Close Encounters with the Big Six Leaking my Confidential Notes – Prof. Kwesi Yankah This is our Heritage month and what about a little on the contemporary relevance of our national heroes: Ebenezer Ako Adjei, William Ofori Atta, Kwame Nkrumah, J. B. Danquah, Emmanuel Obetsebi Lamptey, Edward Akuffo Addo. This historic month, I leak my…
56years ago today, February 4, 1965, Dr. Joseph Boakye Danquah, a Ghanaian politician died in Nsawam after 13 months in detention without trial under President Kwame Nkrumah’s preventive detention regime. We reproduce his last letter to Kwame Nkrumah before his unfortunate demise. Dear Dr. Nkrumah, I am tired of being in prison on preventive detention…
Rawlings’ speech while on trial after his failed coup on 15th May, 1979 “Now you listen to me well and good because I am not here to make a speech and I am not here to waste my time talking. First and foremost, let me inform you that I am not here to impose myself…
The Twelve Apostles Church also popularly referred to as ‘Nackabah’ is the first known African initiated church in Ghana. The Church exemplifies African initiative in Christianity by seeking to address the concerns and needs of African believers by making use of resources from the Bible and the African worldview. Although the African prophet William Wade…
THE MISSING PAGES OF JUNE 4TH – PROF KWESI YANKAH In October, 2017 Prof Kwesi Yankah presented a copy of his book titled THE MISSING PAGES OF JUNE 4TH to the late President Jerry John Rawlings at his Ridge Residence. The book is a compilation of 55 episodes written in a satirical form by Prof…
Get to know the history most powerful Prophet ever in Ghana, the late Odifo Kwame Nkansah. Odifo Kwame Nkansah lived from 1862 – 1987. He left this realm on September 23,1987 at age 125 years. He was a prophet for 70 years. Odifo Kwame Nkansah lived most of his live in Anyinam where the head…
African Humanities Program Honors Prof Yankah The 4th Regional Assembly of the African Humanities Program ended in Abuja last Thursday, with a special ceremony at which Professor Kwesi Yankah, Ghana’s Minister of State for Tertiary Education was honoured for his distinguished service to the Program. The event, attended by several distinguished fellows and scholars of…
The Kru people are an African tribe of coastal southeastern Liberia and neighboring Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The tribe is known for sailing. Many of the Kru people also migrated to neighboring areas such Sierra Leone to look for work as fishermen and dockworkers. The Kru along with the Grebo resisted Maryland settlers’ efforts to…
Okomfo Anokye Facts Okomfo Anokye (active late 17th century) was an Ashanti fetish priest, statesman, and lawgiver. A cofounder of the Ashanti Kingdom in West Africa, he helped establish its constitution, laws, and customs. The original name of Okomfo Anokye was Kwame Frimpon Anokye (Okomfo means “priest”). Some traditions say that he came from Akwapim…
