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That's not to say prior to President Mills' passing there was no drama in Ghana. The man himself had come out en route to the US for check up to declare he was not dead following rumours. There was also the saga of the 51 million cedi payment to Alfred Woyome. Of course the galloping gallopers and Isotofon judgement debts or whatever payments they were. The day of Mill’s death also saw former AG and education minister Betty Mould Iddrisu spectacular appearance before the Public Accounts Committee ending in exchanges with the PAC chairman Albert Kan Dapaa as tempers were rising.as for the State Broadcaster's coverage the least said the better. Weeks after international media had long moved on with Ghana’s new president and veep, well over here everything else came to a standstill unless related, because we were mourning Prof Mills - that's not to say something is wrong with that, but for how long?. Soon after the news of the death had been digested , more wahala cam...

Abused is a documentary about the ultimate domestic violence, lives ruined and a second chance. In it I tell the stories of battered and distressed women, and the hope ahead for them. Like my first documentary Killer Roads, I get deep into the dark lives of 2 strong women and share with you their untold, compelling stories –shared by many who are suffering quietly behind closed doors. The agony, the pain and the shame they bear. Tears of despair shed over a future into an abyss, battle with a hope merely by virtue of life. Wielding control over another may stem from inability to communicate properly, lack of respect, insecurities and wrong or misconstrued elements of our culture. In fact it’s a tall list. Nobody deserves to be abused and nobody has a right to hit or distress another. The law doesn’t allow it, you shouldn’t it either!!!

Did you know World thinking day was observed across the world yesterday? Well of course, not everyone would know about it but that doesn’t downplay its significance. This day is especially celebrated annually on February 22 by all Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. So for a developing nation like Ghana what does this day mean to us? I sampled some interesting views from the streets. While some opined that as Ghanaians we were thinking others disagreed. The former group speaks out about the problem being implementation and not the lack of creative ideas from critical thinking. For the latter we cannot be thinking if we are plighted as a nation with the most fundamental problems. They argue we are still struggling with our basic needs. Here are some more interesting opinions I gathered; “we must think outside the box and/or try finishing our thinking within the box, avoid thinking about trivialities and confusing worrying for thinking”. So are you thinking? Is Ghana a thinking nation? Renowne...

It’s amazing what kids can do. Due to my job as a journalist I found myself at the national spelling bee yesterday and I was astounded by the performance of the young spellers. Despite the brilliance of their cuteness on stage, they emit confidence, focus and intelligence but it's with a sense of naivety you cannot wrap your fingers around. Kids do the darndest things. No doubt about that. Look, the spellers yesterday were tasked with words which some adults cheering in the audience admitted was alien to them. I even tried my hands at a few, and trust me…it was no easy chore. Here are a few of the words from the spelling bee , ergatogyne, icosahedrons, eutaxy, quonk, ichorous and it goes on. Yet these kids metamorphosed into creatures of their wildest imaginations and impressed everybody with the utmost possibility of being able to do anything they can think of in this world. Kids are indeed the best God given gifts. I am always happy to see those little curious beings inquire mor...