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The romance of Mothers’ Day
EVERY Mother’s Day, I do the cooking! And I must announce it here that anybody who wants the best of goat-meat light-soup should contact me through my lawyers or bodyguard. I’m available to be hired to provide you and your family the best light-soup ever. My fees are pretty high though, and mind you, I charge in dollars.
Well, it isn’t that I’m an American, and my name is more Israeli than Yankee. The only consolation is that when you work in dollars, it can stand the vagaries of financial somersaults and gymnastics. The day the dollar loses its worth beyond a certain threshold, the world is finished. The world would have to go back to the days of barter -salt for bread, milk for cocoyam.
When I do the Mothers’ Day cooking, I remember my beloved mother. She is not alive but she lives in the hearts of those who knew Marion Adwoa Alomele and the kindness of her heart. She died at 58 and on May 6 every year, I shed a tear for mummy and pray for her soul.
Normally, I go to the market and do the shopping myself, against the loud protests of my wife. She doesn’t see how a huge six-footer of a man with a rotund belly can go from one market stall to another shopping for pepper, tomatoes, ginger, etc. Moreover, she thinks some women will cheat me. But whenever I do the shopping, it is the complete opposite. For certain unexplained reasons, the market women give me more than I deserve and my wife is always astonished.
Of course, knowing women for their petty idiosyncrasies, she might be thinking that because of the generous manner the market women treat me, they are giving me more for almost half the price. But if my wife ever asks me to do the shopping, then the very pronouncement is tantamount to domestic violence.
Yes! Why would she ask me to shop and I’d think this is normal? An affront to my dignity and integrity-a form of assault and battery against my good self, actionable at DOVVSU. Check me out!
Of course, when I’m driving and I see some fine yams, I sometimes stop and ask the vendor to put some in the boot. I also fancy driving to Kpong during weekends, if I’m in funds, to buy tilapia and those river fishes that taste real good if smoked. I can also decide to shop for the home, but if my wife asks me to do so, then that is a matter for arbitration. Sounds like a joke, isn’t it?
Well, there are various types of husbands. Some are so nice, even too nice and too docile. Some are iron men, even their wives’ clothing. Nice gentlemen, and that is their nature; they are born helpful and die helpful. They are active and always on the move, displaying a lot of physical capacity and expending energy on domestic and other chores.
Other men will only fix the bulb, check out on the plumber or carpenter or electrician to fix faults and that is all. Other responsibilities are lived up to on the marital bed. Looks like I belong to this group unless my wife thinks otherwise.
The third group of husbands just do not bother. They leave everything to the woman. They are typically lazy and even on the marital bed, they cannot get it up unless the woman takes over operational matters. Some wives even say, “My husband cannot pump. I have to do the pumping myself.”
But coming to think of it, when a woman takes over the romantic initiative, she definitely must be atop the mountain. That sounds pretty geographic but its romantic connotation is quite clear. Most women do not want to climb the mountain, though. Sometimes, it is too steep for comfort! But those who are believers in the romantic world will tell you that the steeper the better.
I will encourage men to cook for their wives on Mothers’ Day, because from experience, I have noticed that when you cook for a woman, she really appreciates it. Wallahi, she does! And because she has not expended energy in cooking that day, her energy is reserved to be used when it is bed-time. And it can get pretty hectic, if you ask me!
Isn’t it, therefore, in the interest of husbands, to occasionally cook for wives? Man, it is in our own interest to become occasional chefs at home, at least during weekends when romantic issues become heavier, and humans are likely to turn into animals and go on all fours.
People who think it is only Nebuchadnezzar who has walked on four legs, they do not know that every man has had his legs turned into something else. If you are not sure about yourself, go and ask your father.
As usual, this Mothers’ Day, I did the cooking, but I asked my wife to fix the shopping, because I was busy sleeping and when I am sleeping, I do not like disturbances. One thing my friends do not know about me is that when I am sleeping, they are politely turned away. I am politely told my daddy is sleeping — is what the last-born child is likely to tell you.
