Opinion

I was born to a retired military officer turned peasant farmer. My mother was a house wife who made extra incoming by brewing and selling a local gin we call Pito. I grew up in the village with parents who believe the most important thing in life was not to …

In 1838, Carl Knorr (1)recognized a problem with cooking in Germany. People wanted their soups to have certain flavours and would spend hours drying, grinding, boiling vegetables and other spices to add to their meals. So he created the Knorr brand. You recognize the name because you have used a …

Ghana’s medical emergency care need a lot of input to meet WHO standards. There is serious lack of the needed skill-mix of personnel, consumable, medications at the in-hospital level, while at the pre-hospital level there is lack of knowledge and skill by the public on Basic Life Support (BLS), inadequate …

In the run up to the 2008 and 2012 elections, the NDC in the Savannah region and for that matter Gonjaland campaigned on tribal lines. They trumpeted to the hearing of all Gonjalanders that it was a golden opportunity for the son of Gonja, former president John Dramani Mahama to …

Even before announcing his 2020 bid, Mahama’s propensity for “tactile” politics became the subject of intense scrutiny when he was accused of pussyfooting in the matter of his second shot at the presidency. As the issues piled up, Mahama came out promising to change for the better, and even offered …

It is said that the Supreme Court is not final because it is infallible, but that it is infallible because it is final. While I believe that only God is infallible everywhere, and only Nigerians are infallible in our democracy, I must accept that the judicial route I chose to …

It’s all good and well as the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Membership Mobile Renewal Service is having a massive impact on the Scheme’s over 11 million members resident in Ghana. Via a dedicated short code *929#, the awards winning innovation allows members to sit in the comfort of their …

“When they want to get you cajoled and controlled for the rest of your life, they get you thinking like them. And they can get you thinking like them when they structure your education system to work to their dictates. That is the tricks of the bourgeoisie.” A computerized system …

The Yendi Constituency of the Northern Region will inarguably become one of the centres of attraction for many political watchers in the upcoming Parliamentary Primaries of the ruling NPP, as the contest between the aspiring candidates keeps becoming much more contentious and interesting. All three aspirants Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama …

Mr President, I send you warmest greetings from the Holy land of Larabanga, a host to the oldest mosque in Ghana. Your Excellency, ahead of your visit to the Savannah region on 18th-19th May, 2019, let me seize this rare opportunity to welcome you to Gonjaland and the Savannah region. …