Elegy: Captain Mahama
Perhaps he did not say good byeHe left his home alone for a run.He set out at dawn to greet the welcoming sunA run...
Lost in my homeland; found in the graveyard
The hearts of men were filled with ingratitude, disloyalty, incompassionate and hatred. My helpless body lies motionless with no sign of sympathy, empathy and...
In solidarity with our military counterparts – Police PRO writes
The nation was stunned by the gruesome murder of a young promising soldier, Captain Maxwell A. Mahama on the May, 29, 2017 by locals of...
Who is a Ghanaian
The ever-lingering question of ‘Who Is A Ghanaian’, which over the years has refused to go away, has come back to the fore in...
The President needs to address the nation this week
Since hopping onto (Al Gore's) information super highway, specifically in the social media fast lane, today is the first (and I hope the only...
Captain Mahama’s Lynching, and the next one to come
Instance justice, mob justice, or you will call it mob action, lunatics on the loose, that is what has happened, callous mobilization of insane...
Steve Awuyah Addae writes on mob justice
In the aftermath of the bitter ghastly act of barbarism perpetrated against a young promising captain, which took his life in Denkyira Boase in the...
I am thinking – Sydney Casely-Hayford writes
I sit and wonder a lot these days, wondering, as I should about whether or not Ghana will ever find its space in this...
We have to cut through the lies surrounding the lynching of Capt. Mahama
I have yet to pore over the full details of what President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had to say about the tragic early-morning lynching of...
Why won’t we be poor? When create, loot and share is the new norm
Ghana is a nation where government workers of all shades (civil servants, public servants, politicians and even private business people) have discovered avenues of...
Is marriage the ultimate achievement for ladies?
“And for you the ladies, don’t waste time. Marry. Get married. Now that you are professionals, you need to marry since you can support...
Africa is not poor, we are stealing its wealth
Africa is poor, but we can try to help its people.It's a simple statement, repeated through a thousand images, newspaper stories and charity appeals...
Thieves in suits
My father was a businessman. He started his business at the age of 20; just before he finished his tertiary education. It’s funny because...
‘The Good, the bad and the ugly’- the ‘galamsey’ tale
Though there exist laws on small scale mining, according to the 2008 Ghana Chamber of Mines report, illegal mining activities (galamsey) have been increasing...
An open letter to President Akufo-Addo
An open letter to President Akufo-AddoDear President Akufo-Addo,At the 2017 May Day parade, you as the Main Speaker, made the following remarks:“In this regard,...
That’s My Opinion: ‘Good mothers make a good nation’
Ghana has real foundational problems and until we tackle them, we will swim against the tide. This will result in our having to police...
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Writes: Will the 2017 Asempa Budget Bear Fruits?
The Akufo-Addo government on March 2 presented its 2017 Budget and Economic Policy statement dubbed the Asempa Budget to the nation through Parliament. The...
Live from the Woods: Directive for closure of School of Survey and Mapping lazy
Disappointing. Mediocre. Infantile. Disingenuous. Malicious. These words vividly describe Tuesday’s directive by Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu for the closure of...
4 times Jesus used sarcasm to make a point
It always strikes me as funny when I hear Gen Xers bad mouth millennials (which seems to happen on the regular). My peers forget...