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...
Why medical laboratory systems in Ghana need proper structures
Seeking health care is one journey no single person can avoid in the course of life on earth. The only difference may lie in...
How politicisation of security agencies is affecting Ghana
Many may not know this part of me. My Master's research was on the issue of "Politics and National Security". My research findings revealed...
Ghanaians in Diaspora support ‘yegye ye sika demo’
The “yegye ye sika” demonstration (demo), meaning “we are taking back our money”, was a quest to reinforce the need for enforcing the laws...
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...