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Kofi Annan Family Appeals For Privacy To Mourn
The family of late Kofi Annan , former United Nations’ Secretary-General, has officially confirmed the death of their beloved but has asked for privacy to mourn him.
“The family kindly requests privacy at this time of mourning,” a statement from his foundation stated.
The former UN Secretary-General passed away today, Saturday, August 20187 after a short illness at a Hospital in the Swiss city of Bern.
He is reported to have fallen ill on his way back from South Africa (the Mandela centenary).
He was hospitalized in Geneva and later airlifted to the capital, Bern.
A statement from the foundation said, “His wife Nane and their children Ama, Kojo and Nina were by his side during his last days.”
The family said arrangements to celebrate his remarkable life would be announced later.
The
‘Guiding force for good’: World mourns loss of Kofi Annan
World leaders have expressed their sadness at the death of former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan. By Fabrice COFFRINI (AFP/File)
There was an outpouring of condolences from leaders around the world on Saturday after the death of former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan.
Here are some of the tributes:
United Nations
Current UN chief Antonio Guterres voiced deep sadness at the news, describing his predecessor as “a guiding force for good”.
“In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations,” he added.
“He rose through the ranks to lead the organisation into the new millennium with matchless dignity and determination.
“Like so many, I was proud to call Kofi Annan a good friend
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Is Dead
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has died.
The Ghanaian died at a hospital in Switzerland, Saturday morning after short illness, former Deputy Health Minister Dr Victor Bampoe confirmed it to Joy News. He was 80.
Mr Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006.
Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He is the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela.
Annan was born in Kumasi, Annan went on to study economics at Macalester College, international relations from the Graduate Institute Geneva and management at MIT. He joined the UN in 1962, working for the World Health Organization’s
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Is Dead
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has died.
The Ghanaian died at a hospital in Switzerland, Saturday morning after short illness, former Deputy Health Minister Dr Victor Bampoe confirmed it to Joy News. He was 80.
Mr Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006.
Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He is the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela.
Annan was born in Kumasi, Annan went on to study economics at Macalester College, international relations from the Graduate Institute Geneva and management at MIT. He joined the UN in 1962, working for the World Health Organization’s
2018 Joy Beauty and Bridal Fair: In Ghana, lace, chiffon, glitz and glamour is all the buzz
Mermaid skirts, a-line tops, sheath gowns and kente dominated the runway Saturday at Joy FM’s Beauty and Bridal Fair at the Accra International Conference Centre, where top media personalities impressed crowds during a three-part fashion show wearing attire crafted exclusively by Ghana’s premier designers.
Kweku Adoboli to be deported from UK
Kweku Adoboli ran up the largest unauthorised trading loss in UK history
Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader who was sentenced to seven years in prison after running up the largest unauthorised trading loss in UK history, is on the verge of being deported to Ghana.
The 38-year-old, who caused a $2.3bn trading loss by vastly exceeding his risk limits, has lived in the UK since he was 12 but is a national of Ghana, where he was born and where he lived until he was four years old.
On Monday, he is due to report to the Home Office for a check-in and could be detained then. He has exhausted almost all his legal options since his release from prison into probation three years ago, after serving half his sentence.
“Being banished from your friends, family, community, country and the West
Archbishop Palmer-Buckle begs for quicker funerals
The Archbishop of Cape Coast, Charles Palmer-Buckle has called for a shift in the mindset of how society wastes a lot of time, money and resources on funerals.
Whilst commending the family of the late J.H Mensah for being able to organize his funeral within 40 days, he admonished mourners at the Accra International Conference Center to spend time on the living as he delivered his sermon.
“I hope all Ghanaians will take a cue and do same if not even better. Let us all do well and do all we can to bury our loved ones within one or two weeks after their death.
“Lying interminably in the cold mortuary is not very pleasant for any soul that wants to be off to go to God,” he added.
J.H Mensah was a founding member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). He served the
Know how churches use their monies before taxing them – EP Church Moderator
Rev Seth Senyo Agidi, Moderator of General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church
The Moderator of General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church has said there must be a proper investigation into how churches use their monies before a consideration can be made into whether they must pay taxes or not.
Very Rev. Seth Senyo Agidi stressed that especially with one-man churches where one person assumes several positions, there is the need to know how the money is used so they can be taxed.
“In the well-established churches that are regulated by a constitution, there are laws which we abide by, so we pay salaries to our pastors and they do not have to take more than they are entitled to.
“But in the modern day one-man church that the founder is the financial secretary,
Pastor who congregants gifted private jet dragged to court for impregnating church member
A Canada-based Ghanaian pastor, Martin Kofi Danso, has made headlines following revelations that he has impregnated a member of his church.
Pastor Danso is reported to have impregnated the church member and later sought to conceal the information after the matter went to court.
According to Thestar.com, Danso asked the court to extend a publication ban and seal order on a court file related to allegations that he fathered a child with former congregant Chris-Ann Bartley.
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In a sworn affidavit filed with the court, Danso claimed he had never had intimate relations with Bartley but a DNA
I’ve Submitted Myself To EOCO–Otabil
Pastor Mensa Otabil
Pastor Mensa Otabil has disclosed the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) is investigating him over developments leading to the collapse of Capital Bank.
As the board chairman of the defunct Capital Bank, the anti-graft body has invited him over circumstances leading to the revocation of the bank’s license by the Central Bank a year ago.
In a statement to state his side of the story following social media backlash over his role at the bank, the preacher said: “Since the takeover of the bank exactly a year ago today, various mandated state institutions have been investigating and working to arrive at a comprehensive understanding of what happened, why it happened and who was responsible for what. I have been invited by EOCO and I have submitted