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  The piper picked his flute, looked up into the skies and shook his head. Something was missing—his tunes. He stood motionless—struggling, trying, battling with his memories to remember what to play. For once, he was bereft of melodies. Not really. He wasn’t bereft. He’d forgotten what to play. “Just a night before now I’ve played this tunes all day. How come I can’t remember?” He thought to himself. “I’ve never lacked music. What is happening to me?” He stood still. Contemplating. His audience looked on. Confused. Five minutes. Ten minutes...Twenty minutes gone and still no trace of the melodies he played just a night before. “Maybe it’s time. It’s time to go.” He said. The piper took a bow—namaste, and walked off the stage. Murmurings and whisperings later, one among the audience asked; “What just happened?” An answer came from the crowd; “Alas, the piper took his final bow. His flute sings no more and it’s time to go.” Time to go… Some days you go and you come back. Some days y...

  The Chairman of the Despite Group of Companies, Osei Kwame Despite, knows how to get tongues wagging. He appears to have monopolised mastery of the script on how to display opulence and set the agenda without opening his mouth. The other day, it was a housewarming. Yesterday, it was the marriage ceremony of his son. (Take the guests list out and what became known as Despite’s son’s wedding could rival the British royal wedding in grandeur.) And today, it is his 60 th  birthday celebration. The occasions may be different. But the reactions are often the same on social media, hairdressing salons, offices, markets and in homes. Beyond these occasional outbursts of mixed reactions that greet the periodic showmanship, however, there is a permanent feature in conversations around a certain residential address in Ghana’s capital. Anyone who drives or leads another on a certain street in Accra’s East Legon and does not say, “This is Despite’s house,” must be blind or ignorant of the...

MALAWI Police have arrested sixteen fake passengers (12 men and four women) at Lilongwe Bus Terminal for causing a breach of peace which contravenes section 181 of the Penal Code. The fake passengers are often paid by drivers to board a bus in order to trick travellers into believing that the bus is close to being full.

Kumodzi, One of the Nima Gang Leaders Arrested, Police Pursue Bombom and Other Gangsters Suspect  Ibrahim Hussain alias Kumodzi, leader of the “Kumodzi gang” has been arrested and detained to assist investigation into the recent dreaded  Mamobi-Nima violence which occurred on January 18, 2022.  Meanwhile, the Police continue to pursue Bombom and their cohorts.  Details will be provided in due course.

TEN  facts you may not know about June  4th revolution   First let's see what is widely known. There is a lot of history to get through so let's get into it. Buckle up this is a bit of heavy history. The June 4th revolution took place in 1979 and involved first: the rank and file of the Ghana Armed Forces students and other servicemen and eventually regular  Ghanaians including lawyers and several intellectuals. They resulted in the removal of the last true military dictatorship in Ghana the Supreme Military Council - or SMC II of General Fred Akuffo and it lasted for three months(House cleaning) resulting in in the execution of the leadership of the SMC II - head of states of the SMCI and the national Redemption Council, NRC Gen.  Ignatius Kutu Acheampong   and one of the heads of states of the national liberation council NLC. Allegedly the top CIA operative in West A...