Ghana News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:59:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Ghana News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Slave Trade: Ghana Rocks The Boat Again –Charles Anyiam https://www.theinfostride.com/slave-trade-ghana-rocks-the-boat-again-charles-anyiam/ https://www.theinfostride.com/slave-trade-ghana-rocks-the-boat-again-charles-anyiam/#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=480417 As one of the main epicenters of the ignominious trade in human cargo and misery, the West African nation of Ghana has fired the first salvo in the debate about atonement and culpability. While most of Africa and the rest of the world slept, President John Dramani Mahama was at United Nations in New York [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/slave-trade-ghana-rocks-the-boat-again-charles-anyiam/feed/ 0 2023: President Akufo-Addo Clears Air On Asking Tinubu To Give Peter Obi A Chance https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-president-akufo-addo-clears-air-on-asking-tinubu-to-give-peter-obi-a-chance/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-president-akufo-addo-clears-air-on-asking-tinubu-to-give-peter-obi-a-chance/#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330359 The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disowned a post on Facebook which claimed that he advised the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to give his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, a chance. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, Akufo-Addo labelled the information as false and mischievous. The Ghana [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-president-akufo-addo-clears-air-on-asking-tinubu-to-give-peter-obi-a-chance/feed/ 0 Construction to start on “one of the most ambitious affordable housing projects in the world” https://www.theinfostride.com/construction-to-start-on-one-of-the-most-ambitious-affordable-housing-projects-in-the-world/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:02:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=236983 Vice-President says project will “enable working Ghanaians…to purchase a home”.  First 6,500 of 200,000 affordable and sustainable homes to be built in Ghana’s capital Accra. Part of UNOPS Social Impact Investing Initiative which will deliver more than 800,000 affordable homes in five countries. Site in Amasaman, near Accra, to include school, medical centre, shops and [...]

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]]> Innovation Prize for Africa 2017: Three Outstanding African Innovations walk away with US$150,000 Total Cash Prize https://www.theinfostride.com/innovation-prize-for-africa-2017-three-outstanding-african-innovations-walk-away-with-us150000-total-cash-prize/ Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:35:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172595 Three outstanding African innovations have walked away with Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2017 with total cash prize of US$150,000. Winning innovations demonstrate high level of proficiency in energy efficient and healthcare-related solutions The sixth edition of the coveted Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) (http://InnovationPrizeForAfrica.org) culminated with a bang as the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) [...]

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]]> Happy Birthday To John Dumelo https://www.theinfostride.com/happy-birthday-to-john-dumelo/ Fri, 03 Feb 2017 23:49:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155641 Today is the birthday of Ghanaian actor John Dumelo. John Dumelo went to Christ the King School, Accra then attended Achimota School for his primary school education. He obtained a degree in Civil Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. John Dumelo who is an award-winning actor has acted in several big [...]

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]]> Ghana Presidential Election: Governor Fayose Warns Ghanaians Against Accepting Change https://www.theinfostride.com/ghana-presidential-election-governor-fayose-warns-ghanaians-against-accepting-change/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:55:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=148905 As the December 7 presidential election in Ghana draws near, the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has counselled the people of Ghana to be mindful of making the same mistake made by Nigerians in the 2015 presidential election by voting for change, which has brought hunger, sufferings and economic recession to the country, [...]

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]]> Happy 30th Birthday To Juliet Ibrahim https://www.theinfostride.com/happy-30th-birthday-to-juliet-ibrahim/ Sat, 05 Mar 2016 02:12:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=121979 Ghanaian actress and slay queen, Juliet Ibrahim turns 30 recently and we simply can’t help but remember some of her best red carpets looks. According to her Wikipedia page “Juliet Ibrahim is a Ghanaian actress, film producer and singer of Lebanese, Ghanaian and Liberian descent. She won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award [...]

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]]> Why Breast Cancer Is More Likely To Kill African Women – Study https://www.theinfostride.com/why-breast-cancer-is-more-likely-to-kill-african-women-study/ Thu, 17 Dec 2015 14:04:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113420 In West Africa, six women out of eight with breast cancer will die in five years. In the West, those numbers are reversed New study in Ghana confirms that black women are more likely to suffer from a rare form of breast cancer called triple-negative, which attacks women younger, is more aggressive and is harder [...]

