Ghana and Ethiopia have pledged to work towards strengthening the ties of co-operation that exist between them, after the Presidents of the two countries expressed satisfaction with the current state of the relations between them. This was the outcome of a courtesy call paid on the President of Ethiopia, His Excellency Mulatu Teshome, by the … Read more
Ghana and Ethiopia have pledged to work towards strengthening the ties of co-operation that exist between them, after the Presidents of the two countries expressed satisfaction with the current state of the relations between them. This was the outcome of a courtesy call paid on the President of Ethiopia, His Excellency Mulatu Teshome, by the … Read more
Day two of the second edition of the Citi FM Heritage Caravan begun in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The first tour of the day was at the Kumasi Military Museum. Patrons were taken through the history behind some of the Ashanti Wars. The Kumasi Fort and Military Museum is one of few military museums … Read more
President Akufo-Addo in a handshake with a veteran at the wreath laying ceremony in remembrance of the 28th February, 1948 cross road shooting. President Akufo-Addo virtually shed tears when he recalled the incident that led to the shooting of three Ghanaian ex-service men in Accra 69 years ago. The three victims – Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday joined servicemen and scores of Ghanaians to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the shooting that led to the death of three ex-servicemen at the Osu Christianborg Crossroads on February 28, 1948. Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey, all members of the Gold Coast Regiment of the … Read more
President Akufo-Addo will this morning lead a wreath-laying ceremony at the Nationalism Park, near the Independence Square in Accra, to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the infamous Christianborg Crossroads Shooting. The 1948 incident which left three ex-servicemen dead, served as a major catalyst for the struggle of the country’s independence in 1957. The anniversary is … Read more
President Akufo-Addo will this morning lead a wreath-laying ceremony at the Nationalism Park, near the Independence Square in Accra, to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the infamous Christianborg Crossroads Shooting. The 1948 incident which left three ex-servicemen dead, served as a major catalyst for the struggle of the country’s independence in 1957. The anniversary is … Read more
I bring you warm Buharamattan greetings from Amalaman where we are on auto-pilot, if you were to believe what the papa deceive pikin people are saying. Well, to be fair, they are not the only ones saying that. The Rock of Aso neighbours are also saying same. Oga Kpatakpata has been visiting herbalists in the … Read more
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is the state institution charged with the onerous task of defending the territorial integrity of the Republic of Ghana. In pursuit of the foregone, even at the peril of the lives of officers, men and women in the regimented formations this institution should be shielded from the negative politicization of … Read more
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma – now known as Myanmar – and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for everything under the sun: time to talk of the forgotten. Try to imagine how it must … Read more
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma – now known as Myanmar – and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for everything under the sun: time to talk of the forgotten. Try to imagine how it must … Read more
Little is known about some British military officers who nurtured what evolved into the Ghana Armed Forces as we have them today. In 1928, the Gold Coast Regiment of the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) had as its Officer Commanding a certain Lt. Col. WC Wilson, who attracted the following decorations, DSO, O. B.E., … Read more
I love the history of the Gold Coast especially the relationship between the colonialists and their unwilling hosts. I regret not talking to as many elderly men and women who knew a lot about the Gold Coast before they passed on. I met a few of such persons especially the ex-servicemen who fought alongside their … Read more
26 October 1926 – 17 April 1967 Place of Birth and Hometown : Education & Career Pattern Alakple Roman Catholic School, Angloga Senior School, Trained as a Cathechist 1947: Qualified as a Goldsmith but abandoned craft for Financial reasons 1947(July): Enlisted as a Private in the Infantry, School, Teshie of the Gold Coast Regiment 1952: … Read more