Ghana turns 70 years old next year and Our 33 year-old Fourth Republic democracy is paying a huge price in integrity, especially in our elections. A deeply rooted systemic flaw in our electoral culture, deliberately sustained by our collective hypocrisy, weak and inconsistent regulatory enforcement. Vote buying is no more a scandal, but an expected... Continue Reading →
A few years ago, my daughter came home from school, weeping like something had died. Not just ordinary tears. Not the “I lost my pen” kind of tears. The soul-piercing, dignity-stripping, “I want to disappear” kind of tears.. I thought she had been beaten. Or maybe bullied. But no. Her offence? She had failed mathematics.
AFROBEATS MUST LEARN A THING, OR TWO, FROM REGGAE. One of the most vibrant third world products that was able to travel on the reverse direction of cultural imperialism into the first and second worlds was REGGAE MUSIC. Reggae sold a tiny Caribbean culture (from Jamaica) into a global lifestyle. Reggae, through Musical messages, was... Continue Reading →
Unstained... I am stained, tainted, my pitch-dark marred,By the impurity of a single, ivory white dot.I long to regain my untouched dusky form,To be purified, restored to my flawless gloom.Forever I yearn to remain, in mind and body,Void of hue, absorbing all light, reflecting none.I blot your spark, from my prestine ebony shadows,For embracing your... Continue Reading →
In the dim light of early dawn, the sun struggled to break through the heavy curtain of clouds. The rocky outskirts of Ashaiman-Jerusalem were awash in a muted twilight glow, as if the world itself was holding its breath. There, a swarm of paparazzi, local and network TV stations, bloggers, and journalists jostled to stake... Continue Reading →
Either by coincidence or creative inspiration, hardly in the world of cinema do two movies by the same director, and with source materials from the same best selling author, generate so much discussions among film critics and enthusiasts alike. Such is the relationship between two film masterpieces "The Green Mile'' and "The Shawshank Redemption". Let... Continue Reading →
Vast void of words ripping into hearts, Born of a loud hush hastily suffocating desires. Tension’s palpable, pretenses playing their parts, In avoiding conflict, and the heat it fires. Longer grow the silences, deep and still, Scantly spoken words, dull and insincere. Slow burning goodbyes wrapped in icy chill, Of stale conversations, half smiles, all... Continue Reading →
The wind howls like wolves, the sky frowns dark,Thunder rumbles, fierce lightning spark.Heralding a storm, dreadful and strong,Intimidating the future, all day long. The clouds roll in, a tempest brews,Torrent whipping raindrops, winds in full pursue.Drowning hope in despair, chaos by brutal force,Trails of ruins, wreckage, without remorse. The trees convulse wildly, branches break,Fragile comforts... Continue Reading →
Double Coincidence?Well fate rules the affairs of men.Goalkeeper Ati Zigi has had a date with destiny as a series of misfortunes, unfortunate late injuries to regular keepers have become his best news in his sporting career.A strong contention as the nations safest goalkeeping hands at the World Cup has been offered to Lawrence Ati Zigi.... Continue Reading →
ALOE VERA (the movie), a bright colour coded burlesque of our divisive existence, planted in a far-fetched fantasy world that exists rather closer to our minds. A star studded, loose parody, which paints on screen, our baseless cold blue hatred and our jaundiced yellow misconception about ourselves. How we create huge cracks in our communities... Continue Reading →
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