MPs not beyond reproach
They say the devil finds work for idle hands. The devil has been busy in Ghana’s Parliament. The Privileges Committee of the House met...
Christianity is un-African, homosexuality isn’t
The Christian Council of Ghana has declared homosexuality un-African. A statement issued by the Council said: “same-sex marriage was unbiblical, unchristian and un-African.” In...
Changing Accra: One Month June 3 disaster
A lot was said in the immediate aftermath of the June 3 flooding and fire disaster that killed over 150 people. After the blame...
God Will Not Save Accra
Today marks exactly two weeks since over 200 people were killed in floods that ravaged Accra and a disastrous fire outbreak at a fuel...
The Public Sphere Isn’t For Only Politicians
Not a week goes by in Ghana without some version of the mundane neutrality conversation being propounded. It often goes like this: an important...
How the Police failed YFm’s Ms. Ada
There was outrage and condemnation, and then, there was nothing for Ada. There was nothing but jokes and trolling of feminists, women and men...
Why I’m happy Ghana lost AFCON 2015 final
I didn’t expect to feel anything during the Black Stars match with the Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire in the finals of the 2015 African...
To our MPs: Buy China, learn from Burkina Faso
Last week, Ghanaian MPs returned to a pimped up chamber. To accommodate all 275 members of the house, the chamber has been expanded and...
Day 35: The diary of a sex worker
What is it about sex that makes men not notice that the woman isn’t in the room? Here they were all excited, getting...
Why President Mahama might become the worst leader ever
When is the Mahama government going to see a problem and confront it without resorting to committees and commissions? They now want the Auditor-General...
Is the GJA serious at all?
First of all, congratulations to all the winners of the Ghana Journalists Association awards. Some of you do great work in spite of the...
Whose vagina is it anyway?
Here is the thing! This is August 2014, no woman should get judged for having consensual sex. It could be casual, a one-night stand...