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| 18/05/2013 |
| THE STORY OF BOWIRI |
| Geographically, the Bowiri State is situated in the south-east....more |
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| 10/05/2013 |
| LET’S DEVELOP BRONG-AHAFO TOURISM SITES |
| Available records say the region produces about 30 percent of the food requirement of the country....more |
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| 10/05/2013 |
| THE STORY OF TONGU |
| The Tongu consist of a dialect group among the Ewe-speaking people and the Dangme-speaking people of Ada who inhabit the lower parts of the Volta River. Among the Akan speaking people, however, Tongu and Battor are identical, because the Battor were the first tribe to migrate up the Volta and to come in contact with the Akans there....more |
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| 10/05/2013 |
| THE STORY OF NSOKO |
| Nsoko Traditional Area forms an integral part of the Tain District in the Brong Ahafo Region....more |
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| 10/05/2013 |
| THE STORY OF AKWAMU |
| The founding fathers of AKWAMU in the Asougyaman District of the Eastern Region claim migrant origin from erstwhile Kumbu state cited in the mountainous region between the Black Volta and the Comoe Rivers in northeastern Cote d’lvoire where they are from the royal Kumbu lineage – a Vanished Dynasty!...more |
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| 10/05/2013 |
| THE STORY OF SAKYIKROM |
| SAKYIKROM is a town located at the foothills of the Nyanao Mountain, and shares a common boundary with Nsawam-Adowagyiri Township in the Eastern Region....more |
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| 04/05/2013 |
| THE STORY OF NTONSO |
| An ancestor of the Dako clan by name Aberewa Yita lived at Asumegya Asantemanso, the exact location was Adwamu now a devastated area....more |
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| 24/04/2013 |
| THE STORY OF OBO KWAHU |
| According to Obo Ankobeahene Oral Tradition captured between 1985 and 1987 and supported by Adamu Yanko Oral Tradition, the first sight where the present Obo Township is situated was called Akropong....more |
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| 24/04/2013 |
| THE STORY OF DUAYAW NKWANTA |
| DUAYAW-NKWANTA is the administrative capital of Tano-North District Assembly, in the Brong Ahafo Region. And according to legend, the putative founder, Nana Dua Yaw, and the first queen mother, Nana Serwaa, and followers of the Ekuona clan descended from the sky on a gold ‘’atweaban’’ chain on a Friday. They landed in a dense forest on a spot known as Mankwaemu which later became the royal mausoleum....more |
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| 06/04/2013 |
| THE STORY OF DENKYIRA (PART 1&2) |
| Traditions claim that the founding fathers of Upper and Lower Denkyira in the Central Region originally lived in the Voltaic Region, south of the Niger Bend....more |
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| 28/01/2013 |
| THE STORY OF NSOKO (1 – 2) |
| Nsoko Traditional Area forms an integral part of the Tain District in the Brong Ahafo Region. This traditional area shares boundaries with:...more |
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| 05/01/2013 |
| THE STORY OF HO |
| Traditions of origin suggest that they had migrated with a related group-the Ewe-speaking people from southern Nigerian. It is certain that the Ewe originally were in sphere of influence of the old Ayo Empire that flourished in the southern Nigerian....more |
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| 29/12/2012 |
| THE STORY OF ASAMAN AND LAKE BOSOMTWE |
| ASAMAN, an early Akan Settlement about seven kilometres from Asante Kokofu, was founded by Nana ADOMAKO ANSAH WHO HAILED FROM Adwafo near Kuntenase....more |
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| 01/12/2012 |
| THE STORY OF AHANTA (1 – 2) |
| The AHANTA STATE and the story of the glorious era of Ahanta Traditional hierarchy prior to the recent creation of District Assemblies which significantly altered the early geopolitical morphology of the area, vis-á-vis, SHAMA-AHANTA EAST METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY (with its capital at Agona Nkwanta)....more |
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| 03/11/2012 |
| THE STORY OF ADANSE AKROKERI (PART I&2) |
| Adanse is well known in Akan Cosmogony as the place God (Odomankoma) traditionally started creation of the world, hence the expression: ‘Odomankoma created Adanse after the world’....more |
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| 01/09/2012 |
| THE STORY OF KENYASE |
| KENYASE is located about 10 kilometres from Kumase–Juabeng road....more |
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| 27/07/2012 |
| The Story Of BOSO |
| Boso Gwa Traditional Area forms an integral part of the Asuogryaman District in the Eastern Region. Linguistically, the people of Boso belong to the Guan ethnic bloc, and had lived in the Mid-Volta Basin long before the Akamu arrived from Nyanawase to establish a permanent home at Akwamufie, 1733....more |
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| 27/07/2012 |
| The Story of PRANG |
