Gender Minister appeals to Northern leaders to end child marriage
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Madam Afisa Otiko Djaba, has expressed worry about the high level of child marriage in the country, especially in the Northern Region…
US jails ex-Guinea minister Mahmoud Thiam over China bribes
Mahmoud Thiam, a former Guinean cabinet minister was sentenced to seven years in a US prison Friday and ordered to pay back $8.5 million for laundering bribes from a Chinese…
Workers behaving badly
A Public Agenda investigation into the attitudes of Ghanaian workers has revealed an appalling level of absenteeism and indolence among workers in public institutions. The investigation by Public Agenda also…
Getting rid of dandruff
Dandruff is caused when a fungus called malassezia grows on your scalp this result in shedding of the scalp, skin. There are two types of dandruff. One occurs due to…
Ditch chemical lotions for Vitamin E Lotion
Every 30 days your skin renews itself. So why bother taking care of it? It is true your skin is constantly renewing itself. The older cells on the surface are…
Inclusive education at work in Karaga
For 10 year old Abdul Rahman Shena, from Moglifong community which lies about two and a half kilometres from Karaga School the support from her teacher has given her a…
Use of children as ‘human bombs’ on the rise – UNICEF warns
The United Nations children agency has expressed extreme concern at the appalling increase in the cruel and calculated use of children, especially girls, as “human bombs” in north-east Nigeria. “Since…
The two Western Regions
The other day, one of the campaigners for the creation of a Western-North Region (which I would call, the Democratic Region of Tano) sucked me into the debate about the…
Togo in turmoil
After years of government stalling, demonstrators are demanding electoral reforms, including the reinstatement of term limits. Thousands take to the streets in Togo to demand the reinstatement of the 1992…
Africa’s struggle to stay afloat
The more Africa strives for economic empowerment, economic independence and self-reliance, the more the global powers tighten their grip on the continent. The ‘global coalitions’ now called Development Partners are…
