Halifax Ansah-Addo

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) deserves commendation for conducting nationwide constituency executive elections over the weekend. However, the reports of vote-buying, gunshots, and violence that marred the exercise in several…
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The allegations of sexual misconduct against the suspended headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School, Mr. Zakaria Abdulai, have moved beyond the realm of rumour and documentary exposé. They now sit at the doorsteps of the country's…
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On Sunday, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson stood before an audience at the University of Ghana and articulated a truth that has been bubbling beneath the surface of our national consciousness for far too long. He acknowledged that…
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There is a particular kind of chill that runs down the spine when you read a story like the one that emerged from the Accra court this week. It is not just the horror of the crime itself as in the defilement of a nine-year-old girl, but the…
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The New Patriotic Party’s directive halting early parliamentary campaigning is not merely a procedural housekeeping measure. It is a decisive assertion of institutional authority at a moment when the Party can ill afford internal disorder.…
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A sitting Member of Parliament, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah of Manhyia South, nearly arrested unlawfully within the walls of the High Court in Accra. The arresting officer did not produce any identification when asked, reason for the arrest…
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Sometimes, the most profound political statements are not made in conference halls but in the quiet, unassuming moments that catch the establishment off guard. Last Saturday in Kumasi, one such statement was delivered with the force of a…
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The Ministry of Education will sit down with the three teacher unions today. It is a meeting that should never have been necessary, and one whose outcome, if the government’s track record is any guide, will likely fall short of what Ghana’s…
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Rightify Ghana, a human rights organisation, has issued a safety alert for LGBTQ+ people in Wenchi in the Bono Region after a man appeared in a TikTok video naming people he claims are queer in the town and threatening violence against…
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The Minority Leader in Parliament, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has issued a defiant and detailed statement, vowing that allegations of extortion and a barrage of personal insults will not deter him from seeking accountability for a…
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