₦airaland Forum

Ghana needs to rule Nigeria to solve your numerous problems for you!!! We are ready to lead!!!!!!

Here are a few quotes to prepare your mind:

As I walk though the valley of the Shadow of death I shall FEAR no evil!

Love your neighbor as yourself!

Love your enemies and PRAY for those who persecute you!!!

hmmmm

INTRODUCTION
When Johan Kepler, Copernicus and Galiliel Galileo pontificated some centuries ago that the sun is the centre of our universe, they were thought to have blasphemed and were declared heretic because of their heliocentric instead of the widely held geocentric view. The Pope was supposed then to have monopoly of knowledge and to have answers to secular, spiritual, scientific and mundane affairs, you name it. Now we know better that the nine planets revolve around the sun in our solar system. In 1494, Pope Alexander Borgia II by an ecclesiastical edict demarcated the world into two hemispheres for the then two superpowers in the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal and Spain (now both are among the financially embattled PIGS countries of Europe). These two countries had mastered the secrets of sailing and navigation under imperial patronage. In deed, they were thassalocracies or sea powers with formidable naval and merchant fleets and flotilla. The western hemisphere was ceded to Spain and declared a no-go area for Portugal. So also was the eastern hemisphere ceded to Portugal. That meridian which was arbitrary drawn on the world map from north to south does not correspond to our current Greenwich Meridien which passes through London and Tema. It was far to the west, passing through the Azores Island in the North Atlantic, some 800 kilometers west of Portugal. After the defeat of the Spanish Armada by Britain in 1588, and the ascendancy of other European thassalocracies such as Holland, France, Denmark and Sweden, the balance of power calculus changed as the European powers jostled one another as if in a game of dancing chairs. Earlier in 1442, the Portuguese had ventured out to explore beyond Cape Bojador near Cape Verde, trying to belie the myth that beyond that Cape, they would fall off into an abysmal chasm or that they would encounter a sea full of monsters or a boiling sea. At that time, people believed that the earth was flat and not spherical. However, in 580BC, Hanno the Carthaginian had already circumnavigated Africa by sailing clockwise around Africa, setting off from the Red Sea in Egypt. By 1472, the Portuguese first set foot in the then Gold Coast at Abrobiano near Komenda. Their progressive government, led by Kings John and Henry the Navigator of Sagres, financed expeditions led by explorers such as Fernando Gomez, Pedro d’Escobar, Vasco da Gama, Bartholomew Diaz, and Diago d’ Azambuja, among others. In Spain, Queen Isabella was the matron of Christopher Columbus and others. After many wars of attrition and scramble, following the Berlin Conference of 1888, the British, by their superior diplomacy, had gained supremacy in the then Gold Coast. By 1910, the British had gained control and annexed territories straddling the littoral of the east Atlantic. In most areas of southern Africa, thanks to the efforts of British explorers, missionaries, adventurers and empiricists such as David Livingstone, Cecil Rhodes and Henry Morton Stanley, the British acquired the juiciest lands rich in flora, fauna and precious minerals. The map of the world was redrawn with London as the undisputable capital of the world and the British Empire was painted in red. From time immemorial, many attempts had been made to project the shape of the world in diverse forms based on travel reports and general conceptualizations. Plato, Anstotle, Anaximander, Ptolemy and the ancients had their own conceptions of the land masses. With time, various cadastral or map making devices were employed, notably by scholars in Holland, Italy, Germany and other European countries. Some of these map making projections include Mercator’s Projection, Mollweide’s Projection, Samson Flamsteed Sinusoidal Projection, Conical Projection, Bonne Projection, among others. Our current map of the world with grid references of eastings and northings encapsulates a combination of some of these techniques to produce equal-area, accurate and less biased maps which also have visual appeal. A lot of compromises go into map making as each world map produced, has some defect because of its particular emphasis or purpose. However, with 3D computer technology and remote satellite sensing techniques, our maps are now accurate. The use of grid reference enables us to locate places accurately on the face of a 3D earth. Longitudes are imaginary lines drawn on maps from north to south which converge at the poles and they have their widest distance apart at the Equator at 111km (1/360 x 40,000). The circumference of the earth at the Equator is 40,000km and therefore, the radius of the earth at the Equator is approximately 6364km. Latitude is an imaginary line on a map drawn from west to east and they are parallel to each other. While all longitudes have the centre of the earth to be their centre, only the Equator is the latitude or parallel which satisfies this condition. The other latitudes such as 23½ºN (Tropic of Cancer), 66½ºN (Arctic Circle) are called smaller circles. The earth is not a perfect sphere as the equatorial diameter is longer than the polar diameter. This is due to some forces which led to the miss-shaping of the earth and the inclination on its axis as well as to its orbit around the sun. The earth’s irregular spherical shape is called geoid or an oblate spheroid or an ellipsoid of revolution or pear-shaped. Now with satellite or global positioning satellite (GPS), we can have accurate bearings wherever we are and we can draw accurate maps. Surveyors have now not much problem with triangulation as the Germans have developed advanced computerized equipment to take the tedium out of that once daunting task.

