Nearly half of all child deaths in Africa stem from hunger, study shows
One in three African children are stunted and hunger accounts for almost half of all child deaths across the continent, an Addis Ababa-based think tank has warned. In an urgent…
Rawlings calls for urgent removal of Indemnity Clauses at June 4 durbar
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has in a characteristic June 4 address called for an urgent review of the Fourth Republican constitution to remove entrenched clauses that protect high level…
‘Time to enforce regulations on tobacco smoking’
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) are rallying support from stakeholders and the public to help wage a war on tobacco smoking, as the…
Ban donations to street children beggars – the Kampala example
One of the forward-looking news items during the past week that should gladden the hearts of child rights activists was headlined, “Kampala bans donations to street children.” According to a BBC…
The Ghanaian narrative must change
We have been brought up to believe that being Ghanaian is the best thing that could happen to anybody. We take pride in our country as a beacon of hope…
Dredging our minds, desilting our culture – The solution to dilemma of flooding
“Government tackles flood with GH¢197 million”, “Government donates relief items to flood victims”, “NADMO records 53,000 rendered homeless due to floods”. These and other headlines flood our media space every…
Ghana needs a leader with a flawless vision -Prof Aheto
The lead speaker at the third June 4 revolutionary lecture, Professor John Bright Kobla Aheto, says for Ghana to achieve good public governance, it needs a dynamic and broad-minded leader…
Workshop on roadmap for RTI implementation opens in Accra
A workshop on the roadmap for the execution of the Right to Information (RTI) act by the implementing agency, Information Ministry has opened in Accra Thursday. Attendees have been drawn…
Exemplary leadership in Community development; Van-Gogh shows the way
In recent times, it is quite difficult to find people who dedicate their ideas, time and scarce financial resources for the sake of community development. The notion has always been…
How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom
The pomp and ceremony of Muhammadu Buhari's inauguration will not mask the huge challenges the 76-year-old Nigerian president faces during his second term in office - in particular, the booming…
