Fashion & More with Faith Senam: Meet Ezekiel Yartel, the designer behind the fashion brand ‘Yartel’
Building a brand doesn’t happen overnight. Many successful brands have built their brands through hard work, commitment, and value creation. The story of one of Ghana’s fashion sensation, Yartel is no different.
Ezekiel Yartel began his fashion career about six years ago by sewing for friends and family from home....
When we were free, my life as a writer was not in the least smooth. I have used this column to share what my challenges have been and the interventions I have put in place to deal with those challenges. Since the start of this column three-plus years ago,...
Media’s ire is focused on the slap meted out by NPP party faithful Hajia Fati to Adom FM journalist Sakyiwaa Ahwenepa as she was reporting at NPP party headquarters.
Hajia Fati would then go on air; admit she had slapped the journalist, claim she had mistaken her for an onion...
This week, I am starting a series that reflects many bankers’ headaches: Losing customers. It is important to reflect on what a bank is doing or not doing right. Sometimes more than half of some banks’ account holding can be classified as inactive or dormant. Despite the beautiful edifices,...
The announcement made last week by the Minister of Energy, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, of the impending allocation of 9 new offshore oil blocks, quite rightly made the news. The Minister also stated, that in anticipation of improved production and revenue from oil, the government will more than double the...
World Press Freedom Day is 3rd May. This year’s theme is ‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law'. It’s being celebrated here in Accra, Ghana. That makes it a good time to explore the themes and how they interconnect locally here in Ghana and globally...
To me, character in a person is judged by the decisions that are made under pressure.-Bryan Cranston
Dear Readers, last week I examined some aspects of pressure being given to various staff who handle loans. Pressure can come from both internal and external sources. In this final edition of advocating...
"Millennial" - this word has raised eyebrows and brought a frown or even a smile to innumerable faces. Nonetheless, it has ignited a conversation regarding the group of people who fall under that category, also referred to as ‘Gen Y’. Now, to many of us the details which the...
Term limits. That’s a phrase alien to fifteen out of 54 African heads of state each of whom has held power for more than 20 years. The issue is back on our radar after Gabon’s end of term limits this year effectively allowed President Ali Bongo Ondimba to rule...
Dinosaurs are extinct for a reason. They didn’t get the memo. It is a measure of how often we don’t actually read the small print, that the quietly potent announcement issued by the Millennium Development Authority was duly reported and allowed to sink, without a ripple or comment. Until...