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The war drums are throbbing again. And those in the political arena are dancing to tunes they’re familiar with, the consequences of which they may not have imagined.…
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Dear President John Dramani Mahama, I am writing to alert you to prepare for a wave of blackmail against the administration in the sanitation sector. Also, prepare for…
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My first meeting with Prof. Emmanuel Yaw Benneh was in his office at the University of Ghana Law School, where he had taught for 30 years before his…
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We will be bringing you excerpts from Manasseh Azure Awuni’s book, “The Fourth John: Reign, Rejection & Rebound”. Today, we bring you excerpts from Chapter Twelve titled “The…
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Mr. Ezekiel Oppong took a deep breath and lay panting like someone who had lapped up a hundred-meter race. That Sunday morning was the second time he had…
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I had asked Mr. Nyavor to stop opening the car door for me. He was as old as my father and I was uneasy with the way he…
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In July 2018, I conducted a poll on Facebook on the usefulness or otherwise of the parliament of Ghana in our democracy. Here is the question I asked:…
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Some NPP activists say my comments on the Akufo-Addo government are baseless. They are not! In November 2016, I wrote an article in which I said any idiot…
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Dear Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, It’s been a while since I last wrote to you. I know this letter, like the last one I wrote to you…
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Dear Serwaa, Today I want to remind you of one fundamental principle you must learn and keep if you want our relationship to live to achieve the purpose…
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A LETTER TO MY FUTURE WIFE: Keep your female friends away from me
Dear Serwaa, I am not comfortable with how your female friends are getting close to me. Your best friend Ewurabena, for instance, was upset when she called several…
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A LETTER TO MY FUTURE WIFE: Why you shouldn’t have bridal shower!
Dear Serwaa, I am writing in response to what you intend to do the night before our wedding. You indicated in your last letter to me that you…