LOCATION OF TEMA IN GHANA
Tema in Ghana is located on longitude Oº or the Greenwich Meridien and on latitude 5º north of the Equator. It is the closest land settlement nearest or closest to the centre of the world where the Equator and Greenwich Meridian meet at coordinate (O, O). Libreville in Gabon is located on latitude Oº or the Equator and longitude 10º east. Thus, Tema is 555km north of the centre of the world which occurs on the Atlantic Ocean. Libreville is 1110km directly east of the centre of the world. From Accra to Libreville by a straight line joining them from the north-west to the south-east, the distance (using Pythagoras theorem) is 1241km. This can be covered by an aero plane in 2 or 3 hours flight. It is interesting to note that all the land areas equidistant from this centre of the world have struck oil. Port Harcourt in Southern Nigeria, Cape Three Points in western Ghana, and Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Where next? It would be Liberia or parts of Ivory Coast or Sierra Leone, Cape Verde or even Senegambia. If you draw Concentric circles from the centre of the world, you will notice a radius further afield of oil producers such as Angola, Cameroun, Sudan, Chad, Libya, Algeria, among others.
GLOBAL CENTRALITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GHANA
Being at the centre of the world means a lot for Ghana politically, socially, religiously, strategically and economically. Ghana, like her former colonial master, Britain is at the cross- roads of the world. This means flying from Accra to any global capital should be more advantageous than from any other place on earth. When the 18th century lexicologist, Ben Johnson, defined the word network, he wrote, anything recusated and decussated at the interstices.” So what is in it for Ghana to be positioned stragically at this favourable global interstice or intersection? First, Ghana was the first black nation to attain political independence in 1957. Second, a Ghanaian was the first to obtain a doctorate in philosophy from Erfurt University in Germany in 1798 (Wilhem Amoo). Also a Ghanaian, late Dr Alex Quaison Sackey was the first black to chair the UN General Assembly (a MOBA). Ken Dadzie ( late) of UNCTAD was the first black to be seriously considered for the post of UN Secretary General in the 80s. Then Busumbrum Kofi Annan (a MOBA) became the first black to be elected as UN Secretary General. Major General Erskine was the first black to command all the UN Peacekeeping Missions. During the ignominious slave trade era, Kormantse slaves were singled out as the most stubborn and rebellious. On a negative note, recently Kwaku Adoboli has collapsed a Swiss Bank, UBS, to the tune of 2.3 billion dollars. Recently the Ghanaian economy is said to be growing at a Guiness Book of Records rate of 33.3% for the first two quarters of 2011. Unparalleled and unprecedented in the annals of economic history! Thus far, we can surmise that being the closest country to the centre of the world brings us both positive and negative vibrations, and we are the cynosure of all eyes. It is no miracle that Ghana is steadily attracting a lot of world media attention and thus bringing in much needed inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). See how foreign business scouts are flocking to Ghana in search of business opportunities and the influx of tourists and conference attendees from all corners of the globe. Many billionaires are buying estates in different parts of Ghana. In this regard, I will venture to surmise that land in Ghana in the foreseeable future is going to be a precious commodity to have, so people should invest heavily in it. Many multinational companies are now falling over themselves to relocate to Accra and other parts of Ghana. We as Ghanaians need to wake up fast from our slumber and be nimble on our feet to embrace the begging opportunities. If you are a basket weaver or a farmer or a tailor, take heart. Very soon you will be very happy as a lot of money is going to float around and you can make megabucks. Only work hard, be innovative and add more value to your product to bring it up to international standards in terms of promotion, packaging, positioning, presentation, quality and user-friendliness. Whilst our economy is about to take off into a steep climb up, (cf.W.W Rostow’s 5 stages model of growth), other economies elsewhere have reached stability zone in the clouds and perhaps they are beginning to decelerate and wing down. Ghana, being close to the centre of the world, is the hub of the world airline and shipping lanes and routes. See how the major airlines in the world have started flocking to Accra. This means we as Ghanaians should ready ourselves for take-off by strategizing and positioning ourselves in a global market niche to exploit opportunities. We should convert perceived threats and weaknesses into challenges which need to be overcome. People complain of foreigners taking over businesses and jobs. What are you an indigene doing with your leveraged position to beat the guest workers or anomie at their own games? You have home and first-mover advantages so what is your problem? Use your head, your skills and local contacts to push your business and capture more market share. We should avoid being insular, irredentist and xenophobic as we must be receptive to change, though we must guard our sovereignty and national identity from imposters and unwarranted intruders. We should change our mindsets and play the global game of being proactive, aggressive and bold risk-takers. We should be world class in stevedoring and demurrhage operations at the ports and harbours. We need to create friendly and conducive atmosphere for foreign planes and ships which land or dock at our facilities. We need sooner rather than later, bigger landing and docking facilities with the latest handling equipment. We need responsible and competent workers so that we become the Singapore of West Africa. With our strategic location alone, we can churn out billions of dollars in revenue from traffic passing through our ports of entry. We need to have fool-proof systems for our revenue collection points so that all revenues are properly accounted for to be used for national development. If we develop our infrastructure to world class standard, that will be a unique selling point for us to attract foreign investment. Above all, it is the nature of a people who make a country great. Ghanaians in general are genial, kind and welcoming to foreigners. That is our greatest asset. Let us continue our hospitality, portraying our warm. ‘Akwaaba’ attitude to foreigners.
CONCLUSION
Our access to the sea is a big plus for us as it reduces the cost of doing business overseas. Why can’t we revive the Meridian Hotel in Tema? Why can’t we have a planetarium built in Accra, Tema or Takoradi as a tourism showpiece like the Eiffel Tower or Houses of Parliament or Sydney Harbour View? Why can’t we have a university called Meridian University in Ghana? Why can’t we organize leisure cruises to the coordinate (O, O) where we can call it Meridian Ground Zero? Why can’t we set up in Ghana a famous Institute of Geography to attract eminent geographers from all parts of the world, and make it a centre of research excellence? Perhaps I can get a job there! Is Ghana the El Dorado or kind of treasure or Promised Land? Is Ghana terra cognito or incognito. Is Ghana terra firma?

