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Who is an influencer?
An influencer is someone operating in a niche or industry with sway over a target audience. They have specialized knowledge, authority, or insight into a specific subject.Because of their pre-existing presence in a niche,...
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Alan Kyerematen’s camp seems complacent ahead of 2023 primaries
The main mistake Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen's camp is making is comparing the 2023 presidential primaries to the 2007 one and thinking that just as Alan Kyerematen and Aliu Mahama didn't get the nod and...
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Partition: My journey to the place no-one spoke of
Seventy-five years ago Sparsh Ahuja's family was one of the millions to flee their homes as British India split into two new nations, India and Pakistan. His grandfather never spoke of the place he...
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The future of sports in Africa
The future of sports in Africa is looking very promising. With the recent success of African teams at the World Cup and the increasing popularity of football across the continent, it seems that Africa...
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Asomdwehene was more than a merited title
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) hosted a Memorial Lecture at its New Examination Centre to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of the late Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, the third President...
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Will the EC learn, Ghana Card brouhaha amidst threats of SIM cards blockage
If the Electoral Commission of Ghana is listening and learning from the challenges associated with the accessibility to the Ghana Card, they should by now be revising their decision to demand that the Ghana...
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Ursula Owusu’s new deadline for sim registration not feasible
Article 1(1) of the 1992 constitution requires those in power to do things in the interest, benefit, and welfare of the citizens.The sole card required by the Ursula Owusu-Ekuful-led Communication Ministry as the single...
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Asantehene’s wife is worth more than the title ‘lady’: She is a queen
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene has by far proven to be an outstanding King. A biblical precept goes "to whom much is given, much will be required" (Luke 12:48). Indeed, this is a...
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Founders’ Day: Lessons from Ghana’s tragic heroes
4th August was made Founders' Day by President Nana Akufo-Addo when he was inaugurated in 2017. Even that is not devoid of controversy as citizens struggle over whether our nation has a founder or...
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Experienced rent agent details tricks used by agents to extort money from clients
Searching for a secured house in Accra and Ghana at large has become one of the problems faced by majority of residents in the capital.The quest for a place to lay the head has...
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What if Ghanaians become patriots?
Patriotism does not consist in waving the flag, but in striving for our country to be both righteous and strong. We swear on our honor to be loyal to Ghana, our motherland. What is...
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Invasive insect formerly known as ‘murder hornet’ gets new name
The "murder hornet" is no more. At least, its name is gone.The Entomological Society of America and the Entomological Society of Canada have adopted a new name for the murder hornet, also known as...
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Sam George urged to apologize to Bawumia after being exposed by Foreign Ministry over Ghana card
The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George has been urged to eat humble pie and apologize to the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu for calling him a liar, over an issue, which Sam George...
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How Mahama dealt with inadequate textbooks in basic schools
Formal education builds competitive approach and gives unique experiences which boost the confidence of children and expand their circle of knowledge. There are a few billionaires like Bill Gates, Ritesh Agarwal, and Gautam Adani...
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Rawlings – boxing, Kufuor – football: Ghana’s 4th Republican presidents and their childhood sports
In our previous article, we gave you a list of 5 active Ghanaian footballers whose Black Stars careers might be over after being out of the national team for a minimum of three years.Today,...
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The surprising benefits of fingers that wrinkle in water
Spend more than a few minutes soaking in a bath or paddling around a swimming pool and your fingers will undergo a dramatic transformation. Where there were once delicate whorls of lightly ridged epidermis,...
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Fighting LGBTQI with Ghanaian: family values notion wrong!
Following the brouhaha over the closure of the LGBTQ office in Accra, matters are yet to settle. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Mr Sam George, is leading the passage of The...
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Funny Face and Shatta Wale got it all wrong
There is no doubt that Funny Face and Shatta Wale are good at their crafts. To constantly entertain their audiences over a decade is no mean achievement because some entertainers clutch at straws just...
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As large herd of elephants cross to Ghana; will the human elephant conflict be rekindled?
A large herd of elephants were on Saturday, April 17, 2021, seen crossing the Bolgatanga-Bawku road, sparking joy among the people living close to the area.The elephants are part of a transnational migrating elephant...
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Ghanaian scholar credits alma mater for her rise
A Ghanaian scholar domiciled in the UK, Gwendolyn Brown has attributed her career brilliance to the sound basic education she acquired at Seven Great Princes Academy in Accra few years ago.A graduate of Southampton...
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J.J Rawlings: My tribute to an unusual African leader
One January afternoon in 2012, I as a 9-year-old girl, accompanied by my parents and younger siblings were ushered into a large but very modest waiting room in Ridge, Accra.I was nervous, not because...
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Make June 4 a statutory public holiday
While there are so much noise going on about preserving Rawlings ideals and legacy, I wish to make one point clear;No one can tell the story of our democracy which Rawlings made possible for...
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A voice from behind the dark curtains: What Rawlings would have wished for
Let decency, cool heads, and maturity prevail. Jerry John Rawlings is larger than family, political party, and a geographical country.As much as H. E. Jerry John Rawlings deserves a befitting state burial (by convention...
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Let us not paint good and bad leaders with the same brush
Leadership is an interesting human endeavour. It is a common principle that infallibility belongs to God and Angels. However, it seems to me that many people expect their leaders to be flawless.A good leader...
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Adib Saani: National Security Minister must resign for failure to heed warning signs
When this Togoland issue started, some of us within the security space did not spare any moment or mince words, raising serious concerns about their activities and the existential threat they posed to the...
