Chinua Achebe

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Don’t Let African Literature Die; Samira Bawumia Charges Youth

The Second Lady Samira Bawumia has called on the youth to make reading and writing an enviable attribute of their...

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Ex Prez Begins Readings/University Lectures Today

In his review of John Mahama’s book, late literary legend, Chinua Achebe recommended it for African studies and...

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Beyond Breastfeeding In Old Age

The bizarre wording of a certain song among the people of Eastern Nigeria enquires: “would a man ever refuse...

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“Nima Flagstaff House”! And It Came To Pass

Once upon a time, I nearly grounded a Press Conference at the now defunct Pan-African Hotel in Nima. It was a Press...

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Corruption With Tribal Marks

Whenever I hear those who ought to know say that Nigeria’s main problem is ethnicity, I often begin to develop cold...

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“What Does Soyinka Want?”

On my way to work this morning, one man asked: “What does this Soyinka want?” Sitting beside him in the same bus, I...

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Seventh Place In Governance Ranking Is No Comfortable Place To Be

Seventh place in governance ranking is no comfortable place to be Dr. Edward Omane-Boamah may not like to hear this,...

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Why I Will Always Tackle the Politician

Why I will always tackle the politician The writer at the Kanda Park Okay! So I have been talking with many people...

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Placing 7th In Governance Ranking Is Bad For Ghana

Dr. Edward Omane-Boamah may not like to hear this, but for those of us believers in “Ghanaian Exceptionalism,”...

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Seventh Place In Governance Ranking Is No Comfortable Place To Be In

Dr. Edward Omane-Boamah may not like to hear this, but for those of us believers in “Ghanaian Exceptionalism,”...

Opinion

Mrs. Osei Is Leading This Nation Into Temptation

Why do the good people of this country; with all our Peace Council, Men and Women of God and people of substance sit...

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Ghanaian Writers, Musicians and Swedish Academy’s Definition of Literature

Ghanaian Writers Need To Know The Swedish Academy's definition of literature “By the time he was 23, Bob’s voice,...

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Ghanaian Writers Need To Know The Swedish Academys Surprise Definition of Literature

“By the time he was 23, Bob’s voice, with its weight, its unique, gravelly power was redefining not just what music...

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Must It Be All About Money Devoid of Principles, Gina Blay?

The caption of this column is actually my first written-down gut reaction to the news articles titled “I Am Not NPP...

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The Nima Boy At Gawbofest 2016

The book Things Fall Apart is the magnum opus of one of the world’s greatest writers, Chinua Achebe. The book is much...

Opinion

President Buharis Change Agenda

Not too long ago, the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu pleaded...

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As I See This Sort Of Defection

On a busy news day, this story would not have made the headlines at all…. A former campaign coordinator of the main...

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Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo’s Action Is About Principles, Not Sheer Human Foibles

By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr. She is arguably Ghana’s most famous English-language poet, playwright, essayist,...

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It Is About Principles, Not Sheer Human Foibles

She is arguably Ghana’s most famous English-language poet, playwright, essayist, novelist and educator. She is also...