By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter A COLLECTIVE pledge to ensure a violence-free election marked a pivotal moment in Ghana’s electoral history as all 12 presidential candidates signed a Peace Pact ahead of the 7 December general elections. The event, held on Thursday, 28 November, at the Kempinski Hotel, Accra, saw candidates committing t...
By JKNewsMedia WEST AFRICA continues to grapple with the prevalence of child labour, particularly in agriculture, where children endure hazardous working conditions. Nigeria’s Federal Government expressed grave concern over this growing crisis, which denies children access to education, health, and a safe childhood. Speaking at the first...
By Olivia Ambrose, JKNewsMedia Intern CIVIL SOCIETY Organisations (CSOs) and stakeholders have urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to intensify efforts in ensuring Ghana’s 7 December 2024 General Elections remain peaceful and credible. During discussions with the ECOWAS Long-Term Observation Mission, groups including t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter GHANA’s ELECTORAL Commission (EC) has reaffirmed its commitment to an inclusive, free, fair, and transparent electoral process ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 7 December. This assurance comes as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the regi...
By Paul Ejime GHANA’s NATIONAL Peace Council (NPC) has pledged that all political parties and key stakeholders in the upcoming December 2024 elections will sign a peace accord. This agreement will be facilitated by the NPC to ensure peaceful conduct throughout the electoral process. George Amoh, Executive Secretary of the NPC’s governing board...
By Paul Ejime NIGERIA’s FORMER vice President Namadi Sambo will lead the 120 ECOWAS Observation Mission to Ghana’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections scheduled for 7 December 2024. Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, said Wednesday that Sambo confirmed his acceptance during a visit...
By Paul Ejime THE DECISION penultimate Saturday by the Egypt-based Confederation of African Football (CAF) to award victory to Nigeria in the postponed 2025 AFCON qualifier and also punish Libya for mistreatment of visiting Nigerian delegation should serve as a lesson and deterrent to other countries. The Super Eagles of Nigeria refused to pla...
By Paul Ejime THREE AFRICAN candidates – Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Botchwey, Lesotho’s former Trade and Finance Minister Joshua Setipa, and Gambia’s former Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara are top contenders in the race to become the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Chief Emeka Anyaoku of Nigeria was the first and only ...
By Paul Ejime THE DECISION by Assimi Goïta, who led two military coups within nine months in Mali from August 2020, to promote himself from Colonel to five-star general speaks volumes for the political ambition of the junta leaders in West Africa. By that announcement on 17 October, Goita became the highest-ranking officer in the […]
Culled from N.N.L. NRI KINGDOM: The Nri Kingdom in the Awka area present Anambra State was founded in 900AD by Nri (One of the two sons of Eri) in north central Igboland and is considered the oldest kingdom in Nigeria and West Africa. The Nsukka-Awka-Orlu axis is said to be the oldest location of Igbo […]
