There are thousands of shrines and sacred spaces in Ghana, commemorating ancestors, gods, historical events, and everyday life. According to oral tradition these shrines which host deities helped our ancestors over hundreds of years to overcome their enemies. Because of this, attachment to these gods and ancestors is held in high esteem in Ghanaian traditional […]
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According to Akan Oral tradition ancient traditional medicine in Ghana especially among Akan tribes started with Oracles and deities. Whenever there was a calamity, sickness or epidemic in a community, the elders of that place usually consulted deities for solution. Herbs and concoctions were usually made based on what the Oracle said. With time people […]
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In 1994, when residents in Accra woke up one morning to hear a radio station blaring out copious melodious music, but not from the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Ghanaians realised that private broadcasting had been actualised.! That was how Radio Eye really opened the eyes of Ghanaians to the fact that when in 1977, the Supreme […]
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Olaudah Equiano was born in 1745 in the African country that is now Nigeria. Before he was captured he recounts this narrative in his memoirs: “The adults worked in the fields during the day leaving the children to hfend for themselves in the village. Older children were often given the task of acting as lookouts […]
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Oduduwa is considered to be the founder of the Yoruba race. He represents omnipotence, as well as the power of the womb. According to some Yoruba traditionalists, Oduduwa was more than just the founder of Ile-Ife. They believe that he was responsible for its creation, as he was one of the deities responsible for the […]
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The legendary ancestor of the Yoruba people is considered to be Oduduwa who is believed to have descended from above! The Yorubas are numerous and well known in Africa, they originated from Ile-Ife, arose and became quite popular by their trading with the Portuguese, which gave them a large supply of guns. The Yorubas are […]
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According to Ndi Ichie Akwa Mythology and Folklore Origins of the Igbos, Ikenga was the son of Ngwu, and was a bold warrior and fantastic wrestler. He was reputed with the ability of flying from one Iroko tree to another. Before I talk about the Legendary Ikenga let’s check out what the Ikenga wood carving […]
RESEARCH, TRADITIONAL RELIGION
The Lost Identify of Africans – An Academic Discourse by Archbishop Emeritus Peter kwesi Sarpong
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Emeritus Archbishop Peter Sarpong who is the current head of the Kumasi Archdiocese of the Catholic Church was born on 6th February 1933 in Offinso, Ashanti. He was ordained Catholic priest on the 11th of December 1959. Approximately 10 years after his ordination to the priesthood, he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Kumasi […]
RESEARCH, TRADITIONAL RELIGION
One of the Champions of The 1990s Holy Spirit Prophetic Baptism in Ghana Archbishop (Prophet) Elisha Salifu Amoako
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Salifu Amoako was born in 1966 and raised in Kumasi by a Muslim family who could not afford to send him to school during his infancy, Prophet Elisha Salifu Amoako went to school at a rather mature age. He suffered embarrassment as a result, and abandoned schooling after one year and became wayward – he […]
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Pentecostalism in Africa began in Nigeria during the early twentieth century as a renewal movement to the prominent mission churches in Africa. Nigeriahas the largest population of Pentecostals in Africa and, in a study from 2006, three out of ten Nigerians identify as either Pentecostal of Charismatic. Around 1910, an Anglican deacon launches an indigenous […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
Historical Events and Legendary Criminals (The Story of Anini of Nigeria) Final Part
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He shot the station’s attendant and gleefully started spraying his booty along the road for people to pick. The height of Anini’s exploits, however, took place on October 1, 1986, the Independence Day when the state’s Commissioner of Police, Casmir Igbokwe was ambushed by the gang in Benin, and nearly yanked off his nose in […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
Historical Events and Legendary Criminals (The Story of Anini of Nigeria) Part 2
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Anini was born in a village about 20 miles from Benin City in present-day Edo State. Anini, dreadfully called ‘The Law’ or ‘Ovbigbo’. He migrated to Benin at an early age, learned to drive and became a skilled taxi driver. He became known in Benin motor parks as a man who could control the varied […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
Historical Events and Legendary Criminals (The Story of Anini of Nigeria)
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AKA “The Law”!! A very intelligent Criminal who was extremely good at driving!! Yes! One Time the Police gave him a very hot chase in town and guess how he escaped… He drove backwards or in reverse!!! At very top speed! The Master Tactician was so “invisible” that when he was caught his legs were […]
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Achimota, in the language Ga, means ‘speak no name’. Achimota is one of the oldest neighbourhoods of affluence in Accra. It is a town in the Accra Metropolitan District (AMA). Achimota is a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Though it is considered a suburb of Accra, today, it was located about 10 […]
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World War I began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers). The war in Europe was carried into Africa, where […]
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John Mensah Sarbah was one of the pioneers of Ghanaian politics and a distinguished African politician in the Gold Coast in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was Born into a wealthy family, and studied law in England. At the age of 23, he returned to the Gold Coast to set up a legal […]
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Sundar Selvaraj was born on 17 March 1962 into a Catholic family. He has two sisters and a younger brother. When he was about seven years old, his father embraced Hinduism and became a layman priest. Young Sundar being the firstborn male child followed his father’s footsteps and became a devout Hindu. He gave himself […]
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Bowdich suggests that “The Ashantees and their neighbors must have again been disturbed from time to time, by the several emigrations of the nations of the Mediterranean, whom Buache [Boakye?], in his researches for the construction of a map of Africa for Ptolemy, has at once discovered, by the identity of the names, in the […]
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Jean Adukwei Mensa is a Ghanaian lawyer born in Accra and the current Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Prior to assuming the role of Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa spent an 18 year career at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). There she rose to the position of Executive Director and […]
BIOGRAPHY, RESEARCH
The Man Who Claimed to be ‘God Himself’ on Earth OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU But Still Died! Final Part
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In 2001, Olumba Olumba Obu was already too old, weak and frail. Some members of his congregation were smartly scheming what would happen and who would succeed him when he passes on. His son, Roland, was not seen as a suitable candidate to mount the throne because of his lifestyle. His daughter, Ibum, led another […]