Ghana's Iconic Poet Prof Atukwei Okai Joins Ancestors Today
A renowned Iconic Ghanaian poet, cultural activist and academic Professor Atukwei John Okai will be buried today at the new Military Cemetery, Burma Camp. The state burial will be preceded by a state funeral service at the forecourt of the State House, in Accra. Prof. Atukwei Okai who was a Secretary-General of the Pan African […]
Prez Akufo-Addo visits widow, children and family of Kofi Annan
Global Community Joins Ghana To Bid Kofi Annan Farewell
The funeral rites of the late former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan indeed brought people from all walks of life, putting Ghana in spotlight on the global stage. Tributes from the highest to the least person at funeral paid glowing tribute to the global icon who many believed led a meaningful life. The solemn ceremony […]
Kofi Annan Pave The Way For Africans In United Nations
The rise of Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary General to the high office in 1997 was the moment the glass ceiling was smashed for all Africans in the United Nations. A Ghanaian serving officer in the United Nations told the Ghana News Agency in a telephone interview on Tuesday that, prior to his […]
Ghana Police announces temporary closure and diversion of 2 streets in Accra ahead Busumuru's Funeral
The Ghana Police Service has announced the temporary closure and diversion of two streets in Accra ahead of the funeral and burial service of the late former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. In a tweeted statement signed by the Director-General, Public Affairs, ACP David Eklu the affected roads; Osu Cemetery Traffic Light on the Lokko […]
Mourners disappointed over closed casket as they pay last respect to Kofi Annan
Mourners who went to the Accra International Conference Centre, (AICC), to pay their last respects to the former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, were disappointed over the closed casket. The casket containing the body of the international icon was closed and covered with the Ghana flag on Tuesday as mourners filed past to pay […]
Energy Ministry Reviews Sanctions On Illegal Electricity Connection
The Energy Ministry is currently reviewing sanctions on illegal electricity connection to make it more punitive. Sector Minister John Peter Amewu who made this known said Ghana is lossing millions of cedis monthly through the illegal act. At meeting with officials of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company, (NEDCO), in Tamale, Mr. Amewu called on management […]
Jailed Lula pulls out of Brazilian polls
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pulled out of next month’s presidential election, allowing his running mate to stand in his place. Workers’ Party leader Gleisi Hoffman announced the decision outside the police headquarters where the 72-year-old is serving a 12-year sentence. Brazil’s top electoral court barred Lula’s candidacy less than two […]
Afghanistan: UN condemns latest school bombings as ‘repulsive acts of terrorism’
Amidst mounting concern over what appears to be a pattern of attacks targeting civilians and schools, a series of bombs on Tuesday morning in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province left more than 21 dead and some 60 others injured, drawing condemnation from the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA). Within a 15-minute period on Tuesday […]
Oklahoma woman wakes to find coyote in bedroom
An Oklahoma woman wakened by animal sounds in her home turned on a light to find a coyote chasing her cat in her bedroom. The Bixby woman said she thought her cat and dog were fighting around 4 a.m. Sunday, but when she turned on the light she discovered her cat was being chased by […]
