Tuesday, March 21, 2023 marked the 18th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day. The selection of March, the third month of the year and the 21st day, is to honour the uniqueness of the underlying genetic anomaly of people with Down syndrome who have three copies of the 21st chromosome.

A 70-YEAR-OLD farmer at Adaklu-Kpodzi in the Volta Region, John Kpobi, who allegedly had sex with his 12-year-old granddaughter, was, last week Monday, arraigned before the Ho Circuit for defilement.

US-based Ghanaian singer, composer and vocalist Afia Owusu-Forfie, last Friday outdoored “Ngosra No Bubu Nkonnua” the Twi version of an earlier album, “The Anointing Breaks The Yoke” released in November 2022.

We are in the Lent Season of reflection and repentance, as we think about the life of Jesus, His supreme finished work on the cross of Calvary for the forgiveness of our sin, and His powerful resurrection to bring us back into a perfect relationship with God. (see Romans 4:25). 

Popular Nigerian Prophet Odumeje says he is about to die and has informed his congregation, family and the public to get ready to receive news of his death.

It’s quite amazing how we tend to gloss over everything in the name of spirituality. We over-spiritualise almost every aspect of our lives making such lives lopsided. We care less for details and doing things right with the hope of “God will look after us!”

Marriage Link Consult (M-Link Consult), a company launched last year to help people find marriage partners through a combination of technology and direct human interaction, held its inaugural Singles Summit last Saturday in Accra. 

Renting in Accra is gradually becoming stressful for some people especially because of tricks played by some agents to extort monies.

In the words of the late US President, Abraham Lincoln, “a nation that does not honour its heroes will not long endure.” These words of Lincoln ring true today, even several years after his death.  Heroes are rare, very rare indeed, because it takes a lot to be courageous, outstanding in your achievements, or develop the noble qualities that make you a standout performer in a given situation- a hero. So, of course, if we do not honour our heroes how would we encourage others to become heroes? So it is necessary to always say “thank you” to heroes in a special way.

Ghanaian professionals are always striving hard to break the ceiling on the international front. One person who recently brought honour to our motherland is the acting Director of Engineering at the National Communications Authority (NCA), Rev. Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko.

THE 2023 Citi Heritage Caravan ended last week with one certainty - the annual nationwide road adventure can only grow bigger and better.

A person who knows who he is can never be deceived. When a man knows who and what he is not, he doesn’t fall for anything because the confidence in his identity directs his choices and decisions.When people don’t know who they are, they settle for anything― oftentimes, what is below their standard!

What are some of the things that the churches in Ghana today need to repent from this Lent Season and beyond, so that the church in Ghana can better experience renewal and the power of God in order to impact the church and society with godliness, integrity and progress for the common good?

Science is here to save the day... or at least help you make some crucial life decisions.

Sex is the highest form of expressing love. Apart from its procreative role, sex gives many physical and mental benefits.

Dear Mirror Lawyer, Can a widow who is not in love with the brother of her late husband be forced to marry him or the customary successor of his deceased husband?

Guests at choral events usually have an idea of what to expect, but attendees at the Centre for National Culture in Accra, on March 3, 2023, for the Pappoe Thompson Choral Festival, heard something more than just  the harmonious blend of different vocals.

For music lovers eager for a collection that sizzles, with wide-ranging feel-good Afro-centric tracks, they need look no further. Habyba is here with Yeeko Yenim (We Are Moving Forward).

The Internet is a virtual public space from which business practices can be observed and evaluated. On Saturday, March 11, 2023, I explored a commercial website for a household item, for competitive bargaining purposes. I saw the advertisement below:

A New Delhi-based writer, Nilanjana Bhowmick, who actually described herself as “feminist writer”, published an interesting opinion piece on March 8 to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day.

Female employees of PwC Ghana, as part of activities to mark international Women’s Day, (IWD) last Friday interacted with adolescent girls from two schools in Jamestown, a suburb of Accra.