The kidney is one of the most important organ of the body, which filters blood to remove waste and extra fluid, which the body then excretes as urine. 

With poor lifestyle, genes, or age, kidney function can become severely impaired, leading to Chronic kidney disease (CKD). 

While CKD is not reversible and is a progressive, and long term condition, it is hugely preventable.

While we often hear that it is important to drink a lot of water to keep the kidneys healthy, (and that is indeed true), your kidneys require a bit more effort from your side. 

From the quiet town of Breman Asikuma in Ghana’s Central Region has emerged a young man whose name has become synonymous with brilliance and history-making.

Did you know that Billie Eilish’s full name is actually Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell? Or Pablo Picasso, who we should really be calling Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.

Human nature is selfish. We fight for what we want — when and how we want it. When our needs are not met, we often turn to our lovers for blame.

We ignore the lump in our own eyes while criticising the speck in theirs. When something goes wrong, our natural tendency is to point fingers. 

Hunger is a burden. It is a thought that consumes people and sets them on fire. Hunger is the force that drives a (wo)man. It predicts their destiny ― the impact they will make. Hunger is passion. It makes them go hungry for days.

Hunger is what keeps you awake when everyone else is snoring. It is the destination one sees that others cannot. When a (wo)man is hungry, they place their emptiness above everything. Until this emptiness is satisfied, they know no rest. No amount of loss is enough to let them give up.

The internet is a wonderful place for learning, connecting and exploring. But for today’s youth, it has also become a hunting ground for scammers, predators and fraudsters. One wrong click can cost money, reputation or even safety.

Take the story of Ama, a 16-year-old senior high school (SHS) student. She received a message on social media promising free airtime if she filled out a form with her phone number and password. 

A consultant general surgeon and breast cancer specialist, Dr Florence Dedey, has dismissed the widespread claim that men sucking women’s breasts can help prevent breast cancer, describing it as false and misleading.

Speaking in an interview with The Mirror in Accra last Monday as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr Dedey, who works with the Department of Surgery of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, said there is no scientific or medical evidence to support such a claim, stressing that breast cancer is a complex disease influenced by several biological and lifestyle factors.

When you don't get along with your child's other parent, or it isn't safe to interact with them, parallel parenting can help "create space".

That's according to Gabriella Pomare, a family lawyer and co-parenting coach.

"It's for those families where communication between parents is just too hard, too heated, or unsafe."

Prostate cancer is often called the silent killer of men, claiming lives worldwide while many remain unaware of its risks. 

Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, a new study has found.

Claiming to be the largest genetic study to date on sex differences in major depression, the research published on Wednesday in Nature Communications has found 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women and eight in men.

The study, led by Australia’s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, showed a large proportion of the variants associated with depression were shared between sexes, but there was a “higher burden of genetic risk in females which could be due to female-specific variants”.

Ghana will host the AfroGastro Festival 2025 on October 17–18 at the Forecourt of Parliament in Accra, bringing together chefs, artists, and cultural delegations from across the African continent and the diaspora.

The festival, organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts under the leadership of the sector minister Abla Dzifa Gomashie, is designed as both a food and cultural event, highlighting the enduring ties that connect Africa and its global communities.

The first session of premarital counseling is always exciting. Couples are usually asked to share how they met and the stories are often heartwarming—and sometimes hilarious.

Love truly seems to be everywhere: at the market, in the courtroom, at church, at weddings, at funerals and even in police stations.

One memorable story was about a young man who accidentally splashed water on a lady. He quickly apologised and offered to escort her home. 

In mid-August, this year, Sam Altman, the chief executive Officer of OpenAI, made a profound statement about the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry which got many talking.

I spoke too!  Altman, in his statement, compared the hype about AI to the  bubble of more than two-and-a-half decades ago, and warned that investors might lose a significant amount of money in future due to the unrealistic valuation of some AI companies.

A 52-year-old fisherman, whose side business involved stealing fishing outboard motors and selling them at Kpando-Tokor, has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by the Kete-Krachi Magistrate Court in the Krachi-West District of the Oti Region.

The convict, Isaac Adinortey Tetteh, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing.

In some Ghanaian homes, "shile" or "ayilo", the Twi and Ga names respectively for bentonite clay or kaolin, have long been used for skincare and even consumed by some, especially pregnant women who crave its earthy taste.\

Shea butter, on the other hand, is a trusted moisturiser known for nourishing the skin and hair. But today, these two traditional products are finding new life in an unexpected trend: body enhancement.

October 4, 2025 marks the day the veteran journalist, media reformer, and Apagyahene of Tafo Eti will be laid to rest in his ancestral home of Akyem Tafo in the Eastern Region.  

When teens declare they’re “in love,” experts say parents should stay calm, build trust, and use empathy to guide them through first romance.

Read more here.

It’s no secret that developing and maintaining healthy relationships is a huge driver for happiness and longevity.

An 87-year-long Harvard study found that social fitness is the No. 1 thing that leads to a long and happy life.

“What I Choose to Remember”, the autobiography of the late Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, journalist, communications consultant, cultural advocate and Apagyahene of Akyem Ati Amanfrom, has been launched.

The event, held on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at the GNAT Hall in Adabraka, a suburb of Accra, was a short but impressive ceremony that drew a distinguished gathering. 

Can anything good come out of a carcass? When a man’s reputation is damaged beyond repair, is there any hope for that man? Can any good thing come out of a family drowning in debt?

Of a truth, setbacks can walk into our lives when we least expect them. Hard times can jab us from our blind side. Sometimes, the forces of nature seem to just be at war with us. 

We are quick to point to the “economy” whenever we notice something worthy of mention, but not that quick to question those behind the economy and influencing it.

For instance, all around the world, it is very common to find column inches in newspapers, as well as radio and television discussions devoted to economic topics. 

The economy is everything, the economy is rebounding, the economy is hard, and so on, are common phrases that I am sure you are very familiar with.