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Among all the regalia items of the Ashanti Kingdom stands tall the ‘Sika Dwa Kofi’, that is, the Golden stool and the Dwetɛkuduo. Kuduo refers to a special container where precious items are kept, while Dwetɛ is the Twi word for silver. Hence Dwetɛkuduo means a special container made of …

Gold is considered very symbolic in a lot of ethnic groups in Ghana. It is usually donned by royals as a sign of wealth and rich culture. Especially in the Ashanti Kingdom, the use of gold cannot be overemphasized as virtually everything around the kingdom including what the Asantehene, Otumfuo …

Madam Hawa Koomson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development symbolically locked the sea on June 1 at Elmina to mark the start of the close season for fishing. The ‘Close Season’ for fishing will spn between Saturday, July 1, to Tuesday, August 31. She led the government delegation that joined …

Wife of late former vice president, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has expressed her open dislike for the ‘Second Lady’ tag usually preferred upon the wives of vice presidents in Ghana. According to Matilda Amissah-Arthur, the term is not one that is widely known but merely a Ghanaian and African one coined to …

Wife of the late former president, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has described what she terms as the ‘official presidential language’ of Ghana as Nzema. According to Matilda Amissah-Arthur, Ghana’s first president was from the Western Region of the country and spoke Nzema, making it automatically the presidential language. “Kwame Nkrumah was an Nzema …

Nurses at Aburi–Ketase CHPs compound are threatening to shut down their facility indefinitely following constant threats by a mentally deranged young man wielding a cutlass. The mentally ill man alleged to be a relative of the chief of the community has been marauding and made several attempts to harm nurses …

Abu Zein   International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Ambassador at-Large to the African Union, Abu Zein,  has sent a goodwill message to the Muslim Community across the nation and Africa at large.    In a statement issued by the IHRC Africa signed by the Director General of IHRC Africa, Dr. …

The US government is embarking on a one-year endeavour to provide crucial support to farmers during the lean season in Ghana. Valued at US$7 million, the newly-launched Farmer Support Activity aims to strengthen food security by assisting farmers in carrying out agricultural activities during the lean season in selected districts …

Today, the Hajj is a safe spiritual journey because Muslims have learned and applied public health best practices. As a child, when the time for the annual Hajj would approach, I would often hear the same story from my father. He would tell me about Syed Yussef, a relative of …

Founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Miracles Church International, Bishop Isaac Owusu Bempah has taken aim at fellow clergyman Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, accusing the latter of ungratefulness. Owusu Bempah in an address to his congregation over the weekend disclosed that his relationship with Kusi Boateng went way back …