How Ghana can maintain sound financial system
The recent troubles with financial institutions in Ghana and the losing of trust in the financial system call for urgent measures that will maintain...
Koko seller congratulates Floyd Mayweather
The moment I heard my mother, the koko seller busily explaining to some of her koko and kose customers how Floyd Mayweather stopped Conor...
How to get mentored
Hello there,
Recently in a meeting with one of my mentors, I asked him ‘which one of your mentors has inspired you the most?’ He...
Edwinology's Lab: When sweepers clean the streets, they are simply sweeping the wrong place
E-Lab has had this rattling feeling of unease whenever new plans to tackle poverty are announced. For the plans have always felt like abattoirs...
How to perform and handle the job you don’t like
Way too many people hate their jobs. Exactly how many is hard to say, but depending on which study you believe, somewhere between 20...
Arthur Kennedy: We must not celebrate decision on mandatory tow levy
Following public protests, the executive arm of government has decided NOT to implement the above LI, passed in 2012 -- 5 years ago.
According to...
Why ICGC members cheered Otabil over ‘insult’ comment
The problem with controversial evangelical pastor Dr Mensa Otabil is his frankness or what some say is his thirst for publicity.
He tells things as...
Opoku Gakpo writes: Otabil, integrity and the lesson for us all
Whether he inspires you or you despise him, whether you love him or hate to even hear his name, whether you believe what he...
Pay your tithes to Melchizedek, not Aron
Tithe simply means a tenth. In scripture, a tithe is the tenth of a person’s produce given as an offering. It was instituted in...
Lazy workforce responsible for lack of jobs in the country
“All the money you’re ever going to have is currently in the hands of someone else’s” – Earl Nightingale.
Now throw out the Suggestion Box...
Liquidation of Capital Bank a disgrace to Christianity
I have delved into the UT and Capital banks liquidation due to how the whole matter is unfolding.
For me, it is very hard to...
Every constable's dream is to become an IGP one day
It is without doubt that every Police Officer at the point of joining the service hopes to exit as an IGP someday. Call it...
Samira Bawumia visited cast of Kumkum Bhagya, so what?
In days leading to the 2016 General Elections and its aftermath, Samira Bawumia, wife of the Vice President of the Republic, had been in...
I speak of efficiency and public sector jobs in Ghana
There comes a time when silence is a betrayal. That time has come for us in relation to Youth Unemployment and nosing of Public...
If JB Nkrumah politics mattered, Ivor would have been president!
In the politics of oil in Ghana a certain Tsatsu Tsikata stood tall in the search for oil in commercial quantities. There were others...
Running NHIS with widening revenue-expenditure gap: bravery or tact?
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is one of the most enviable social intervention schemes in the health sector amongst peer countries in sub-Saharan...
Towing Tax: The Lowdown by Bright Simons
“Towing tax” is doing a good job of slowly competing for my attention!
In a packed day, I managed to sneak in an hour and...
Why Christians are wrong on homosexuality
There are clear indications that the debate on homosexuality in Ghana is not going away quietly as some of us would have hoped. An article...
The lucky politician – Joe Osei-Owusu, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament
Osei-Owusu, known in political circles as Joe Wise, was a polling station chairman for the NPP at Bekwai, became central ward chairman and later...
Why I Am Against JM's 2020 Presidential Bid
The 2016 electioneering period was a memorable one. The entire NDC rank and file was full of optimism. Optimism on the wings of 'JM...
Death of Adams Mahama: Questions on my mind
Tears rolled down my eyes freely as I watched the lynching of Major Adams Mahama by the jubilant mob on that eventful day. My...
Open letter to Akufo-Addo: Maj Mahama trust fund must honour all fallen heroes
22.07.2017
Mr. President,
TRUST FUND IN HONOUR OF THE LATE MAJOR MAXWELL ADAMS MAHAMA
Prior to the burial of Major Maxwell Adams Mahama, you visited the family...
MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Rashida black sheep and the Boko Haram feminists
Back in the primary school, I learnt that a black sheep is an expression used to refer to “a member of a family or...
Edwinology's Lab: The elephant in the room is an umbrella
After watching the NDC read yesterday's press statement, E-Lab can now firmly conclude that the elephant in the room is an umbrella.
The opposition is...
100,000 Jobs for Ghanaians, 400 Million USD in remittances in one single year: A case for legal migration of the Gulf
Recently, the Hon Osafo Marfo, Senior Minister of the Republic of Ghana stated that a 10 Billion Dollar facility Ghana arranged with China could...
There is a law on noise making, let's enforce it
For some time now, some parts of Accra seem not to go a night without the excessive music from speakers on the streets, at...
Can satellite make science popular in Ghana?
In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene ponders whether Ghana's new satellite will change attitudes towards science.
We do...
Walking a dead woman down the aisle in the name of tradition
You may call it bizarre and you would not be far from wrong. The case where a young man was forced to perform the...
Mahama visits Barbara Mahama, children; gives ‘chop money’
Former President John Dramani Mahama has paid a visit to the family of late Major Adam Mahama at their Burma Camp residence in Accra.
The...
Rapid Urbanization in Ghana; top challenges to address
Ghana, a population of almost 28 million people with it’s capital Accra having almost 3 million of that. Amazingly the number of indigenes of...
Are female celebrities possessed?
On Tuesday, July 11, 2017, I got to the office around 08:11am and after settling down I logged onto my twitter page and I...
Christabel Ekeh needs help over naked pictures, not criticism
There’s only one explanation for Ghanaian/Nigerian actress, Christabel Ekeh to flood social media with her naked pictures. She needs help.
Sometimes the difference between sanity...
How to be Proactive Professional at Work
In organizational behavior and industrial/organizational psychology, proactivity or proactive behavior by individuals refers to anticipatory, change-oriented and self-initiated behavior in situations.
Proactive behavior involves acting...
National ID; Data Security, Privacy and our Civil Liberties!
Finally, the national identity card scheme is set to take off in September 2017 with the beginning of issuance of cards to citizens who...
Ghana’s beaches threatened as over 5m people continue to defecate
Ghana’s beaches are under threat from its citizens that if nothing is done to salvage the situation, lives might be lost at the end....
Coping with 4 worries of motherhood
Being a professional mum myself, I share the sentiments of combining work, motherhood, and marriage by other working mothers. It can be overwhelming sometimes,...
John Peter Amewu: My kind of state minister!
On his assumption of the presidency, Nana Akuffo Addo appointed over 100 state ministers but the one who has caught my attention in a...
Foreign children beggars’ invasion on streets of major cities a threat to national security
I have decided to delve into matters of diplomacy and national security because due to how our leaders and the security agencies handle basic...
Akufo-Addo Tracker: Six months now, what has Akufo-Addo done?
The state of Ghana is not any better today than when it was handed over to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The challenges persist...
Ghanaians are friendly but not efficient
‘’One thing everybody wants and needs in this world is FRIENDLINESS’’ - William E. Holler.
Before you start getting heated up if you are a Ghanaian,...