As a proud Ewe blogger, Freda Yayra Amable was taken aback by a disturbing trend she stumbled upon. Some Ceremonial Ewe chiefs and queens in the diaspora, who showcase their cultural heritage, have begun misusing royal titles. These honorary leaders, who do not occupy traditional stools, have added “His/Her Royal […]
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The Anatomy of Resilience: Lessons from Sadio Mané’s Unshakable Spirit
By Daniel Nii Okine , Accra. In the theater of elite sport, where pressure distorts judgment and glory tempts complacency, true leadership is not measured by medals or headlines, it is revealed in moments of crisis, in the quiet decisions that shape destiny. Sadio Mané, the Senegalese talisman, offered the […]
4th Republic Hostages Who Vote: Bread, Fear, and the Stockholm Syndrome We Have Learned to Live In
By Kay Codjoe In 1973, during a bank robbery in Stockholm, hostages were held for days. When they were freed, some surprised the world by defending their captors and speaking of them with sympathy. Psychologists later called this response Stockholm Syndrome: the way fear and dependence can make victims emotionally […]
This morning, I dreamt again.
By Kay Codjoe Not the kind that brings prophecies or lottery numbers. This one came with files, brown folders, red tags, and the smell of old paper and new fear. In the dream, Ghana was not a country. She was a long corridor. At the end of it stood a […]
Where and How Ken Ofori-Atta was Arrested
By Manasseh Azure Awuni On the morning of January 6, 2026, Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, was arrested in Washington, D.C., by agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the United States. The operation to arrest him, according to sources, appeared targeted, unlike the ongoing raids and […]







