According to Royal Oral Tradition, the founders of Denkyira who are currently domiciled in the Central Region of modern Ghana originally migrated from the Volta, South of the Niger Bend. Due to the arid nature of the land which led to famine and struggle over arable lands, their ancestors moved south westwards and in the […]
Author Archives: Henry Kwadwo Amoako
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The Brong-Ahafo region before it was divided into separate regions was previously a very dense forested area for hunting especially the AHAFO area. The name “AHAFO” means “Bush Hunters” who travelled from various tribes at different parts of ancient Ghana before the coming of the Europeans just to come there and hunt for wild animals and later […]
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Cleidomancy originated from Greece and was adopted by the Romans and later England. It involves using a key attached to a Bible to predict the future! This System of divination using a suspended door key hooked on a Bible was performed when the sun or moon was in Virgo. The name of the individual being […]
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Two Benin bronzes were returned to their ancestral home 125 years after British soldiers looted them from West Africa. A colorful ceremony on Saturday February 19, 2022 marked the return of sculptures, one of a cockerel and the other the head of a king, to the Oba palace in Benin City in Nigeria. “They are […]
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Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke was adept in Sufi Mysticism and used it successfully to resist French imperialism in Senegal. Sufi mystics followed a pious form of Islam and believed that a direct, personal experience of God could be achieved through meditation. … Sufism has come to mean those who are interested in finding a way […]
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For nearly one million years, Egypt’s early pharaohs presided over a prosperous and wealthy state that built countless temples and palaces, enormous public works, and the famous Giza pyramids. The Nile Valley was first inhabited in the Lower Paleolithic Period around ( 300,000 B.C.–90,000 B.C.). Neolithic people continued to create stone tools, and exploit domesticated […]
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Alfredo Darrington Bowman (Dr. Sebi) was a Honduran self-proclaimed herbalist healer, who also practiced in the United States for a period in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Bowman claimed to cure all disease with herbs and a plant-based alkaline diet based on various pseudoscientific claims, and denied that HIV caused AIDS. He set […]
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Archbishop Benson Idahosa of blessed memory had four children, three girls and a boy (Faith Emmanuel Benson Idahosa II) with his wife Mrs Margaret Idahosa. The now 50 year old Bishop Faith Emmanuel Benson Idahosa II, popularly known as Bishop FEB is a prominent man of God, exceptional professional and reputable entrepreneur who leads an […]
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The Codex Sinaiticus, or “Sinai Bible”, is one of the four great uncial codices, ancient, handwritten copies of the Christian Bible in Greek 1,621 Years Ago!! The codex is a historical treasure!! It is the oldest Bible in the world. The 4th-century book is considered to be one of the most important texts in existence. […]
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In 1924 German brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler started a shoe company from the laundry room in their mother’s basement. They called it “Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory.” Adolf (“Adi”) Dassler was a quiet craftsman who designed the shoes, complemented by his older brother Rudolph (“Rudi”), an extroverted salesman. As the sole manufacturer of athletic shoes […]
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Dec
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1 Chronicles 12:32. “From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.” The man Issachar himself was Jacob’s ninth son and ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In […]
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Dec
Dec
The mystery surrounding the exact day or date of the life and ministry of the lord Jesus Christ has been debated for centuries. Several people keep debating the events of over 2,000 years ago! When Was Jesus Christ Born??? There’s a strong and practical reason why Jesus might not have been born in the winter, […]
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The Hat: Ntakerakyɛ (feathered hat) consists of kɔdeɛ ntakra (eagle’s feathers) tied on a leather helmet with sika and dwetɛ nsɛbɛ (gold and silver talismans) in trianglular and rectangular shapes and a leather extension. The leather with talismans lies in the middle and goes all the way to the back. The front has gold cast […]
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Nov
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The Asantehene has two special category of swords he use to protect himself from witchcraft called an “Akrafena” or soul sword and a “Bosomfena” or spirit sword. These swords are held byAshanti Royal Sword Bearers and the Chief Royal Sword Bearer carries two mysterious swords, the Legendary Nponponsuo and Bosomuru swords. THE TWO MOST […]
RESEARCH
Ga Mantse Boni Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II Wants Greater Accra Region to be Renamed Ga Dangme Region, 144 Years Since It was Named by The British
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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 […]
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 […]
POLITICAL HISTORY
The Gruesome Murder of Lance Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa and Lance Corporal Sarkodie Addo
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On 19th June 1983 a group of disgruntled soldiers led by a close ally of then Chairman Rawlings tried to stage a Coup d’etat against the PNDC regime because they believed Rawlings was preaching virtue and practicing vice. The rebellious soldiers were led by Lance Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa and Sergeant Abdul Malik of the […]