By Nana Ama Opoku Agyemang Dear Reader, I think and I am hoping you will be able to understand this. Anyone I’ve shared pieces of it with have not been able to understand enough for me to want to go into details. People are quick to judge and blame me fully for whatever it is. … Read more
In August 1914, a joint force of Britain and France conquered German Togoland. This conquest was remarkable because it was the first Allied victory over Germany in the First World War. German Togoland was split in two. A part, French Togoland, was given to France. The other half, British Togoland, was given to Britain. Divided … Read more
The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Dr. Athony Akoto Osei, has described as petty, President Mahama’s request for the disclosure of the cost of the cedi redenomination exercise undertaken in 2007 by the then NPP administration. Speaking at a rally in the Ablekuma North Constituency on Tuesday, President Mahama asked Dr. Bawumia to reveal the cost … Read more
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has yet again fired salvos at President John Mahama, describing him as a leader “who doesn’t read” and keeps “embarrassing” himself in public. Mahama threw a challenge Tuesday on a campaign platform, asking the New Patriotic Party (NPP) vice presidential candidate to disclose the cost of the Cedi redenomination when he was … Read more
The discovery and production Ghana’s oil and gas deposits like many other parts of the world has surely affected some persons or communities closer to the resource. And in order for the larger national interest, such persons or communities have had to make sacrifices willingly or by coercion. However, problems arise from these situations due … Read more
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice’s clearance of President John Mahama of bribery allegations in the Ford vehicle gift saga is nothing, but a charade, the Minority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has said. Speaking on Starr Today Thursday, he said the report is bereft of substance and the minority will interrogate … Read more
The Mass Media is consider as the forth Arm of Government in a democratic State. The role the media plays toward the progress and retrogression of the state can’t be joked with. The media be it electronic or printed has its own way of influencing the society. In most third world countries where education is … Read more
A woman believed to be in her late 40s drowned Sunday afternoon when a taxicab she was travelling in was swept away by flood at Nkubem, a suburb of Koforidua in the Eastern Region. Three others who were rescued by residents and a policeman were rushed to a clinic in the area whereas the body … Read more
As a human rights ideologue with an inborn predilection for the promotion and protection of the inherent dignity and the inalienable rights of all members of the human family, I, for one, buried my head in shame when President Mahama goofed terribly over his recent UN speech on democracy (See: ‘Full Text of President Mahama’s … Read more
“Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live” (Haile Selassie 1, Emperor of Ethiopia). “Gandhi must be forgiven these prejudices in the context of the time and the circumstances” (Gandhi’s grandson and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi attributes this quote to Nelson Mandela). Here are some … Read more
Four workers of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) have been sacked for going on strike illegally. The management of the company has told 42 others that they would forfeit their salaries for between two and six months for not seeking approval before staging a demonstration, in contravention of dispute resolution mechanisms pertaining to … Read more
Renowned Ghanaian Fashion photographer James Barnor has captured over 50 years on film. Starting out in Ghana, he was the first photojournalist for the British-formed newspaper The Daily Graphic and later pioneered the first color photo lab to Ghana. Barnor later moved to London amidst the swinging sixties to capture the African diaspora. Below are … Read more
Of late Muslims in Ghana have lost great men who were noted for contributing towards development of Ghana and the advancement of Islam. The latest of these men to depart this earth to eternity was Late Alhaji Major Mohammed Easah (rtd). He died at Tema near Accra and was buried on September 12 in accordance … Read more
The Chilean Head of Mission in Ghana, Mr Ricardo Alen, has said Ghana and Chile are making efforts to build a relationship that will benefit both countries commercially. He said Chile was already in partnership with other 64 countries. Mr Alen made this statement when he paid a courtesy call on the Editor of the … Read more
President Predicts Better Times Ahead Tuesday, January 2013 (Daily Graphic), Economy Will Turn Around In 2014 Tuesday, September 13, 2016. The foregone are samples of verifiable assurances from President John Dramani Mahama, some of them dating back to 2013. Some could have escaped us. We have been so much saturated with predictions and assurances by … Read more
Gold was discovered, (circa) ca. BC/BCE 6,000 in Egypt (Cramb, Alan W, A Short History of Metals, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University). It was the first and by far the earliest metal discovered and utilised by humans as a result of its excellent reflectivity (throws back almost 100% of light incident … Read more
We wish to draw the attention of the National Media Commission (NMC) to a continuing infringement on our rights by the Editor and the Managers of the Daily Graphic, and to seek the intervention of the NMC for the restoration of the rights under infringement in compliance with Article 162(6) of the Constitution of the … Read more
A suitable environment for businesses to succeed remains an important precursor to economic growth and ultimately the improvement of living standards. At a UN forum held in 2015, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the relevance of the role of the private sector in the realization of the newly-adopted SDGs which essentially support sustainable development, reduction … Read more
By Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe The flagbearer of the NPP for elections 2016, Nana Akufo-Addo, is reported to have said on his campaign tour of the Northern region that “the NDC will steal my ideas.” It is only fair that this statement is subjected to a small fact check, so as to see who is stealing … Read more
A nation that does not honour its heroes isn’t worth dying for. That’s an adage. That adage has spurred many nations to become great because those who seek to make those nations great do so because they believe in making the nation great. Rewards for such achievements only go to motivate many more citizens to … Read more