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Nov 2010
1.	Re- discovering Africa’s lost traditions through arts	30/11/2010
	The very last legacy left for a continent described as a “a scar on the conscience of the world”.

2.	NR comes tops at NAFAC	29/11/2010
	THE Northern Region was at the weekend adjudged the overall best at an awards ceremony held at the Jubilee Park in Tamale to mark the end of this year’s National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC).

3.	‘Chieftaincy institution is relevant to Ghana’s devt.’	29/11/2010
	THE Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Hannah Tetteh, has stated that the chieftaincy institution is relevant in the socio-economic development of the country today as it was in the past.

4.	Thrills at NAFAC	27/11/2010
	When the Ezinlibo Abram Kundum Dance Group and the Nkabom Cultural Troupe all from the Western Region took turns to entertain residents of the Tamale Metropolis as part of the ongoing National Festival of Arts and Culture.

5.	Ghana to host international	27/11/2010
	By way of diversifying the country’s attraction offers so as to bring more visitors into the country, the Ghana tourist Board (GTB), in collaboration with Musical consult, a professional organizer in international Musical Concerts, has embarked on plans to hold an International Choral Festival in Ghana in 2012.

6.	Notes from a very Ghanaian festival	27/11/2010
	If ever Ghana decides to adopt a new national motto, one that describes our reality instead of aspiration, we can do no worse than select: It will Be All Right on the Night.

7.	NAFAC UNDERWAY IN TAMALE	27/11/2010
	Gonja traditional music group

8.	Auditor installed chief of Effiduase	27/11/2010
	A 75-YEAR-OLD retired Auditor of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Kwadzo Dwomo Donkor, was installed the chief of Effiduase in Koforidua last weekend under the stool name Okoawia Dwomo Baabu II.

9.	USE TALENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS-MUSIGA	27/11/2010
	THE president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Mrs. Diana Hopeson, has urged musicians to use their talents to raise awareness on domestic violence against women in the country.

10.	Northern, B.A celebrate day at NAFAC	25/11/2010
	RESIDENTS of the Tamale metropolis have been treated to cultural performances by various cultural troupes from the Northern and Brong Ahafo regions at the ongoing National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) at the Jubilee Park in the metropolis.

11.	Remembering Oyeeman Wereko Ampem II	25/11/2010
	These are the memorable words of a popular English writer in his sober reflections on the impact of famous people, and how by emulating them, we also can bequeath legacies to posterity.

12.	A NAFAC evening of music, dance and theatre	25/11/2010
	A very engaging atmosphere took charge of the Tamale Park last Monday night when performers from the National Theatre resident groups thrilled fans to a heart-throbbing performance in dance, drama and music.

13.	Northern, B.A celebrate day at NAFAC	23/11/2010
	ESIDENTS of the Tamale metropolis have been treated to cultural performances by various cultural RESIDENTS of the Tamale metropolis have been treated to cultural performances by various cultural troupes from the Northern and Brong Ahafo regions at the ongoing National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) at the Jubilee Park in the metropolis.

14.	NAFAC FOR TAMALE	20/11/2010
	“IT is the avowed aim of the government to encourage and support the development of local artefacts through the adoption of the appropriate technology in their manufacturing to make the end product appealing and marketable globally.”

15.	Sirigu wall paintings on show	20/11/2010
	AN exhibition of paintings by Asokipala Yaa Aberang that reflect the rich culture of the people of Sirigu, opens next Wednesday, November 24 at the Alliance Francaise in Accra.

16.	Ghana-Japan Yasakoi Festival Held	20/11/2010
	This year’s Ghana- Yosakoi Japan Festival a fusion between Ghanaian and Japanese dancing which took place at the Efua Sutherland Park last weekend brought together mainly students groups from Accra and the region.

17.	Wassa Fiase celebrates Apaa	20/11/2010
	The chiefs and people of KYEKYEWERE in the WassaFiase Traditional Area in the Tarkwa-Nsuarem Municipality have climaxed their week- long annual Apaa Festival.

18.	Alhaji Mohammad Dabre is new chief of Bisa community	20/11/2010
	Alhaji Mohammed Dabre , an educationist of the New Haven Board of Education in the United States was ,enskinned as chief of the Bisa Community in the Graeter Accra on October 30.

19.	Tamale Ready for NAFAC	20/11/2010
	The stage is set for the hosting of this year’s National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) in Tamale and Centre for National Culture (CNC) regional office in the metropolis has given a facelift.

20.	NAFAC 2010 KICKS OFF TOMORROW	19/11/2010
	THE Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture has announced the commencement of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) tomorrow at Tamale in the Northern Region.

21.	BIRTHDAY THRILLS FOR UPPER EAST	18/11/2010
	traditional music and dance performances in Bolgatanga

22.	MUSLIM CHIEFS CONDEMNS INDESCENT DRESSING BY MUSLIM GIRLS	18/11/2010
	ALHAJI Hamza Danjuma, the Volta Regional Chief Imam, on Tuesday expressed worry about indecent dressing among Muslim girls and said he wondered whether these girls had parents. Addressing Eid-ul-Adha prayers at Ho, he said, some Muslim girls dressed outrageously in the name of fashion and that it appeared that some parents were losing control of their children.

