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Razia Sultan of Medieval India (786 Years Ago)

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:56:44 +0000

Razia Sultan the first and only female Muslim ruler of medieval India (1236 – 1240), was also known as Raziya Al Din. She was of Turkish Seljuks slave ancestry and was trained to lead armies and administer kingdoms. Razia Sultana was the fifth Mamluk Sultan. She appointed an Abyssinian slave, Malik Jamaluddin Yaqut, to the [...]

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Sufi Mystic Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke: The Islamic Gandhi of Senegal

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 18:50:12 +0000

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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Celebrating The Iconic Esther Ocloo 20 Years After Her Death

afrisearch — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:42:18 +0000

Esther Afua Ocloo launched her entrepreneurial career as a teenager in the 1930s on less than a dollar! In addition to her own business, she taught skills to other women and co-founded Women’s World Banking (WWB), a global micro-lending organisation. On its website, the WWB microlending network says it lends to 16,4 million women around [...]

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The Marvelous son of The Late Archbishop Benson Idahosa: Bishop FEB

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:27:53 +0000

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 Legend of Iyoba Idia – ( 1484 – 1540) Popularly Know as “Idia ne Iye Esigie” of The Ancient kingdom of Benin

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:24:03 +0000

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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What Happened To The Late Chief Priest of “Kweku Fri Shrine” and Famous Herbalist, Nana Drobo II?

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 21:47:31 +0000

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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Diana Hopeson: A Tale of Perseverance

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:08:49 +0000

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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The Life of Lawyer Nana Akenten Appiah Menka (Apino Soap)

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:12:47 +0000

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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J. K. Siaw: Legendary Ghanaian Industrialist and Philanthropist

Henry Kwadwo Amoako — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:53:03 +0000

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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Rev. Bro Pius Agyeman: The Prolific Catholic Composer and Cultural Revolutionary

afrisearch — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 23:40:00 +0000

Rev. Bro Pius Kweku Agyeman, SVD, is a prolific Catholic Composer and a Historian with Vast Knowledge in Ghanaian Culture. The SVD attached to his name means he is a member of the Society of the Divine Word (S.V.D.), a Roman Catholic religious organization, composed of priests and brothers, founded in 1875 at Steyl, Netherlands [...]

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