| Geographically, the Prang State is situated in the Atebubu-Amantin District in Eastern Brong Ahafo Region....more |
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| 27/07/2012 |
| The Story Of BUEM |
| JASIKAN is the Administrative capital of the Buem Traditional Area in mid-Volta Region, physically an integral part of the Togo-Atakora system, but historically a part of the former German Colony of “Schutzgebiet Togo”, 1899 – 1918, when Buem became part of Togoland under United Kingdom Trusteeship till Plebiscite was held in May 1956 to determine its unification with an independent Gold Coast....more |
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| 27/07/2012 |
| The Story of BEREKUM |
| BEREKUM Traditional Area in the Brong Ahafo Region shares boundaries with Wenchi (Tain District) to the north-east, Dormaa to the south, Sunyani to the east, and Jaman to the west....more |
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| 12/07/2012 |
| The Story of Kwamankese |
| The Kwamankese State forms an integral part of Abora – Asebu Kwamankese District Assembly in the Central Region. The state shares boundaries with Assin Attandaso in the north; Abeadze in the east, Abora in the south and west....more |
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| 12/07/2012 |
| The Story Of BODWESEANWO |
| The town of BODWESEANWO forms an integral part of the Adanse Traditional Area, and lies south-east of Fomena behind the Kusa hills. It is situated some 11 kiometers inland from Obuasi junction through Brofoyedru....more |
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| 12/07/2012 |
| The Story Of SEKYEDUMASI |
| Traditions claim that the royal Aduana lineage of Sekyedumasi, in the Ejura-Sekyedumasi District of Asante, originated from Asumegya-Asantemanso....more |
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| 12/07/2012 |
| THE STORY OF SENYA – BERAKU |
| The people of Senya – Beraku belong to the AWUTU AMANSA group of States comprising Winneba, Senya and Awutu who occupy the same geographical area in the Central Region on the coast. Linguistically, they speak the same language or related Guan dialects which are more or less mutually intelligible. Despite ties and language and culture they are largely independent of one another....more |
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| 04/04/2012 |
| The Story Of Akwatia |
| Akwatia is situated west of the Atewa ranges on the Asamankese Kade road.The founding fathers of Akwatia were once a branch of Akwamu.They were together with Akwamu throughout their migration from Human to Asakamu while the main body of Akwamu continued eastwards and settled permanently on the Nyanao Hill....more |
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| 16/03/2012 |
| ELMINA CASTLE, A LIVING TESTIMONY TO SLAVERY |
| The Elmina Castle, Edina, Anomana or Amankwaa Kurom — it has been called many names, but one thing will never change — the malevolent history of this relic of the trans-Atlantic slave trade....more |
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| 22/02/2012 |
| ROLE OF THE QUEEN MOTHER IN ENSTOOLING OR DESTOOLING A CHIEF. |
| Chieftaincy- Chief- Definition of – Requisites for making a chief – Constitution, Article 277.
Chief – Nomination – Fundamental requirement for making a chief – Role of queen mother – meaning of nomination – Nomination to precede all other processes for making chief – Ex post facto processes after nomination irrelevant for want of capacity to make nomination....more |
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| 28/07/2011 |
| BEADS SHOW AT NGMAYEM FESTIVAL |
| If you love beads and don’t mind getting caught up in a week filled with an exhibition and trade show, seminars and work- shops for beads sellers and producers, fashion shows with assorted beads accessories, beads design competition and bead- making lessons, then the place to head for between October 22 and October 29 is the 2nd International Bead Festival at Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region....more |
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| 19/07/2011 |
| WHAT IS FOLKLORE |
| The world Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) under what it terms Model provisions suggests an illustrative enumeration of most typical kinds of expressions of Folklore....more |
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| 11/11/2010 |
| ‘LET’S UPLIFT OUR CULTURE’ |
| Newly appointed Acting Director of the Center for National Culture, Greater Accra Region George Oppong...more |
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| 25/10/2007 |
| Kwame Nkrumah misfounded Ghana |
| THIS essay has been prompted by an introspection of Ghana’s fortunes since independence and the celebration of the Jubilee this year. The writer seeks to answer the question why there appears to be “something missing” somewhere in the scheme of affairs in Ghana’s development....more |
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| 12/10/2007 |
| DR SUSAN DE-GRAFT JOHNSON – FIRST GOLD COAST FEMALE DOCTOR |
| Dr (Mrs.) Susan de-Graft Johnson (Nee Ofori-Atta) was one of the three children Nana Sir Ofori-Atta I, the Okyenhene and Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, had with Nana Akosua Duodu....more |
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