Kwesi Mensah: Ghana Beyond Aid – The role of Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama
‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ to my mind describes a Ghana that is able to reduce imports through industrialisation.The slogan can be literally explained in...
Deal with the illegal mining menace and stop attacking Odike – Dr Solomon Owusu to Manhyia chiefs
I write with utmost respect to appeal to the Ashanti Chiefs in the Manhyia Palace to stop attacking Mr. Akwasi Addai, popularly known as...
Mensa Otabil: 38 years as a transformational teacher of life, 63 years of living it well
This past Sunday, Pastor Mensa Otabil was not in the country and so was unable to be present in Church; but in true ‘Otabil style’, he made sure we were not...
Why Ghana went from hero to zero for investors
Ghana is learning the hard way why oil can be a blessing and a curse.The onset of commercial crude production helped turn the West...
Asamoah Gyan doesn’t need another World Cup to cement his legacy
When Asamoah Gyan speaks, everyone listens. He knows this and everyone knows this.Just 24 hours after stating that he is working around the clock...
NSMQ’s Francisca Lamini: My journey to Harvard
I hope my story will inspire you to DREAM BIG, believe in God and Believe in Earth Angels!Since I started schooling at Sanity International...
The trauma of rape – A real life story
R-A-P-E; just a four-letter word; simple as it sounds, has the power to permanently alter the life of anyone who is unfortunate to go...
Ghana’s Environmental Crisis; Some Observations and Solutions Part 1
I do not know if I am the only one having this pain in my heart about the impunity with which our environment and...
Ibrahim Mahama’s aircrafts fly Tamale’s children closer to their dreams
The aircraft sitting at peace on the greenery in eerie quietness seems at odds with the thatch-roofed mud houses of Jenna village.It’s almost like...
Commonwealth Games: Is British Embassy taking advantage of Ghanaian Fans?
A lot of Ghanaian sports fans who applied for visa to witness the ongoing Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 are still yet to get their...
Samson’s Take: Focus on the rot, not Martin the whistleblower!
“If you focus on Martin’s retracted comment and not on the real scandal that the President isn’t addressing, you’re part of why Ghana is...
The excuses of COVID-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war as causes of Ghana’s economic woes inappropriate
The Finance Minister, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta’s presentation of the much awaited 2022 mid-year fiscal policy review of the budget statement and economic review of...
Sadio Mané: A very good footballer with a great record of helping his fellow man
On Thursday, July 21, Sadio Mane was crowned the African Footballer the Year at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards ceremony in the...
Steps to improve the wellbeing, welfare, economy of the rural poor and Ghana as a whole
I am motivated to write these few suggestions because of the recent Fix the country and Fix your attitude tango.Additionally, there have been...
Melvin writes: Is Ghana milking foreigners with Ghana card?
The mandatory use of the Ghana Card in re-registering one's sim card is something else. I strongly believe a lot of foreigners, especially those...
The wishes that never became horses: A case of Ghana’s constitutional review
On April 28, 1992, when Ghanaians took the path of democratic rule with the 1992 Constitution as its guide, I was a toddler and...
Time for politicians to swear by ‘eggs and schnapps’ instead of ‘Quran and Bible’?
Ghana has seen many past governments and Heads of State come and go, yet at the end of every tenure, the citizens complain and...
Rewind: Would AB Crentsil’s ‘Moses’ be banned if it were released today?
In a classroom originally designed to be an office on the top right corner of the New Block at Adisadel College, about four of...
Analyzing Newton’s third law of motion from customer care perspective in Agricultural Financing
I apologize for my inability to call you after we departed at Konkomdo. In fact, I had wanted to pass by to see how...
Elizabeth Ohene: Donations are ‘by force’ here
I am still continuing with my exercise of searching for Ghanaian values.Drumming and dancing are an integral part of our lives. We drum and...
