Bright Goku

Lab Scientist |Pan-Africanist| Past President @melssa_uhas| Past Justice @uhas_src Court| Former Youth MP @yipglobal | Debater|Writer|God's fav

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

Africa will be GREAT.

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

This is not accurate. As Ghanaians, our concerns arise from the disproportionate nature of initiatives by state-owned institutions that over-prioritize the girl child, thereby disadvantaging the boy child across many sectors. In fact, many of us support affirmative action in principle, there is even an Affirmative Action Bill currently before Parliament(if not already passed), so please do not misinform your audience. State-owned institutions should not adopt unbalanced policy structures or practices.

[Chief Chilo💋 @therealchilotam]

I was over at Ghanaian Twitter yesterday and apparently some of the men were upset that girls are outperforming the boys in school. They also said the girls are being “favored” because they (girls) get menstrual supplies. I was confused on that one. Africa is really a country💀.

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

Embarrassing to watch🤦🏾‍♂️

[Ruf’s son (type -c) @KeeCeedvd]

BREAKING 🚨: A Kumasi High School teacher has reportedly been arrested after allegedly getting into a fight with Saint Augustine’s College teacher during the NSMQ.

Teachers paaa Chale 😭🤦‍♂️

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

Will you call it a coincidence OR deliberate attempt to delay court proceedings?

[Justice Srem-Sai @JusticeSremSai]

CASE UPDATE: The Republic v Hanan Aludiba & Faiza Seidu

Case adjourned to September 29.
Reason: All the defence lawyers are sick.

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

6. Adidome

[#EweSpace @SpacesWithEwes]

#EweSpace: Which Volta Region town are you from in Ghana? #KnowVolta

[SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 @SIKAOFFICIAL1]

Work on the North Shore Apparel Limited project has been completed, with President John Dramani Mahama expected to commission the facility, which is aimed at creating employment opportunities for young people in the Northern Region.

The garment and textile company has already begun training 2,000 youths and is expected to employ up to 10,000 people when it becomes fully operational.

[🎥: News & Thrills]

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

@alatule @_GhChronicles Hmm, Alatule paa🥲

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

Just pass through circle and you'll be amazed.
It's just not getting better.

[SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 @SIKAOFFICIAL1]

Kumawood actor Wayoosi has noted deep concern over the overwhelming presence of street beggars on major streets in the Ashanti Region and has called on the Ministry of the Interior and other relevant stakeholders to take immediate action to curb their operations.

[🎥: wayoosiwayoosi]

[H.E Matilda Dibloni Kokar @Matilda_Kokar]

If women-specific commissions and programmes are necessary because of unique challenges women face, then the funding logic should follow the same principle. SRC dues come from every student male and female.

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

@BiggLewis__ The cameraman is also another 😂

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

This tells another story😄

[GAD @gadmead]

Give this man an NPP card now
Deputy AG saf had to stand and salute him 😂😂😂

[#BoysLivesMatter @KobbyKyei_]

Hon. @johndumelo , I’m looking forward to collaborating with you to organize a major all-boys forum in your constituency when the children resume school. We can also extend the invitation to street-connected boys so that they, too, can benefit from the program. #BoysLivesMatter

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

Nice piece.

[Emmanuel Samani @_iamsamani]

This may be an unpopular opinion, but should we really be celebrating this without asking some difficult questions?

A 55-year-old Ghanaian woman has given birth to triplets after 25 years of marriage.

The story has understandably been celebrated as a miracle and I can understand why. After years of infertility, miscarriages and disappointment, finally having children must be an incredibly emotional moment for her and her family.

But as a health professional and someone who works in health journalism, I think we should be able to hold two thoughts at the same time:

Celebrate the birth. And question the circumstances surrounding it.

At 55, pregnancy is not an ordinary pregnancy. It is considered an advanced maternal-age pregnancy, and the risks increase significantly with age. Add three babies to the equation and the medical complexity becomes even greater.

And this is where I think Ghana needs a more honest conversation about assisted reproductive technology.

According to reports, this woman previously underwent IVF in 2019, became pregnant with triplets and sadly lost the pregnancy at five months after developing heart complications.

So I have questions.

How was this current pregnancy conceived?

Was it IVF?

Were donor eggs involved?

How many embryos were transferred?

Was this a spontaneous triplet pregnancy?

What medical assessment was done before she became pregnant?

And perhaps most importantly: what ethical guidelines govern assisted reproduction in Ghana when it comes to very advanced maternal age and multiple pregnancies?

These are not questions meant to diminish her joy.

