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Jan 2007
1.	Bugum festival unites Tamale	31/01/2007
	A SECURITY nightmare raised by two defiant groups in Tamale last Monday night turned into a rare celebration of unity among youths from the two gates involved in the Dagbon Chieftaincy conflict.

2.	Fire festival held despite REGSEC ban	31/01/2007
	HUNDREDS of people from all walks of life on Monday night defied the Northern Regional Security Committee (REGSEC) ban on the celebration of the fire festival (Bugum) in Dagbon and poured into the principal streets of Tamale to celebrate the event.

3.	New Wa na’s nomination opposed	30/01/2007
	I read wit the utmost shock and disbelief the content of a press conference in your most renowned newspaper dated January 22. The press conference was supposed to be organized by one Alhaji Issa Bukari who claimed to be Gbetore-Naa.

4.	Azantilow too goes home	29/01/2007
	THE Paramount Chief of the Builsa Traditional Area, Naab (Dr.) Ayieta Azantilow, was laid to rest last Saturday, at Sandema in the Upper East Region.

5.	NII GA LAID TO REST	29/01/2007
	FOR the first time in living memory on Saturday all commercial activities in the capital ceased as a sign of respect for the Ga Mantse, Boni Nii Amugi 11, whose funeral was being held that day.

6.	Thousands mourn Boni Nii Amugi	29/01/2007
	THE final journey of the late Ga Mantse, Boni Nii Amugi II, was marked at the weekend with a rich display of Ga Tradition and culture at the Ga Mantse’s Palace at North Kaneshie in Accra which was witnessed by thousands of mourners form all walks of life, including the Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama.

7.	Cheers for the Orchestra	27/01/2007
	IT’S an indication of how well everything has gone when performers and the audience smile broadly, shake hands, hug and pat each other on the back at the end of a concert.

8.	Pan-African Post Day	27/01/2007
	GHANA joined the rest of the world to celebrate the Pan Africa Post Day on Thursday, January 18, 2006. It is a day set aside by the Pan-African Union to create awareness in the minds of the public on the important role the Post plays in the development of countries. The theme for the celebration is “The Post at the Heart of Competition”.

9.	What is amiss with dance in Ghana?	27/01/2007
	UNDER the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, the dance discipline was formally established under the expert direction of the late Professor Mawere Opoku.

10.	Royalty Goes Home - The people of Ga-Dangbe mourn their ruler of 39 years	26/01/2007
	Saturday will mark one of the most significant occasions in contemporary Ga history when its chiefs and people from urban and rural stools, home and abroad converge at the state capital to mourn their king of 39 years.

11.	New Ga Mantse nominated	26/01/2007
	THE kingmakers of one of the royal houses of the Ga State, Nii Teiko Tsuru We, have nominated Kelvin Nii Tackie as its candidate to succeed the late Ga Mantse, Boni Nii Amugi.

12.	Royalty Goes Home - The people of Ga-Dangbe mourn their ruler of 39 years	25/01/2007
	Saturday will mark one of the most significant occasions in contemporary Ga history when its chiefs and people from urban and rural stools, home and abroad converge at the state capital to mourn their king of 39 years

13.	50th Anniv., Playback of Our Culture	20/01/2007
	the African Personality concept which decades ago was a strong and prevailing force and became a core of a proud Ghanaian identity would be reflected in many artistic forms

14.	Ghana@50 Film Festival	20/01/2007
	Among the many festivals and events planned for the country’s Golden Jubilee Independence celebration include a film festival dubbed Ghana @ 50 Film Festival to be held at Afrikiko Gardens at Kanda in Accra between March 4 to 8, 2007 during the jubilee week.

15.	Symphony Orchestra In Anniversary Oratorios	19/01/2007
	It’s a major anniversary year for the nation and several artistic outfits are beginning to roll out works to help keep up the celebratory mood.

16.	MARCH: FREEDOM	18/01/2007
	programmes for the celebration

17.	Symphony Orchestra In Anniversary Oratorios	18/01/2007
	It’s a major anniversary year for the nation and several artistic outfits are beginning to roll out works to help keep up the celebratory mood.

18.	Minister Deplores Indecent Dressing	16/01/2007
	The people of Gomoa Afransi on Saturday celebrated their Akwambo festival to thank their ancestors for a new year and to seek their blessings for further development

19.	Choral Festival ushers in Ghana @50	15/01/2007
	The first activity of note to be organized as part of the year-long Ghana@50 celebrations came off successfully last Saturday at the forecourt of the State House in Accra.

20.	Ghana @ 50 Trade Fairs	13/01/2007
	ASERIES of trade fairs and exhibitions have been earmarked as part of activities to celebrate Ghana’s 50th Anniversary Celebration this year.

21.	The story of ‘Akpet’… the king of all drinks	13/01/2007
	THERE are numerous kinds of alcoholic beverages being produced and sold in Ghana today, but all of them except one- “the king”

22.	US Ga-Dangme group holds annual dinner	13/01/2007
	THE Ga-Dangme Educational and Cultural Foundation based in Philadelphia, USA, held its annual dinner in Friday, December 29, here in the US.

23.	National Choral Festival	11/01/2007
	A festival of Ghanaian religious choral will be held throughout the country this Saturday, part of the events to mark the country’s 50th independence anniversary.

24.	Chamber Singers Tour Ghana	11/01/2007
	The Chamber Singers, a 32-member choir from the Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges of the US, are to begin a four–performance tour of Ghana from January 17 through 21.

25.	National Choral Festival	11/01/2007
	A festival of Ghanaian religious choral will be held throughout the country this Saturday, part of the events to mark the country’s 50th independence anniversary.

26.	Traditional Medical Practitioners Confer	10/01/2007
	Traditional Medical Practitioners (TMPs) have been urged to assist in the process of integrating traditional medicine into mainstream health care delivery.

27.	Golden Jubilee Launched	09/01/2007
	The year-long celebration of Ghana’s 50th anniversary was launched on Sunday by President J. A. Kufuor with a special message for the youth.

28.	Bontrase women protect environment	09/01/2007
	MEMBERS of the Awutu Bontrase Women’s Association in the Awutu-Effutu-Senya District recently undertook a three-hour tree-planting exercise as part of efforts to save the environment and also to beautify the town.

29.	Community bans pupils from attending funerals	09/01/2007
	ADAKLU-KODZOBI, a small community at the precincts of the Ho Polytechnic is to vigorously enforce its bye-law banning pupils from attending wake keepings and visiting video centers from January this year.

30.	Ahmadis Mark Eid-ul –Adha	08/01/2007
	Hundreds of Ahmadiyya Muslims last week-end, went on their annual pilgrimage at their National Retreat Centre at Ashongman in Accra to mark the Muslim Festival of EID-UL-ADHA.

31.	Golden Jubilee launched	04/01/2007
	The year-long celebration of Ghana’s 50th anniversary was launched on Sunday by President J. A. Kufuor with a special message for the youth. “Seize the moment and become worthy citizens of our country” he told them.

32.	The significance of Eid-ul-Adha in Islam	03/01/2007
	Muslim the world over are celebrating Eid-UI-Adha, the feat of sacrifice.

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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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