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 […]
Author Archives: Henry Kwadwo Amoako
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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Oct
Oct
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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Oct
Oct
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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Oct
Oct
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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Oct
Oct
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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Sep
Sep
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 […]
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Aug
Aug
In 1954 Sir Hugh Beaver (1890—1967), Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery, attended a shooting party in County Wexford. There, he and his hosts argued about the fastest game bird in Europe, and failed to find an answer in any reference book. In August 1954, recalling his shooting party argument, Sir Hugh had the idea for […]
RESEARCH
Origin of The 100 Year Old Musama Disco Christo Church (Fanti, ‘Army of the Cross of Christ’)
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Aug
Aug
In 1892, Ama Esoum and Kwao Odum of Abura Edumfa gave birth to a baby boy, whom they named Joseph William Appiah. Because he was born on a Friday, he was known in his childhood as Kofi. Five days after his birth, a man visited Kofi’s mother and told her that her son was a […]
BIOGRAPHY
What Happened To The Late Chief Priest of “Kweku Fri Shrine” and Famous Herbalist, Nana Drobo II?
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Aug
Aug
Nana Kofi Drobo II was a herbalist, head of the Drobo Memorial Herbal Center and chief priest of the Kwaku Firi Shrine at Nwoase, near Wenchi, in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana from 1971 to 1992 His real name was Kofi Adawia and the first son of Nana Kofi Drobo I. He attended sunyani […]
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Mar
Mar
Veteran Gospel musician Diana Hopeson formerly called Diana Akiwumi is the last of seven children born to Francis Arhin and Ms. Hannah Amoo, who hail from Awutu Breku in the Central Region. She was born on August 30, 1970 in Accra, Ghana. She attended Bubiashie Cable and Wireless Primary School from 1976-1978, Eaton Preparatory School […]
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Jan
Jan
Until the Accra Mall was built in 2007 in Ghana’s capital, only people privileged to travel outside the country to Europe, the Americas and other places had the chance to visit and see such huge edifices that acted as a one-stop shopping area with lots of shops trading in various consumables under one roof. The […]
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Jan
Jan
Lawyer Nana Akenten Appiah Menka was a founder member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Minister of State in the Second Republic. Mr Appiah Menka was an industrialist whose company, Appiah Menka Complex Limited, produced the famous but now defunct Apino soap. His Apino Soap became a subject of adverse political campaigning by […]
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Jan
Jan
Joshua Kwabena Siaw, popularly known as J. K. Siaw, was a Ghanaian entrepreneur and industrialist in the 1960s. He established Tata Brewery Ltd, which later evolved into Achimota Brewery Company (ABC) and now called Guinness Ghana Breweries. Kwabena Siaw was born in 1923 in the Eastern Region of Ghana although his parents come from the […]
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Jan
Jan
Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 30, 1964, and at a young age, she moved with her family to Connecticut She was raised by her mother, who recognized her love of music from a young age, and despite not having much money, bought her a ukulele when she was just three. Musician […]
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Jan
Jan
The payment of EX-GRATIA to Members of Parliament (MPs) who CONTINUE TO WIN THEIR SEATS and RETURN to the August House after election is a strange occurrence but permitted by a strange 1992 Constitution. This MUST STOP! Ghana needs money for lots of projects! That practice needs to be abolished, as it is a major […]
BIOGRAPHY, POLITICAL HISTORY
Biography of Alban Bagbin: The Veteran Parliamentarian Who Became Speaker of Parliament
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Jan
Jan
Alban Bagbin of the opposition NDC (they have been in government before and have tasted power on several occasions) was elected speaker of the 8th Parliament of Ghana after a dramatic day in Parliament on January 7th 2021. This is the wonderful profile of the man who entered Parliament in 1993 at the unveiling of […]
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Jan
Jan
Joe Eyison popularly called: “Station Master” was a veteran musician and actor who identified mostly with the OBRA drama group of the 1980s. At the age of 41 Joe Eyison has been involved in the music business for some 15 years. After Joe’s primary education at Cape Coast and Takoradi Methodist Schools he took up […]
02
Jan
Jan
The talented Nigerian rapper died on 22nd April 2010 (2020 marked a decade since he died) after he was involved in a ghastly freakish motor accident. The accident occurred at early hours of 14 April 2010 after a collision with a trailer conveying stationary in front of Alakara Police Station, off Agege motor road, Mushin, […]
02
Jan
Jan
In the middle of 1950, a lot of Parties were formed based on tribal lines. Some of these parties included, the Northern People’s Party(NPP) led by Simon Diedong Dombo, a traditional chief from (Duori) in the Upper West Region of Ghana; Anlo Youth Organization, Muslim Association Party, Togoland Congress and many more. After Ghana attained […]
MUSIC, TRADITIONAL RELIGION
The Winneba Fancy Dress Festival: A Colonial Tradition That Has Become an Indigenous Culture
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Dec
Dec
The Halloween-like fancy dress New Year Festival that began over a century ago in Ghana as a mocking satire of colonial life is still thriving today, with hundreds of people dressing up and wearing bizarre expressive masks! According to African-research.com Ghanaians in Winneba began forming masquerade groups in the 1920’s to Poke Fun at the Life and […]