In the late 1980s, when Ghana was navigating economic strain and social restructuring, works such as “THE BABY’S THIEF” stood as more than theatrical entertainment. Authored and directed by Setheli Morgan Ashong-Katai, the drama belonged to a venerable African tradition in which art functions as tribunal, conscience, and communal mirror. It dramatized the ultimate violation...

Team Kweku Kyere must cease portraying Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as a political villain. Political discourse must return to substance rather than spectacle. I have consistently maintained that Dr. Bawumia remains one of the most talented, blameless and unblemished politicians not only in Ghana but across Africa. The overwhelming support he received from delegates is not...

Former Vice-President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has for the first time detailed the scale of personal attacks he endured during the party’s recent presidential primary, revealing that the most painful criticisms originated from within his own political tradition. Speaking at a Muslim thanksgiving prayer service held at the...

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has launched a full-scale investigation into allegations that a Russian national secretly recorded intimate encounters with multiple Ghanaian women and later distributed the explicit footage online without their consent. In a strongly worded statement released on Friday, February 14, the Ministry confirmed it is pursuing leads...

“When the roof leaks, you fix the roof; you do not beat the children.” Why Ghanaians? We are wiser than this. Let us direct our outrage where it belongs toward the man who allegedly exploited our vulnerable and innocent sisters not toward the very women he preyed upon. In our tradition, “the one who sets...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso East constituency, Mr Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, has denied allegations of vote buying during the party’s recent parliamentary primaries, insisting that gifts do not influence electoral outcomes. He maintained that he did not bribe any delegate to secure votes, noting that individuals who receive gifts...

The West Africa College of Surgeons (WACS) has inducted President John Dramani Mahama as the Grand Patron of its 66th Annual Conference, currently underway in Accra. As part of the induction ceremony, the President was presented with a plaque and a certificate in recognition of his longstanding support for the College and for healthcare delivery...

Dr. Alhaji Mahmoud Bawumia has demonstrated a rare yet admirable quality of true leadership: the courage to apologize is religious virtue and moral value. By openly acknowledging the economic and political shortcomings that contributed to his party’s disappointing performance in the recent elections, he has reminded us that apology is not a sign of weakness,...