Tag Archives: NKRUMAH

A report by the Chairman of the dissolved Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cited Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah as scheming to run him down. The 37-page report filed by the former Minister for Environment, Science and Technology dated March 19, 2021, was to brief the …

During the celebration of Ghana’s 7th Independence Day in 1964, a young 13-year-old girl experienced fate that would forever leave her in pain. Excited about the fact that she was selected among many school children to present a bouquet to Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the young Elizabeth Asantewaa …

Former National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) chairperson, Josephine Nkrumah has reported a death threat directed at her by a Liberian national to the government in Monrovia. Ms. Nkrumah is currently serving as the Economic Community Of West African States (Ecowas) ambassador to Liberia. The BBC reports that in a …

Long before his ministry, the Apostles Revelation Society (ARS), became a household name in Ghana, its founder and spiritual leader, Prophet Charles Kwabla Nutornuti Wovenu, was a man who was revered by the country’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It was such a relationship that courted the vilification of other …

Morning show host of Okay FM, Kwame Nkrumah Tikese has lashed out at the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta’s insistence to stay in office despite wide public calls for his removal. The host of Ade Akye Abia on Friday, November 25, 2022, descended on the minister citing calls from the majority …

Jackie Ankrah, daughter of Lieutenant General J. A. Ankrah, said although her father overthrew the Nkrumah government, he still did a lot of things worth celebrating. In an interview with Asaase Radio, the broadcaster cum singer said despite her father’s flaws, he has achieved a lot for the country. “We …

An economist at the University of Ghana Business School, Prof. Godfred Bokpin has detailed that Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, rejected a programme from the International Monetary Fund in 1965, due to some inconsistencies with the programme the Fund developed. According to him, the former President was the first President …

A 99-year-old man said to be the personal messenger of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has given a new account of how the name “Ghana” came into being. According to Mr. Kobina Taylor, the initials of a number of ethnic groups were pieced together and arranged to achieve …

A former bodyguard of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has recalled the days when he would accompany his boss to the beach in the dead of the night. During those outings, Christian Blukoo said the former president would engage in some spiritual acts. Always preoccupied with how to keep …

GhanaWeb chanced on an old video that shows when Ghana’s Parliament House was first opened in 1960. This was during the presidency of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president. The 4 minutes-0 seconds video shared by British Pathé on YouTube showed the president, plus several not-readily identifiable dignitaries, gathering at the …