Open letter to US Ambassador: Visa fee payment
I been compelled to write this open letter to you because I am inclined to believe that the US Consular section that deals with...
Ghana’s digitisation success eulogised
The New African Magazine, Africa’s biggest Pan-African magazine, has prominently featured Ghana’s globally acclaimed digitisation drive.The London-based magazine, in its latest edition, wrote extensively...
Ghana still writes WASSCE
Former President Mahama recently chastised the government for pulling Ghana out of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) since 2016. According to the...
The adoption of utilitarianism could propel Dr. Kingsley Agyeman to new heights in politics
In an era dominated by discussions on Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, and information technology innovations, the often-overlooked realm of Philosophy takes center stage.Amidst...
An unsung hero of the Wenchi Traditional Area
Jesus said: “A prophet is not without honour (respect) except in his own hometown and among his relatives and in his own house hold” - Mark...
What Cheddar’s ‘scraps to riches’ story says about Ghana
This morning, your dutiful writer got a message from a notable Ghanaian journalist about Cheddar’s “scraps to riches” story about the origin of his...
Boxing in Ghana – One of the untold stories
Boxing enthusiasts of old (oldies) would recall that in March 1963, an announcement was made on Radio Ghana and in the daily newspapers to...
All presidential aspirants must disclose their sources of funding
Since the start of the fourth republic, corruption has emerged as a significant impediment to our national development, casting a shadow over our journey...
Akokoa: What Sarkodie saw in Safo Newman
Safo Newman has arguably become the latest music sensation in Ghana, with his Akokoa song currently trending in the top five per Ghana’s Apple...
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...