Fiba – the National Service girl who ‘serviced’ her bosses
Poverty is not a good thing. Apart from subjecting its victims to need and constant despair, it can also compel well-mannered people to exchange...
‘I must do nursing’
The desire to go to nursing school is all the rage nowadays.On Saturdays, I sit under a mango tree in my compound and try...
Bright Simons writes: Mystery middlemen surface in Ghana’s gold for oil deals
Regular readers would recall a recent tweet about whispers floating around Accra’s political alleys about the role of fixers and go-betweens in Ghana’s Vice...
Read: The insightful ‘Africa’s Renaissance’ story by Bianca Akweley Clinton
Bianca Akweley Clinton's story ‘Africa’s Renaissance’ is a thought-provoking concept story that uses the analogy of an African market woman to comment on the...
Samson’s Take: Overwhelming mistrust for police, justified?
https://www.youtube.com/embed/T1mlf-IwzKoYou may have seen the video of the West Hills Mall incident that has dominated the news. Yes, a crowd is gathering around someone...
Surviving Valentine’s Day as a single
Every year on February 14, people celebrate Valentine's Day or rather, the Feast of Saint Valentine. What was first celebrated as a Christian feast...
Elizabeth Ohene: Anything for a choice school
I have, like so many other people, been listening to and have now watched the Fourth Estate documentary titled School Placement for Sale....
Parliament is ‘angry’; will it make or break the law?
The eighth Parliament is the longest in the history of the Republic of Ghana which has suffered some turbulent situations but has survived.Currently, there’s...
Who leads NPP for 2024 presidential election?
With barely two years before the country heads into another general election, one major political issue dominating the media landscape of Ghana is the...
Elizabeth Ohene: Change of name
A favourite friend of mine keeps asking why I did not take my husband’s name. Whilst there is no deep reason except that I...
Chiana school girls with sharp teeth – Kwesi Yankah writes
Suddenly the Chiana-Paga constituency has become a tourist attraction: a trip this time to see the Chiana girls with sharp teeth. I have never been...
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the making of the modern vice presidency
For a long time, the position of the vice presidency in Ghana was one of tradition and routine. Although recognizable and prestigious, the position...
Let’s not try to defend it in any way – George Quaye on Meek Mill’s Jubilee House brouhaha
Ever tried borrowing apparel, a vehicle, a rifle or any other equipment from the Ghana Police Service for a video shoot? Or wait, have...
Reset, renew, rerun: The 2023 Approach to A Hale and Hearty Lifestyle
Isaac Newton’s laws of motion, according to physicists, are the basic laws of classical mechanics that describe the relationship between motion of an object...
Clement Apaak: Return of quota system for Colleges of Education- Akufo-Addo owes apology (1)
The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government owes Ghanaians an apology, and an explanation for abandoning mid-stream, a promise made to the people of Ghana.The current...
Senyo Hosi’s emotional poem tribute to Prof. Kwesi Botchwey
Mentor mine,Please turn back the hands of time.It is the eighties with me a little boy bumping into you.Starstruck and lost on what to...
Giving me a haircut in my absence – Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes
Since last week, I have been so excited heading towards Christmas in a somewhat happy mood.A cedi in coma has jumped to its...
Dela Sedode writes: Ato Essien – When jail is not enough
For what shall it profit a legal system if it is only interested in jailing accused people when the law says you can recover...
NDC National Delegates Congress: Three Decades of Democratic Progress – NDC on the Cusp of History in 2024
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold its national delegates’ congress today, Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th December 2022 at the Accra Stadium. ...
Martin Amidu: RE: Special Prosecutor yet to receive salary after 16 months in office
I read a news story on myjoyonline.com on 15 December 2022 in which it was reported that: “Exclusive documents available to Joy News indicate that the...
Martin Amidu writes: NDC Chairmanship election – merit or tribalism
The resemblance between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) appears to have become indistinguishable to the extent that the...
Prof. Kwesi Yankah: The curse of penalties: Dede Ayew
2007. I sat beside the Maestro Abedi Pele, the celebrated father of Dede Ayew, on a trip to Namibia representing Ghana. I was part...
Bright Simons: Ghana begins its dance with creditors
Barring a last-minute change of plans, Ghana will formally announce its intent to default on its debt early next week.This was revealed in...
Dr Frank Owusu-Sekyere: Addressing the elephant in the room
Somewhere in 1998, it was not easy getting an appointment to renew or acquire a visa to the United Kingdom.As a medical student,...
Ace Ankomah: Wanted alive – The mentality that confronts adversity
Yesterday, the Black Stars failed the nation. That’s easy to say. But I think that those of us in the stands also failed the...
Ghana faces rude awakening as the tide of cheap money recedes
When Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo took to the airwaves in October to assure investors that their money was safe, it was only natural for...
How a girl died because of a Christmas ‘sugar daddy’
The mood at the Robertson Villa was one of sorrow and grief. Amakye Dede’s Sansakroma was being played through the speakers; in addition to...
Scaling-up play-based learning in Ghana: From decision to implementation and sustainability
When the Government of Ghana commits to scale-up play-based learning in primary schools, there will be measurable and significant improvement in the learning outcome...
Ken must go: The confused journey of many paths that may never end
Some Ghanaians, if not many, are calling for the head of Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Kuntunkunuku Ofori-Atta for his “unsatisfactory” performance in keeping the...
The death that birthed a saving drive
‘We did our best but we lost her’, though a phrase that crushed the heart of a loving husband, it has birthed a saving...
Who needs Anas?
The whole point of Anas in our lives and I mean, in public life, is to have someone to keep us honest.We start from...
From Eric’s Diary: Revealed – ‘The unnamed Businessman’
Story so far:Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and his family are worried about the incessant calls for him to resign or be sacked by the...
Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings: Ghana on my mind
It is not enough to boast about free and fair elections or successful transfers of power.At this point, 2 decades into the 4th...
Kwesi Yankah: My time with Anas
Monday, 14th November, I was all set going to see the latest operation by this mystery man, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who for two decades had...
The war of destiny – How a man from Shama offered his blood to save Ahanta
When the Bible said that “the thief only came to steal, kill and destroy…. “, we often send our minds on wild goose chase...
Agumenu writes: Rawlings had a great deal of respect for Aseidu Nketia for his leadership qualities
General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, from the lenses of my former boss, the late Chairman Rawlings, I see nothing less than a resolute figure...
Full text: Ken Ofori-Atta’s responses to grounds from proponents on Parliamentary motion on censure
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was in Parliament on Friday to answer questions from the Minority Caucus calling for his head as the keeper of...
The ‘sere me preko’ demonstration – Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes
In Ghana’s aluta democracies, there is one unspoken commandment acknowledged by all: never invoke the name Kume Preko in vain.The recent ‘Kume Preko Reloaded’...
Jerry John Rawlings – In remembrance two years on
JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS – IN REMEMBRANCE TWO YEARS ON12 November, 2022By The J.J. Rawlings FoundationTwo years ago – on this day 12th November 2020...
Carruthers Tetteh writes: A dream to become a lawyer, two decades in total blindness
God did not guarantee a life free from pain, struggles, and hardships. Instead, he promised to give us the power to overcome them. As...