Caged, neglected, plight of the Ghanaian prisoner
Everybody is a potential prisoner yet almost everyone enjoying freedom loses cognizance of the fact that we must rise up together and demand prisoners...
Tema has potential to lead smart city project – Dr Prince Kofi Kludjeson
A stronger collaboration between the private and public sector institutions has the potential to transform Tema into one of the leading smart cities in...
Prince Hamid Armah: Standards-based curriculum implementation – What’s working?
In September 2019, Ghana began to implement the pre-tertiary standards-based curriculum, a curriculum system implemented by many developed countries across the world.A unique characteristic...
Manasseh’s folder: Witkowsky’s Visit and why the British High Commissioner can’t mind her business
I was one of a few journalists selected to attend a recent press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Accra. Our guest was Anne...
NPP Regional elections: The Akoto factor making waves
Events characterising the New Patriotic Party (NPP’s) regional elections over the weekend can best be described as “epic”, “exhilarating”, and a true “clash of...
The death penalty in Ghana: The woes of 83-year-old Konadu and her 40 years on the death row
Konadu (not real name) was a farmer who owned a cocoa farm. She met her husband, Jojo (not his real name) and along the...
Songs Akufo-Addo should have on his playlist if he truly cares
I am a music enthusiast. My passion for music transcends all genres.Making playlists is one of my favourite activities. I have a playlist for...
Prof Wallace writes: Mothers’ day not the greatest day for everyone
There is one relationship in this mortal life which effortlessly scores above all other known relationships on this earth.Feeling confused? Don't scratch your head...
NPP internal elections – The Akoto factor still gathering momentum in Upper East region
As political stakeholders still come to terms with the “shocking performance” of how pro Akoto candidates beat the top 3 contenders to win 42%...
Nana Frema Busia: Agyapa Again?
Agyapa Again without national Gain?Agyapa free-wheel deal is back with a VengeanceRecalcitrant Akufo-Addo government is without RepentanceThis misery of a curious deal is not by HappenstanceObaapa Yaa...
Nana Kojo Quaidoo: NPP’s internal elections – Observations of an independent researcher
If you are an ardent political observer, the results of the just-ended polling station and constituency elections of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)...
Basic Legal Q&As when setting up private liability company in Ghana
The Registrar General Department (RGD) is the only institution authorised to undertake the registration or incorporation of businesses in Ghana.But despite the...
Elizabeth Ohene’s letter to BBC on their piece on free speech in Ghana [read]
See below her letter to the Editor, Mike Wendling;Dear Mike,Back in January 1982, I was forced to leave Ghana in a hurry because I...
Dr Prince Hamid Armah: Bridging the digital divide in Ghana, encouraging girls and women in ICT
Each year, the fourth Thursday in April is commemorated as the Girls in ICT Day.This day, instituted under the auspices of the United Nations...
Galamsey: 14 Regions devastated by illegal mining activities – Dr Solomon Owusu reveals
The Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) problems in Ghana are very challenging, especially as they become intensified and difficult to solve day-by-day. Currently, ASM...
Manasseh Azure Awuni: Russia’s Oligarchs, Africa’s corrupt and Joe Biden’s war
The lizard, our elders say, does not eat pepper for the frog to sweat. But when Russia’s President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine,...
Samson’s Take: Hijacked democracy, threat to the democracy
I have had cause to ask if Ghana was a failed State.This was when a regional minister was applauded by some for his...
Stealing getting sophisticated!
NOT QUITE long ago, the act of duping people in the Ghanaian society got a new name for it, ‘Sakawa’, without people knowing where...
Kwaku The Traveller: A hustler’s anthem of hope from the ashes of despair
On a rather quiet Monday night at home, the sound of a neighbour’s scooter sliced through the calm environment and drove nearby dogs into...
Manasseh Azure Awuni: The Chief Justice vs the progressive judges
I completed the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) in June 2010. I had gone to journalism school after secondary school.Prior to that,...