Tag Archives: Akan

The Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana, Dr Alidu Seidu, has proposed that the opposition National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, should consider an Akan as his running mate for the 2024 election. He explained that this is necessary “because of the dominance of the …

Historian and lawyer Yaw Anokye Frimpong has touted the important role the Great Okomfo Anokye played in the establishment of the Asante Kingdom. Speaking in an interview with GTV’s Kaufi Dey, the historian indicated that even though he doubts some of the miracles attributed to the great priest, Okomfo Anokye …

Deputy Energy Minister and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament(MP) for Sekondi Andrew Egyapa Mercer has appealed to party delegates to elect the highly qualified Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as flagbearer. He noted that for the party to dispel the propaganda that the NPP is a pro-Akan party and that …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia is “a tool” that the governing New Patriotic Party intends to use to rebrand the party as an all-inclusive organisation. Rather than an Akan-coloured one, as serially propagated by the main opposition National Democratic Congress, the Director of Campaign Communications for the Bawumia campaign team, Nana …

Founding Member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has advocated that the party needs a non-Akan National Chairman in order to survive. In comments made on Accra-based Metro TV on the eve of the keenly awaited National Delegates Conference, the party stalwart said history backed his position …

When children grow up, one of the natural things would be that they inherit their parents when the time is right, at least that is the universal channel of inheritance, but the Akan people of Ghana have a rather peculiar inheritance system. With recent conversations stemming from the details of …

Rapper Pure Akan has opened up on why decided to change his name from Akan to the present. Apart from his new name making him unique and visible, the musician has said that the name reflects his style of music. According to him, the name signifies his efforts in preserving …