Have you ever wondered why an American character is always the hero in that Hollywood movie and a Russian or Arabian character is the villain? Why Tom Cruise is capable of the impossible in ‘Mission Impossible’? The developed countries know and the power of Self-Belief. Call it propaganda but it’s in America’s interest for its people and the rest of …

With the global population projected to reach 8.1 billion in 2025 (most growth occurring in developing countries and more than half in Africa), there is a bigger demand for food resources. According to a Harvard Business Review report in 2016, this demand for food is expected to increase anywhere from 59% to 98% by 2050. In order to meet the …

The dust has hardly settled on the 7 December election and already a much hackneyed phrase used whenever there has been a shift of political power has started to appear in our political discourse – “empty coffers”. Governments taking over from another either through a coup d’etat or peaceful transition will always claim they met empty coffers. But really for …

We have now had the opportunity to see the opening fixtures of all 16 teams competing for the title of African Champion. So what have we learnt from the opening exchanges? ‘Small minded’ resilience One observation the opening round has yielded is this: Just like the Euro 2016 tournament, the so called small teams will not just roll over for …

A lot of focus will be on the economy. The triangle of Bawumia Ken Ofori Atta and Yaw Osafo Maafo speaks to that. The verdict will be in the results. Jobs and economic boom. Nothing short will be abysmal in the measurement of performance. Second. Three men to handle National Security tells you the men in uniform and intelligence will …

As long as we continue on the tangent of the winner takes everything, we will continue to suffer this nonsense of party foot soldiers going nuts after their parties win power. (Not plagiarized) I hate doing this but I will have to do it……in 2001 we saw party supporters taking over toilets and other public facilities and people condemned them …

Pardon my folly but I don’t get it! Did I wake up from a coma? What is happening here? Why does the newly ex-President John Mahama want to keep the designated as the Vice Presidential lodge? Why did it even cross his mind? Why did Julius Debrah write that letter making the request? Is it that Mr. Debrah and his …

I was part of the campaigns of the various political parties in the country as a journalist and I listened attentively to the campaign promises of each candidate. While I applauded some, I questioned the idea behind some of them as they were too lofty to be implemented. However, I consoled myself with the knowledge that I was not part …

Once again, Ghana has underscored her reputation as a model African democracy – a standing which owes much to the peaceful change of governments through the ballot box. It is, however, ironic that previous changes in government through the democratic process have exposed serious shortcoming in our country’s governance institutional framework. Ghana’s record on political transitions is not a proud …

  Wednesday’s polls have been closed across the country officially by the Electoral Commission. The polls opened at exactly 7am at majority of the polling centers except for a few centers, paramount among which was the Jaman North Constituency where there were some disagreement over the voter transfer list which the National Democratic Congress (NDC) claimed was bloated by over …