Today in History, on July 21, 1944 (exactly 76 years ago), John Evans Atta Mills was born. He was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who…
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Kofi Antubam (1922 – 1964) was a Ghanaian artist and designer whose works of art depict understated aspect of community life in Ghana, his designs include…
Nii Amon Kotei, the acclaimed designer of the coat of arms of Ghana. He was a Ghanaian artist (sculpture, painter and musician) and surveyor. Nii Amon Kotei…
Today in History, exactly 41 years ago, On June 16, 1979, Ghana’s former head of state, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, was executed by a firing squad after…
Kente is an indigenous Ghanaian colourful textile, made of interwoven cloth strips of silk and cotton. The brilliant colours and intricate designs associated with Kente have definitely…
Today in History, exactly 41 years ago, on June 4, 1979, Ghana was ushered into its morning life with an announcement on radio by Flight Lieutenant…
On this day, some 57 years ago, the Organisation of African Unity was commemorated. On May 25, 1963, the first African Organisation was formed in Addis…
Today in History, exactly 54 years ago, On February 21, 1966, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah left Ghana for Hanoi, the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam, at the invitation of…
Salifu Dagarti was born in July 1931 and died on 2 January 1964. He was a British trained Ghanaian police officer and presidential bodyguard who shielded Kwame…
Breffu was an Akwamu leader of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John (then known as St. Jan) in Danish West Indies. She committed suicide with…