Even if, taflatse, you claim you are Jesus Christ of Nazareth, she will welcome you back to earth, but still remind you that, “My daddy is sleeping! Can you wait small?” If you persuade her to wake up daddy, she will tell you it is not possible. “He doesn’t like that.”
It was this last-born child of mine, Elorm, who loves me so much but loves her mummy more. I don’t blame her at all. After all, the woman carried her for nine months and laboured her out. The only thing I did was to pump it all up. No sweat at all!
Whenever it is Mothers’ Day, the children come to find out what’s for their mum. Last year, they talked about the chicken, salad, biscuits, cakes, drinks for mummy, etc, and me Kwame Alomele was forced to fund the show. When it came to Fathers’ Day, nobody approached me and I was downcast.
I called Elorm,
“Do you realise today is Fathers’ Day?”
She said, “Yes.”
“And what are you folks doing for your daddy?”
“Banku!”
This article was first published on Saturday, May 15, 2010
A 29-year-old tricycle rider, Naah Mashood, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a three-year-old girl at Tiegber in the Wa Municipality.
The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Upper West Regional Police Command arrested the suspect on February 24, 2026, following a complaint lodged by the victim’s mother.
According to police, the convict, who had been contracted by the parents to pick the victim to and from school, lured her to an isolated location on February 23, 2026, and sexually assaulted her inside his tricycle, popularly known as ‘Camboo’.
After thorough investigations, he was arraigned before the Wa District Magistrate Court and subsequently stood trial at the Wa High Court.
On October 30, 2026, His Lordship Justice Osei-Wusu found him guilty of defilement and sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour.
The Upper West Regional Police Command has commended the officers involved in the investigation and prosecution, as well as all persons who contributed to ensuring justice was served.
The Command urged parents and guardians to keep a close eye on their children and ensure their safety at all times, and encouraged the public to report suspected cases of child abuse and defilement to the nearest police station or DOVVSU office for prompt action.
It further assured the public of its commitment to protecting children and ensuring perpetrators of sexual offences are brought to justice.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has announced the arrest of three suspected members of a criminal syndicate believed to be behind a series of robberies targeting bank customers in Kumasi and its environs.
On October 31, 2026, at about 11:30 pm, an IGP’s Special Team, comprising personnel from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the CID Headquarters and the Accra Regional Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), acting on intelligence, embarked on an operation to apprehend the suspects.
The operation led to the arrest of two Nigerian nationals, Aboy Promise, 30, and Favour Uwalaka, 45, at a hotel at Moshie Zongo. A search of their rooms resulted in the recovery of GH¢1,600.00, assorted mobile phones, a Royal motorbike and a master key used to gain unauthorized access to victims’ vehicles to steal cash.
During interrogation, the suspects admitted their involvement in the robberies and mentioned two accomplices, Chinedu, alias Alhaji, and Kingsley, alias KC.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the syndicate monitored banking premises, identified customers who withdrew substantial sums of money and trailed them before attacking and robbing them. They also broke into unattended vehicles belonging to bank customers using a master key to steal cash kept inside.
The suspects subsequently led the police team to another hotel at Dechemso, a suburb of Kumasi, where Kingsley, alias KC, 35, also a Nigerian national, was arrested.
The remaining accomplice, Chinedu, alias Alhaji, is currently on the run. The Command is appealing to the public to volunteer credible information that could lead to his arrest. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to report to the nearest police station or contact the police through emergency numbers 191, 112 or the toll-free MTN and Telecel line 18555.
The suspects admitted to robbing a victim of GH¢15,000.00 at Asokore Mampong on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, after the victim had withdrawn money from Kwamang Rural Bank. They also admitted to similar robberies at the Atonsu branch of Fidelity Bank, the Ahodwo branch of Access Bank and other locations within Kumasi and its environs.
The three arrested suspects have since been handed over to the Ashanti Regional Police Command and are assisting with investigations.
The Command has cautioned bank customers to remain vigilant, be alert to suspicious persons around banking premises and avoid leaving cash or other valuables unattended in vehicles, while commending the public for their continued cooperation and assuring residents of its commitment to combating robbery and other criminal activities in the region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
