“If it is fake, it is not news” – Snr. Journalist Senior journalist and media manager, Dr. Alhaji Sadick Abubabkar has urged journalists to disregard the infamous phrase “fake news”, as he contends there is no such thing as fake news. According to him, once the information is fake, it does not qualify to be … Read more
It is with great delight and sadness at the same time, that I pen down my thoughts on your decision to be a leader in the prestigious African University College of Communication, (AUCC). Firstly, permit me to applaud you for your passion, confidence and burning desire to be one of the leaders that shall lay … Read more
The Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah African Genius Awards Foundation in partnership with Communication for Development and Advocacy Consult (CDA Consult) has spelt out the selection criteria for the 2017 African Genius Award, slated for December 8, 2017. The 2017 African Genius Award seeks to recognise the contributions of Africa’s creative geniuses in arts and culture, science, … Read more
One of Africa’s best writers Ama Ata Aidoo is a completely Ghanaian made creation, her daughter Kinna Likimani has said. Her creation starts from the stretches of roads in the Central region which includes villages and towns like Ekumfi Asaafa, Eyan Denkyira, Nkusunku Nkwanta among many others through to Accra. “Her feminism, pan-Africanism, socialism, sensibilities, … Read more
Ama Ata Aidoo, one of Ghana’s extraordinaire writer’s has queried the Ghana Education Service and its ministry on the ban of the use black pens throughout the education system. The “Anowa” famed writer said the ban is an unnecessarily monstrous damper on creative writing. “I would like us to look at the ban on the … Read more
Mr. Ogochwuku Nweke, a lecturer, and counselor at the African University College of Communication (AUCC) has said it is unfair for the media and the public to hurriedly tag the tragic death of the final year female student of the University of Ghana as suicide. Jennifer Nyarko, a Consumer Science student, allegedly jumped from the … Read more
The Executive Director for the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs has supported calls for Members of Parliament (MPs) who are deficient in the English language to be commended and not ridiculed. He believes that hiring interpreter services for such MPs – as many are calling for – would further open them up for further ridicule. … Read more
The term ‘soli’ has become so synonymous with the media landscape in Ghana that, it is impossible to talk about the work of journalists without mentioning it. ‘Soli,’ as has been explained by some seniors in the media sector, is the shortened form of the word, ‘solidarity’, implying that it is a token (amount of … Read more