Extortion In The Name Of Immigration
Reports of incidents of monetary extortions at our entry points both at the ports and border posts across the length and breadth of this country have been rife, but most often than not, it is only...
Category: Opinion
President John Mahama Should Be Voted Out Of The Flagstaff House
The prerogative of mercy granted by the President was uncalled for and untimely The Muntie 3 were removed from prison on the basis that they are members of the NDC , and their actions were to the...
Investing In The Health Of Africas People
Africa needs much more investment from the private sector to build its roads, energy and communications infrastructure. But for countries to make the most use of that infrastructure, they also need...
The Police Service Is A Service For Ghanaians
Real police work started in the then Gold Coast; now Ghana, in the year 1921. Before that time the executive and judicial powers were in the hands of local chiefs and headsmen who employed unpaid...
Ford Dramani How Did The Nation Stoop So Low!! (4)
BY KWAME GYASI Email: KWAME GYASI “When you are given an American Ford Expedition car bribe, say it is a Japanese Toyota V8 car gift” — Anon. Under the John Atta Mills-John DramaniMahamaNDC...
Training, Job Descriptions, And Roles Of Medical Herbalists In Ghana
Medical Herbalists are health- care professionals with the ability to make a definite diagnosis based on patient history, physical examination and presenting condition, analyzing them through...
A Competent Dictator Is Better Than An Incompetent And Corrupt Leader
“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it” (Adolf Hitler). So, why must it come as a surprise when the Historian, President John Dramani Mahama...
The Nasty Face Of Freedom Of Religion
It is heart breaking to see one’s brethren relying heavily on doubtful individuals parading as pastors/men of God, instead of working hard to attain success in life. It is of utmost importance to...
Academic Thievery
Student: Sir, You gave me "F". Lecturer: You didn't do your Continuous Assessment. Student: I did everything, Sir. Lecturer: Then you didn't buy my HANDOUT. Student: Sir, na true but I get the...
Without Decency, Dignity
Bishop Daniel Obinim's arrest and matters arising thereof have exposed our failings in the manner we handle suspects. There is so much unnecessary excitement to please their bosses by the police when...
Desperate Mahama Hangs On Straw
The end of justice is to produce and preserve the happiness of the social and political community (Aristotle). The whole nation seems to be discussing just one thing, the remission granted the Montie...
Rotary Club, A Bedrock of Humanitarina Services
Accra, Aug. 25, GNA - Gripped by the spirit of hmanitarian and philanthropism, the Rotary Club of Accra Ring Road Central (RCC) has partnered Rotary Club of Limay, Phillippines to reach out to needy...
Caution To President Mahama
Folks, I want to be very forthright and stubborn upfront (if even considered as disrespectful at this point) to caution President Mahama against falling into the gutter to fight with his political...
The Nonsense Of Manifestos In Ghanaian Political Culture 1
“When you think is peace and safety: a sudden destruction…Oh, it’s a disgrace to see the human race in a rat-race…You got the horse-race; you got the dog-race; you got the human-race; but...
Entrepreneurs Are The Creative Force In The Economy Is The Government Helping Or Hindering Them?
This essay was among the first 25 essays of the RISING TIDE FOUNDATION for the Africa undergraduate essay competition, 2016. It was organized by the NETWORK FOR FREE SOCIETY, RISING TIDE FOUNDATION...
The God Of Obinim Versus The God Of NDC
One word that amuses me most in my life is the word "God". My attention has moved from whether God exist or not, to how people interpret and relate with God. I recall the War in Libya when both side...
The Forgotten Profession
The teaching profession in Ghana is one that even though popular lacks the needed honour and prestige. It is said that many have taken to teaching not because of passion or the desire for the job but...
There Is Just No Age
I was in Nigeria recently for only one week to attend the burial ceremony of my father-in-law, late Mazi John Oleka of Umuariam Obowo in Imo State. Pa John died at the ripe age of 101 years. Two...
Rotary Club, A Bedrock of Humanitarian Services
A GNA feature by Elsie Appiah- Osei Accra, Aug. 25, GNA - Gripped by the spirit of humanitarian and philanthropism, the Rotary Club of Accra Ring Road Central (RCC) has partnered Rotary Club of...
Captain Smart Of Adom FM And The Magical Mosquitoes
Captain Smart, a programme presenter at Adom FM, Accra, Ghana, in my estimation, has not been very fair with Ghanaians today, Thursday 25 August 2016. While preparing to go to bed, I heard him...