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Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes: Presidential convoys and road tragedies

News last weekend of a fatal crash involving the convoy of Mrs Samira Bawumia, wife of our esteemed Vice President brings me to my...

Assessing fate of free SHS in 2024 general election

There is no doubt the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme being implemented by the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government would be a key issue for...

Samson’s Take: You are worse than TB Joshua

I had the privilege of a private viewing session of the BBC Africa Eye latest documentary “DISCIPLES: The Cult of TB Joshua”.You can trust...

Joojo Cobbinah: A Tale of Two Akufo-Addos

I did not vote in 2016. If I did, I would have voted for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The man was convincing.Backed by his...

Indelible ink has outlived its relevance in our electoral process – IT Expert

The successful incorporation of the Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) into our electioneering processes renders the use of the indelible ink obsolete.After 12 years...

New Force suffers a puncture

Do leaders of masked groups remove their disguise or announce themselves?Unless there was some political advantage to be gained, I was surprised that the...

Prof Yaw Gyampo: Crusade against corruption must be driven by competence, sincerity not hatred and ignorance

In the matter of SML investigations, I think it is good and in the interest of Ghana that we are all alive to the...

Psyche-a-thon lessons for Black Stars towards winning 2023 AFCON

Recently, there has been a resiliency test to the sense of being ‘Ghanaian’. Some notable Ghanaians have tried to break the Guinness World Record...

RIP Sydney Casley-Hayford – Ace Ankomah pens tribute to his late friend

MY WAYAnd now the end is hereAnd so I face that final curtainMy friend I'll make it clearI'll state my case, of which I'm...

Cheddar’s presidential ambition persists despite denial

Despite Nana Kwame Bediako's public denial of his interest in running for the presidency of the Republic of Ghana, credible sources reveal advanced plans...

My New Year resolution

A New Year's resolution according to Wikipedia is a tradition, most common in the Western World but also found in the Eastern World in...

Yaw Nsarkoh: The goat farm in Berekum – the gods are to blame

I just got off the phone with the young man. If his version of events is correct, this is such a ridiculous and infuriating...

Togbe Afede XIV writes: Bank of Ghana has failed us

It was interesting to hear Bank of Ghana (BOG) officials pat themselves on the back because year-on-year inflation had dropped to 26.4% in November...

Kwabena Brakopowers: Ghana’s next President will inherit a messy country in 2025

With the highest public debt in the history of the country, rising youth unemployment, businesses collapsing due to insensitive taxes, brazen looting by political...

Ghana’s billion-dollar ‘Timber merchant’ deal to protect taxes

On Tuesday, January 2, President Nana Akufo-Addo announced that he has engaged the local affiliate of KPMG, one of the “Big Four” global professional services firms,...

There is nothing wrong with Mahama’s comment; teachers aid students to cheat

Let me begin by providing the context and the descriptive of what the former president John Mahama said.A problem of national magnitude beholds us...

Yemuadie and friends Ltd – Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes

I have been visiting a few places this festive season, sampling Xmas meals at homes and receptions; and I am ready now to present...

The Asantewaa phenomenon

Christmas season is a phenomenal one, always. Whether it’s about the Christ birth, after which the season is named, the Winter Solstice, Addaekese, or...

Learning to cheat in exams – Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes

This Christmas, I put before colleagues a question paper on which all homes should ponder and react: exam malpractice. It begins with limited desk space...

Assin Central district Assembly election from a political perspective

Although the District Level election is not done on party lines, per the 1992 Constitution, both NDC and NPP fully participated in the election...

John Kumah: Brilliant, gravitas and totally fit to be Bawumia’s running-mate

One of the best things that can befall any politician is to do a turnaround and see his popularity accelerate.And oh yes, it has...

John Kumah: Brilliant, gravitas and totally fit to be Bawumia’s running-mate

One of the best things that can befall any politician is to do a turn around and see his popularity accelerate.And oh yes, it...

Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu: Has Pope Francis allowed Catholic Priests to bless same-sex Marriages?

There is a post on social media with a picture of Pope Francis in which he is said to have formally permitted Roman Catholic...

Developing a 24-hour economy – The mining and allied services in perspective

The 24-hour economic policy in Ghana aims to achieve sustainable growth and development in the country will drastically reduce unemployment and poverty rates between...

Martin Amidu: OSP turned into an incarnation of McCarthyism – The certified ruling in Ex Parte Damoah case

The Special Prosecutor of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, William Kissi Agyebeng, has since assuming office on August 9, 2021, incrementally demonstrated both...

Prof Ransford Gyampo tears through Fui Tsikata and Kofi Ansah’s treatise on the controversial lithium agreement

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo is unconvinced that the duo of Fui Tsikata and Kofi Ansah, legal brains and mining...

My hat conversion at Banana Inn

The other day, I received an invitation from my friend Bismark, summoning me to his 50th birthday bash at Banana Inn, Accra, on Sunday,...

Cardinal Peter Turkson: Let us not criminalise people for who/what they are; let us criminalise people for what they do!

The Hardtalk Interview:Dear readers, it has been brought to my attention that the response I gave to a question on homosexuality during a BBC Hardtalk...

Message from the Morning Man: Gomoa Nazareth

The other night, I read something in the Bible (why are you laughing?). John Chapter 1. It was the story of how Jesus built...

Re: Starlink operations are illegal in Ghana

The attention of my office and that of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has been drawn to a press statement issued by...

Beyond the Bowl: Ghana’s poultry demand vs local production

Imagine a Ghanaian celebration without the unmistakable aroma of perfectly seasoned poultry wafting through the air – a scenario as unthinkable as a sorrowful...

The comic festival of running mates – Ocassional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes

Ghana’s Constitution must be faulty, not leaving room for expressions of interest to be vice president; or a popular vote for the position. In...

‘Y3te sika so…: Ghana Tourism Authority’s costly neglect of Jirapa Dubai

Jirapa Dubai. Have you ever heard of it before today? No? That’s okay, it’s not your fault. I blame every single state functionary and...

Give me abroad or I die!

I have heard stories of Ghanaians who have sold all their property only to give the proceeds to a ‘connection man’ to secure them...

Dr. Clement Apaak writes: The agony of rice farmers in Builsa South constituency

It is with great sadness that I share with you the agony of rice farmers in my constituency following the 2023 farmers day celebration....

Ghana Education Service should respect the call by the Parliament of Ghana

Sometimes, individuals in positions of power may develop a perspective that prioritizes their own interests over those who will be impacted by their decisions....

Bright Simons: Does Ghana have a ‘credit scoring’ system?

The Genesis of the AffairA strange uproar has been rising on Ghanaian social media since the country’s Vice President announced during a speech at the country’s...

Frimpong Boateng: The spiritual foundations of our democracy

I would have wished our system of governance would have been based on a traditional system that is part of us and is understood...

GES, why must I pay to access my BECE results?

This is an Open Letter to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Eric Nkansah.The writer wants to know, among other things,...

Frequently asked questions: Mahama’s 24-hour economy policy

Q1: What is the 24-hour Economy all about?The 24-hour economy will be a deliberate policy intervention by the next National Democratic Congress (NDC)- John...