Well, in last week’s issue the end to my wahala in Germany began. I packed bags, headed for the airport, was booked on an early flight to Frankfurt, en route to Accra, Ghana, my motherland.
The first time I gave a thought to the term socialite was back in the late 2000, when the British tabloid The Sun, splashed on its cover, photos of Paris Hilton and a smiling Cristiano Ronaldo.
I have not seen the latest Anas video, dubbed Galamsey Economy. I am following the stories surrounding the video and I acknowledge that many of us had been sent off track when the first announcement of the approach of the video was made.
Eleven-year-old Dahir weaves his way between a growing cluster of homemade huts on the edge of Baidoa, heading to a tin-roofed school building near the main road. He is wearing his only shirt and trousers, and clutching his one other possession – a new schoolbook.
He is a Harvard trained don, deified and deemed devout, dependable, dynamic, down-to-earth, decisive, and the very definition of dexterity in economics and development.
The Odaso treatment plant of the Ghana Water Company Limited faces imminent shut down following the continuous pollution of the Oda River by activities of illegal miners.
James is busy every day. As an experienced credit vendor based in Accra, he tells me that the little tote bag slung around his shoulders used to be packed with scratch cards.
In August, Pakistan was devastated by catastrophic flooding. The unprecedented monsoon rains killed more than 1,500 people and left the inundated country with economic damages exceeding $30bn (£27bn). Within a month, a scientific study had concluded the high rainfall was "likely increased" by climate change.
A different kind of gender gap is playing out in investments where the overwhelming majority of investors are men, despite studies that indicate women make better investments.
Cameras flashed as stars of the highly-anticipated sequel to Marvel's "Black Panther" walked the red carpet at the "Wakanda Forever" premiere in London.
8pm at home. It was a Sunday. The house was very quiet. My wife and the kids were away in Accra. I had just finished an assignment and was trying to clean up before they arrive.
Long before the internet knocked on our doors to revolutionize entertainment and how we interacted with ourselves and the environment, television was the most popular and ultimate source of entertainment across the globe.
For some time now, Ghanaian penal advocates tracking liberal global criminal justice crusaders have been trying to kill the death penalty with only near successes.
About 4.5% of all gamers on earth live in Sub-Saharan Africa. And Ghana has been identified as one of the countries leading the way for gaming on the continent.
I had to go back to my primary school English grammar notes before settling on this headline. I did so in order to be sure that I don’t sound insulting.
On these pages, I explore issues of law, human rights and criminal justice, as my contribution to the development of our young and fledgling democracy.
Let me begin this article by sounding a note of caution or call it a disclaimer. In law there is an offence known as SUB JUDICE which simply means discussing an ongoing case in public with the view to influencing the mind of the jury or the Court.
Children love getting dirty. They are drawn to puddles like muddy magnets, with no regard for footwear or the colour of their clothing. But getting mucky could have a powerful effect on their wellbeing, too.
