Is Anybody Taking The Heat For The Victims Of Tb Joshua?Tuesday, June 18, 2013 If I am a comedian without any concept of political correctness, the SCOAN tragedy would have been a fertile field for crack comic punch lines. With my unorthodox views about the so-called contemporary men of God, I am tempted to take a swipe at the victims to tickle my readers. But, to go for t ... |
Bad Leadership- Part OneTuesday, June 18, 2013 In crisis, people want to know what leadership is. However, what does leadership mean? What a leader does and how leadership task is done differ from pure management. Opinions regarding the requisite qualities and attitudes of leaders are many and diverse, but some common themes rhyme through them ... |
Bravo Mr Amidu, Thank You JusticesTuesday, June 18, 2013 The congress people who have been heaping abuses on Mr. Martin Amidu, former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and our Justices of Peace must be squirming. The NDC corrupt architects of fear and panic must be feeling that feel. The NDC chairman had proposed many ways for getting rid o ... |
African Youths Demand Involvement In GovernanceMonday, June 17, 2013 Ask members of the African political elite, civil society activists or anyone else about the role of youths in national development and you will hear a lot of profound, if trite, catchphrases, such as The youths are the future; they are the leaders of tomorrow. African leaders even declared 2009-1 ... |
Youth Unemployment In Africa:A Ticking Time Bomb Or An Opportunity? Leaders Awakening To The Need For Job-Creation ProgrammesMonday, June 17, 2013 Senegalese opposition politicians denounced the countrys high unemployment rate to mobilize youth against former President Abdoulaye Wade in the countrys 2012 presidential election. Joblessness was one of the main issues that drove the countrys many young unemployed into the voting stations to pr ... |
Scandal Of Tax Dodging Continues At Expense Of World’s Hungry—G8 Leaders Must ActMonday, June 17, 2013 1.4 billion in illicit flows will be sucked from developing countries into tax havens during the two days of the G8 summit depriving poor countries of the resources they need to tackle hunger, the Enough Food For Everyone IF campaign warned today.G8 leaders need to take urgent action to fulfil Davi ... |
Political Parties Must Pursue 'Alternative Development Agenda' For GhanaMonday, June 17, 2013 Alhaji Alhasan Abdulai, Journalist Executive Director, Eanfoworld For Sustainable Development The primary aim of political parties the world over is to vie for political power needed for the running of their economies and state machinery. During campaigns for power, every four years in Gha ... |
Mme Ravalomanana: We Must Protect Our Land To Safeguard Our FutureMonday, June 17, 2013 On the United Nations World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, Presidential Candidate Lalao Ravalomanana has warned that mismanagement of Madagascars natural resources and failure to protect its land in recent years has presented a major threat to a secure and fruitful future for the count ... |
What Does Dame Jonathan Want From Rivers State?Monday, June 17, 2013 First Ladies are nothing but constitutional ghosts and like ghost workers through whose invisible entrails, billions have vanished into Nigerian burial grounds--Wole SoyinkaIt was another gridlock on Saturday as all roads leading to the Port Harcourt town were blocked. Many residents stayed in t ... |
IT STINKS!! Auditor-General's Report on Electricity CompaniesMonday, June 17, 2013 In 2011, the Electricity Company of Ghana ECG spent 64.4 of their available revenue on salaries , emoluments and other personal comforts for management and staff. This left them with a paltry 19.9 to spend on maintaining the system and offering services to the consumers. The information is conta ... |
FATHERS' DAY PARADOXMonday, June 17, 2013 A lot of fathers are yearly reminded of their lack of a sense of responsibility in performing their basic roles; few ones are praised for their sense of responsibility and care.The paradox however, is that these fathers who failed to gain even a common recognition as irresponsible father automat ... |
A TALE OF TWO REGENTS IN DAGBON AS GOVERNMENT SITS ON THE FENCESaturday, June 15, 2013 In retrospecting the circumstances which compelled me to write this piece of article, one can only conclude that the present day NDC government is sitting on a fence in matters relating to the Dagbon chieftaincy dispute. Now I know most people who jump blindly to defend the present day government wo ... |
The Nigerian Governors Forum: A Road Not TakenFriday, June 14, 2013 The Nigerian governors forum was formed in 1999 as a forum for the governors to supposedly discuss issues of mutual concerns to their various states and the country in general. It has been reported that the governors used the the National Governors Association of the United States as a template. ... |