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28 March 2011 at 21 : 00 PM
2nd Letter to Dutch Deputy Minister of Justice
From the archives: The second letter I wrote to Dutch Deputy Minister of Justice in 1992 Dear Mr. Kosto, I thank you for the letter sent in your behalf (ref. DV-001) as a reply to my letter of 17-11-92. I also thank you for the copies of the speeches you sent. I think that […]
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28 March 2011 at 21 : 00 PM
1st Letter to Dutch Minister Kosto
From the archives: Hereunder is the first of two letters I wrote to the then Dutch Deputy Minister Kosto in 1992 Dear Minister, I am writing this letter in reaction to your recent pronouncements on ‘illegal immigrants‘ in your country. But for the office you are holding, I would […]
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26 March 2011 at 08 : 00 AM
We don’t need a god as president
“The God of Hell should be held in loathing, contempt and scorn. A God who threatens eternal pain should be hated, not loved — cursed, not worshiped. A heaven presided over by such a God must be below the lowest hell. I want no part in any heaven in which the saved, the […]
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14 March 2011 at 17 : 00 PM
Reflections On The Tunisian Revolution And Other Arising Matters
“If you push a goat to the wall, it will bite you.” – African proverb “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by those whom they oppress.” – Frederick Douglass These are definitely among the most exciting times we have had on the continent of Africa for a long while. Even for a continent that […]
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13 March 2011 at 07 : 00 AM
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE LIBYAN POLITICAL SITUATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIBYAN AMBASSADOR TO GHANA, DR. ALI GHADBAN
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE LIBYAN POLITICAL SITUATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIBYAN AMBASSADOR TO GHANA, DR. ALI GHADBAN-11/03/201 Ladies and gentlemen of the media, I welcome you on behalf of the gallant people of the Great Socialist People of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to this very crucial press conference where I am seeking to tell through […]
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2 March 2011 at 14 : 00 PM
Ghana MPs Clamor For Higher Pay!
That there is even a debate about increasing the pay and allowances of our members of parliament (MPs) shows how totally unserious we are as a people. It also betrays a total disconnect between those ruling us and hoi poloi. We face so many challenges as a people and as a nation that any […]
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24 February 2011 at 18 : 00 PM
How to Link our educational system to our culture
“EDUCATION is the medium by which a people are prepared for the creation of their own particular civilization, and the advancement and glory of their own race.” Marcus Garvey First, a working definition. According to the Webster Dictionary, “culture is the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of […]
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17 February 2011 at 20 : 00 PM
Nigeria National Assembly: Jumbo Pay For Little Work
In their recent confrontation with the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, members of the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) got more than they bargained for. If they had thought that they could intimidate the Nigerian top banker, they were easily and sorely disappointed, as their supposed victim ended […]
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11 February 2011 at 10 : 00 AM
President Mills Lamentations
A friend posted the link on my Facebook wall and asked that I watch and tell him what I think. Most of the time, I give Facebook requests wide berth, on this occasion I obliged my friend and watch the video and was left almost devastated. The video showed a visibly angry Executive President […]
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7 February 2011 at 12 : 00 PM
Interview with Samia Yaaba Nkrumah
(Published in the NEW AFRICAN magazine, October 2009) Samia Yaba Nkrumah was just six years when her father’s government was overthrown in a military coup. After a long sojourn abroad and a career in journalism and media consultancy, Samia returned to Ghana in 1987 and quickly joined her father’s party, the (CPP). Today she […]
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