FEATURE

Arguably, the most heartbreaking environmental scandal to have hit Ghana recently is the damning report on how “a massive institutionalized scheme of timber trafficking” enabled by an alleged high-level corruption and collusion has resulted…
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THE ELECTRICITY Company of Ghana (ECG) is struggling to generate the needed funds to support its operations, largely because a section of its customers are refusing to pay for the power they have consumed. This unfortunate development…
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Dear Mr President, Are we still counting down to the “cleanest city in Africa” by 2020 promise? Or was it one of the many promises to secure you the seat of the presidency? Well, you set out to establish a full Ministry of Sanitation,…
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Let me try and keep this post as real as possible. During my years at the BBC World Service, we would never do secret recordings of the guests on our programmes. Not only was it considered unethical, but the BBC always prides itself in…
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The last time I visited the Great Hall of the University of Ghana was in 2017. I was still the Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and had been invited to be part of an international conference by the African…
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President Nana Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party government must, henceforth, be careful with the way they try to sign, terminate, renegotiate or review agreements, particularly in the energy sector. Very embarrassing developments…
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Folks, I write with sincere admiration for the King of Asante, Otumfuo Osei Tutu on his recent comments on the proposed Public Universities Bill. The willingness and ability of Otumfuo to speak truth to political power regardless of…
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Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Monday presented his 2019 mid-year budget statement to Parliament, and sought approval to spend some GH¢6.37 billion over and above the approved GH¢78 billion for the year. He also proposed an upward…
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The internal security of Ghana is certainly balancing on a tight rope, with a possible implosion looming, if something drastic is not done about two basic issues: the influx of undocumented aliens into the country, and the uncontrolled…
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Some of Africa’s biggest music stars look set for success on a global scale having been handpicked by US singer Beyoncé to appear on her Lion King-inspired album. While Nigerian stars like Wizkid and Burna Boy have already broken through…
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