SAINT-AYISI SAMUEL

Abdul Bassit Mohammed Yussif It is very critical to note a common practice in life, which points to the facts that “the same boiling water that melts the potato eventually softens the egg". This occasion for me goes a long way to pointing to the effects that a situation that weakens, threatens, and intimidate the masses must certainly be the one that encourages, pushes us and challenge us to rise against all  odds to facing our confrontations headstrong especially when it has promised to be the only guarantee of our collective failures, weakness and humiliation of our proud kingdom – “ Nanung ”, the only kingdom that defines our unique identity as Nanumbas far important beyond any other selfish and unproductive groupings or identities. Why then must we not discuss, share our opinions and attempt solutions to our problems which have seriously become a nightmare that has crippled our fortunes and successes as a people? This ridiculous culture of silence got to be ended som...

Vehicular transport in Ghana has grown with economic activity and ever-increasing car ownership levels. The demand has increased because of the urban sprawl, the evolving services sector, lack of a reliable public transport system and the Ghanaian mentality which sees car ownership as a status symbol. With so many cars and trucks on our roads, the motor vehicle has become a fact of life for Ghanaians. But our reliance on them comes at a cost. Many have died or sustained serious injuries in traffic accidents. The Road Traffic Regulations of 2012 have detailed information from the acquisition of licences to interpretation.  Few of the provisions and sections would be quoted without further explanation. Production of driver’s licence (1) A person driving a motor vehicle shall, while driving the motor vehicle, carry that person’s original driver’s licence. (2) A person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle on a road shall, on the request by a police officer in uniform or...

Most Ghanaians hailed the President of the Republic of Ghana after nominating one of the legal luminaries in relation to criminal and financial malfeasance cases dealt in court. He is noted for is vociferous fight against corruption in the country. The most important thing one ought to understand is the real functions of this office that powers the Special Prosecutor. The Office of the Special Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption and other criminal wrongdoing, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) and cases implicating public officers and politically exposed persons. The establishment of the Office for the purpose of prosecuting corruption cases involving public officers and politically exposed persons in the performance of their functions will undoubtedly yield positive results in the number of corruption cases prosecuted than a multi-purpose or mixed mandat...