meforyou1: and u fake Ghanian has been liking on Nigeria? My heart goes out to the real ghanaians shaa. It shall be well with them. And not you fake ghanaian/south african

Never cut what you can untie.

54 countries in Africa, But its always about Ghana on nairaland.

Forkking Eba eaters hating on Ghana since 1875

The power struggle between China and the United States was thrust into daylight last week when a Chinese jet intercepted a U.S. naval patrol plane over the South China Sea. After the fact, the U.S. military said its plane had been flying routine patrols in international airspace. The Chinese military said the airspace was theirs and that the U.S. needed to stop conducting close surveillance of its territory.

China's economy is poised to surpass that of the U.S. sometime early in the next decade, and the jet intercept is just the latest signal of a geopolitical shift that has forced the U.S. to share the world stage with the East Asian superpower.

It makes sense, then, that other nations would choose sides. So who's the favorite?

We know how Americans feel about China. Only 35 percent have a favorable view. But what about the rest of the world? Using data from the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project, we took a look at global opinions. The graphic below shows you the nations that clearly prefer either the U.S. or China. At the bottom and shaded black are the countries that have comparable opinions of the two countries.

http://www.businessinsider.com/this-map-shows-which-countries-prefer-china-over-the-us-2014-9

Member of the National Technical Coordinating Committee on Ebola in Ghana says all suspected ebola cases in the country have tested negative.

Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe said the “over 60 samples of suspected victims have been tested at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana and all tested negative.”

In a press release, he insisted “no case of Ebola has been registered in Ghana” since the outbreak.

The assurance allayed the fears of Ghanaians when rumours suggested that cases of the disease had been registered in the country.

The following is the full statement in the Press Release:

The scare caused by the deadly Ebola Virus Disease that kills more than 50% of affected persons grows across West Africa. The virus has taken the lives of an estimated 1440 individuals from the 2639 patients in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. A new case was confirmed in Senegal in the week of August 25, 2014.

