It was with a sad body, morose mood; battered-morale, weakened and attenuated spirit that I received the death of Komla Dumor. Though I had not followed him quite long before his departure to the underworld, I caught glimpses of him travelling round the continent presenting his celebrated programme Focus on Africa on BBC. I could … Read more
“Through her voice I saw a free woman, down on her land, a woman who knew how to kill her own chickens, hunt her own possum, cut her own cotton, fix her own roof, make her own whiskey, walk in her own shoes, and speak her mind, tell her own story. ― Bonnie Greer, A … Read more
Buhari and the many battles of his 46 nominated non-career envoys This is not the best of time for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as it strives to deflect bashings from the opposition amidst wrangling within its ranks. Governors and senators elected on the platform of the APC, including those presumed to be close … Read more
Buhari and the many battles of his 46 nominated non-career envoy This is not the best of time for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as it strives to deflect bashings from the opposition amidst wrangling within its ranks. Governors and senators elected on the platform of the APC, including those presumed to be close … Read more
Komla was born 3 October 1972 in Accra to a family of academics. His mother, Cecilia, was an educationist, editor and writer of children’s books, and a key influence in encouraging Komla to take up journalism. His father, Ernest, was a professor of sociology, and his sister, Mawuena, a geologist, who worked in communications for … Read more