Mamprusi – History and Cultural Relations
The Mamprusi kingdom is one of several related states founded in the distant past by descendants of Na Gbewa, who, legend has it, entered the...
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What Do you know about the Dagaaba people? (2)
Traditional Dagaaba communities are based on the “Yir” subclan or household group, a series of which are clustered into the “Tengan”, an earth deity shrine...
What Do you know about the Dagaaba people? (1)
The Dagaaba people (singular Dagao, and, in northern dialects, Dagara for both plural and singular) are an ethnic group in the African nations of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire. They speak the Dagaare language, made up...
Naa Nyagse, King of Dagbon from 1416 to 1432
After Sitobu founded the Dagbon Kingdom the kingship became known as Ya Naa, literally meaning King of strength (power). After the death of Sitobu he...
Biography of Nab Dr. Ayieta Azantilow, Sandem-Nab and Paramount Chief of the Builsa State (1931-2006)
Nab Dr. Ayieta Azantilow was born about 1900 at Sandema to Nab Ayieta Apoteba and Madam Awusima Adaam from Siniensi- Chansa. OCCUPATION At the age...
Upper West has second lowest HIV prevalence rate
The Upper West Region has the second lowest HIV prevalence rate of 1.3 per cent in 2015 according to the HIV Sentinel Survey. Northern Region...
British Colonial Policies and Implications for Mamprusi-Kusasi Relations
The genesis of the Mamprusi-Kusasi ethnic conflict in Bawku has been traced to the British colonial policy in the Northern Territories (coterminous with present day...
The Partition of Dagbon: Ya Naa Alasani (1899 to 1917)
Upon his ascension to Yani, Ya Naa Alasani enskinned his uncle Korli Naa Bukari Narkaw to the now vacant skin of Karaga. Ya Naa Alassani...
Migraine: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
A migraine can cause severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on just one side of the head. It’s often accompanied by nausea, vomiting,...
The Origin of the Dagaaba-Frafra joking Relationship
The origin of the Gurune-Dagaaba relationship is as yet undetermined. Little is known as to its origin. People accept joking as a common practice between...