‘I am fed-up’ – Call for action, suicide among police service in Ghana
Every year close to 800 000 people take their own life and there are many more people who attempt suicide.In Ghana, 1515 people...
Drama in the Supreme Court: Can Mr. Tsikata pull a rabbit from a hat?
The Supreme Court of Ghana opened the 2020 election petition hearing in dramatic fashion.In anticipation of the show about to unfold, I wondered...
Razak Kojo Opoku writes: ‘Akanfour party’ perception in politics hurts
Perception in our body politics is a very crucial element. In fact, at certain levels perception is considered to be reality depending on how...
Coronavirus: 137 deaths recorded in less than 2 months
On March 12, last year, Ghana recorded its first two cases of the deadly coronavirus disease.Since then the country has seen a rapid surge...
Ace Ankomah: He who alleges must prove
I keep reading this argument that because article 64 proceedings are ‘SUI GENERIS,’ (to wit of its own kind; unique) somehow, known rule of...
Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe: The calmness of Kwabena Agyei Agyapong
A lot of young politicians do have a lot to learn from Kwabena Agyei Agyapong. In the 1998 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries,...
What it really feels like to have an abortion
He said he would pull out. I don’t know why I believed him, or why I thought that would work.I was 23 years old;...
Digitalization Programme of Government: Making a Valid and Solid Case for KGL Technology Limited
The Government of Ghana through the Economic Management Team, the Bank of Ghana, Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPPS), the Ministry of Finance,...
3 things you should change about your woman
It's an undeniable fact that some marriages don't last these days. It's not that people are not getting married but how to sustain the...
A relationship with an immature person is full of drama
Today’s relationships are full of drama for both males and females, all because we have people who are not mature but find themselves in...
How my parents pressured me to marry a man with no job
The first person who called me on new year’s day was my mother. She said, “Last night I prayed for you. I prayed to...
Health tips for people in their 40s [Read]
Good day colleagues,As people in our forties, I would like to share a few medical tips to help us age gracefully and be able to...
Koku Anyidoho writes: The Rawlings aroma wafts everlastingly!!!
When he was being sent into the world by the Creator, was I there to have known the map which was crafted around the...
Edward Omane Boamah: The real Covid-19 vaccine
As promised on Thursday, these are my thoughts on the numerous questions about Covid vaccines you have posed to me via multimedia platforms including my inbox.It...
NPP has better plans to address difficulties of tertiary students
After several postponements and contestations over the wording and competence of it, a private member’s motion in the name of Mahama Ayariga, Member of...
Goosie Tanoh writes: Tribute to my comrade Rawlings
Farewell Jerry. My comrade. My friend.You were a larger-than-life personality. You were a man of intense passion, courage, conviction, and fortitude with an incredible...
Will the pandemic have a significant environmental impact?
In a matter of months, the world has been transformed. Thousands of people have already died, and hundreds of thousands more have fallen ill,...
Nana Ato Dadzie: Remembering Rawlings – Random thoughts in repose
A lot of times both in formal meetings and public fora, Chairman/President Rawlings spoke in parables. Many agitated hearers turn to me for clarification...
FLT. LT. Jerry John Rawlings the Revolutionary: His passion for Green Revolution and the environment
Long before the world woke up to the universal call on Climate Change and Global Warming, J.J Rawlings was already leading the way on...
President Akufo-Addo, beware of nasty string-pulling at BOST
Even before President Nana Akufo-Addo could name his ministers for his second term as president, a very nasty machination has reared its ugly head...
The new Ghana: The system must work efficiently
On Thursday, 7th January, 2021, a few minutes after the swearing-in of the president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a few thoughts ran through my...
RE: Confirmed, NPP is Minority and NDC is Majority in Parliament
I have noted with some amusement an article currently circulating that seeks to give false comfort to the ill-informed about the respective statuses of...
Thank God I am a free thinker – Koku Anyidoho’s powerful writeup [Read]
Thank God I Am A Free Thinker!----------------------------------------------At, Creation, the Almighty God created all of us in His own image to have Dominion over our...
Dr Clement Apaak: Would NPP have made Alban Bagbin the Speaker of Parliament if they had a choice?
Folks, Kyei Mensah Bonsu has proven to be shamelessly dishonest. In any case, not even my three-year-old son who sleepily watched the events of...
Kwesimintsim MP writes: Out of the chaos of its first night, the 8th Parliament can carve a redeeming tenure
As first days (or nights) on the job go, it was not what you would call ideal.When members of the eighth Parliament reported...
Why retaining Frema Osei-Opare is in order – Political analyst explains
Political analysts have argued the success of a President is a reflection of the performance of the Chief Staff.Essentially, the right-hand person because...
Alexander Afenyo-Markin Is Best Fit For Parliamentary Leadership
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on how to minimise the tendency of the winner takes all in our present political dispensation.In...
A Rejoinder to the article entitled, “You cannot lead NPP as a Muslim and a Northerner”
The Elephant Leadership of NPP in the 21st Century and Beyond: A Rejoinder to the article entitled, “You cannot lead NPP as a Muslim...
Brakopowers: Mahama-tical errors, shifting stance, presidential run-off and other matters
That ex-President John Dramani Mahama did not poll enough votes to win the Presidential Election held on 7th December is not in dispute.The...
In remembrance of Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings – My Master, Mentor and Boss
As we commemorate the 39th anniversary of the 31ST DECEMBER Revolution, let me make the point once again that Rawlings was a man of...
Sammy Gyamfi: On the matter of 2020 election petition filed by Mahama
The 1992 constitution of Ghana, specifically article 63(3), requires the winner of a Presidential election in Ghana to obtain more than 50% of total...
Brakopowers: Mahama must test neutrality of Supreme Court
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may have packed the Supreme Court, but it remains the best forum for Ex-President John Mahama to either overturn...
4 years, 11 walkouts – The Minority’s aggressive record in 7th Parliament
The 7th Parliament which’s proceedings I’ve reported on eagerly from its birth on the dawn of 7th January 2017 till date, will go down in history as one...
Stop wildlife trade to prevent future pandemics
To prevent further major outbreaks of novel diseases such as Covid-19, H5N1, SARS and MERS7, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) calls for a halt...
Maybe he wouldn’t have married me if he knew my real age
Sometimes the way a guy looks at you and how he mentions your name makes you know instantly that he’s in love with you....
MANASSEH’S FOLDER: ‘ERRORtoral’ Commission and Akufo-Addo’s coup d’état
When you are aggrieved and bystanders ask you to seek justice in the court, that certainly isn’t bad advice.But that advice can be...
Peter Asare-Nuamah: NPP’s victory and declining populism in its stronghold – Where did the elephant fraternity go wrong?
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has finally been declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential election. The victory, while resounding, offers the opportunity for...
100 reasons why mental health stigma makes no sense:Part one
Stigma in mental illness is a complex thing. You look at the fact pages and you are left with more questions, utter disbelief and...
The aftermath of Ghana’s general election: Matters arising
Every individual has a political right. In other words, we have the right to join any political association of our choice.Furthermore, we have...
Professor questions ‘statistically flawed’ EC decision to declare election without Techiman South votes
A university professor who wants his name withheld has punched holes into the statistics that informed Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa’s decision to declare...