Mamuna Idrissu sits in the company of other female head porters (kayayei) under a makeshift structure they call home at Agbogbloshie, one of the biggest slums in the country. It’s
Understanding Executive Presidency In The 21st Century
It appears the fierce debate regarding the Ghana-US military base pact has relatively subsided and shifted gears toward the overdrive of the so-called 998 presidential staffers. Like in the former
When You Sow Impunity, You Reap Lawlessness
Over the past decades, we have, as a nation, concentrated our efforts on ‘bread and kose’ issues everyday of our public discourse. That is, our public discussions have been dominated
Attitudinal Change Vital For Cleanliness, Next To Godliness
Water, air and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy. Napoleon Bonaparte Let everyone clean in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean.
When Communication Failed, 998 Becomes An Issue
Today too, we are whining, again and again, and we will go to bed still whining, over things that we are so accustomed to, whining! This week the headline figure,
If I Were To Advocate Better Child Care
Children are so sweet. They can be bold and courageous – just imagine the fact that they can go close to things adults fear and sometimes they climb things that
Creativity Creates Wealth!
The Art of Leadership By Dag Heward-Mills Very few people get to experience real success. Creative people accept the challenges, work hard to overcome them. When victory results, they savour
Sandema Nab
Ever since I heard it, it has always been on my mind. I call it out to myself like whistling or singing a favourite song, or when talking to myself.
We Talk And Joke Too Much!
Ever heard of the boxer called Peter McIntosh? He was a Nigerian boxer who preferred fighting with the mouth to fighting with the fist. In other words, he was a
‘Reclaiming Rivers Ruined By Galamsey Will Be Both Arduous And Expensive!’
At his ‘Meet The Press’ encounter with journalists in Accra on Tuesday, 10 April 2018, the Minister of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, made it
Bible Not Textbook
THE GREATEST thing man must boast of is not the knowledge of medicine, law or ICT, he acquires. It is not the right application of knowledge (wisdom), riches or might
Legon Hall Starts The Celebrations Of 65 Years With Relaunch Of Alumni Association (1)
“Cui Multum Datum” –Legon Hall Motto The membership of the Hall, both senior and junior originally was determined under the College arrangements. This later changed with the de-linking of the
Does The President Speak “Affected English?”
“… in his peculiar slang which I would term ‘affected English’, the complaining women felt threatened… He has to speak the Ghana English… to be understood… may be, sometimes, the