Gold Coast
In Memory of Africa’s Man of the Millennium
On March 6, 1957, when Ghana became independent, I was about 10 years old, and in class three at St Peter’s Middle...
Why The Founders Day?
The Founder’s Day has become a very remarkable day on the Ghanaian calendar. It is marked on the 21st day of...
Nkrumah Never Dies
History has it that on the 21st day of September 1909, a boy was born in a tiny village of Nkroful, somewhere in the...
Some Gold Coast Governors
I love the history of the Gold Coast especially the relationship between the colonialists and their unwilling hosts. I...
The Brouhaha Over Togoland Plebiscite. The Historical Fact
For the past several years, I have been dismayed and alarmed by the bogus and unsubstantiated claims being peddled both...
Ewes Did Not Join Ghana In 1957
By Solomons Djaba-Mensah According to historical records, it is common knowledge that the South-Eastern Coastal area of...
Complete Biography & Profile of Dr. Ephraim Amu, Potrait of Cultured Patriotism
(culled from Network herald) -- In later years, at Achimota where he taught African music to my husband, my brother and...
Complete Biography & Profile of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ex-Head of State: 1957
Childhood Mentor: Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey (Assistant Vice Principal and the first African member of staff at the then Prince...
Complete Biography & Profile of Dr. J. B. Danquah, Politics
Born in December 1895 at Bempong and died on 4th February 1965 in Nsawam. He was Dean of the Ghanaian nationalist...
Complete Biography & Profile of Dr. James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey, Educationist
As the early morning sun rose on Monday, 18 October 1875 in the rural Gold Coast village of Anamabu, a newborn babe’s...
Complete Biography & Profile of Edward Akufo-Addo, Ex President: 1970
26 June 1906 - 17 July 1979 Father: Williarn Martin Addo-Danquah Mother: Tboedora Amuafi Wife: Adeline Yeboakwa...