This outbreak is described as the largest Ebola outbreak in history with cases expected to reach 20000 over six times more than the current figures registered so far.

On Friday August 29, 2014, the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), organised an information session to raise public awareness on the Ebola Virus Disease. During this meeting, civil society in Ghana was urged to contribute towards Ghana’s preparedness to raise public awareness and prevent the disease from penetrating Ghana’s boarders and spreading in the country.

The session was dubbed “Preventing the contamination and transmission of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa”. The over 60 participants were provided with pertinent and accurate information about the deadly virus. Participants were from various civil society groups, health service providers, mining companies, diplomatic missions and government agencies in Ghana. They came from Accra, Tamale and Kumasi.

Participants commended the information session, attesting that it clarified doubts and misconceptions about the status of the outbreak and implications for Ghana.

Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Member of the National Technical Coordination Committee of the National Response to the Ebola Outbreak in Ghana said “no case of Ebola has been registered in Ghana”.

This cleared fears caused by rumours that cases of the disease had been registered in Ghana. “Over 60 samples of suspected victims have been tested at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana and all tested negative”, he added.

Dr. Asiedu-Bekoe mentioned that the government of Ghana is putting in place Ebola treatment centres in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale. He added that the government has allocated funds worth over 35 million Ghana Cedis to bolster the country’s preparedness to fight the disease should it eventually break out in Ghana.

He cautioned that despite government’s effort to fight any possible outbreak, Ghanaians have to play an active role in protecting themselves from any possible Ebola contamination. “Ghanaians must uphold hygienic behaviours and avoid misinformation which creates fear and panic in inhabitants”, he added.

He encouraged Ghanaians to avoid pointing accusing fingers to specific stakeholders for being responsible for the inadequate measures in preparing to fight any outbreak in the country.

“Ebola is dangerous but it can be prevented”, Dr. Asiedu-Bekoe stated, adding that all individuals need to take precautionary measures to ensure healthy lifestyles like washing their hands regularly with running water and soap.

He further cautioned the media to engage in risk communication, educating Ghanaians on measures they must take to prevent any contamination by the virus.


http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=324120

God bless Ghana

Why are Nigerians afraid of Black stars of Ghana


DISCUSS

Only country using generator in 2014 when there's abundant of oil and gas

Bombing

Prostitution

kIdnaping

I must enter this place sharply. sick and tired of naija girls with fake hair and their dark skin. Omo see single lightsking women wasting oo

This Eba eaters will get sad when the results come out Negative.


Ebola will not spread to all west African countries.

Emisco1: when it comes to SPORT,jst sharap.ordinary common wealth game u disgrace Urslf..tlk mre of Afcon..ARSENAL OF AFRICA.evn arsenal dun break dre own.bt as 4 u.til JESUS COME. Last Bullet=> u even put South Africa.even a south Africa man wuld gv u a slap..Oloshi

Generator fumes has really messed up brains up. fuxkkkking eba eater

Nigerians

Segadem: Can u remind me the last time your national team win any cup.be ye black star or black queen?

2009 U-20 world champion

Ghana vs South Africa final

Ghana wins the cup.

Discuss

overhypedsteve

Ghana has expressed interest to bid for the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations after Libya pulled out.

The North African country cannot host the Afcon due to the unstable security situation in the country.

Ghana’s Sports Minister, Mahama Ayariga, disclosed at a public event on Tuesday that the West African nation’s interest to bid for the hosting right is meant to honour past footballers.

Ghana last hosted the continent’s top-flight football competition in 2008 and placed third. Libya were due to host the tournament in 2013, but pulled out in 2011 due to political upheaval.

South Africa were named as hosts in Libya’s stead following an agreement that Libya would host the 2017 edition, which South Africa had originally been billed to host.

Caf has opened applications until Tuesday, September 30, 2014.

“In addition to the government guarantee, and considering the limited time left for the organisation of the 2017 edition, the CAF Executive Committee will select a host country whose dossier guarantees that accommodation, transportation and hotels facilities, as well as training sites and stadiums already exist.

“The designation of the host country will be made known at a meeting of the Executive Committee in 2015,” a Caf statement read.

Kenya and Tanzania have also expressed interest.


http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=322956

overhypesteve safarigirl how market?