Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, has revealed that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has banned the coronation of “Eze Ndigbo” in foreign countries following rising diplomatic tensions and violent incidents linked to the practice. Ojukwu disclosed this in a post on X after presenting a briefing at...
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The government of the Republic of Ghana has praised the Nigeria authorities, particularly the Department of State Services (DSS), for rescuing 44 of her nationals from a “criminal network” that specializes in luring unsuspecting foreigners with false promises of job opportunities. In a statement issued on Saturday by the...
What is popularly referred to as the “turn by turn” syndrome is a very Nigerian political affliction. It just requires that the political baton of leadership and pre-eminence be periodically passed from region to region, ethnicity to ethnicity and perhaps faith to faith. Perhaps it is now time to...
The Sahel region, including a large part of the ECOWAS space, bears the unenviable badge of the “epicentre of global terrorism.” The attendant insecurity is compounded by poor and failed governance systems, resource mismanagement, the effects of climate change and geopolitical shifts, among the uncertainties challenging the world order....
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticised the Federal Government of Nigeria over reports alleging that ransom was paid to secure the release of kidnapped victims in parts of Niger, Kebbi, and Kwara states. In a statement posted on its official X handle.on Tuesday, the opposition party described the...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Administrative Management (NAFIAM), Kaduna, has inaugurated 30 students for specialised administrative and information management training, including a record 20 officers from the Ghana Armed Forces. The officers are undergoing the six-month Initial Personnel Administrative Management Officers Course (IPAMOC)...
Self-acclaimed Ghanaian prophet, Ebo Noah, popularly known as Evans Eshun, has reportedly been taken into custody by operatives of the Ghana Police Service following controversy surrounding his failed end-time prophecy. Information circulating widely on social media suggests that the arrest took place on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2025....
Ghana’s Black Stars have been handed a heavyweight challenge on the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, following a tough Group L draw that pits them against England, Croatia and Panama. The draw, conducted at the iconic Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., unveiled the group pairings...
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The annual technical meeting of experts on the Surveillance of Priority Zoonotic Diseases as an entry point for operationalizing the “One Health” approach in the ECOWAS region, opened in Accra, Ghana on Monday with several high-level speakers stressing the crucial importance of the integrated approach for the prevention and...
Green Falcons of Nigeria delivered a commanding performance on Tuesday, routing Ghana’s Leopardess 40–0 in a thrilling international rugby friendly held at the Alaro City Rugby Pitch in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. The match, organized as part of Nigeria’s build-up to the upcoming World Rugby Series in Canada later this month,...
Ghana is set to host the 2025 African Women Conference (AWC) this November from 26 to 28, bringing together women leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and advocates from across Africa and the diaspora to discuss pathways for advancing gender equity, leadership, and sustainable development across the continent. The high-level conference, themed:...
Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) will host its 2025 Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, on September 17, bringing together prominent African leaders and global development experts to discuss the state of democracy in the region. According to a statement from Ikechukwu Eze, Special Adviser to former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan,...
On Saturday, Ghanaian President John Mahama equipped the Buzstop Boys, a dedicated sanitation group, with a major donation of tools. The contribution includes hundreds of wheelbarrows, shovels, brooms, gloves, and brushes to bolster their cleanup efforts nationwide, with a special focus on maintaining cleanliness in the capital city...
Seven years ago, in 2018, my good friend and former Dean of Law at the University of Ghana at Legon, Professor Raymond Atuguba, undertook a path-breaking study which sought “to move away from the perception that Justices of the Supreme Court dispense justice impartially under a constitutional democracy and reflect on...
Ghana’s financial industry may be on the cusp of another round of consolidation, with Fitch Ratings projecting that six banks currently operating in the country are unlikely to meet capital requirements through their own earnings. Unless these institutions secure fresh capital injections, the credit rating agency warns, they may have no...
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, Thursday in Yokohama, Japan, called on African nations to embrace reforms and stability to position themselves as credible destinations for investment. Mahama made the call at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), when he co-chaired the second plenary session on “Economy:...
Corruption continues to be Africa’s most significant governance hurdle, according to former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo. Speaking at the National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja on Monday, Akufo-Addo delivered the graduation lecture for Course 33 participants, themed: “ _Enhancing Institutions for Effective Governance in Africa.”_ He highlighted that, despite...