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(Opinion) International day of the girl child

The celebration of the International Day of the Girl child, or International Girls day started in 2012. A UN General Assembly resolution 66/170 passed in December 19 2011 declared October 11, as the day to

Bright Simons writes: GNPC risks $1.5b financial loss to Ghana

Readers of this site would be aware of a joint investigation by IMANI Center for Policy & Education (IMANI) and the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) into a sweetheart deal between GNPC, Ghana’s national oil company,

Kwesi Yankah writes: Weep not Gyan, weep not Ghana

He was in a happier mood the last time I saw him. That was September 4, 2020, at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). The grand occasion was the commissioning of a new Astroturf

Manasseh Azure Awuni writes: Why the withdrawal of Bagbin’s military detail is sinister

Somewhere in 2017, I was waiting at the reception area of a private company to see a friend when a man walked up to me. I hadn’t met him before, but in the pre-Covid-19 era,

Bright Simons writes: Is Ghana broke?

Well, “broke” is not a policy word, so it is hard to join the raging debate about the brokeness or otherwise of Ghana if one is more biased towards policy activism. I will say this though, when Multimedia,

Sammy Darko writes: Police have no power to regulate prophecies in Ghana

It is not even up for debate or interpretation by the highest Court of Ghana. No law in Ghana grants the Police Administration any POWERS to regulate prophecies in the country. I understand, the Police

Prof Kwesi Yankah writes: A sorry sorry Christmas

I have been quietly mulling over events of December 17, 2021, in our dear Parliament, and I keep wondering how a Hansard parliamentary reporter, would render it:  whether with all the fisticuff details or through

Promoting peace in diversity

"Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue, and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected” – Kofi Annan We are people with different aspirations, inspirations, destinies

Bright Simons writes: Ghana wants to make Norway rich ‘by $1 billion’

Nearly 170 kilometers off the coast of Ghana lie underneath water depths extending to nearly 3.5 kilometers two tracts of suspected oil fields steeped in controversy. On 30th July 2021, a memorandum from Ghana’s Minister of

Nana Frema Busia writes: Of salaried wives and the presidency!

Dear God Ghana is in a fistfight The President and his Vice want to pay their wives with Ghana as their tithe to show their might is right Are they husbands of straw? How raw?