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  There are several definitions to the term ‘relationship’, but for the purpose of this piece, I will be hammering on the romantic or passionate attachment by males and females. It has to do with a strong bond that exists between males and females whom after a series of examinations on each other decide to have a similarity or romantic feeling for each other. This romantic feeling is assumed to be a loving experience with which every lady or gentle man of a certain age wishes and aspires vigorously to have a taste of. However, it encompasses numerous controversies, sorrows, obstacles and agonies when there is deviation in the real meaning of the said romantic relationship. It can be a bitter experience when it is not handled with care and can be a sweet experience when it is surrounded by understanding, patience, tolerance and forgiveness. One major issue among the many that serves as a stumbling block to the full realization of a better relationship goal today is the emergence of ...

  The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin today commissioned an ultramodern News Centre for Members of the Parliamentary Press Corps. He cautioned the Parliamentary Reporters not to forget one of the cardinal rules of Journalism by cross-checking their facts before publication. According to the Rt. Hon. Speaker, the New Standing Orders which would be adopted very soon will allow reporters to attend all Committee Sittings therefore Editors at various media houses should be mindful to post Journalists to report from Parliament. Both the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. James Klutse Avedzi and the Deputy Majority Whip, Hon. Habib Tijani, used the opportunity to comment on the recent arrest of some Journalists. They were of the view that Government, Police Service and the National Media Commission must ensure that the era of silence is not brought back and put fear in the practice of journalism in the country. In his welcome address, the Clerk to Parliament Mr. Cy...

Haven't nurses and midwives crave for far too long for a union, that  knew, experienced the ordeal of nurses and midwives and that will be a soother to their anguish?? Haven't nurses and midwives locked themselves in a Brownian motion in the dark directionless room in search for a union that will be the best diagnostic lens of nurses and midwives woes for far too long?? How long must nurses and midwives keep groaning in their obscure corners in search for a union that will at least offer phalanges to help a nurse or a midwife when he or she is in helpless situation or on retirement?? For how long will the ordinary nurse or midwife be callously, yet in a conspicuous manner be forever be abandoned to walk solitary whenever his or her back faces the Kilimanjaro wall while relentless monthly crazy subductions of stupendous amounts are being visited on his or her already emaciated salary in the animal name of being a member of a union?? Well, if you are a nurse or midwife(be it old,...

  Azumah Resources Limited, an exploration company at Nadowli, the district capital of the Nadowli-Kaleo district in the Upper West Region, has on Thursday February 17th 2022 had an engagement with all the media houses in the Upper West Region. In a power point presentation, the head for the Community Relations Department, Mr. Solomon Dery, highlighted what Azumah Resources Limited is all about, what it does and the misconceptions surrounding its activities. According to him, Azumah Resources Limited is an Australian Company with the legal permissions from Ghana government through the minerals commission, that has extended its operations to Ghana, specifically the Upper West region. Even though the company is legally recognized in Ghana, their operations according to the Community Relations Officer is surrounded by a number of misconceptions. He stated that, people in the Upper West Region have the misconceptions that, Azumah Resources Limited is occupying the whole region such th...

  The Speaker, Rt Hon Alban S.K Bagbin has called on stakeholders in Africa to confront the challenges that have afflicted  the Pan-African Parliament to enable the  continental legislative body to resume meetings.  He said the continent’s resolve to strengthen diplomacy at the parliamentary level among its member states can only be meaningful if urgent steps are taken to resume the operations of the Pan-African Parliament.  “We have gone beyond the traditional function of parliament to using parliament as an effective tool for parliamentary diplomacy” Rt. Hon. Bagbin noted.  The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) suspended its sittings after witnessing scuffles between some lawmakers over the election of new office bearers. The suspension follows disagreements and disruptions that transpired during the procession of the plenary last year.  The Speaker made the call in Parliament today during a courtesy call on him by the Egyptian Ambassador to Ghana Aldesou...

  Official information from Northern Electricity Distribution  Company (NEDCo) indicates that there will be interruptions in power supply to enable Ghana Grid Company  (GRIDCo) carry out preventive maintenance works on  Saturday,19th February 2022 between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm. Areas to be affected include: Wa municipality, Parts of Wa East, Wa West, Jirapa and its environs, Nadowli and its environs, Nandom and its environs, Lawra and its environs, Issa district, Hain and its environs and  Wa regional hospital. Residents of the above mentioned communities must therefore be alert on the upcoming reform. Thank you.

  Love finds those who value and cherish it and it is effective in the hands of those who understand the ideology surrounding love. Love is a set of emotions and behaviors that is characterized by intimacy, passion and commitment. It is magical, when it locates you, the more you hide it, the more it shows and the more you compress it, the more it grows. Love is intense and is only exhibited through our behaviors towards those we love. In the book of Corinthians 13:4-7, the Bible defines love as “love is patience, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered and it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres. Love never fails.” However, the definition of love can mean differently to individuals based on their interaction with the word “love”. This is understood from the soc...

The Coalition For Social Justice (CSJ) is set to endorse and join the Youth Wing of the opposition New Democratic Congress (NDC) to undertake a protest march scheduled for Thursday February 10th 2022.   In a release dated 8th February, 2022 signed by their General Secretary, Awudu Ishaq, they indicated that the reason for their endorsement and decision to join the Youth Wing of the NDC in the protest is as a result of the abysmal performance of the Akuffo Addo led government over the past five years in government. They described Ghanaians of being "hookwinked, pranked and deceived into putting their hopes in a political party and president that actually cared less about the ordinary Ghanaian". They also disclosed that, the current government has borrowed than any other government in the history of Ghana and yet performed abysmally, so they think the government needs not extra revenue to be able to perform as expected. The advocating body also stated their vehement opposition...

Chepong Don-ore Paulinus, who goes by the stage name Harmless Vid, one of the popular rappers in the Upper West region condemns the idea of artists involving in "beefing" and describes it as "bad". "Beefing" is a popular term used in the music fraternity to refer to the act of using music to insult colleague artists or other persons. Speaking to Prince Ericson, an entertainment host of Tumpaani FM on Saturday 5th February 2022, in an exclusive interview, Harmless Vid says artists who have vision and really aspire to soar higher must eradicate the act of 'beefing' in their musical career because it gives you a bad name as an artist. Stating some reasons why he condemns insults in music is the fact that, some artists go an extra mile to insult family members of the artists they intend to 'beef' which cuts short their chances of been helped by those same people. He also says it is time wasting because you need to do underground checks on the a...

  Whereas, the Oxford dictionary explains politics to mean the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, I simply see politics as a contest of ideas and actors within such a contest, engage in that act with a certain ideological position characterized by principles aimed at ensuring public good and interest. In the context of partisan politics, every political party is founded on key principles and every politician is expected to hold in high esteem virtuous principles. The adoption of democracy meant that every political party must go into the political market with principles and ideologies as well as designed pragmatic approaches to advance such principles in propelling development. In the fourth republican partisan politics in Ghana, we have experienced a fierce contest of ideas with politicians taking on one another on the metrics of policy feasibility and or necessity. This is an important benchmark for the success of our democratic dispensation. It has c...