photograph of Nkrumah’s socialist and pan-African books stands on an otherwise empty shelf. … read more »
Ghana’s incumbent President John Dramani Mahama has been re-elected with 50.7 per cent of the vote. That’s according to results posted on the Electoral Commission’s Facebook page. But Ghana’s opposition New Patriotic Party lead by Nana Akufo-Addo has accused the … read more »
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Ghanaians waited on Sunday for official results to a presidential election that was fraught with technical problems, but which officials hope will still burnish the country’s reputation as a pillar of African democracy. A leading local news outlet that was … read more »
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The oath of office of President is enshrined in the Seventh schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (of 1999 as amended). This oath of office is solemn and inviolable and ought to guide the holder of … read more »
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By Ademola Adeyemo,Thisday Except he is a preternatural creature and does the extra-ordinary, an average Nigerian President can hardly impress his people, writes Ademola Adeyemo Having successfully waltzed through the challenges that piled up his ascension to the presidency in … read more »
Before you all start throwing darts, arrows and bullets at me, hear me out. In death, President Mills is being made to be what he was not. He was good decent man and his opponents will even admit that but … read more »
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I welcome the frank comments made by the Head Pastor of the Lighthouse Chapel Bishop Dag Heward Mills that handlers of President Mills and Ministers lied to the Ghanaian people. I have echoed this position since our President passed away … read more »
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The passing away of President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday 24th July, 2012 devastated the hearts of many Ghanaians in the country and beyond. Many were those who felt that the president could have lived longer to avoid this … read more »
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On the 21st of July, 1944, you were welcomed to this world of both good and evil. We wore white and were busting in elation for there was an addition to the Ghanaian family. Honestly, you were not just any … read more »
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A culture is said to be corrupted when any natural body is adulterated to influence it from functioning as would have been the case if it had been left in its original condition. Of course every facet of the African … read more »
By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor As is to be expected, those who have no concrete solution for solving the country’s problems are still fouling our air with their useless political rhetoric. They are still making utterances to annoy us. Sekou … read more »
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Accra — President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Accra called on African leaders to emulate the exemplary leadership qualities of late Ghanaian President, John Atta Mills and his efforts at promoting the essence of democracy. Jonathan also applauded and recommended … read more »
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Ghana’s late president John Atta Mills is being laid to rest in a service attended by international dignitaries and African leaders. Mills died suddenly in July, reportedly with throat cancer. Mills’ death on July 24 came five months ahead of … read more »
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opinion Cape Coast — President John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills has gone to his maker. His death and the manner in which it occurred have led to heated exchanges and demands for an inquiry. There is a time to be … read more »
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stopped in Nigeria Thursday as part of her 11-day, nine-country Africa tour. The secretary of state reaffirmed what she called the “vital” strategic partnership between the two countries and offered U.S. assistance in marshaling Nigeria’s … read more »
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The funeral of Ghanaian President John Atta Mills, who died suddenly in July, is to be held in the capital Accra. Thousands of Ghanaians are expected to attend, as well as some 18 African heads of state and visiting US … read more »
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