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...
Assessment of 275 MPs: Issues of credibility and verifiability
I would like to, first of all, congratulate scholars at the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, for their efforts, time and resources...
Gabby Otchere-Darko writes…Why bank workers who lost their jobs will vote NPP in 2020
Yesterday, a good friend said to me that NPP cannot expect the bank workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the...
Face-to-face with robbers: Eyewitness narrates her ordeal on Winneba-Kasoa road
Exactly a week ago, on the evening of Monday 27th May 2019, my sister Joana Maame Besiwa and I were attacked by armed robbers...
J. B. Danquah and the naming of our Republic
J. B. Danquah in his Akim Abuakwa Handbook, published in 1928, states: “The Akan Race claims a historical connection with the ancient Kingdom of...
Opinion: Bring attention to domestic violence against men
Society needs to stop asking who the real victim of
domestic violence is. Whether men or women are the real victim is not the
issue; we...
Health benefits of ban on noise making
Every year, the Ga
Traditional Council in the Greater Accra Region, in collaboration with the
fetish priests and priestess, declare a month's ban on noise making...
Suffering in silence – Domestic Violence against men
“When people think of
abuse in relationships, the first thing they think of is a man abusing a
woman,” Prince Addo, a victim of domestic violence...
Marketing vigilantism, a self-help tool
Recently, the issue of vigilantism has been in the
Ghanaian news with many people calling for the disbandment of vigilante groups
associated with political parties. The...
Killing a teacher over snail and wee? When did we get there?
On the 7th of May 2019, residents of Eastern Region woke up to the sad and grotesque news which occurred at the Salvation Army...
Mother’s Day with a broken woman at centre of tragedy
As the messages and images poured on social media, as the phones rang back to back and the text messages clogged our phones though sometimes with beautiful Mothers’ Day greetings and...
Open letter to President Akufo-Addo
Your Excellency Nana Akufo Addo,I bring you greetings...
Editorial: Why new mining guards should not disgrace President Akufo-Addo
Ordinarily, an
announcement by the government that 220 new...
Blunt and Blay: Akufo-Addo’s disappointing boot-for-boot posture towards NDC
Ghanaians generally have a fair idea of the...
Blame climate change on the rise of mental health issues in Ghana
In Ghana, it is common to hear people...
“NDC, NPP like cancer; we are going nowhere” – Sammy Awuku
Calls for a powerful political party to rival...
MANASSEH WRITES: Blame Not the Widow!
Bloody widow?
That tag is unfair, insensitive and senseless....