People have buttons that should not be pressed, lest they snap or explode. You don’t press the button that hurts people. In my opinion, the only lesson a leader succeeding
The Supreme Court Decision And My Clumsy Dance!
I remember telling you in this very column that my voice could be good for anything but singing. The status quo has not changed. I also remember telling you it
Will Jesus Really Come?
WTHE WORLD’S most powerful person, Jesus Christ, came into the world to preach the message of grace and truth. After fulfilling His earthly assignment, Jesus Christ was taken up to
Asare Opoku, An Intellectual With His Feet Planted Firmly On The Ground (2)
One of the most attractive characteristics of Professor Kofi Asare Opoku is his simplicity. He is steeped in all the theories that have been bandied by academics about African culture
Your Excellency Ex-President Mahama, Are You Really Saying NDC Is Honest And NPP Is Not?
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The Reign Of Abnormality
TSometimes I marvel if Ghana is the Ghana I grew up in and pledged to offer my services to and live and die for. The Ghana that took care of
The President’s Headache
According to history, in the year 1789 or thereabout, a terrible Revolution broke out in France. When Her Majesty the Queen, Antoinette, heard of the riots, she screamed: “Are the
The Fly In The Ointment: Bawumia’s Manifest Destiny And Mahama’s ‘Schadenfreude’
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Don’t Fight The Current; Let It Have Its Way With You!
DWe have the good, the bad and the rogue waves. If you are a good swimmer and you find yourself in any of such situation, you relax and keep swimming.
Rewriting The News On Africa
The media landscape has changed dramatically over the last decade. As a result, newsrooms have been forced to make monumental changes such as reducing the staff complement to keep up
Ghanaians May Be Everything But Xenophobic
Without any shred of exaggeration, one can make a watertight case about millions of Ghanaians’ inclinations toward corrupt practices like many other African nations, such as the self-imposed sub-regional “big
A Leader Must Have A Good Reputation
Serpents have built up a fearful reputation that is difficult to dislodge. Deep fear of snakes stems from their reputation for aggression, speed, venom toxicity. The reputation of snakes also
Nakeeyat Dramani Sam
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