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The Campaign Waged on Sexual Harassment in Our Second Cycle Institutions—One That is Better Late Than Never
Education Nov 30, 2025

The Campaign Waged on Sexual Harassment in Our Second Cycle Institutions—One That is Better Late Than Never

Any campaign or movement of a sort against sexual harassment in our schools in Ghana is a good call by all standards. Se...

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Guinea-Bissau Soldiers say they have taken Power after Reports of President's Arrest
News Nov 26, 2025

Guinea-Bissau Soldiers say they have taken Power after Reports of President's Arrest

A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoc...

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The OSP has not put Ken Ofori-Atta and Ernest Akore on Stop List
Crime & Punishment Nov 26, 2025

The OSP has not put Ken Ofori-Atta and Ernest Akore on Stop List

Critics say the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) slept on the job and allowed Ken Ofori-Atta to leave the country ...

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Religion Nov 26, 2025

Umuofia, a Kindred where Diversity of Alien Faiths and Practices Precedes Logical Reasoning and Common Sense Entrenched in their own Rich Tradition and Cultural Values

The inhabitants of Umuofia have returned, engaging once more in a futile dispute, having chosen to forsake their rich he...

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Educational Workers are Crying Wolf for a Supposedly Paltry Increase In Base Pay In Negotiations for the 2026 Fiscal Year
News Nov 8, 2025

Educational Workers are Crying Wolf for a Supposedly Paltry Increase In Base Pay In Negotiations for the 2026 Fiscal Year

A coalition of nine educational and government university staff unions in Ghana has outrightly rejected the governm...

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The Twilight of the Arrogance of Power: Never Nearing With Appointees of the Former NPP Government Who Looted From the Public Purse in Various Capacities
Crime & Punishment Nov 8, 2025

The Twilight of the Arrogance of Power: Never Nearing With Appointees of the Former NPP Government Who Looted From the Public Purse in Various Capacities

Did you know that Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, the former boss of the National Petroleum Authority, was once the face of mo...

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The Truth is a Bitter Pill, but it's the Only Getaway to Emancipation
Religion Nov 8, 2025

The Truth is a Bitter Pill, but it's the Only Getaway to Emancipation

I’ve travelled the world as a Black man. I've never encountered a Black country where the Black inhabitants are foreig...

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The Numbers Versus The Impact on the Global Stage – A Call to Celebrate a Woman
Education Nov 7, 2025

The Numbers Versus The Impact on the Global Stage – A Call to Celebrate a Woman

It's the birthday of Marie Skłodowska Curie, the woman who changed the course of science — our second scientist of th...

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LET THE DRAMA END, AND PROSECUTION BEGIN
Crime & Punishment Nov 6, 2025

LET THE DRAMA END, AND PROSECUTION BEGIN

The Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana must step in and call some of the judges to order. All offences are bailable,...

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A Dupe by the OSP's Attempt to Rebrand Itself by Focusing on the Drops Outside the Ladle
Crime & Punishment Nov 4, 2025

A Dupe by the OSP's Attempt to Rebrand Itself by Focusing on the Drops Outside the Ladle

Following a video in which the former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid...

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF OUTSIDER
Politics Nov 1, 2025

A DIFFERENT KIND OF OUTSIDER

While Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was campaigning as the New Patriotic Party’s running mate in 2008, Mr. Freddie Blay was a m...

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The Actor on Set is Responsible for Infusing Energy and Life into the Script Created by the Writer
Opinions Oct 28, 2025

The Actor on Set is Responsible for Infusing Energy and Life into the Script Created by the Writer

The function of a writer throughout any literary genre, including novels, plays, poetry, music, films, short stories, or...

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Umuofia: a Kindred with a Fragmented Identity that Remains Unaware of its Essence and Aspirations, yet is Fervently Devoted to Western Cultural Norms
Opinions Oct 26, 2025

Umuofia: a Kindred with a Fragmented Identity that Remains Unaware of its Essence and Aspirations, yet is Fervently Devoted to Western Cultural Norms

The subsequent debate following the policy announcement by the esteemed&nbs...

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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 Oct 18, 2025

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...

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The Science of Truth and Living through Eternity is Exemplified by the Personal Experience and Account of George Orwell in his Powerful Artistic Words.
Opinions Oct 16, 2025

The Science of Truth and Living through Eternity is Exemplified by the Personal Experience and Account of George Orwell in his Powerful Artistic Words.

George Orwell, his seed of fame in truth, lived through life's realities and demonstrated how organic experiences can sh...

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The Music Sound, or say, Genre – Is it Pop, Rock, or Jazz?
Opinions Oct 16, 2025

The Music Sound, or say, Genre – Is it Pop, Rock, or Jazz?

The dream ride by any person has always been one of enchantment, but the reality is rather eerie, much like acting in pr...

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Sales of Job Forms and Appointment Notices to Citizens Re-echoed: Where is the equal Job Opportunity Enshrined in the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana?
Opinions Oct 9, 2025

Sales of Job Forms and Appointment Notices to Citizens Re-echoed: Where is the equal Job Opportunity Enshrined in the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana?

Writing is deliberate in all sincerity, and the propeller of writing is consciousness. I don’t know the standard ...

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The Devil is not a Serpent, nor does it have Horns and Tail or Special Raiment for easy Identification
Opinions Oct 8, 2025

The Devil is not a Serpent, nor does it have Horns and Tail or Special Raiment for easy Identification

A scientist I have admired, and upon learning how his humble beginning could translate into breaking through the odds as...

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Sarafina in the Movie,
Opinions Oct 3, 2025

Sarafina in the Movie, "SARAFINA", and in Real Life: A Spit or a Pat on Africans' Struggles for Total Liberation?

This is Sarafina now and then in the movie, "Sarafina" (1992), among the youth uprising in Soweto against the apartheid ...

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African Gods Exact Justice Very Slowly, to my Liking, but not in Obnubilation!
Opinions Oct 3, 2025

African Gods Exact Justice Very Slowly, to my Liking, but not in Obnubilation!

The anointed ghost of Muammar Gaddafi is up in arms, starting with Nicolas Sarkozy and soon to be followed by David Came...

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Opinions Oct 3, 2025

DStv Subscription Standoff and Side Takings

Do we blame The Minister of State for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, JoyNews as a media house, Consu...

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