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The High Cost of Farewell: How Lavish Funerals Are Deepening Economic Woes in Northern Ghana
Opinions 1 month ago;

The High Cost of Farewell: How Lavish Funerals Are Deepening Economic Woes in Northern Ghana

In recent years, a growing trend has taken root in Northern Ghana, particularly in the Upper West Region, where funerals are increasingly becoming ext...

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When Money Overrides Merit: The Dangerous Trend of Graduating Unqualified Students
Education 1 month ago;

When Money Overrides Merit: The Dangerous Trend of Graduating Unqualified Students

This commentary is based on a report published by the Modern Ghana online news portal, which revealed that a lecturer at the Garden City University Co...

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Deadly Humps: Unauthorised Speed Bumps Turning Our Roads into Death Traps
News 1 month ago;

Deadly Humps: Unauthorised Speed Bumps Turning Our Roads into Death Traps

Across many Ghanaian communities, an alarming and deadly practice is fast taking root, the construction of illegal speed bumps on public roads. What b...

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Metamorphosis: A Movement to a Political Party.
Politics 1 month ago;

Metamorphosis: A Movement to a Political Party.

Metamorphosis: A Movement to a Political Party.On October 16, 2025, Ghanaians witnessed the birth of a new political party, the United Party (UP), by ...

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Rethinking the Practice of Combining Schooling and Apprenticeship in the Upper West Region
Education 1 month ago;

Rethinking the Practice of Combining Schooling and Apprenticeship in the Upper West Region

The practice of enrolling children in school for formal education while simultaneously assigning them to learn a trade or craft as apprentices has bec...

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Torkonno's Intransigence can be Dire as it Breeds Reservations in the Faithful Exercise of the Affirmative Action Law in the Ageing Future
Opinions 1 month ago;

Torkonno's Intransigence can be Dire as it Breeds Reservations in the Faithful Exercise of the Affirmative Action Law in the Ageing Future

I am completely horrified upon hearing the news that the just-ousted chief justice, Araba Asaaba Getrude Torkonno of the Republic of Ghana, filed a la...

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