The Ghanaian government has officially restored the original name of the nation’s primary aviation gateway, with Kotoka International Airport reverting to its former designation as Accra International Airport. In an official statement issued on February 23, 2026, the Ministry of Transport confirmed the change, explaining that the facility is being returned to its “former and...

The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, and Steven Odarteifio remind us that “the child who washes his hands can dine with elders.” In speaking on the questions surrounding “Oobaakɛ” and the naming of Kotoka International Airport, they have demonstrated that wisdom is not the monopoly of age, and that no individual is an...

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...