Yesterday, the annual commemoration of the lowering of the Union Jack and the replacement of same with the freshly minted Ghana’s was observed across the country. Characterised by the
Protecting The Integrity Of Polls
The negative spectre of vote-buying in our political architecture, though a reality, is yet to receive the robust reversal procedures from stakeholders. As a feature of our democracy, unfortunately,
Yes To ‘No Plan, No Cash’
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Dissipation of public funds in situations of no-work-done across the country is a feature we have grappled with since independence. We have also been grappling with
The World On Edge
We wonder what the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would say when the effects of the ongoing hostilities in the Middle East dawn upon us. The marginal hike in the
Exercise In Propaganda Rhetoric
President John Mahama With the cocoa price haircut still resonating across the country and the lame government response not holding, presenting a State of the Nation Address (SONA) at
In The Sight Of Pirates
The Gulf of Guinea has never been so dangerous. Discourses about maritime safety, when they do take place, are hardly attention-engaging, the subject regarded as mere abstracts to many.
Our Toxic School Ambience
The incidence of physical assaults on teachers by their students is on the rise across the country. It is a trend which calls for a national conversation and action
Inhuman, Shameful And Wicked
The late Charles Amissah The action taken by the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) against two doctors and same number of nurses following their turning away of a hit-and-run
24-Hour Economy’s Lost Limb
President John Mahama A little over a year of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) being at the throttles of state, Ghanaians are in an auspicious position to assess their
Roasting Sexual Predation
Prof. Ransford Gyampo It has been reported that Prof. Ransford Gyampo, formerly of the University of Ghana, engaged in sexual predation following a BBC Sex-for-Grade exposé. An internal probe
Still In The Wilderness
Cocoa Farmers The fire stoked by the cocoa sector crisis continues and would persist until there is a reversal of the price haircut. The National Security challenge it is
Ramadan Fasting, Lent: Auspicious Coincidence
By sheer coincidence, Muslims and their Christian counterparts commenced their month-long period of fasting on Wednesday. Shouldn’t this underscore the importance of interfaith harmony in society? Although the rules
The Jihadists’ Fury
The jihadists’ murder of Ghanaian traders in Burkina Faso presents us with a security conundrum requiring tactful diplomatic manoeuvre. By the action, the unrelenting jihadists have sent us a