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New coach and mum’s cooking help Osaka bring back the fun
Just two years ago, Naomi Osaka was struggling to understand why a sport that was "as simple as breathing to me" was leaving her bereft.
Now that kidnapping has become an industry…, by Adekunle Adekoya
UNFORTUNATELY, the working week ending today was dominated by tales of anguish and woes, arising from endless kidnappings and killings. While the nation was still dealing with the kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, and Askira Uba in Borno State, gunmen attacked Ogbomoso again, this time, the office...
Housing as shelter versus housing as investment: The Airbnb debate; regulation that protects affordability without strangling opportunity
Over the last decade, few innovations have transformed the global hospitality and real estate sectors as dramatically as Airbnb. What started in 2008 as a simple platform allowing homeowners to rent spare rooms to travellers, has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar global industry that has reshaped housing markets in c...
NPP calls on CSOs, global community to safeguard Ghana’s democracy
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is urging civil society organisations and the global community to take an active role in protecting Ghana’s democratic space, amid concerns over what it describes as increasing threats to freedom of speech.
Our exploding healthcare management issues and loss of Ghanaian lives
Our exploding healthcare management issues have brought us to the brink of healthcare challenges, collapse and national security catastrophe. No bed syndrome or poor infrastructure and planning within our health institutions is taking hundreds of thousands of Ghanaian lives. The emergencies are country-killing and not...
Your Password Could Be The Weakest Link: 5 Mistakes That Put Your Accounts at Risk
Kennedy Bentum Jnr is a cybersecurity professional and holds a Master of Science in Forensic Accounting from the University of New Haven. (United States of America). He is CompTIA Security+ certified and writes about cybersecurity, cybercrime, fraud prevention, and digital safety. Imagine waking up one morning only to...
Democracy without Dividends? Governance expert warns citizen apathy could endanger Ghana’s democratic future
Governance expert Kwaku Antwi-Boasiako has issued a stark warning that Ghana’s democracy faces a growing threat not from coups or violent uprisings, but from increasing citizen apathy fuelled by economic hardship, unemployment, corruption, and unmet expectations. Speaking at a public forum organised by the Ghana Academ...
The evidence before High Court continues to expose weakness of the Republic’s case against Wontumi
.As proceedings continue before the Criminal Court 4 Division of the High Court in the matter involving Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), Akonta Mining Limited and others, the evidence emerging directly from the witness box continues to reinforce one unavoidable legal truth: The Republic has failed to...
From China’s skylines to Ghana’s beachfront: The vision behind Labadi Beach Apartment
On Wednesday, 3rd June 2026, a gathering of investors in Ghana’s real estate sector sat down to hear the pitch for what is being described as a landmark development on the shores of Labadi Beach.
Beyond prison feeding budgets: Turning a national challenge into a food security opportunity
The recent disclosure by the Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, that Ghana spends approximately GH¢40 million annually on feeding prison inmates has reignited discussions about the sustainability of funding public institutions.
Reimagining ECOWAS leadership for a fragmented and uncertain West Africa
As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) prepares for a leadership transition in July 2026, the region stands at a defining moment in its history.
Development studies is not a “degree to nowhere”—it’s the blueprint for nation-building
Former Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, recently sparked a significant debate when he appeared on the Konnected Minds podcast and branded some university programmes in Ghana as "useless."