The Daily IIJ

The Halo Phenomenon taken from my office window

A halo phenomenon emerged in the skies on Wednesday morning in West African nation Ghana. Hundreds of people poured on the streets to catch a glimpse of it. Dozens believed the end times is near.
A halo also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole is an optical phenomenon [...]

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Telecommunication sponsor of the Black Stars Glo Ghana presented $250, 000 (€184,582) bonus to the Black Stars for finishing second at the recent African Nations Cup in Angola. Ghana lost in a 1-0 final against Egypt for the latter to lift the cup for the seventh time and three times in a row.

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of Ghana is after players of the Black Stars to pay tax on their bonuses accrued from the recent African Cup of Nations in Angola.

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Ghana lost to Egypt in a 1-0 game to give the Pharaohs their third time win in a row to become the 2010 champions of the African Cup of Nations. I am really excited not because of the loss against my country but it was the best game of a depleted Black Stars in this [...]

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IT is party time in the West African country of Ghana as they become the first country to qualify for the finals of the African Cup of Nations after beating traditional rivals Nigeria 1-0 in a hard fought semi-final on Thursday in Luanda.

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Developing nation Ghana is donating US$3 million to the people of Haiti to support humanitarian efforts following the January 12 devastating earthquake that razed most parts of the nation down.

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My phone began to ring at 2.30am on Monday morning. I heard the churning from far and I thought I was dreaming. I ignored the first call. Just after five minutes it began ringing again. It was a bosom friend who never calls me at that fateful time.

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A stuttering Ghana side managed a 1-0 victory over highly tipped Group B first-runner up Burkina Faso to berth at the quarter finals. It was a nervy game that saw the Stallions taking over the midfield in most parts of the game but Ghana’s youngster Dede Ayew was too much for the experience opponents.

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It is erroneous to describe Africa as the “graveyard of journalists” around the world, stated the Africa Program Research Associate of the Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) Mohamed Keita. Speaking in an exclusive interview with AfricaNews Keita noted more reporters had died elsewhere than Africa.

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South Africa rated among the top 10 countries using the Opera Mini browser to surf contents on mobile phones. In its latest State of the Mobile Web report on Tuesday, Opera said 35.6 million people used the application in September, an 11.5% increase from August 2009 and more than 150% compared to September 2008.

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