Informants are as critical in intelligence gathering as the media. The only disparity between the two is the fact that while the formers’ findings are not put out on the
The Long Journey To Independence
Dr Kwame Nkrumah and his colleagues after independence was declared Sixty-one years ago the Union Jack was lowered for the freshly minted country, Ghana, to emerge. The new name was
Pressing The Alarm Button
When news about an outbreak of lassa fever in Nigeria made the headlines in Ghana, there was expected apprehension because of the proximity between the two countries. The Ghanaian proverb
Let Us Probe Further
The President is continuing his foreign assignment with the ultimate goal of wooing investments from the industrialized countries to Ghana. The results are heartwarming. Even as we relish the positive
A Distorted Corruption Index
Jumping on a corruption index report to describe government as following in the heels of its predecessor is not only unfair but mischievous, especially, in the manner in which some
Absurd Affront To The Rule Of Law
Nii Lante Vanderpuye ‘This will not break the spirit of the NDC. They jailed Abodakpi and Tsatsu Tskikata in 2001. Abuga Pele was my mate in the university. We played
Neutrality Better Option For Ghana
The foreign policy direction of a country goes a long way in charting her course in today’s largely befuddled international politics. It is important therefore that Ghana studies the implications
Hold Recruitment Agencies Responsible
The suspension of recruitment of Ghanaian workers to the Gulf countries was amply disseminated in the media. The decision of the authorities was intended to save citizens of this country
Singing From Same Hymn Book
President Edgar Lungu ‘We cannot continue to outsource solutions for our own problems. The destiny of our continent is in our own hands’. This sounds like President Akufo-Addo speaking the
Immature, Unnecessary Reprimand
Bernard Mornah President Akufo-Addo is in his elements when he is dealing with international affairs and the reason is obvious. For many years, he has been a foreign affairs minister
When The Fulani Raise Red Flag
A Fulani herdsman For the first time since the Fulani menace became a national issue, a sore subject of course, a delegation of elders from the ethnic group domiciled in
A Troubled Togo Is A Troubled Ghana
Ghanaians and for that matter the country’s political leadership should be justifiably disturbed when there is trouble in nearby Togo. There is trouble there now and the President is as
When Motorists Suffer Divided Attention
Last week witnessed the devastating story of a commercial driver crashing his vehicle into an embankment on the Accra to Achimota dual-carriageway. Four persons lost their lives and others sustained