Coronavirus crisis: Akufo-Addo has proven he is a leader for the ages
The ultimate measure of a man, the late great Martin Luther King Jnr said, is not where he stands in moments of comfort and...
The coming week will be crucial in Ghana’s war against coronavirus
For many months, Ghanaians monitored international news networks reporting the battering of Wuhan, in the Hubei Province of China by the novel coronavirus disease...
Coronavirus, a return to God!
The outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus in China has brought
a lot of fear and panic across the globe. This has accounted for many deaths...
Coronavirus: Ghanaian punches holes in President Akufo-Addo’s directive
Last night our President issued a directive on the Corona virus pandemic. While I appreciate our president's swift response, I find a number of...
Are the courts to be blamed for delayed prosecutions?
Times without number, people have lamented about how the wheels of justice grinds slowly in Ghanaian courts.There are numerous complaints from people who...
Ekow Amoasi Writes: Meeting Stephen Appiah, a dream fulfilled after 20 years
Was it emotional? Yes, it was. Watching Stephen ‘Tornado’ Appiah on an analogue television at the age of six for the first time is...
Opinion: A charge to keep we have, why more of us should answer the call to serve
It is easy, when one surveys the social media landscape, which has
come to take up the place of the proverbial public square, to...
Prof Gyampo wades into government appointees benefiting from scholarships
Embattled senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has shared his thoughts some ministers in the Akufo-Addo government and other...
Simbox fraud back in earnest?
Lately, every single call I get from abroad shows on my phone as a local call, a phenomenpon that used to be a common...
Fibre Cut – Easy excuse or reality? Asks Samuel Dowuona, Adom News
People are often very quick to criticise telcos for whatever challenge they face, and rightly so, because if you pay money to a service...
Rtd Lanchene Toobu’s letter to President J.J. Rawlings
Dear President RawlingsI bring you greetings from Wa, the capital of the Upper West Region (UWR). I woke up this morning the 15th day of...
Opinions divided: Read social media reactions to Kan Dapaah’s ‘leaked’ video
Social media users have reacted to the leakage of a video in which Ghana's National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, was caught in a...
Constitution Day celebration – Peeping through memory lane
On Tuesday, January 7, Ghanaians would observe the Constitution Day as a public holiday to recognise the Fourth Republican Constitution, which came into effect...
Why you must not kiss during Christmas
Ei so soon next week Wednesday is my birthday again. Please wish me well o and I will wish you well. If you don’t...
Letter from Africa: How talk of witches stirs emotions in Nigeria
All hell broke loose when the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced last month that it would hold a conference on "witchcraft'' at its campus...
The Man Rawlings – An Apostle of justice
It is true that nothing is done until words are spoken. For the people who believe in the creation story, it is written, “Let...
My seven months journey in Ghana
Africa is the ‘new first world’ and not the acclaimed third world ‘continent’.In my personal opinion, Africa is the ‘new first world’ and not...
Adom News Editor asks: Are all other telcos in Ghana working for MTN?
Some telecom industry stakeholders have dared to suggest in some circles that government's telecom industry policies have either deliberately or accidentally created a situation...
Clash on the Dunes: Will Joshua’s power prevail against Ruiz’s speed?
Six months ago Anthony Joshua entered the ring as a heavyweight champion of the world, holding three of the four credible belts plus the...
NDC’s Sammy Gyamfi gives 8 reasons why all isn’t well with Ghana’s agric sector
Folks, let’s examine a few pertinent questions relative to the boastful claims of the NPP about the success of the Planting for Food and...
The ICC and Africa: Is the Treaty Body Truly Biased Against the Continent?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is indeed a court and nothing more, that was established by a treaty, the Rome Statute, in 1998. The...
Africa’s solution to waste management and portable sanitation
In
a bid to get closer to the Millennium Development Goal of halving the
2.5 billion people without sanitation access, innovative solutions such
has...
PDS: Government shouldn’t rush into a new concession agreement
As is now widely known, the concession agreement between the Government of Ghana (GoG) and Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS) has been terminated...
What you didn’t know about life in Zongo: My experience
Zongos are often populated communities inhabited by people of Northern Ghana and other West African countries. Hausa is the main language of the people...
Arts biased 20-year-old student ends up in engineering, the story of Juliana
Engineering is certainly a programme not to be joked with. Indeed, it is said that without having the brains to memorise complex mathematical theories,...
‘Dead Goat’ v. ‘Live Goat’: The unreported case of 2020 elections (Part 1)
In 2012, an election which was blemished with
rampant irregularities and inane showcase of thuggery had to find its footing
in the Supreme Court (SC) for...
Takoradi missing girls’ DNA results – Is it negative or positive?
The Head of the Ghana Police Forensic Laboratory, Supt Dr Kofi Adjapong Afrifah, has said the DNA tests to determine whether there is a...
Maybe we want them to steal – Elizabeth Ohene writes…
I tell a story about a friend of mine who became a First Lady. I am not sure I should mention her name, so,...
Africa still in the era of slavery, apartheid
No African country is independent! I will say this over a
thousand times with confidence. Africa has not gained its true independence;
slavery and apartheid are...
The new primary curriculum: Building character, nurturing values and developing 21st century skills
Arguably, the clearest indicator of
the long term prospects of any nation is the quality of its education system.
At the heart of every successful society,...
Pre-tertiary curriculum for KG to Primary 6 – What you need to know
Why introduce a new curriculum?The structure and content of the old primary curriculum has not kept pace with the modern-day needs of our rapidly...
Busia’s daughter sends message to Akufo-Addo over naming of UENR after father
Part
one of a series: INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Your Excellency, with my highest regard and most humble submission, I should like 'Oman Adehye, Ghana fo nyinara', my fellow...
Why PDS is far better than ECG
I have been following keenly, the various reportage on the PDS bond guarantee, and having studied the various narratives and processes led by the...
Ewuradjoa writes: My nine-hour journey to Dromankese and the land of ‘Monkeys’
Wheeew! (Sigh) How does it feel to sit on your butt for close to nine hours and journey all the way to a different...
40-50% of infertility in marriage caused by men, stop victimising women alone
Every couple should be respected
regardless of the state of infertility in their marriage.Child bearing is a responsibility
for both husband and wife and not for...
Check out what caffeine does to your body
On a daily basis, most people consume caffeine
without necessarily being aware of it.The morning tea we drink at home to the chocolate
drink we take...
Why gov’t must include private schools in free SHS policy
The former South African President, Nelson Mandela said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.On 1st September...
Why reading should be everyone’s hobby
Reading is an
imaginative activity. Try being one of the producers of a movie, now having to
picture how best every scene will roll out: and...
The 54 medicine policy by Ministry of Health, Ghana: a policy evaluation
IntroductionIn general, public policies are designed
or formulated to solve defined public problems that affect society as a whole
or only a segment of society.In tandem...