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In Benin, lying in Lake Nokoué, near Cotonou, is Ganvie and its famous floating market. This is where items found on canoes are not just seafood products but any product you would find in an ordinary market — vegetables, fruits, soaps, medicinal plants, cooking oil, and so on. In the …

When Otto Addo’s name came up initially as one of the coaches under consideration for the Black Stars, many were those who questioned not just his competence but also his name as well as his pedigree. In a manner akin to the famous ‘Arsene Who’ reaction when Arsene Wenger was first appointed …

Black Stars coach Otto Addo has entered into the annals of history after guiding the team to the World Cup tournament in Qatar. He  is the first Ghanaian to have represented the country at the World Cup and also qualified the team to the Mundial as a coach. Addo was part …

Slave trade brought many advantages to western societies. The main duty of a slave was to work on plantations increasing productivity. Slaves often worked long tedious hours in the sun with no pay or reward for their hard labour. Their presence made traders and plantation owners more productive and made …

World Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo powered Manchester United back into the top four with a hat-trick against Tottenham — writing his name into the history books in the process as football’s all-time leading goalscorer. The Portuguese superstar, 37, opened the scoring at Old Trafford after just 12 minutes with a …

Stonebwoy on his birthday joined Davido at the O2 Arena for the Nigerian maestro’s concert which had over 20,000 people in attendance. The massive performance delivered by the Ghanaian artiste will be one of the performances to go down in history because Davido used the grande platform to wish the dancehall act a happy birthday …

Imperial Russia, one of the largest empires that thrived from 1720 to 1917, had only about a dozen permanent Black residents out of a population of over a million. It has been documented that during this period, Russia “waged wars, conquered surrounding lands, and produced some of the most well-known, …

Hiplife artiste and songwriter, Justice Amoah popularly known as Patapaa has thrown some heavy verbal punches at famous reggae dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale. Patapaa speaking with Amansan Krakye during his birthday on March 1, 2022, said Shatta Wale did the most senseless song in the history of Ghana music. He remarked “We are in Ghana and …

A leading Nigerian artist tells writer Molara Woods why his new installation at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral is important, as the world-famous building re-evaluates its memorials to historical figures including the admiral who led the campaign that resulted in the looting of the Kingdom of Benin. Spotlights pick out the …

The Super Clash between Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko comes off on Sunday, February 20, 2002. The Ghana Premier League fixture between the two most successful clubs is the biggest on the calendar. Today’s encounter promises to be an epic one as Kotoko look to end their excellent first round with …