Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Ghana’s Electoral Commission has rejected the call by most opposition political parties and some civil society and religious bodies for a new voters register. The EC officially took this stand after a five-member committee appointed by the EC to look into the need or otherwise of a New Voters Register. The EC rather prefers to […]
Ghana’s fight against corruption has been dealt a deadly blow. The corruption perception index by Transparency International (TI) ranked the West African nation the second most corrupt country in Africa behind South Africa. The last time TI published its rankings, Ghana was placed in the 60s. This time around TI’s list of the most corrupt […]
“I was surprised that the people of the Eastern Region promised President Mahama 50 percent of the votes but I am promising that we will give the president 80 percent of the total votes in the region.” This is the assurance given to President John D. Mahama by Nana Bosoma Asor Nkrawiri, the Chief of […]
By Kwabena Opong When Anas Aremeyaw Anas publicized his sting operation to expose more than 170 employees of Ghana’s judicial service, including judges of the superior courts, magistrates and paralegals it shocked Ghanaians, but the surprise factor was not really high ironically. Some merely shrugged and said their suspicions have been proven. But the shock […]
Holding a high office is akin to holding an egg: it could easily break if care is not taken to hold if firmly. Especially in this day of political polarization and detection is facilitated by technology, office holders live daily under scrutiny from political opponents and the media among others, with the help of technology. […]
The NPP is in the news again and for the wrong reasons again this time. This time it is about financial misappropriation in the party. Such issues, when they arise in a political party or an organization, are first tackled within the organization under internal party structures. They are not publicized and are not leaked […]
Justice denied is an abomination. Many have been incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. Others’ mental states have been overlooked and in a system where the fates of accused persons fall into the hands of a few or an individual judge, such mistakes are likely to happen. A recent such case involves Charles Antwi […]
The world is in a turmoil over the legalization of same sex marriage in the United States of America. It is, however, sardonic because the U.S. is about the 13th country to make that decision. Countries, including Germany, Ireland, Mozambique, and South Africa, among others, have already done that. But the judicial decision in the […]
Intra-party problems are not uncommon in democracies. It is rife even among parties in the advanced democracies of the world but political killing, though not unknown is uncommon. Whenever anyone is made to make the ultimate sacrifice for political reasons in a political party, there must be trouble in the party and the killing of […]
Election violence in Nigeria is nothing new but expectations this year are evoking fears that are sending out the country’s business and political classes. It is reported that they are emigrating in their numbers in anticipation of violence during the election of March 28. It is difficult to understand why mere elections should lead to […]