“Mahatma Gandhi will always be remembered as long as free men and those who love freedom and justice live” (Haile Selassie 1, Emperor of Ethiopia). “Gandhi must be forgiven these prejudices in the context of the time and the circumstances” (Gandhi’s grandson and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi attributes this quote to Nelson Mandela). Here are some … Read more
On March 6, 1957, when Ghana became independent, I was about 10 years old, and in class three at St Peter’s Middle School, Kumasi. On President Nkrumah’s maiden voyage to the Garden City, school children lined up along the principal streets in Kumasi to welcome the leader of the new nation. Our school’s vantage point … Read more
The Founder’s Day has become a very remarkable day on the Ghanaian calendar. It is marked on the 21st day of September every year after its passage by Professor John Evans Atta Mills under the Executive Instrument, 2010 of the PUBLIC HOLIDAY (DECLARATION) INSTRUMENT, E. I 53. The instrument reads “AND WHEREAS the President has … Read more
History has it that on the 21st day of September 1909, a boy was born in a tiny village of Nkroful, somewhere in the Western Region of present day Ghana. The boy grew up as a young man with his country and continent at heart. He believed and had a firm conviction for the liberation … 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
For the past several years, I have been dismayed and alarmed by the bogus and unsubstantiated claims being peddled both in writing and declamation about the scope and import of the plebiscite that the United Nations Organisation conducted in Togoland under British Trusteeship in May 1956. I have been persuaded to rejoin to stop this … Read more
By Solomons Djaba-Mensah According to historical records, it is common knowledge that the South-Eastern Coastal area of present-day Ghana, from Anlo through Tongu, up to Peki and Awudome, were part of the Eastern Province of the Gold Coast, way back in the year 1850. Specifically, these areas came under British sphere of influence six (6) … Read more
(culled from Network herald) — In later years, at Achimota where he taught African music to my husband, my brother and my sister, I heard more about Owura Amu. I was also lucky to have been among the first group of Achimota students that he taught to play the Dondo. It was a fascinating experience … Read more
Childhood Mentor: Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey (Assistant Vice Principal and the first African member of staff at the then Prince of Wales’ College at Achimota)Education & Career Pattern: Nkrumah was first named Francis Nwia-Kofi (the latter name, after a prominent family personality), but later changed his name to Kwame Nkrumah in 1945 in the UK – … Read more
Born in December 1895 at Bempong and died on 4th February 1965 in Nsawam. He was Dean of the Ghanaian nationalist politicians, and one of the principal opposition leaders to Kwame Nkrumah. Educated in law and philosophy in London, Danquah established a private law office after his return to the Gold Coast (Ghana) in 1927. … Read more
As the early morning sun rose on Monday, 18 October 1875 in the rural Gold Coast village of Anamabu, a newborn babe’s cry rent the crisp air. The great-man-to-be, James Aggrey, made his entry into the world. Born of a father of esteemed lineage, Aggrey was to speak with great emotion and pride of a … Read more
26 June 1906 – 17 July 1979 Father: Williarn Martin Addo-Danquah Mother: Tboedora Amuafi Wife: Adeline Yeboakwa Akufo-Addo. Education and Career Pattern Achimota College, (won scholarship) to St. Peter’s College, Oxford University, UK where he read Mathematics, Politics and Philosophy. 1941: Returned to Gold Coast and started private legal practice but was soon caught up … Read more