A former Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine suggests it would be an overkill for the police to press treasonable charges against Deputy General Secretary of NDC, Koku Anyidoho with reference to his recent “coup” comments. He however believes Koku Anyidoho crossed the line when he suggested that Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo could suffer the … Read more
Ghana achieved republican status on July 1, 1960, and that marked an event of profound historical and political significance. After three years of independence, Ghana completely weaned itself from British colonial rule and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah became the first President of the Republic. As the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence on March 6, 1957, … Read more
The contending schools of thought hold an opinion that it was the founders of the NDC Party who created boisterous brats and vigilantism. It has been well-stencilled that in a desperate attempt to hold on to their illegitimate power, the founders of the NDC Party set up paramilitary organs such as People’s Defence Committee (PDC), … Read more
Latest: It is the people who hand over (End) In case it is a curse that Ghanaians should continue to remain divided, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo must find a way to break this. The truth is that it is only a united country that can achieve all that we want. In fact, for some … Read more
Ghana’s immediate past President, John Dramani Mahama, has yet given the strongest indication he may not be a candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress for the next presidential polls. Since his recent advice to members of the NDC to stop arguing over whether he will make a comeback and rather, focus on reorganizing the … Read more
By Razak El-alawa In a matter of weeks, Ghana will be in a celebration mood. We shall be marking the 60th anniversary of our independence. It has been a long, long journey from March 6, 1957 when the Union Jack was lowered for the last time at the Old Polo Grounds in Accra. Up went … Read more
Some of these presidents earned their nicknames based on what they did, out of their own utterances or sometimes out of fun. Here are 7 of such cases. 1. Kwame Nkrumah – Showboy Kwame Nkrumah during his tenure earned the nickname Nkrumah Showboy due to his numerous positive developments. 2. J. J. Rawlings – Mr. … Read more
Mr. President-Elect, I know because of the pressure on you as you prepare to hold the reins of power, you may not get enough time to read this piece. What I also know is that someone else will read this and tell you all about what I am about to write about you. By now, … Read more
I was listening to an interview of Madereka Nyerere, son of late President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, on Voice of America TV programme, hosted by Salim Amin in Dar es Salaam on Sunday, 25th December 2016, Christmas day in Amin’s usual programme, The Scoop. Madereka’s father, Julius Nyerere, had had a leadership style of selflessness, … Read more
Under the moonlit skies victory smelled like Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male. The euphoria had spread her antennae bouncing around. It was all over the place—north, south, east and west as thousands thronged the streets of Ghana’s capital Accra to celebrate the election of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday the 9th of December 2016. … Read more
*Change does not roll on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle. We must straighten our backs and work for freedom. A man cannot ride you unless your back is bent. So says Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King JNR. A civil rights activist in the 1960s.* Indeed, anyone can yearn and cry for … Read more
His name does not even sound like those of most Ghanaians; and yet, he claims to be more identifiable and attuned to the needs and aspirations of the overwhelming majority of the Ghanaian people. Maybe the 2016 Presidential Candidate of the rump-Convention People’s Party (r-CPP), Mr. Ivor Greenstreet, ought to be reminded that when a … Read more
I prefer not to get involved in the fraught controversy of whether, indeed, the administrative performance of President John DramaniMahama adequately reflects the much-touted claim by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it is the “natural home” of the ordinary Ghanaian citizen of northern descent. But, fortunately or unfortunately, my chance reading of a … Read more
Mahama can take no pride in botched CHRAJ Report One of the happenings in society that interested me in politics as a boy growing up was the return of one-time opposition leader Kofi Abrefa Busia from exile in Europe, after the February 24, 1966, coup d’etat, and heading the Centre for Civic Education – fore-runner … Read more
Violent cowards are morbidly afraid of death. But if they were good Christians, as they claim to be, the NDC apparatchiks would have since long learned from the great teachings of Jesus Christ that those who are quick to draw and brandish the sword – in our time the machete or the gun – are … Read more
Board member of the Kotoko Express newspaper and columnist, Kojo Addae Mensah, has lamented the poor patronage of the home matches of the nation’s pride, the Black Stars. Addae-Mensah, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Databank, attributed the recent happenings to the attitude of the Black Stars during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in … Read more
Kwamina Bartels, was born on October 27, 1947, at Agona Swedru, in the Central Region. He had his secondary education at Secondi College, Nungua Secondary School and Mfantsipim School between 1961 and 1968, where he sat for the G. C.E. Ordinary and Advanced Level Examinations. Mr. Bartels gained admission into the University of Ghana in … Read more
The late Dr Nikoi, was born on 19th January 1930 at La, Accra and died on Thursday, 5 September. He had Bsc in Economics at the Amherst College in USA in 1953, a Fellow of Harvard University, USA 1953-55 and honorary M. A. Amherst in 1963. Between 1957-1960, he joined the Ghana Foreign Service and … Read more
11 July 1913 – 28 August 1974 Wife: Naa Morkor Ausia Education & Career Pattern Methodist School, Wenchi, Brong Ahafo Region; Mfantsipim College, Cape Coast, Central Region. 1931 – 1932: Wesley College, Kumasi, Ashanti Region 1936 – 1939 : Teacher, Achimota College, (Gained first Degree with Honours in Medievial and Modem History from the University … Read more
Acheampong was born in Kuamsi in the Ashanti Region, to James Kwadwo Kutu Acheampong and Madam Akua Manu of Trabuom, Ashanti. He attended Trabuom Elementary School, St. Peter’s Catholic School, Kumasi, and Central College of Commerce, Swedru in the Central Region. He left school with a Middle School Certificate; GCE ‘O’ Level and a Diploma … Read more