Iron Rods to Heaven: Ghana’s Phase Two Culture
The Republic of Uncompleted Dreams
Focus Keyphrase: Uncompleted buildings in Ghana
Once upon a time in the Republic of Uncommon Sense, we did not merely build...
NPP Primaries Prophecy: When Prophets Spoke and Delegates Voted
NPP primaries prophecy began, as these things often do, with a Vision—and the Vision was very confident.
Facebook believed. WhatsApp forwarded.
Only the delegates missed the...
NPP Primaries Prophecy: When Vision Met the Ballot Box
NPP primaries prophecy reveals how political visions collide with democratic reality in Ghana.
The NPP primaries prophecy began with a Vision. And it was very...
Scrolling but Broke: Life as a Digital Beggar in Ghana
Digital beggars in Ghana are easy to identify. You may owe your landlord, your tailor, and sometimes your conscience — but you never owe...
Landlord–Tenant Problems in Ghana: Rent Receipts, Broken Promises & the Republic of Uncommon Sense
Landlord–Tenant Problems in Ghana: Rent Receipts & Broken Promises
Landlord–tenant problems in Ghana are so familiar they’ve become a national genre—part housing policy, part endurance...
Potholes in Ghana: The Real Kings of the Republic of Uncommon Sense
Potholes in Ghana are the real kings of our republic — they don’t wear crowns, don’t contest elections, yet they humble convoys and swallow...
Detty December in Ghana: where budgets go to die with background music.
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Ken Ofori-Atta Extradition: When the Plane Refused to Land
The Ken Ofori-Atta extradition debate has become Ghana’s loudest public trial—long before evidence found its shoes.
A satirical dispatch from the Republic of Uncommon Sense.
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Polygamy Fever Hits Ghana: Men Inspired, Women Perspiring, Ancestors Confused
Daddy Lumba Widow Saga: When One Court Ruling Sparked Polygamy Fever in Ghana
In this satirical dispatch from the Republic of Uncommon Sense, we follow...
Political Satire: The Man Who Measures Development by Ribbon Lengths in Ghana
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Political Satire Ghana: The Ribbon-Length Minister
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The Language of Sacrifice | Thieves of the Cathedral
A Weekly Literary Serial by Jimmy Aglah
Episode 6
The Language of Sacrifice
Three people in Adomkrom are about to borrow money they cannot comfortably repay. None...
The Galamsey War: New Government, Same Brown River
There is something wonderfully Ghanaian about our war against galamsey. The Ghana galamsey fight has become a familiar national ritual.
Every new government arrives at...
Thieves of the Cathedral: The Day Faith Began to Cost Money
A Weekly Literary Serial by Jimmy Aglah
Episode Five
The Day Faith Began to Cost Money
By sunset, Mama Grace would lose the money meant for her...









