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Ghanaian author Nana Acheampong launches 3 books
A Ghanaian author and a lecturer at the African University of Communications and Business (AUCB), Nana Acheampong, has launched three new books in Accra on Monday.
The books, ‘The Mystery of the Treasure Keeper’, ‘A Taste of the Serpent’s Kiss,’ and ‘One Stone, One Bride, and a Zombie.’
‘The Mystery of the Treasure Keeper’ examines the life of an African immigrant in the United States, delving into the cultural shifts and personal struggles that come with relocation.
‘A Taste of the Serpent’s Kiss’ offers a critical reflection on Ghanaian governance, making a bold case for political revolution and structural reform while ‘One Stone, One Bride, and a Zombie’ presents a more philosophical narrative, centred on the idea that the events in our lives are not always the result of our actions but may be consequences of the actions of others.
Reviewing the book, the Co-founder of Writers’ Project of Ghana, Dr Martin Egblewogbe, described ‘One Stone, One Bride, and a Zombie’ as ‘bold telling’ of a Ghanaian story.
He said the structure of the story is complicated and needs time to understand what the writer was talking about but beyond that “I feel that there is a bold strategy that he used. The storytelling is unusual and layered.”
He mentioned that the story explores the middle class in society and tries to probe into what they are and the kind of life they live outside the public eye.
According to Dr Egblewobe, the book was set on the period after the 1981 coup d’état and said there were a lot of political upheavals within that time. He further described the narrative as very rich.
Nana Acheampong said the books were part of a tranche of his upcoming book series, adding that copies would be launched every three months.
He mentioned that the books launched were a reflection of the society and called on Ghanaians to purchase them.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
The forecourt of the African University of Communications and Business (AUCB) in Accra came alive on Friday with colour, creativity and innovation, as Level 300 students transformed the space into a lively exhibition of ideas.
Under the theme “Building meaningful brands beyond the logo,” the students invited patrons into a world where ordinary products were reimagined through storytelling, design and purpose.
From scented candles to innovative food concepts, each stand told a unique story, one that went beyond aesthetics to capture identity, value and human connection.
For many of the students, the event was more than just an academic exercise; it was a moment to dream out loud.
Guided by their lecturer, Peter Wonders, they explored what it truly means to build a brand in today’s competitive world where trust, consistency and experience matter just as much as logos and slogans.
Chairman of the occasion, Nana Kum Gyata VI, in his remarks said a brand is what people say about you when you are not present.
At the end of the presentations, awards were presented to deserving groups with Vida Nyaneba emerging as the overall best branding student.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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The Senior Correctional Centre (SCC) has initiated a lecture session to broaden the horizon of level 400 students at the Social Work Department of the University of Ghana (UG).
The initiative is under the auspices of the Counselling Unit and OIC of the Station, in consultation with the University.
The inaugural lecture delved into education of Social Work students about the role of Ghana Prisons Service and its core mandates, while emphasising the need for counseling as a psychological intervention for inmates mental health and well-being.
It also gave clearer insights about what was required of them in contributing their quota to creating awareness about the Service’s reformational agenda.
The session forms part of the ‘Think Prisons 360 degrees’ initiative, a collaborative efforts of the SCC Counseling Unit to conscientise the final year students of their roles as future social workers.
ASP Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah, a Public Relation Personnel highlighted on the core roles of the Service which include the welfare of inmates, safe custody of inmates, reformation and rehabilitation of inmates, respectively.
Discussing the ‘Think Prisons 360 degree’ agenda birthed by the Director General of the service, DGP Patience Baffoe-Bonnie Esq, Mr Ankrah enumerated the five core pillars of the initiative which include welfare of inmates and staff, agriculture mechanisation, industrialisation, wealth creation and strategic relations.
DSP Belinda Adjei-Attah, Head of SCC Counselling Unit schooled the final year students about the role of counseling as a pivotal reformational tool in the service with the tendency to enhance inmates’ psychological needs.
DSP Adjei-Attah further highlighted how Prison Officers and social workers could work together to reduce recidivism.
DSP Eugene Ansu Ohene-Tutu, a Counseling Personnel at SCC further elaborated on the role of social workers in aiding psychosocial interventions, expanding support systems and bringing in-house psychiatrists to help circumnavigate inmates’ mental health.
Dr Abena Oforiwa Ampomah, Lecturer at the Department commended the Senior Officers for their time with the final year students and commended the Officer-In-Charge of SCC, DDP Yayra Ashong Mettle, for releasing the officers to make such a memorable lecture.
By Spectator Reporter
