Seven vehicles have been involved in an accident at Okponglo Traffic Light Junction in Accra, leaving several persons injured. The Friday evening accident according to the police, left 7 persons with varying degrees of injury. The injured have since been sent to the Legon Hospital for treatment. The brakes of a trailer failed, running into commercial … Read more
Seven vehicles have been involved in an accident at Okponglo Traffic Light Junction in Accra, leaving several persons injured. The Friday evening accident according to the police, left 7 persons with varying degrees of injury. The injured have since been sent to the Legon Hospital for treatment. The brakes of a trailer failed, running into commercial … Read more
So Adele trumped Beyonce, then declared her love for her. Beyonce and her unborn twins performed then picked up an award of their own. Chance the Rapper swept the board in the rap stakes and David Bowie won five post-humous awards. Plus Adele smashed a George Michael cover (at the second attempt), Bruno Mars did … Read more
Beyonce might have won a number of awards at the Grammys but she’s yet to win the album of the year at the same awards as Adele beat her to win at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Adele won it 25. Here’s the full list of winners. Album of the Year 25, Adele Record of the … Read more
Turkey’s university lecturers remain defiant, despite what they describe as heavy-handed police tactics during protests against the latest sacking of 330 academics. In the last seven months following the failed coup attempt, nearly 100,000 civil servants have been removed from their posts. That includes teachers, police officers, soldiers, academics and lawyers. The government accuses them … Read more
Ghana failed to make their dominant play count after they were caught off-guard by Egypt who secured maximum points to extend their lead in Group E of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The Black Stars suffered a 2-0 defeat at the Borg El-Arab Stadium in Alexandria, leaving them five points adrift leaders Egypt who … Read more
So one Monday morning I was on my way to work cruising in a trotro, about two seats behind the conductor listening to some heated discussions on radio. The car stops and picks one guy who catches my eye because of the different colours of his shirt that made him look like a box of … Read more
In the republic of Susuka, we woke up early in the morning and were desperate to catch up with the fortunes of the day. We dare not stay in our homes because they would accuse us of being poor due to our laziness and not their recklessness. We worked so hard for peanuts and though … Read more
Ayi, my neighbour 24, paid me a visit one Saturday morning. In the course of our conversation, he chipped in a subject of very importance to us all as Ghanaians. What makes you a Ghanaian? What makes me a Ghanaian? Ayi made mention of certain common ethics that cut across every household, tribe and ethnic … Read more
Trotro is not just the most popular means of transport for most Ghanaians; it is also the cheapest ways to travel in Ghana. And for a good reason too. Usually, taxi fares are about three times (and even about six times more when you charter) what trotros would demand any short distance. But with the … Read more
Whose responsibility really is it to keep the rules and laws of a nation intact? Is it the parliament’s responsibility, is it that of the judiciary or is it solely the responsibility of the police service and army? What then is the role of the common citizen like you and I, who the rules and … Read more
Dear President Barack Obama I hope this letter meets you well.? Like they say back home in Nigeria” Se dada ni gbogbpo ile wa? “ Eku Donald Trump ati Hilary Clinton. Eku Election Fever. I do not really know how to translate this last one on Clinton and Trump but the Yorubas of Nigeria have … Read more
I struggled whether to give this piece its present title or whether to title it “The struggle is real…but it will all come together soon”. I drive a Toyota Echo which I bought in 2009, a year after completing my undergraduate degree and a year into my first job (sometimes I think it was a … Read more