23.	THE STORY OF AJUMAKO	13/11/2010
	AJUMAKO is the capital town of Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District in the Central Region. A prominent citizen of Ajumako, the late Mr. Wilson, the traditional historian, had this to say about the early history of Ajumako:

24.	The concerns of Muslim Women	13/11/2010
	Muslims women feel that their rights are being trampled upon by Imams and Parents, when it comes to giving their hands in marriage.

25.	Classic Africa Virtual Orchestra	13/11/2010
	The Classic Africa Virtual Orchestra (CAVO), the vibrant Ghanaian musical experiment that fuses African instruments and musical forms with the western symphony orchestra? music into new interesting blend, is set to participate in the forthcoming Third World Festival of Black Arts in Senegal from l0th to 31st December 2010.

26.	Jimmy Cliff cautions against influence of foreign culture	12/11/2010
	Jimmy Cliff the renowned Jamaican reggae singer ,has advised Africans to be wary of influence of foreign culture to the detriment of development on the continent.

27.	Beaded accessories from Inka	11/11/2010
	When we undertook her first private beaded accessories exhibition last year, young fashion entrepreneur, Naa Korkor Armah did not anticipate where her chosen path would lead her.

28.	‘LET’S UPLIFT OUR CULTURE’	11/11/2010
	Newly appointed Acting Director of the Center for National Culture, Greater Accra Region George Oppong

29.	MAKING CHIEFTAINCY INSTITUTION TRANSPARENT	11/11/2010
	WHEN the Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture took his turn at the institutionalized Meet-the-Press series in Accra on October 26, 2010, his major focus was on a roadmap for the codification of lines of succession of the chieftaincy institution.

30.	NORVISI DEVELOPMENT UNION – ANNUAL YAM FESTIVAL SINCE 1985	10/11/2010
	The maxim that in unity lies strength has been given a manifestation by communities in Ho central constituency of the Volta region which constitute the Norvisi Development Union (NORDU), the high point of which is an annual community yam festival initiated in 1985.

31.	Tapa gets new Adontenhene	10/11/2010
	A 50-YEAR-OLD self-employed man, Mr. Kwame Ahenkan, has been installed Adontenhene of the Tapa Traditional Area in the Biakoye District in the Volta Region under the stool name Nana Baffour Kwame Oduru II.

32.	Muslim women want right to choose own husbands	10/11/2010
	Muslim women in Ghana have appealed to Imams and parents to consider the marriage laws in Islam to allow them to marry men of their choice.

33.	There were slaves from the north too	09/11/2010
	Slavery was before the triangular slave trade, and was practiced in various forms all over the world. The Trans-Atlantic slave trade which was in operation in the sixteenth century carried away millions of able-bodied men and women from West Africa to West Indies.

34.	THE STORY OF KOMENDA	06/11/2010
	KNOW THE ORIGIN OF TOWNS

35.	NAFAC READY TO TAKE OFF	04/11/2010
	The traditional dance performances at the exhibition hall of the National Theatre during the launch of this year’s National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) cast a shadow of events that are likely to take place in Tamale, when it hosts the event from November 20-27.

36.	SASADU PREPARES FOR FESTIVAL	03/11/2010
	SASADU is an acronym which is derived from the initial letters of the names of the traditional areas of Saviefe, Akrofu, Sovie and Alavanyo.

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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

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

10/05/2013
THE STORY OF NSOKO
Nsoko Traditional Area forms an integral part of the Tain District in the Brong Ahafo Region....more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27/07/2012
The Story of PRANG
Geographically, the Prang State is situated in the Atebubu-Amantin District in Eastern Brong Ahafo Region....more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22/02/2012
"AZONTO CRAZE"
“Azonto” is a Ghanaian dance which involves movement of most of the joints in the body in a rhythmic fashion taking very few steps. Just like most African dances, knee bending and hip movement are rudiments to dancing it....more

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

27/10/2011
TRIBUTE TO EFO KODJO MAWUGBE BY THE MINISTRY OF CHIEFTAINCY & CULTURE AND THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CULTURE
TRIBUTE TO EFO KODJO MAWUGBE BY THE MINISTRY OF CHIEFTAINCY & CULTURE AND THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CULTURE...more

17/10/2011
ADEKYEM FESTIVAL
Under the able and inspirational leadership of Nana Fosu Gyeabour Akoto II, Omanhene of Bechem Traditional Area and President of the Bechem Traditional Council, Nananom introduced the ADEKYEM FESTIVAL to be celebrated by the Chiefs and people of Bechem Traditional Area, made up of the following towns and their villages: Bechem, Dwomo, Terchire and Tanoso. These towns together are known as “ATANOFO AKROTUONNAN”....more

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

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

11/11/2010
‘LET’S UPLIFT OUR CULTURE’
Newly appointed Acting Director of the Center for National Culture, Greater Accra Region George Oppong...more

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

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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