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Opinions of Monday, 16 December 2024 Disclaimer Columnist: Taluta Gbanha Mahama The great NDC went into the 2016 elections with high hopes of winning both the presidential and parliamentary elections. Unfortunately, there was a heavy downpour on the NDC, forcing it to accept the results and packing out of office on 7th January, 2017. The NDC, in a bid to understand what led to their defeat in 2016, commissioned Prof. Kwesi Botchwey and 12 other eminent persons to find out why the NDC lost the elections. Kwesi Botchwey is a renowned lawyer, economist, governance expert and the longest Finance Minister in…

Opinions of Monday, 16 December 2024 Disclaimer Columnist: Parick Yao Wemegah Politics is a numbers game, but behind every fine politician are loyal friends who have stood by him/her through thick and thin. These loyalists are the people he/she laughs and cries with; those who take the flag publicly for him/her to stand and the few who squeeze water out of stone when there is no turning point. They are the few who are, sometimes ready to sacrifice comfort and life for the leader to live and progress. All over the world, the political loyalists are many yet few and sometimes…

Opinions of Monday, 16 December 2024 Disclaimer Columnist: Kojo Adaba Ghanaian textiles evoke powerful emotions. They also symbolize some of the most fundamental human ideals and cultural values. They can cut across ethnic divisions and instill a sense of national pride. Ghanaian traditional textiles represent a significant cultural symbol fostering social cohesion bringing Ghanaians together as one people. Kente, Ghana’s famous hand-woven cloth has become the best-known and most widely recognized of all African textiles. For Ghanaians, kente cloth epitomizes the finest creativity; far transcending its material splendor. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, kente also has its intangible properties. Kente has a…

Africa News of Tuesday, 10 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: bbc.com Zambia’s top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that the 68-year-old politician had already served the maximum two terms allowed by law. Lungu was first elected president in January 2015 to serve the remaining 20 months of his predecessor’s term. President Michael Sata had died in office in October 2014. Lungu had argued that this should not count as he did not serve a full five-year term. But the court disagreed – reversing previous rulings that had cleared him to…

Africa News of Thursday, 12 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: bbc.com Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, 80, has defended the use of military courts to try civilians – following an outcry over the arrest and trial of opposition leader Kizza Besigye. His 68-year-old rival has been charged in a military court with possession of pistols and attempting to purchase weapons abroad – accusations he denies. Besigye, who was abducted while visiting Kenya last month and forcibly taken to Uganda, found out on Tuesday that he would be spending Christmas in custody as his trial has been delayed until January. Museveni said any crime…

Self Service Advert Sitemap Partners About Us Sign up Login Home News Sports BBC Pidgin of Tuesday, 10 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: BBC Di Federal High Court for Abuja don deny Yahaya Bello bail Di former Kogi State govnor bin arrive for FCT High Court, Abuja for im bail application for case wey e get to answer on allegations of fraud. Yahaya dey face corruption charges wey pass N100 billion wey e allegedly divert wen e be govnor, according to di EFCC. Justice Maryanne Anenih for her ruling, note say records show say di first defendant (Yahaya Bello) bin dey arraigned on 27 November, after…

Disclaimer Source: aljazeera.com Police in Mauritius have issued an order for the arrest of the Indian Ocean island’s former central bank governor in connection to an inquiry into a conspiracy to defraud case. Former central bank governor, Harvesh Kumar Seegolam, was out of the country and would be arrested as soon as he returned, police said in a notice in Mauritius newspapers on Sunday. They provided no more details on the nature of the case. Seegolam has yet to comment. The action by the police anti-money-laundering unit is the first significant one from the government of Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, who…

Africa News of Monday, 9 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: bbc.com Ghana’s Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday’s elections, congratulating opposition leader and former President John Mahama on his victory. Early results suggest this could be one of the heaviest defeats in decades for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which had been in power since 2016. Voters were angered by a combination of the rising cost of living, a series of high-profile scandals and a major debt crisis that prevented the government from delivering on key promises. As a result, the NPP may have dropped below 45% of the presidential…