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“I want to see a Nobel Prize winner from University of Ghana” says Prof Aryeetey

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, expressed his aspiration to witness a Nobel Prize laureate emerge from the University believing it would bestow immeasurable benefits upon the institution and elevate its prestige. During an engaging event involving former leaders of the University, Prof Aryeetey shared …

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South Africa ex-President’s Nobel Peace Prize medal stolen

The Nobel Peace Prize medal of South Africa’s former President, FW de Klerk was stolen from his home in April, his foundation has confirmed to the BBC. It did not give further details, but local media reported it was taken during a robbery at his Cape Town home. Mr De …

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Last Soviet leader, Nobel Peace laureate Mikhail Gorbachev dies

Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian Nobel Peace laureate and the final leader of the Soviet Union, has died in Moscow at the age of 91. “This evening, after a serious and long illness, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev died,” the Central Clinical Hospital (CCH) in the Russian capital announced late on Tuesday. The statesman …

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