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Samira Bawumia visited cast of Kumkum Bhagya, so what?

In days leading to the 2016 General Elections and its aftermath, Samira Bawumia, wife of the Vice President of the Republic, had been in...

I speak of efficiency and public sector jobs in Ghana

There comes a time when silence is a betrayal. That time has come for us in relation to Youth Unemployment and nosing of Public...

If JB Nkrumah politics mattered, Ivor would have been president!

In the politics of oil in Ghana a certain Tsatsu Tsikata stood tall in the search for oil in commercial quantities. There were others...

Running NHIS with widening revenue-expenditure gap: bravery or tact?

Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is one of the most enviable social intervention schemes in the health sector amongst peer countries in sub-Saharan...

Towing Tax: The Lowdown by Bright Simons

“Towing tax” is doing a good job of slowly competing for my attention! In a packed day, I managed to sneak in an hour and...

Why Christians are wrong on homosexuality

There are clear indications that the debate on homosexuality in Ghana is not going away quietly as some of us would have hoped. An article...

The lucky politician – Joe Osei-Owusu, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament

Osei-Owusu, known in political circles as Joe Wise, was a polling station chairman for the NPP at Bekwai, became central ward chairman and later...

Why I Am Against JM's 2020 Presidential Bid

The 2016 electioneering period was a memorable one. The entire NDC rank and file was full of optimism. Optimism on the wings of 'JM...

Death of Adams Mahama: Questions on my mind

Tears rolled down my eyes freely as I watched the lynching of Major Adams Mahama by the jubilant mob on that eventful day. My...

Open letter to Akufo-Addo: Maj Mahama trust fund must honour all fallen heroes

22.07.2017 Mr. President, TRUST FUND IN HONOUR OF THE LATE MAJOR MAXWELL ADAMS MAHAMA Prior to the burial of Major Maxwell Adams Mahama, you visited the family...

MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Rashida black sheep and the Boko Haram feminists

Back in the primary school, I learnt that a black sheep is an expression used to refer to “a member of a family or...

Edwinology's Lab: The elephant in the room is an umbrella

After watching the NDC read yesterday's press statement, E-Lab can now firmly conclude that the elephant in the room is an umbrella. The opposition is...

100,000 Jobs for Ghanaians, 400 Million USD in remittances in one single year: A case for legal migration of the Gulf

Recently, the Hon Osafo Marfo, Senior Minister of the Republic of Ghana stated that a 10 Billion Dollar facility Ghana arranged with China could...

There is a law on noise making, let's enforce it

For some time now, some parts of Accra seem not to go a night without the excessive music from speakers on the streets, at...

Can satellite make science popular in Ghana?

In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene ponders whether Ghana's new satellite will change attitudes towards science. We do...

Walking a dead woman down the aisle in the name of tradition

You may call it bizarre and you would not be far from wrong.  The case where a young man was forced to perform the...

Mahama visits Barbara Mahama, children; gives ‘chop money’

Former President John Dramani Mahama has paid a visit to the family of late Major Adam Mahama at their Burma Camp residence in Accra. The...

Rapid Urbanization in Ghana; top challenges to address

Ghana, a population of almost 28 million people with it’s capital Accra having almost 3 million of that. Amazingly the number of indigenes of...

Are female celebrities possessed?

On Tuesday, July 11, 2017, I got to the office around 08:11am and after settling down I logged onto my twitter page and I...

Christabel Ekeh needs help over naked pictures, not criticism

There’s only one explanation for Ghanaian/Nigerian actress, Christabel Ekeh to flood social media with her naked pictures. She needs help. Sometimes the difference between sanity...

How to be Proactive Professional at Work

In organizational behavior and industrial/organizational psychology, proactivity or proactive behavior by individuals refers to anticipatory, change-oriented and self-initiated behavior in situations. Proactive behavior involves acting...

National ID; Data Security, Privacy and our Civil Liberties!

Finally, the national identity card scheme is set to take off in September 2017 with the beginning of issuance of cards to citizens who...

Ghana’s beaches threatened as over 5m people continue to defecate

Ghana’s beaches are under threat from its citizens that if nothing is done to salvage the situation, lives might be lost at the end....

Coping with 4 worries of motherhood

Being a professional mum myself, I share the sentiments of combining work, motherhood, and marriage by other working mothers. It can be overwhelming sometimes,...

John Peter Amewu: My kind of state minister!

On his assumption of the presidency, Nana Akuffo Addo appointed over 100 state ministers but the one who has caught my attention in a...

Foreign children beggars’ invasion on streets of major cities a threat to national security

I have decided to delve into matters of diplomacy and national security because due to how our leaders and the security agencies handle basic...

Akufo-Addo Tracker: Six months now, what has Akufo-Addo done?

The state of Ghana is not any better today than when it was handed over to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The challenges persist...

Ghanaians are friendly but not efficient

‘’One thing everybody wants and needs in this world is FRIENDLINESS’’ - William E. Holler. Before you start getting heated up if you are a Ghanaian,...

Dealing with workplace politics

Workplace politics is the process and behaviour in human interactions involving power and authority. It is also a tool to assess the operational capacity...

Rawlings, still ‘booming’ and at 70 what next?

Like a river which starts in its youthful stage, flowing slowly from its source then at its middle stage is full of force and...

En passé between Sarkodie and Krobo youth: A solution

It is always the last straw which breaks the camel’s back, and for those who have formed prejudicial misconceptions on the supposed promiscuity of...

Social media was fun till Jesus Christ joined

Humanity, since Adam, has been faced with a lot of threats. From the moment man ceased to live in the Garden of Eden to...

The diverse manifestations of mob brutality

Mob justice/injustice/instant justice is ingrained and, somehow, institutionalized in our body politic. Virulent and visceral attacks on people who have committed crimes or are...

MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Sarkodie and the synecdoche of Krobo women

When I saw a headline on my Facebook newsfeed that suggested some Krobo youth were angry with one of Ghana’s best musicians, Sarkodie, I...

Inside Asiedua’s chest: My husband’s mystery job

I was exhausted and heavily drained after work that Friday. It was so bad I could hardly get out of my car when I...

Gold, guns and China: Ghana’s fight to end galamsey

At the start of April, Ghana’s government issued a three-week ultimatum to illegal gold miners operating in the country. They were told that they...

Gold, guns and China: Ghana’s fight to end galamsey

At the start of April, Ghana’s government issued a three-week ultimatum to illegal gold miners operating in the country. They were told that they...

Major Mahama’s blood should not be in vain

He was mercilessly attacked for sins he did not commit. He cried, yelled, wailed and even pleaded for mercy in the midst of agony...

Akufo-Addo Tracker: How much has the President achieved in corruption fight?

TweetPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s victory in the 2016 presidential poll is partly attributed to his campaign message. He made so many promises and...

The value of human life, the case of Maxwell Mahama

It has been 10 days since the supposedly unwarranted attack on, and the gruesome passing of yet another human being was reported on various...