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Makafui Awuku: Water is not an important resource according to NDC and NPP manifestos
We Have Chosen Minerals Over Clean Drinking Water. I have taken a close look at the Manifestos of the two major parties under natural resources both captured Land, Forestry and Mining.Both failed to capture...
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Is the coup making a comeback in Africa?
Democracy is the norm across the continent, but soldiers are still seizing powerThe coup is back in Africa. Last week, soldiers in Mali overthrew the unpopular president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, completing the west African...
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Opinion: Stop It! The unwarranted usage of Face-shield
Whoever is promoting the wearing of face shields in Ghana is not helping the Ghanaian society (and the world) in our fight against the deadly COVID-19.I watched with disappointment and disdain the gradual increase...
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Opinion: Journalists that Ghanaians are saying have lost their credibility!
This article is going explore into the subject of credibility journalists in Ghana.What does it mean to be credible? It is the quality of being trusted and believed in. So losing credibility means losing...
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Ibrah One threatens to kill the President?
I wonder why anybody at all can just wake up and issue death threats at the president or other public officials without taking into consideration the repercussions of their actions, sadly many sane minds...
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I will vote for Akufo-Addo, else John Mahama will jail him for the many scandals
My fellow Ghanaians, this is to appeal to your sense of pity and compassion to vote and retain the president Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo- Addo in power to avert a situation where the over...
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Forget incompetence, JDM’s son Sharaf killed his father’s bid in 2016 (Photos)
The incompetence tag around John Dramani Mahama has nowhere to go. He exhibited it so well that Ghanaians had no option than to throw him out from an over one million floored storey building.Wait....
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My Family’s COVID-19 story
On Monday, February 10, this year, my six-year-old son, Nadom, accompanied me to the Kotoka International Airport to say goodbye to his mother, Angela, who was travelling to Italy to attend a month's follow-up...
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Is the politicization of COVID-19 necessary?
As things continue to unfold in a global pandemic era, political big wigs and some party faithful refuse to let go of petty politicking.People are beginning to question the essence of needless political arguments...
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Coronavirus: This is not the time to be complacent
Despite the low fatality rate in positive cases of the Coronavirus pandemic, some Ghanaians believe we are not close to moments of being complacent as there is more work to be done.A student of...
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Covid-19: The Church of Pentecost deserves our praise
When by the grace of God this Covid-19 pandemic passes in the words of the President of the Republic, many institutions and individuals would have earned the respect of Ghanaians.Obviously, these institutions include the...
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Coronavirus: How exposed is your job?
Millions of workers are doing their day jobs from makeshift set-ups in their living rooms and kitchens, while those in England who can't work from home are now encouraged to go back in if...
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Prof Ransford Gyampo: NCA case Verdict isnt witch-hunting
The law on Causing Financial Loss to the State, according to those who initiated it, was never meant to be used against offenders. This is because it could retard initiative and render people overly...
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There was a lockdown and now there is…
The debate to lockdown the country or not was one of the most inconclusive debates that started in the country and ended with what I feel was a compromise between locking down and not...
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Covid-19 and electricity generation: Why I think the comparison is a mockery of common sense
Have you listened to the comparison between the Covid-19 pandemic and electricity generation in Ghana? Was it a harmonious sound blended of soprano, attenuated by a bass, highly pitched by a tenor or smoothened...
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I weep for the Veep
Can anyone help me find my bearings?I'm currently in a dazed state trying fruitlessly to unravel the rationale behind the Vice president's 'digital encounter' that sought to respond to President John Mahama, the flagbearer...
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4 reasons why Sarkodie deserves to win 2020 VGMA Artiste Of The Year
The best thing to happen to Ghana music in recent times is the name Sarkodie.The Tema based musician has been tagged as Africa's most decorated rapper with over 80 awards to his credit.Sarkodie is...
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Africa not a dark continent
During the middle of the 19th century, Africa was referred to as the “Dark Continent†by the United States of America journalist turned explorer Henry Morton Stanley because little was known about the mysterious...
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A virus in the president’s speech?
Covid19 pandemic is still on the rise since it outbreak in China which has gone a long way to hit countries worldwide. According to John Hopkins University as at 22:25 GMT, 27/04/2020 the world...
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Coronavirus in Ghana: Online funerals, face masks and elections without rallies
In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about the new normal - from how to hold a socially distant election to attending online funerals.
Since...
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the frustration of contracts
INTRODUCTIONThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to businesses taking a different turn of which may have many repercussions on contracts entered into. To the defaulting party on the contract, the immediate defense that comes to...
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Ghanaians observing lockdown but not social distancing: COVID-19 efforts may be counter-productive
It is a global pandemic that has overwhelmed almost if not all health-care systems around the world, particularly those of advanced economies.The one-time magic wand to deal with this pandemic is a vaccine -...
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Poem: The healing earth
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put city after city under lockdown, there has been a myriad of reports highlighting how bringing life as we know it to a halt has impacted the environment.China was the...
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“Incompetent” is too romantic to describe Akufo-Addo with
For one to have thought Nana Addo could do nothing to prevent COVID-19 from getting into Ghana is very mindboggling. COVID-19 isn't mandated to be in every country but for the carelessness and indecision...
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In Defense of a Pan-Africanist – Dr Akinwumi Adesina
In an Africa, dealing with monumental infrastructure and energy deficits; a teeming youthful population desperate for jobs and opportunities; and currently facing what is arguably its most daunting challenge - the COVID-19 pandemic; the continent...
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