The Ga Mantse, Boni Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II wants the name of the Greater Accra region changed, 144 years ago since the British named the coastal region “Accra”. He wants the region to be called Ga Dangme region to reflect and represent the name of its indigenes. He made the request when President Akufo-Addo […]
Monthly Archives: October 2021
BIOGRAPHY
The Legend of Iyoba Idia – ( 1484 – 1540) Popularly Know as “Idia ne Iye Esigie” of The Ancient kingdom of Benin
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Iyoba Idia popularly known as “Idia ne Iye Esigie” was a renowned warrior-queen, skilled administrator, powerful priestess and the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the ancient Kingdom of Bini (Benin) in present-day Nigeria. Iyoba Idia’s visage is the most widely known face of an African royal woman after the Egyptian Queen, Ahmose-Nefertari or Nefertiti. Her […]
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Ntim Gyakari (died 1701) was the last fully independent ruler of Denkyira, a state in the boundaries of the modern nation of Ghana whose army were so fierce that it was difficult to overcome them. He was an austere King with an insatiable passion for women. He was brutal and was quick to kill without […]
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Ntim Gyakari, the King of Denkyira at that time (1694 – 1701) made ten classes of men and women. These men and women were to offer their bodies as a sacrifice to the King whenever a royal family dies and these men were called Abon Chuma Fuor [Atwomafo]. Their leaders were called Ajae Bi [Agyeibi], […]
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Prince Kwaku Dua III Asamu of the Kingdom of Ashanti took the ancient stool name Prempeh I upon ascension on the throne at the young age of 16. His reign was a troubled one which fell during the time of British invasion/colonization of the Gold Coast. In essence, he was the last king of the […]