I got the term “healthy donkey mentality” from a devotional book I read recently in which the writer said, “If we could develop a healthy donkey mentality, what an asset that would be as we travel the road of life!” For example, he said, instead of wondering what people thinkContinue Reading
The Ghana School of Law entrance examination, like most law exams, usually consists of two main types of questions: essay questions and problem questions. As a candidate, your first responsibility is to differentiate between the two and determine which structure to adopt in answering. While this distinction may seem straightforward,Continue Reading
It is a Wednesday morning in Kpandai. As clouds gather, many would prefer to stay curled up in bed to enjoy the coming rain or perhaps ask their parents for “chop money.” But not 28-year-old Helen Kando. Instead, she heads straight to the bustling yam market. A graduate of theContinue Reading
In the heart of bustling Accra, 22-year-old Amina wires a solar panel to a rooftop, her movements confident and precise. She didn’t learn this at a university. She honed her craft at a local Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centre. Amina’s story is not rare; it is theContinue Reading
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, BBC headlined the news announcement, “Ghana’s Godwin Asediba named 2025 BBC News Komla Dumor Award winner as prize marks 10th anniversary.” This piece of news was a welcome breath of fresh air into the putrid atmosphere of news of accidents/deaths that August 2025 brought toContinue Reading
The cement industry in Ghana runs on a supply chain that is deeply tied to the US dollar. From purchasing clinker to paying for shipping and other import-related expenses, most of the key transactions are done in foreign currency. This means that when dollars are hard to come by, theContinue Reading
The Ga people, indigenous to the Greater Accra Region, trace their origins to present-day Nigeria before settling along the Gulf of Guinea and founding Ga Mashie — Accra’s historic heart. Songs such as “Wogb3 jek3-woj3shon” echo the origins of the Ga people. Between the 1500s–1600s, they endured a devastating famine.Continue Reading
This is the concluding part of my lecture on academic title abuse, originally delivered in 2009. The use of credentials to mark accomplishments is a reinforcement of prevailing conventions and practices within traditional society. Titles are used as prefixes and as by-names and honorifics associated with positions of authority. ThereContinue Reading
Some triumph in tragedy while others are struck with terror. The passing of a leader should stir reflection, honour, and grief—yet too often it reveals the darker instincts of man. Machiavelli was right: at the faintest whisper of self-interest, human behaviour bends sharply towards ambition and greed. A tragedy remainsContinue Reading
In schools, laughter echoes through the halls. But the apparent absence of pain does not mean that it isn’t there. Advertisement Alexis Aseda Baffour – The writer The quiet weight we carry Alexis Aseda Baffour Opinion Aug – 21 – 2025 , 17:095 minutes read In schools, laughter echoes through the halls.Continue Reading