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]]> British Company plans to Manufacture the World’s Best Pothole Repair Product in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/british-company-plans-to-manufacture-the-worlds-best-pothole-repair-product-in-nigeria/ Sat, 14 Nov 2015 08:50:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107066 British-based Quikfix Holdings Limited has announced the incorporation of Quikfix Road Nigeria Limited in readiness to secure contracts for the repair of roads throughout the country and end the misery potholes bring to drivers. If successful, this will lead to the setting up of at least one factory to manufacture Quikfix Instant Road Repair, the [...]

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]]> Going Places: An Overview of Girls’ Education in Ghana https://www.theinfostride.com/going-places-an-overview-of-girls-education-in-ghana/ Sun, 01 Nov 2015 10:49:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104834 Filmmaker: Brian Tilley “Study after study has taught us that there is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls and the empowerment of women,” Kofi Annan, the then UN Secretary General said at a keynote address in 2004. Thanks to a huge global push, there are now more girls enrolled in [...]

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]]> Press Release: Sidel Hosts Value Creation Day for Customers in Nigeria and Ghana https://www.theinfostride.com/press-release-sidel-hosts-value-creation-day-for-customers-in-nigeria-and-ghana/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 08:06:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100392 LAGOS, Nigeria, 22 September 2015, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Sidel, the leading global provider of complete PET packaging lines and solutions for liquids, announced today that it will host a one-day event for its existing and potential customers in Nigeria and Ghana to discuss local trends in the beverage pakaging industry, developments and opportunities for [...]

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]]> Art Festival electrifies Ghana’s Streets [PHOTO] https://www.theinfostride.com/art-festival-electrifies-ghanas-streets/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:05:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/art-festival-electrifies-ghanas-streets/ Art Festival electrifies Ghana’s Streets. According to the inscription in the board, the girls never look backward. “We face neither East nor West, we face forward” Isn’t that inspiring? Source:: Al Jazeera

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]]> Ghana to bring Cuban Doctors to mitigate Medical Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/ghana-to-bring-cuban-doctors-to-mitigate-medical-strike/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:54:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/ghana-to-bring-cuban-doctors-to-mitigate-medical-strike/ By Al Jazeera Ghana plans to bring in more than 170 doctors from Cuba to help mitigate the deficiencies from a crippling strike by medics over pay and training. Health Minister Alex Segbefia said on Wednesday that several people have died without proper emergency attention since the strike began early this month. About 2,800 public [...]

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]]> Africans lament poor transparency over mineral wealth https://www.theinfostride.com/africans-lament-poor-transparency-over-mineral-wealth/ Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:35:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4423 Most Africans believe their politicians can commit crimes such as stealing and mismanagement with impunity, according to a survey released on Wednesday of 22 of the continent's natural resource-producing countries. Despite attempts to improve governance…

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]]> UN expert on contemporary forms of slavery launches first mission to Ghana https://www.theinfostride.com/un-expert-on-contemporary-forms-of-slavery-launches-first-mission-to-ghana/ Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:45:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/un-expert-on-contemporary-forms-of-slavery-launches-first-mission-to-ghana/ GENEVA, Switzerland, November 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Special Rapporteur Gulnara Shahinian will visit Ghana from 22 to 29 November 2013, to assess the situation on the ground with regard to slavery-like practices in the country. Ms. Shahinian is the first UN independent expert monitoring contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes [...]

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]]> DHL and Engen announce major African retail partnership https://www.theinfostride.com/dhl-and-engen-announce-major-african-retail-partnership/ Mon, 18 Nov 2013 07:36:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/apr/dhl-and-engen-announce-major-african-retail-partnership/ CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ —    Two significant multinationals join forces to increase consumer access in Africa   DHL Express (http://www.dhl.com), the world’s leading international express services provider and Engen, Africa’s leading multinational fuel retailer and provider of convenience services, have signed a retail partnership, in a bid to provide [...]

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