Monthly Archives: April, 2020

The Sagrenti War (Sir Garnet Wolseley) of 1874

The Asantes and the British fought several times. Those battles were called Anglo-Asante wars. Prominent amongst them are the Nsamankow war (January 21, 1824),...

Nana Kobena Gyan, the King who defied the British & got exiled

In the history of Ghana, Nana Kobena Gyan, King of Elmina who ruled from 1869 to 1872 has been described as one of the...

Queen Akua, Ghanaian slave who became a Queen in Jamaica

Queen Akua, the Queen of Kingston in Jamaica or Cubah Cornwallis, as she is popularly known, is lost in history due to the improper...

Takyi, the Ghanaian king who led a slave rebellion in Jamaica

Takyi was born into the Fante ethnic group (also part of the Akan) in the Gold Coast. He was a high-ranking chieftain, spoke fluent...

Joseph Ankrah (Lt.-Gen) resigns as Head of State

Today in History, exactly 51 years ago, on April 2, 1969, Lt.-Gen Joseph Ankrah resigned as head of state after having admitted that he...

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General Joseph Arthur Ankrah ‘s Letter to the American President.

A Letter from the Military Ruler, Lt. General Joseph Arthur Ankrah to the American President, Lyndon Baines Johnson on March...
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Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah elected as first prime minister of the Gold Coast

Today in History, on 21 March 1952, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah became the first prime minister of the Gold...

BABA YARA; Greatest Ghanaian Footballer

Baba Yara was born on the 12th of October, 1936 in Kumasi, Ashanti...

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Ghana National Grand Mosque, second Largest in West Africa.

Ghana National Grand Mosque, it is the second largest...

Ghana confirms new cases of Coronavirus

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed five (5)...
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