She is believed to be the greatest Akonedi priestess who ever lived. Okomfohemmaa (priestess) Akua Oparebea was born in 1900. Both her father and mother were from distinquished royal families. While she was yet a suckling, her aunt professed under fetish influence proclaimed that she would be a fetish priestess who would one day be […]
Author Archives: Henry Kwadwo Amoako
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The Shrine had its ancient roots from a lady called Nedi who was the daughter of a man called Akon from Kubease. Nedi is said to have become pregnant and to have died (perhaps during childbirth) in the bush on the outskirts of Kubease. A search for her body revealed only an Anthill. According to […]
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Mahama taught high-school history for a few years before pursuing a postgraduate degree in social psychology from the Institute of Social Sciences in Moscow, which was awarded in 1988. After Mahama returned to Ghana, he worked in Accra as the Information, Culture, and Research Officer at the embassy of Japan until 1995. He then worked […]
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The famous Kantamanto Market is located in the central business district of Accra. It is Ghana’s largest second-hand clothes market. A walk through the market shows a large number of traders in congested wooden stalls, selling their used clothes and footwear while calling out buyers to patronise their goods. Other traders have stationed themselves on […]
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Among the Asante and other Akan peoples, stools play an important role in each person’s life milestones. When children learn to crawl, they receive stools as their first gift from their father. For young women, puberty rites entail sitting on their stools. A husband presents his wife with a stool when they marry. A deceased […]
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The historic Ashanti occupied an area of about 24,379 square miles, about 9,700of which are in the contemporary Ashanti Region of the Republic of Ghana (the formerGold Coast). The Ashanti created an independent kingdom which flourished from the 17th century until their conflict with the British at the end of the 19th century. Through the […]
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These people were killed under mysterious circumstances and till date the Ghana Police are yet to unravel the very people behind their deaths or why they were killed! It is widely believed some POWERFUL PEOPLE are behind their deaths… But how do you prove that? The Mystery continues! Whiles the Plot Thickens till infinity because […]
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Traditional religion in Ghana has been linked to human rights abuse on account of the widely-held belief that through the use of human parts, rituals could be performed to affect the material circumstances of the individual making the request. Consequently, some individuals were killed for purposes that must have been related to the performance of […]
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The Pan African Orchestra was founded in 1988 by the late Nana Danso Abiam to develop a new style of orchestral music that explores the classical foundations of African music, utilizing African traditional and neo-traditional sound sources and concepts as a framework point of reference. The Instrumentation of the Orchestra consists of: 16 atenteben flutes, […]
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The exact date the Methodist Church came to Mankessim, the heartland of the Mfantsepeople is not certain. Arkaifie states, for instance, that the Methodist Church in Mankessim was established in 1838. This is countered by the church‟s souvenir programme, which indicates that it was founded in 1836, immediately, after that of the Enyan Abassa society […]
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Colonialism played a significant role in distorting the history and perception of Africa. Until recently, when scientific proof debunked age-long misconceptions about the continent, many Schools of thought did not recognize Africa’s contribution to civilization and humanity in general. Enormous footprints of civilization were present in many ancient African kingdoms like Kemet, Bini, Timbuktu, Ta […]
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He was just four years old when his uncle, Prempeh I (the 13th Asantehene), his maternal grandmother, queen Nana Yaa Akyaa, and other family members were captured and exiled to the Seychelles Islands by the British in 1896. Prempeh I returned from exile in 1924 and died in May 1931, and Otumfuo Prempeh II was […]
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The Adae Kese is the annual culmination festival of the Akan calendar, the ninth Adae Festival (which occurs every six weeks). Adae Kese ushers in the New Year, with dates ranging between July and October, though some Akans like the Akim, Akwamu, and Ashanti celebrate New Year in January. It is also celebrated at the […]
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The occupant of the Bantama stool pays an unalloyed loyalty, dedication and honesty to the Asantehene. The Bantamahene, is also the head of the Krontire clan of the Kumasi Traditional Council and also serve as the war marshal of the Asantehene. The stool of Bantama, created by the Asantehene Osei Tutu for one of his […]
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In 1982, Yellowman was diagnosed with skin cancer, and was told that he only had three more years to live. However, this prognosis proved to be inaccurate, and after several surgeries Yellowman was able to continue his career. The cancer went into apparent remission during this time! In an interview with a local tabloid, The […]
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Judy Boucher was born in 1964 at St. Vincent in the Caribbean. She is a reggae and R&B singer. Her singing career actually started in 1970! At age 16! After being in her brother’s band Judy Jack and the Beanstalk, she later became a solo artist. In 1985, Felix Da Silva, a local songwriter, wanted […]
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This is his confessional story: “My biggest obstacle at 1860 Munich (One of the oldest clubs in the Bundesliga 🇩🇪) was Thomas Hassler; there were times where I even prayed that he would pick up an injury so I could replace him. “I even paid for a cow to be slaughtered for a blood sacrifice […]
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There is a suburban town at Taifa Junction called NO WAY. In 1985 a Bedford car carrying foodstuff had an accident there. The car was badly damaged. The damaged remains of the car was left there for years. It became a bus stop for most people. There was an inscription at the back of the […]
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The Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican church in Accra, Ghana. Completed in 1894, it is part of the Anglican Diocese of Accra in the Church of the Province of West Africa. The funding for the Cathedral came from the colonial British government and was initially patronized by colonial expatriates. It was designed by Aston […]
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The enduring hostility and misunderstanding between the two communities was neatly summed up in an incident that occurred in October 1892, a little over two hundred years later. The king of the Ga, King Tackie Tawiah took the newly crowned King Kojo Ababio IV, king of Jamestown and two other newly enstooled Mantsemei to Christiansborg […]