Opinion

I was born in an area where the present day Tamale evolved. Specifically, I was in a suburb called Dagban Dabi Fong or Bugulana Fong, literally translated as ‘the suburb of Dagomba men’ in the case of the former or ‘the suburb of the Chief Priest’ in the case of …

I read the statement below written by my brother Richard Forgor and pasted on many social media (facebook and whatsapp) platforms; “The committee set up by the Overlord of Gonjaland to oversee the creation of the new region headed by Buipe Wura Jinapor II has assured they will will include …

From the days of my childhood faraway in a village called Danko, a suburb of Eremon in the Upper West Region of Ghana, my imagination about what the cities looked and what kinds of people lived there, were satisfying. In order to put an end to my wild curiosity, I envisaged that perhaps people who …

“…A major confrontation at Daboya dealt a lot of damage to the Dagomba people. Naa Tutugri retaliated by defeating the Gonja near Yen-Dabari, but his successor, Naa Luro, though victorious over the Gonja in a later battle, could not stand the sustained warfare and relocated the capital to Yendi. The …

Across the country, millions of Ghanaians are living with hepatitis B. As many as three-fourths of Ghanaians living with the disease are unaware of their status and are not receiving care and treatment. Raising awareness about hepatitis B is crucial to effectively stemming the tide of new infections, ensuring that …

Tamale, Ghana – There are many people who believe that they can never make it in life once they dropout from school. It is even worse when such people begin to think or see themselves as the most stupid, incapable or a failure in their class, family or among their …

I am a terrible husband. Thou shalt not expect me to support you in any way. Don’t expect me to help you with your aspirations; don’t expect me to support you with your personal development endeavours. I am a terrible husband and a terrible husband does not support his spouse. …

A positive ‘change of attitude’ is beginning to creep into the moral fabric of old students’ associations of various senior high schools (SHS) in the Tamale Metropolis. This is because, some of the associations, have started seeing the need to give back to their former schools in various ways as …