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  Introduction Today, the mortal remains of the man Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, will be laid to rest at Nsuta in the Ashanti region, where his life begun. It is an open secret that this process has neither been silk not smooth as his singing and talking voices. Indeed, this has been a long road to burial, one that, in my estimation, would further cement the legendary status of the man who commanded rare respect among his contemporaries, generations and the country, at large. The Man who commanded rare industry respect While alive, Lumba used scarcity to build an aura of grace around his presence. Truly, his presence was costly. Promoters and music connoisseurs have all attested to their difficulty in securing his services, for events. Consistently, the most recurrent themes in these narratives have been how the legend followed standards, time and procedures to the core. According to the few industry people around him, Daddy Lumba will not bend the r...

Having been in the advocacy space for some time, I have come to understand and always held the view that Ghana’s intellectual base was fast eroding. Over the weekend, this long held view was confirmed as results for the 2025 WASSCE came through. From every indication, the results have been abysmal in all fronts. Per the provisional results, •131,097 students (30.27%) failed English Language. •220, 008 students (50.54%) failed Core Mathematics. •161,606 students (39.87%) failed Integrated Science. •196,727 students (44%) failed Social Studies. While intellectualism goes beyond academic performance, this results, for me, reflects a weakening intellectual base of the country. This article explores the broader issue of the weakening intellectualism in the Ghanaian society. Intellectualism is not socially rewarding I have never seen a country where people are so scornful of critical thinkers and studious individuals than Ghana. People deride intellectualism, calling critical minds aca...