The last message Alhaji Bature left me
The most striking statement about death that I have ever come across is from an Arabian poet that had his heydays in the pre-Islamic...
TV License brouhaha: My take
Just as the finances of a country partly depend on tax, the strength of public institutions like Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) depends on its...
31st December to Remember in Ghana’s Socio-Political Struggle to Liberation-The Revolution Day
Introduction:
Ghana’s political history cannot be complete without a proper introspection, on the trajectory, events and lessons that characterized the dark stages in our political...
Unemployment joke by Akufo-Addo’s aide backfires, but it’s pardonable
If there’s any nonsense that must not be carried into 2018, it’s the way some Ghanaians twist every issue – private and public –...
Why NPP And NDC Cannot Stop Corruption In Ghana
From now, to the next elections in the year 2020, the following screaming headlines would be a constant feature in the Ghanaian news media...
Kofi Annan writes: The Courage to Make Positive Change
According to a recent Oxfam report, just eight men have the same wealth as half the world’s population. In many places, inequality is growing...
MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Akufo-Addo’s chunk of the corruption python’s meat
Dear President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,
Those of us who grew up in the days of Kwaku Ananse stories know at least one proverb and...
Another Perspective by Dilys Sillah: When No Means No But Nobody Is Listening
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry… I don’t know whether to laugh out of sheer disbelief or cry out of sheer anger...
Letter To Virgin Mary on Jesus’ Birthday!
Dear Virgin Mary,
I am writing to congratulate you on your glorious birth for humanity! May the will of your son and the father be...
Top 5 skills that will make you stand out in the workplace
Many recent graduates or young professionals have had to deal with the difficult realities of being unemployable upon completing school. Some were not privileged...
Humour: I cheated on my wife again
This Xmas paaa, the way I would celebrate er, hmmm. Why is it that everything that is very sweet also smells? For example, I...
‘Why I decided to live and work in Africa’
In a delightful lunch with students at the Elysee housing in Trou aux Biches, they shared their hopes and dreams for themselves and Africa....
Right and wrong signals: A message to Akufo-Addo
Mr. President, I hope that this message finds you well.
At the onset, let me wish you a Merry Christmas in advance and congratulate you...
If I were to eulogize Reverend Aaron Korley Antonio
If I were to eulogize the late Rev Aaron Korley Antonio, I could do that all day long. This is because he stands tall...
Rejoinder: Ghanaian students enslaved with occultism, the case of Commonwealth
The rat as a creative being is nocturnal in nature, if it moves during the daytime it is either a sign of bad omen...
America is in decline – Arthur Kennedy
It is clear that America is in decline.
It has lost influence in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In a survey of 37 countries...
Ebony Reigns is a saint!
The scanty dressing of dancehall artist, Ebony Reigns, is now a subject of national debate, attracting views of both industry players and those outside...
MANASSEH’S FOLDER: A memo to Akufo-Addo and his irresponsible ministers
Dear President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,
I have been compelled to write to you in such a short time since I last wrote. Today, I...
Why Shatta Wale is getting away with bodyguard slap
Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale does not need to get away with the treatment he meted out to one of his bodyguards if our laws...
Ex-President Mahama, here is why you truly lost the 2016 polls!
Rather than licking his electoral defeat wounds in 2016 with genuine humility and come out with winnable strategies next time around, ex-President Mahama is...
Humour: ‘I Love HIV’
The things you don’t love and are afraid of are the things I love oo. Eg, I know you don’t like malaria but I...
The life of a local based player Part 1
A football player who features in any of the 16 clubs that plays in the Ghana premier league is termed as a local player...
Why we love to hate despots' wives
Marrying a despot guarantees a woman two things: An extravagant lifestyle, and a fragile reputation.
In the eyes of the public, many of these wives...
MANASSEH’S FOLDER: A love letter to Ebony
Dear Ebony,
Our wise elders once said the rat which makes its abode by the popular village path is either extremely courageous or a speedster....
Time for you to sit down and have an honest conversation
Read, even if you don't like reading...
It is very important to sit down and have an honest conversation with yourself about the type of...
If I were a playwright
If you love plays like I do then you probably know about Shakespeare. Even if you don’t love plays but have studied literature you...
Self-taught male make-up artist finding fulfillment at Tema Station
Buried in the bustling Tema Station, Accra’s hub of urban and inter-city commercial transport, is a self-taught make-up artist, Daniel Amu, who attends to...
African Union is out of touch with reality
At its formation in 1963, it used to carry the name Organization of African Unity (OAU) but in the year 2002, the OAU gave...
A Forlorn Reflection on Kwadwo KABA’s death
I will begin this write up with the first two lines of William Shakespeare’s sonnet 66. “Tired with all these, for restful death I...
Of Hails and Wails: Lessons from KABA’s death
Kwesi Pratt and Hon Ken Agyapong are, so far, the only two people who have been bold enough to put a finger on what...
The books Justice Georgina Theodora Wood wants you to study
Don’t be deceived by the headline. And don’t think the headline is misleading. It is an accurate headline that has the tendency to mislead.
We...
Patrick Awuah: Living water to a really thirsty land
The Kitasi-Berekuso road, off the Accra-Aburi highway, in the Akwapim North district of Ghana, is symptomatic of the mediocrity that is fast becoming the...
Rev Kisseadoo writes: Restoring broken relationships
A) WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THERE IS NO AGREEMENT?
If the people in any relationship or close association realize that they are not in...
After the Mugabes, which African dynasties remain?
With Robert Mugabe's hopes of handing power to his wife in Zimbabwe over, which political dynasties are still going strong elsewhere in Africa?
Since the...
MANASSEH’S FOLDER: KABA lived in a hotel
On Thursday afternoon, I went to a restaurant near Multimedia to eat. I met Asempa FM’s Kwadwo Asare Baffuor Acheampong, popularly known as Kaba,...
Photos: The tears I break over KABA’s death are for my death
The sudden demise of Asempa FM’s Kwadwo Asare Baffuor Acheampong known as KABA was unexpected but expected.
It isn’t because anybody knew he would die...
Tribute to late Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong (KABA)
Until his demise, he still calls me ‘DeeJay Herbal’. It is one of the numerous nicknames given to me by my compatriots who have...
KABA, Ekosii Sen?
If death was an orchestra, we will be cheering you by now because you left when the applause was loudest. But death is death!...
Will Mugabe’s exit signal ‘political freedom’ in Zimbabwe?
It’s unclear the future that awaits Zimbabwe, after 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe reportedly refused to stand down Thursday, despite a plea by regional envoys.
Many...
Will Mugabe’s exit signal ‘political freedom’ in Zimbabwe?
It’s unclear the future that awaits Zimbabwe, after 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe reportedly refused to stand down Thursday, despite a plea by regional envoys.
Many...