Akufo-Addo sworn in as Ghana president

Dele Momodu: As President Mahama retires to his farm

by Dele Momodu “It seems to me, you lived your life like a candle in the wind never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in. You had the grace to hold yourself in these painful moments whilst most grassroots, and those around you throughout the country crawled. Moments I can’t ever forget... Read More

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December 10, 2016

Dele Momodu: Like Nigeria, like Ghana

Fellow Africans, something great happened in Ghana last night. Before the Ghana Electoral Commission had concluded collating and releasing the results of the Presidential elections, President John Dramani Mahama made the right move when he called his arch-rival, Nana Akufo-Addo, to concede defeat and congratulate him on a battle well-fought. With that act, President Mahama... Read More

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December 8, 2016

#GhanaDecides: Mahama leading Akufo-Addo, NDC insists

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says incumbent, President John Dramani Mahama is leading in the presidential election. According to Vibe Ghana, the Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Mr. Koku Anyidoho said Mahama is leading with 50.6 per cent, while the candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo is trailing with 49.4 per cent.... Read More

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December 3, 2016

Dele Momodu: As Ghana heads to general elections

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, this seems to be the season of elections in different parts of the world. We can start from Nigeria, our dear beloved country. Two critical elections have come and gone in recent months. The first was in my home State of Edo where the APC candidate, Godwin Obaseki, trounced his... Read More

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October 29, 2016

Dele Momodu: Another look on how to tackle unemployment

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me say that nothing worries me more than the lack of jobs for our teeming youths. I have lost count of how many requests I get daily from unemployed graduates and non-graduates seeking any kind of job. Some have been out of jobs forever and they’ve been out of school... Read More

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October 22, 2016

Dele Momodu: A president and a nation at work

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, Sometime in April this year, I was a guest on a radio programme on Ghana’s Starr FM. I was asked to assess the pace of development in Ghana under the current administration of President John Dramani Mahama. My perspective on what I considered the great work that President Mahama was... Read More

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September 4, 2016

Dele Momodu: In search of a simple roadmap

“In the past what we have done has been to manage the situation. I do not intend to manage ourselves out of the situation as has been done in the past. I intend to fix it! I owe it to the Ghanaian people. I, John Dramani Mahama, will fix this energy challenge.” – President John... Read More

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August 27, 2016

Dele Momodu: Another homecoming to Nairobi Kenya

Fellow Africans, to say I love Africa is an understatement. It baffles me how most Africans hardly know Africa outside their individual domain. The owners of Africa hardly appreciate the beauty of their own continent. The knowledge of Africa is usually from other people’s narrative and perspectives. The best library collections about Africa belong elsewhere... Read More

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September 7, 2015

What Buhari said in Ghana about ‘ministers, assets declaration and Boko Haram’

Pesident Muhammadu Buhari is presently on a one-day working visit to Ghana. During a joint press conference with President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana, Buhari said that he will name his cabinet before the end of the month. He said: “After I was sworn-in, I said I will have my cabinet in September. I expect... Read More

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November 6, 2014

Ebola aid: ECOWAS donates $1.5million to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone

by Laila Ibrahim The Extra Ordinary meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of States and Government has announced the donation of $1.5million to the three worst hit countries in the sub-region to aid in the fight of the epidemic. The three worst hit countries include: Guinea, Liberia and Seirra leone, while... Read More

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October 8, 2014

#Ghana demands recapitalisation of Nigerian owned MSMEs

by Tunji Andrews The Ghanaian Ministry of Trade and Industry has once again moved to force foreign owned medium, small and medium scale enterprises to recapitalise their asset base of face eviction. The move championed by the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC), GIPC is seeking to review foreign investment laws in the country ranging from... Read More

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November 9, 2012

TICKER: Voices can still be heard in rubble of collapsed shopping centre in Accra

Voices can still be heard in the rubble of a multi-storey shopping centre in Ghana’s capital, Accra, 48 hours after it collapsed, rescue workers have said. So far 78 people have been pulled out from beneath the debris of the Melcom store – nine of them dead and 69 alive. Faulty construction has been blamed... Read More

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November 7, 2012

TICKER: Tragedy: Accra shopping complex collapses with 200 trapped inside, president suspends campaign

A multi-storey department store has collapsed in Ghana’s capital, Accra, with many people believed to be trapped inside. Rescue efforts are under way, with reports that least three people have been killed. The BBC’s Sammy Darko, who is at the scene of the Melcom store collapse, says he has seen one person rescued. Ghana’s... Read More

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July 26, 2012