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  • 24 April 2009 at 19 : 00 PM

    Nkrumah Lives!

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      (Killed by the CIA, Commemorated by Pepsico) “See them praising Old Marcus Garvey Hear them extolling his name, No, he’s great yeah But all these time, all they do is fallacy If he was ill right now, he goes to jail the same.” – Peter Tosh Were hypocrisy capable of killing, the world would, […]

     

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  • 24 April 2009 at 19 : 00 PM

    Our Confounding Rulers

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        In few weeks President John Kufuor will hand the presidential sash over, exit the Presidency and become an ordinary mortal like you and I. Ok, there are some benefits accruing to ex-presidents and we should not expect him to start queuing for Kenkey or joining Trotro like the rest of the hoi poloi. […]

     

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  • 24 April 2009 at 19 : 00 PM

    Nigeria: the hunter has become the hunted

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        Nigeria’s Supreme Court has finally confirmed the election of Umar Yar’dua as the duly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The ruling, though based on legal technicality, put paid to efforts by two ‘losing’ Presidential candidate to annul the elections which was so stupefyingly fraudulent that it left Nigerians totally flabbergasted. […]

     

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  • 24 April 2009 at 19 : 00 PM

    How not to believe in Ghana

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        For the seriousness of the topic discussed in this piece, I am going to use languages I have refused to employ in my entire writing life. I never knew the occasion will arrive that I will have a cause to insult anyone. To my readers, I say sorry!) “Any person or group of […]

     

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  • 24 April 2009 at 19 : 00 PM

    Yes, we can!

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        Sorry, I have to shamelessly borrow the new phrase from the acceptance speech of the new hottest kid on the block, Barack Obama: Yes, we can! In three days Ghanaians shall have the once-in-four-years power to elect their governors. By sheer good luck, we have this year’s earth-shattering American election to guide us. […]

     

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  • 24 April 2009 at 18 : 00 PM

    Kasoa Liberation Army

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        Kasoa Liberation Army, what type of a crude joke is that? What do you mean crude joke! Walahi, we are serious! I think jokers like you ought to be locked up in a mental asylum and the key thrown into the darkest pit of hell. Ah, me! Na you be craze! Don’t you […]

     

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  • 10 December 2008 at 16 : 00 PM

    VIP: Vagabonds in Power

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        “So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street […]

     

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  • 10 December 2008 at 15 : 00 PM

    Obama: Will racism stop him?

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      In exactly a week, Americans will go to the polls to elect their 44th President who, without argument, holds the most powerful position on earth. The USA, effectively, operates a two-party democracy: The Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The country gives a good example of Karl Marx vivid observation that the government is […]

     

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  • 10 December 2008 at 15 : 00 PM

    The Old Man and the Medal

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      (for this piece, I am borrowing the title of a book by the great Cameroonian writer, Ferdinand Oyono. I very highly recommend it.) What type of mental frame are African leaders in when they go to collect their useless awards from Western leaders? A leader from the West would not be unduly impressed by […]

     

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  • 10 December 2008 at 15 : 00 PM

    The Three Puppeteers

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    The Three Puppeteers

      “As Zimbabwe descends into anarchy and chaos, land is irrationally seized from productive farmers, we are told. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is portrayed as a dictator bent on driving his nation into starvation and economic disaster while benevolent U.S. and British leaders call for democracy and human rights. These are the images presented […]

     

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