They are questions about the healthcare system.

A 2024 study examining assisted reproductive technology in Ghana found significant gaps in the country’s legal and ethical framework for ART, including concerns around multiple gestations, informed consent, gamete donation and the absence of a comprehensive regulatory regime.

That should concern us.

Because IVF is an extraordinary medical advancement. It has given thousands of people the opportunity to become parents when they otherwise might not have been able to.

But just because medicine can make something possible doesn’t automatically mean we should stop asking whether there are circumstances in which it should be done.

And this is where the conversation gets uncomfortable.

At 55, a mother could potentially be approaching the stage of life where her children are still relatively young when she begins experiencing significant age-related health problems.

What happens when those children are 10?

20?

What happens to their care if the mother develops a serious illness?

What responsibility does the fertility industry have to consider the long-term welfare of the children, rather than simply whether a pregnancy can be achieved?

And should there be clearer age limits or clinical guidelines around fertility treatment in Ghana?

I am not arguing that a woman should be denied the opportunity to become a mother simply because she is older.

Nor am I suggesting that this particular woman did anything wrong.

I am saying that we shouldn’t allow the emotional power of a “miracle” story to prevent us from asking legitimate public-health and ethical questions.

Because there is another issue that bothers me.

We routinely celebrate these pregnancies as extraordinary achievements without talking enough about the risks — to the mother and to the babies.

And when the story is presented simply as:

“55-year-old woman gives birth to triplets after 25 years of marriage,”

we leave out an enormous part of the medical conversation.

Perhaps the headline shouldn’t only be about the miracle.

Perhaps it should also make us ask:

Where should medicine draw the line?

Who decides?

What safeguards exist?

And most importantly, are Ghana’s laws and ethical guidelines keeping pace with what reproductive technology now makes possible?

I don’t have all the answers.

What do you think?

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

Things we love to see.

[Enokay @enokay69]

I also want to support him with GH₵2,000 every semester until he finishes school. I’ve already sent you a DM.

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

I'm happy for this initiative and will be more happier if it's realized.

[Felix Kwakye Ofosu @FelixKwakyeOfo1]

President Mahama is famed for his investments in mega, world class infrastructure.
He delivered Terminal 3 at the Accra International Airport, the massive MPS Terminal at the Tema Harbour, found $ 400 million for the Tema to Mpakadan Rail Project among others.
He returns to the Accra International Airport on Thursday, 27th August, to cut sod for this new Multi-Tiered, Multi-Purpose Carpark and Airport Hotels Complex with the following features.
* 7 Storey Carpark
* 2 Hotels
* A pedestrian connector to the terminal
* 2000+ Carpark bays
* A Shopping Mall with food court, retail spaces and office spaces for rental
* A sky lounge for entertainment
* A sky observatory for Aircraft viewings - landings and take-offs See less

[Emmanuel Brempong Akosah @TheAkosahEmma]

Ah but I don’t get the conversation ooo, where did these ones get the idea from, that empowerment for boys means empowerment for girls must come to a stop?

We are just saying that the boys must also be empowered and not neglected.

But it’s easy to understand ooo, anaa??🤷🏾‍♂️

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

Great.

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

I have watched the world receive constant updates on the genocide in Gaza, the wars across the Middle East, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, yet the media remains largely silent on the genocide in Sudan. Mainstream media in Africa has long been inadequate, and the Global South has yet to fully grasp the power of media. The Middle East has Al Jazeera, Europe has the BBC, the Americas have CNN and ABC yet Africa still lacks a major media presence of its own. We must invest in telling and amplifying our own narratives. Visibility must be given to the genocide in Sudan.

[Sara Al-sharif @ros_sara2002]

A Sudanese mother watches her children die of hunger in front of her eyes 💔

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

Not happening.
The blue magicians are IN.🩵

[🌸💕m @abe_naaaa1]

botwe
holy child
augusco
national
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i don’t care how you do it, i need a host and win.

[Bright Goku @favLabscientist]

I am trying to raise awareness about the disproportionate and growing neglect of the boy-child. While the data may appear balanced on the surface, deep systemic failures are leaving many boys impoverished across every sector of society. An affirmative bill already exists, yet Kofi ignores it and instead chooses to attack Bright.

Who is Kofi?

[KOFI 💫 @KofiKoomson_]

Bright Goku will tweet this but won’t talk about the system that has kept women severely underrepresented in Parliament.

He won’t talk about the men who openly said they would never vote for Mahama because they wouldn’t “allow” a woman to lead them...

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