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WHY Akufo-Addo does not support Freddie Blay

His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s choice of Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye, a long-serving and dyed-in-the-wool Danquah-Busia-Dombo person, over Mr Freddie Blay for...

Why Ghanaians are so slow to bury their dead

This past week there was another one of those typically Ghanaian funeral stories in the news.The body of a chief who had died six...

BettyBlueMenz Perspective; I finally let go and let God

After realizing the person I loved, loved someone else, I finally decided to let go of him completely. It was not easy but it...

BettyBlueMenz Perspective; I finally let go and let God

After realizing the person I loved, I finally decided to let go of him completely. It was not easy but it was worth it.My...

A year on: Tribute to Major Maxwell Mahama

A year of national shock just suddenly gone,We still remember that moment we mourned!A year on, we relentlessly battle for your justiceAnd grabble with...

Kweku Baako in church

What an unusual Sunday it was. The sermon was rich and all lowered their heads as if the priest had turned the risen Messiah...

Ghana can spend $55,000 instead of $30m fighting telco tax evasion

A controversy has been raging in Ghana in recent weeks: the country’s Ministry of Communications says it doesn’t trust the tax declarations of the...

Vigilantism, and Anas’ peeping’s

When I earlier listed security, sanitation, and sports as things that should not be trivialized or politicized, in Ghana, a few readers reacted to...

BettyBlueMenz Perspectives: The person I loved, loved someone else

It’s funny how things often don't turn out the way we imagine they would. The good book say failed expectations make the heart sick....

Of telecom revenue assurance and musical chairs by Communications Ministry

Ghanaians will remember in 2014 that the government, in it’s bid to enhance its oversight and revenue generation activities in the telecommunications sector, contracted...

PHOTOS: A note to Christopher Opoku by wife and children

A year ago, today, Christopher Opoku died.A former staff of the Multimedia Group with Luv FM and, then later, with Asempa FM, he was easily...

Open Letter to BOG Boss: Don’t make Ghanaians spectators of finance industry

Hello Dr. Governor, I dare say that whereas the GHC400 million (US$88.5 million) minimum capital requirement (MCR) you have placed on banks is not a...

Same-sex Marriage in Ghana: A situational approach

The debate for the recognition of same-sex marriage in Ghana has mainly focused on whether the country should or should not recognize such relationships....

When Ghana moves beyond aid, there will be no Moeshas

Moesha Boduong has rocked Ghana with some uncomfortable truths. Speaking to CNN's Chief International correspondent in an interview, she asserted the following: Ghana's economy...

19 years of Asantehene’s reign on the Golden Stool

Last Thursday,  April 26, 2018, marked 19 years of the coronation of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II as the 16th occupant of the Golden...

Ex-President Rawlings' tribute to Winnie Mandela

Former Ghana President Jerry John Rawlings has described the late Winnie Mandela of South Africa as a very brave apartheid fighter who carried her...

My friendship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Canadian diplomat Gary Bedell first met Winnie Madikizela-Mandela when she accompanied Nelson Mandela on his first visit to Canada and the United States, shortly...

Your silence is undemocratic – Ablakwa to Akufo-Addo

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta region Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has questioned what he says is the unusual silence of...

A King had to die

Filthy and poor me! What could I have become if not for the support of others? My burden has been made light because of...

BettyBlueMenz Perspectives: Lost fight against streetism?

It is no secret that hundreds of thousands; possibly millions of Ghanaians make their living selling food and household goods to commuters in traffic. This...

Confessions of a Catholic

Forgive me, father, for I have sinned.  I have lost the tongue with which I have to make this confession. I will recall my...

BettyBlueMenz Perspectives – Is Ghana great and strong at 61?

“God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong.” That is the first line of our national anthem, scripted for us by...

Diaries of Oguaa Fisherman: A fisherman’s letter to armed robbers – Come for dinner and let’s talk

Dear Armed robbers, Many fishermen at Oguaa have been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity. But I have resisted their...

Kenya’s political crisis, who is responsible?

Before independence In the murky game of politics, Kenyans’ indifference and mistrust as a country begun to play out way back even before Independence. Kadu,...

Towards The 1st Biannual Sports Congress, 2019 ….SETTING NEW AGENDA FOR GHANA

ONE of the key functions of the National Sports Authority (NSA) under the SPORTS ACT, 2016 (Act 934) in achieving its objects, is “the...

When spirituality takes the place of common sense

John Mbiti, a renowned theologian described Africans as “notoriously religious”. This assertion by Mbiti perfectly describes the majority of Ghanaians. We are often very quick...

BettyBlueMenz Perspectives – Deadly Roads

If you have had the opportunity to travel outside of this country, you will testify that the nature of roads in Ghana is really...

The playboy who got away with $242m – using ‘black magic’

One day in August 1995 a man called Foutanga Babani Sissoko walked into the head office of the Dubai Islamic Bank and asked for...

Rampant road accidents hampering Ghana's tourism

An average of 2,000 mortalities per year over the past 5 years in Ghana via road accidents is alarming to say the least. Why should...

BettyBlueMenz Perspectives: A letter to my King, my Valentine

My dear King, It never ceases to amaze me the beauty of your heart. The deep love and care you have for me. But for...

God still speaks to his people so let’s not be dispirited by false prophets

Each time Ghana loses a prominent personality, particularly within the showbiz or media fraternity, we instantaneously jump into a frolic of mass mourning, go...

George Opare Addo writes: A SONA of campaign promises

Few days ago, the President; Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo in fulfillment of Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, delivered the State of Nation...

BettyBlueMenz Perspectives: A tear for Ebony

On my way to work this morning, I heard Ebony Reigns’ latest hit song “Maame Hwe” on radio. I was a bit surprised because...

BettyBlueMenz perspectives: Pepper Dem Ministries vs Sugardem GH brouhaha

The Oxford English dictionary defines a feminist simply as an advocate or supporter of the rights and equality of women. The term and its meaning...

When the teacher indulges in sexual misconduct

Introduction The teacher, under no circumstance, should be linked to any form of misconduct, be it sexual misconduct or whatever. Aside from being a dispenser of...

On the issue of leaked sex tapes and nude pictures

Ghanaians like making victims criminals and vice versa. I said this when the Tamale sex leaks occurred. Note that unless a man records and willingly...

Bawumia and medical tourism

Let me begin by wishing the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana a speedy recovery. “The Presidency has revealed the Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia...

Reviving the poultry industry through partnerships – The case of Park Agrotec Ghana Limited

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made a historic visit to Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, an emerging company in the supply of day-old chicks located...

How a “shithole” continent lost its right to dignity – Manasseh Azure Writes

If someone tells you that you have bad breath and you’re not sick in the head, you are not expected to laugh or smile....

Prof. Mike Oquaye writes: What is Republic Day in Ghana?

In 1960 Ghana became a republic. However, in 1966 that was overthrown by a military coup led by Kotoka, and the 1st Republic ended. The...