As the world prepares to mark another 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, I find myself reflecting deeply, not on the orange ribbons, hashtags, or press statements, but on the quiet, unseen lives of those who continue to live with the echoes of violence long after the cameras stopContinue Reading
Across our nation and continent, there is a growing cry for leadership that does more than manage systems — leadership that inspires trust, restores hope, and unites people around a moral and non-partisan national vision. From boardrooms to pulpits, from the corridors of government to the classrooms that shape theContinue Reading
Today, Ghana mourns one of her brightest daughters — Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings — a woman who did not merely live in history, but who rewrote it with courage, conviction and care. She was born in Cape Coast — a girl of grace and grit — when the world still whisperedContinue Reading
I remember Daddy Lumba as the “gyrating devil” of the highlife scene of the late 1990s, with hits like “Aben wo ha”. I cut my teeth on evangelical Christianity of the 1980s, which was stern, uncompromising and judgemental. Thus, with that initiation, I steered clear of all such gyrating happyContinue Reading
The above verse encourages kindness and justice towards peaceful people, emphasising that Allah loves those who are equitable. It distinguishes between those who are not a threat and those who actively engage in aggression against Muslims. The ongoing legal tussle at the Supreme Court of Ghana regarding the Wesley Girls’Continue Reading
In a moment of institutional renewal, Ghana finds itself graced with a rare alignment: Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has become Chief Justice, while his wife, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, leads the Ghana Prisons Service as its Director-General. Together, they represent more than two high offices; they symbolise a bold new frontier for justice,Continue Reading
Commenting on my recent article “Denkyira-Obuasi to Ahafo-Hwediem”, Ghana’s former Deputy African Union (AU) Chairman,Kwesi Quartey, quipped humorously, saying, “Situation, no change!” This was his extract from my opening paragraph, which stated: “At a funeral reception recently, a colleague asked why I sometimes refer to articles I wrote someContinue Reading
In towns and villages across Ghana, a quiet problem is growing beneath our feet. Galamsey, the illegal and unregulated mining of gold, is slowly damaging our rivers, forests and communities in ways many people do not realise. Recent reports indicate that galamsey operations have invaded some of Ghana’s 288 forestContinue Reading
With the end of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil’s Amazonian hub of Belém, activists are dispersing after two weeks of rainforest photo ops, protest disruptions, and impassioned speeches on slashing carbon emissions. But participants sidestepped the stark reality: The actions of Western nations hold diminishing sway over the trajectoryContinue Reading
In the prevailing competitive banking landscape, the most powerful differentiator is no longer the size of a bank’s branch network, the novelty of its digital platforms, or even the sophistication of its balance sheet. It is the quality of customer experience, and it involves the consistency, empathy, and reliability withContinue Reading
