Tag Archives: NKRUMAH

• Nkrumah’s overthrow was the act of imperialist elements • The 1966 coup brought an end to the First Republic • Gen. Afrifa was one of the architects along with Kotoka  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda has classed former military ruler General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa as a pawn that …

• Relations between Ghana and Guinea go back to the independence years • The first post-independence leaders – Kwame Nkrumah and Sekou Toure – were known to be close friends • Nkrumah is on record to have given $10 million to Guinea to help their takeoff after independence from France in October …

• This building was established by the Dutch during the Colonial era • It served as a guest house or hideout for some Ghanaian leaders many years ago • There are still discussions about how well to keep the building in shape without losing its essence It is one of …

 LISTEN   5 HOURS AGO   0 A group of people in Nzema and the family of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah have called for the withdrawal of a class-6 book, the Golden History of Ghana authored by Mercy Gyaa-Adiyiah, as it misrepresents and defames Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. Addressing a press conference on Monday …

In March 2019, it was reported that the official car of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah was rotting away under the care of the National Museum. The report which went viral on social media saw several Ghanaians express disappointment in the nation and the relevant state institutions for failing to …

  The timely intervention of the Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service prevented a huge blaze from spreading to parts of the popular Kwame Nkrumah Circle. A house close to the Kaneshie bus terminal at the enclave located in Accra was razed down by the inferno which broke out just …

They were established to primarily serve as resting places and hideouts for Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, in the wake of the struggle for independence and political upheaval. Located on the Karimenga hill top in the West Mamprusi Municipality and along the Nakpanduri Scarp in the Bunkpurugu/Nakpanduri District in …

A footage of the former president Jerry Rawlings presiding over the reburial of Ghana’s first Prime Minister and President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah has surfaced. The reburial ceremony of Dr. Nkrumah which took place on Wednesday July 1, 1992 captures the now late president Flight Lt. Jerry John Rawlings presiding over a state burial filled …

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, one of the sons of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has in plain language chastised the late Jerry John Rawlings (Rtd.) over some of his dealings as a head of state and President of Ghana. According to Sekou Nkrumah, Rawlings betrayed the idea of the June 4, 1979, …

Elizabeth Asantewaa, who suffered a bomb explosion as a kid during the 1964 Independence Day celebration at the Accra Sports Stadium, has been telling about her sorry plight for years but no Ghana GOvernment official has bothered to listen. At age 13, Elizabeth Asantewaa became a bomb victim when she …