The two titans currently in Ghanaian politics are the ruling National Democratic Party (NDC), and the National Patriotic Party. These two parties are now perceived by the Ghanaian electorate as corrupt
I was not able to go to sleep last night because of the heavy sadness which was permeating my heart. I have been thinking why certain events happen to certain people at certain times during their life time
Continue reading …It is an undeniable fact that reporters in Ghana easily flock to NPP events. And it is also an understatement to state that the NPP controls more than 80 percent of the media outlet in the country today
Continue reading …Former President Rawlings is in the news again; and, as is characteristic of him, he is in for the wrong reason. Speaking at the 30th Anniversary ceremony of the 31st December Women’s Movement, he was angry at what he called “unprecedented monetization of the political space,”
Continue reading …It does not take much effort to destroy the hard won reputation of an institution. That is why so many institutions that tended to be the bedrocks of the country have had their reputations dented at one point in time through no fault of theirs
Continue reading …We must thank the British inventor of the internet, Tim Berners Lee, the Syrian-born American, late Steve Jobs of Apple, Bill Gates of Microsoft, Mark Zuckerberg of Google, Von Newman’s pioneering work after the Second World War, the ancient abacus inventors, the work of Nigerian-born Philip Emeagwali ( he posted the fastest computation in history, using interconnected computers)
Continue reading …The inadequacies of our justice administration system have once again been brought to public attention. The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has issued a press statement decrying the circumstances surrounding the trial of Alfred Agbesi Woyome over the huge judgement debt paid to him
Continue reading …Hate speeches are never tolerated anywhere in the world due to their propensity of turning peaceful scenes into explosive situations. When a hate speech catches fire innocent people who are minding their own business are normally caught up in the crossfire leading to several fatalities
Continue reading …A careful assessment of the government’s campaign strategies indicates that President Mills hasn’t learnt any lesson from happenings in this 4th Republic to prepare adequately for Election 2012. It is boasting of infrastructural development and staking its electoral chances on it, which is a huge gamble
Continue reading …There have always been some people who think that people do not keep track of what they do, therefore, they always have the tendency to throw dust into the eyes of right thinking people, falsely believing that nobody would keep an account of what they do. If common sense was a common commodity openly sold on the common market, I bet there would be some people who would always find some excuses to avoid buying it
Continue reading …There is something that never escapes the attention of Nana Akufo-Addo. In fact, if Nana Akufo-Addo is even deeply asleep I strongly believe he will always remember and wake up to execute that task. He is noted for fondly and jealously guarding that task so much so that sometimes in his haste and anxiety to execute that task, he sometimes thinks he is the president of this country
Continue reading …In the 60s and 70s, Jimmy Cliff’s song, ‘Time will tell’, made the waves. Time therefore is of essence in evaluating the works of our national leaders. In this write up, Osagyefo Kantamanto Oseeadeeyo Odumgya Dr Kwame Nkrumah will be excluded from the analysis because he was a freedom fighter and his era was quite different from the post-post independence period
Continue reading …I am here just to set the records straight but not to break any limb. We were all in Ghana when news suddenly broke out that ex-president John Agyekum Kufuor has been invited to the G8 summit in the Sea Island in the United States
Continue reading …Mr. Raphael Godlove Ahenu Junior, the CEO of Global Media Foundation, human rights and anti-corruption media advocacy organization, has noted that right to information provides support for transparency and accountability in government and services as a check on public officials conducts
Continue reading …Vice President John Dramani Mahama’s plea for a second term for President Mills is thought-provoking at several levels, probably excluding his premise that the two Presidents who have ruled since the inception of the 4th Republic had 8 years apiece; thus, President Mills must also be given 8 years
Continue reading …Although the Almighty has no need of human trumpeters to defend His own, recent subjective media reports have compelled me to comment on the ongoing and contentious issue of Prophet T.B. Joshua, a name that can’t seem to leave the news since his well-publicized prophecy concerning the sudden demise of Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika
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